Old Glory have landed another top class finisher ahead of the 2024 season. Former Pumas 7s star Axel Müller has signed on, joining Scotland international Damien Hoyland in a revamped backline that will be spearheaded by returning playmaker Jason Robertson. Müller’s signing is a surprise, given the 29-year-old had previously …

Perform at the World Cup to be noticed. This was what Argentina did in 2007 and now Fiji have done it in 2023. ARN can confirm that the performances of the Flying Fijians have results in ongoing discussions for Fiji to join the Rugby Championship starting in 2024. A source …

It all comes down to this. Argentina face Japan in a winner-takes-all pool match in Nantes. The Sunday match will see one team into the Quarter Finals and the other going home. It is South America’s best vs Asia’s best. It is a RWC 2025 Semi Finalist against the RWC …

A big win by New Zealand marked a disappointing end to an otherwise positive Rugby World Cup 2023 for Uruguay. Los Teros played their final match of the tournament on Thursday, losing 73-0 against the All Blacks in Lyon. The heavy loss came despite Uruguay having held New Zealand 0-0 …

Changes are coming to the peak of the sport of rugby. The World Cup will be expanded to 24 teams for 2027. An official announcement will be made before the end of Rugby World Cup 2023. Writing for The Guardian, Robert Kitson confirmed the expansion. Details of the format are …

Old Glory have snatched up another Scotland international for the 2024 Major League Rugby campaign. Damien Hoyland follows Rob Harley to the nation’s capital, arriving directly from the United Rugby Championship after spending a decade playing professionally with Edinburgh. A wing or fullback, the 29-year-old Hoyland starred with Scotland’s u20 …

Rugby Canada has named their Men’s and Women’s rosters for next month’s Pan Am Games Sevens. The tournament will take place in Santiago, Chile, at the Estadio Municipal de La Pintana on November 3 and 4. Canada’s Women won Gold at Lima in 2019, with the Men earning Silver. For …

Following his season with the American Raptors in Super Rugby Americas, Martín Landajo is returning to France. The former Puma has signed for Nationale side Carcassonne for the 2023-2024 season. He previously played for Perpignan from 2021-2023. Landajo returns to France in the twilight of his career. The 35-year-old began …

New Zealand and Uruguay clash in Lyon on Thursday. The Pool A match will conclude Uruguay’s fifth Rugby World Cup campaign. Win, lose or draw, Los Teros will end their tournament against the All Blacks. It is a must-win for New Zealand who are tied with Italy on 10 points. …

Juan Imhoff will not be available for Argentina on Sunday. Los Pumas face Japan in a winner-takes-all pool match in Nantes. A place in the Rugby World Cup Quarter Finals is on the line. The loser will be eliminated from the tournament. Imhoff will not be involved against Japan. The …

Spain will host a mini-tournament including three Americas sides next month. Brazil, Canada, and the USA will travel to Villajoyosa but each team will play only two tests instead of three. The opening weekend on November 11 will see the Eagles playing Os Tupis and the Maple Leafs squaring off …

Up and Under is an Americas Rugby News exclusive. It identifies the best and the worst involving the Americas from the past seven days.   UP Uruguay Claim the Maximum over Namibia Uruguay secured a bonus point win over a defiant Namibia in Lyon. Uruguay’s 36-26 win was by five …

One of the lessons of Rugby World Cup 2023 was given by Pablo Lemoine. Following Chile’s 71-0 defeat against England the Uruguayan hit out at World Rugby’s handling of Tier 2. Lemoine described how hard it was playing a vastly superior team. Chile went from playing Brazil in qualifiers in …

Argentina ended Brazil’s dominance of South American Women’s Rugby Sevens With a 20-12 win over Brazil in the final, Las Yaguaretés were crowned South American Women’s Sevens Champions for 2023 on Sunday. It marked Argentina’s first-ever title. Played in Asuncion, Paraguay the tournament involved seven South American countries: Paraguay, Argentina, …

Argentina will not be playing in the traditional white and sky-blue hoops against Japan. The must-win Rugby World Cup match in Nantes on Sunday will see Los Pumas wearing their away kits. Japan will wear their traditional white and red hooped kits with Argentina playing in their dark blue alternative …

Kévin Rouet has named his squad of 30 players to represent Canada at the inaugural WXV tournament in New Zealand. Four travelers to England are left out with two names added. Recalled to the squad are loosehead prop Brittany Kassil and flyhalf Julia Schell. Both were part of last year’s …

England made it two-from-two in their series against Canada with a convincing 29-12 victory in London on Saturday. While the scoreline was not as lopsided as the week before, the Red Roses never looked in danger against a Maple Leafs side forced to play the last hour of the match …

Wales earned a first-ever test win over the USA in decisive fashion with the final score at Parc Eirias reading 38-18 to the home side. Rain fell throughout and made handling difficult, which played straight into the hands of a dominant Welsh set piece who outmuscled their guests from start …

With 20 points for Argentina and Chile on Saturday, Nicolás Sanchez became Argentina’s all-time leading point scorer at Rugby World Cups. The 34-year-old scored 100 points in what was his 100th test cap. Sánchez started at fly half for Argentina and came away with a try, and kicked 7/7 at …

The coaching future of Chile is secure; Pablo Lemoine will remain on as Head Coach of Los Cóndores for four more years. In his press conference post match, Lemoine confirmed that he is not going anywhere; he will coach Chile through until the end of 2027. It comes with Chile …