Billy Meakes has at long last arrived in the Windy City. The Australia 7s international and former LA Giltinis star is in training with the Chicago Hounds and should make his anticipated debut for the expansion side against the Toronto Arrows at SeatGeek Stadium on Saturday night. Two starting players, …

With scrum-halves out through injury, there could be an opening for a scrum-half for the Rugby World Cup. Argentina is set to take three scrum-halves to the tournament in France in September and October. Of them two are considered certain – Gonzalo Bertranou and Tomás Cubelli. Bertranou is out for …

In game two of Friday’s Super Rugby Americas double, Peñarol play host to Os Cobras in Montevideo. The fixture comes with the Uruguayans red-hot after downing Los Dogos in Córdoba. Os Cobras are winless after three games and approaching crisis point following a heavy home defeat against Paraguay’s Yacare on …

Round four of Super Rugby Americas kicks-off in Córdoba. In the first of a Friday night double, Los Dogos have home advantage against Selknam. The Córdoba vs Santiago match-up will be followed by Peñarol facing Os Cobras in Montevideo later on in the evening. Both Los Dogos and Selknam have …

Dallas Jackals flyhalf Martín Elías has been handed a three-week suspension following his red card against the Seawolves on Friday night. He received his marching orders just two minutes into the match at Choctaw Stadium by referee Federico Anselmi. In the act of jumping to corral a high ball, Elias …

The third round of the Major League Rugby season started with another convincing win for the Seawolves, who are joined in the unbeaten category by the SaberCats after their come-from-behind effort against the Legion. NOLA continue to struggle, DC collapsed in New York, and the Hounds came close but no …

The New England Free Jacks have confirmed the return of Jesse Parete for the remainder of the Major League Rugby season. Initially signed through 2023 when he was announced ahead of last season, the New Zealander was then confirmed to be departing the side in the off-season, only to suddenly …

Jamaica will play a test match in March in Europe. In what will be the third match between Jamaica and Gibraltar in four years, the teams will clash in Gibraltar on Saturday, Match 25. The match will be played at Europa Sports Park. The same venue played host to the …

Facundo Cordero has completed a transfer from the Exeter Chiefs to the Glasgow Warriors. The move sees the 24-year-old making the move from the English Premiership to the United Rugby Championship (URC) and from England to Scotland. Cordero is the latest of a growing number of Exeter Chiefs’ players to …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week.   UP Argentina champions in Vancouver Argentina are again the Men’s Champions of the Vancouver Sevens. Los Pumas conquered France in the Cup …

Argentina are again the Men’s Champions of the Vancouver Sevens. Los Pumas conquered France in the Cup Final to equal their success at last year’s tournament. It’s their second Cup Final victory in four events and put them in a very strong position for automatic Olympic qualification with four stops …

Make it five podium finishes in five events for the Women’s Eagles. The USA defeated France in the Bronze Final to all but clinch their spot at the Paris Olympics. They now hold a virtually insurmountable 24-point lead over 5th-place Ireland, and are 16 points ahead of 4th-place France. The …

Three tries from Jack Heighton led the New York Ironworkers to a comprehensive 34-8 win over Old Glory DC in Mount Vernon on Sunday. The flyhalf added two conversions and a penalty goal for a personal haul of 22 points as the defending champions made it two wins in a …

The SaberCats earned a thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Legion in Houston on Sunday afternoon. It was a see-saw battle from start to finish with the result in doubt until the very end, with the scoreboard reading 31-26 to the home side at fulltime. A late change to the Houston …

Chicago welcomed Major League Rugby for the first time on Sunday afternoon but the hometown Hounds couldn’t quite get the result the crowd was hoping for. Instead it was the Utah Warriors who picked up the 14-10 victory in a physical contest dominated by defense. The opening score went to …

Os Cobras felt the bite of Yacare in São Paulo on Sunday. The Brazilian side dropped their third consecutive home match to be winless after three rounds of Super Rugby Americas 2023. Yacare won by a 20 point margin and were comfortably the better team on the day. The Paraguayan …

Argentina will represent the Americas in the Men’s Semi Finals at the Vancouver Sevens. Los Pumas continued their fine form with victories over high rankings opponents South Africa and Fiji on Day Two, securing their place opposite Ireland on Sunday. The shutout win over the Blitzboks was an impressive close …

The USA have reached the final four of the women’s draw at the Vancouver Sevens. It’s the fifth consecutive World Sevens Series stop that they have reached those heights, with top-three finishes in each of the four tournaments played this season. Two tries from Naya Tapper led the Eagles past …

Rugby ATL earned a four-try 29-16 victory over NOLA at Silverbacks Park on Saturday. For 35 minutes it looked as though the Gold had finally found their groove, but from then on a litany of errors and poor discipline saw them failing to capture a single bonus point for a …

Los Dogos and Peñarol played out a thriller at Tala Rugby Club in Córdoba. It was intense at times and the rugby played was marvelous. Peñarol came back from a third quarter deficit to win 41-35. The early minutes saw Peñarol dominating. It took just two minutes for the Uruguayans …