Julián Domínguez will join the Chicago Hounds. The Argentine speedster makes the move to the Windy City for Major League Rugby (MLR) 2023. The move sees the outstanding finisher joining a third MLR team. Domínguez arrived in the USA for MLR 2020. After two seasons with the NOLA Gold, Domínguez …

Just about when ATL and Toronto start running out for the second half, the second Friday night contest will get underway in New Orleans. For a second straight year the Gold start their campaign against the New England Free Jacks at The Gold Mine. Last season the two sides met …

The six season of Major League Rugby officially begins on Friday evening in Atlanta. It’s the rebranded Rugby ATL hosting the Toronto Arrows with the Fire & Ice Cup on the line. The two sides have become closely-knit since Atlanta served as a surrogate home for the Arrows during the …

Super Rugby Americas 2023 kick-off on Friday in Córdoba, Argentina. The season opener sees two new teams playing in el corazón (the heart) of Argentina. Both will be looking to begin with a win; the pressure is on both to perform. With the season running from February to June teams …

It is all systems go in Uruguay. Rugby World Cup year begins with the home-based players coming together for Peñarol. The 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) champions will defend their South American league title in the rebranded Super Rugby Americas. Peñarol enter Super Rugby Americas 2023 as the …

Major League Rugby 2023 will involve players from four South American countries. Argentina, Chile, Pargauay and Uruguay will be represented. Capped players will feature including names in the frame for Rugby World Cup 2023. While Canada and the USA missed out on qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2023 there are …

NOLA are playing for keeps this season. That’s the message delivered firmly by their off-season recruitment. With Austin dropping out and Houston reaching the postseason last year, the Gold are now the only remaining founding team who has yet to reach the playoffs. That unflattering distinction could well be shaken …

Canada’s Senior Men’s Head Coach Kingsley Jones will act as an Assistant Coach for the Barbarians in their Killik Cup match against a World XV. The invitational side will be led by Eddie Jones, with the match to take place at Twickenham in London on May 28. It’s not the …

Súper Liga Americana 2022 runners-up, Selknam will be flying to flag of Chile in Super Rugby Americas 2023. Selknam featured in the three editions of SLAR. The team’s evolution was directly connected to Chile qualifying for the Rugby World Cup. Selknam were Finalists in SLAR 2022. The Chileans were overpowered …

El entrenador de Los Pumas Michael Cheika colaboró en la Concentración de los referís del Súper Rugby Américas y dejó sus impresiones sobre el mejor rugby de América. Michael Cheika, sus asistentes Felipe Contepomi, Juan Fernández Lobbe y Andrés Bordoy, junto al resto del staff técnico de la Unión Argentina …

Newcomers to the professional arena, Dogos are to be one of two Argentine teams in Super Rugby Americas 2023. The team are based in Córdoba, Argentina’s second largest city. The team is heavily based on local talent and comes in contrast to that of Buenos Aires’ Pampas. Click here to …

It was a rough start to the campaign for Old Glory in 2022, with their first victory not coming until their 10th match of season – and after they had made a coaching change. Their first and only Head Coach until then Andrew Douglas departed and Nate Osborne took over …

The Jackals put off their inaugural Major League Rugby campaign by a year, and it’s fair to say things didn’t quite go as planned when they did finally get on the field. Visa issues saw their intended Head Coach drop out of the picture and former GM Elaine Vassie stepped …

Super Rugby Americas 2023 will feature seven teams from the Americas. Six are South American franchise and the American Raptors are to be the one North American team. The Colorado-based team features a mixtures of players from the USA with a range of other countries represented on the roster. The …

Os Cobras Brasil XV will compete in Super Rugby Americas 2023. The competition will be the fourth edition of what is South America’s professional league. The 2023 edition sees the Super Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) rebranded into Super Rugby Americas. Os Cobras debuted in SLAR 2021 and competed again in …

Final adjustments to the roster for Super Rugby Americas 2023 see more Colombians involved. Paraguayan side Yacare is to have three players from Colombian on their roster. They are to be Juan Davíd Agudelo, José Gálvez and Juan Pacheco. The trio are all capped by Colombia. With Colombia not having …

The American Raptors’ roster is growing by two. The Glendale, Colorado side have added a prop and a winger from Colombia. Aldair Marquez and Arley Urrutia join the American Raptors for 2023 Super Rugby Americas. The competition begins this coming Friday. Aldair Marquez is a tight head prop. He comes from …

Argentina will field two teams in Super Rugby Americas 2023. The competition sees the Super Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) rebranded and expanded. Pampas replace Los Jaguares XV and will play in Buenos Aires. Los Jaguares XV went undefeated in SLAR 2021 but were eliminated in the 2022 Semi Finals. …

Os Cobras are adding two further players to their roster. The newcomers are South Americans but are neither from Brazil nor Argentina. The Colombian pair of Diver Ceballos and Alain Altahona are on their way to the São Paulo team for Super Rugby Americas 2023. Both men played Súper Liga …

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 Increasing Uruguayan Depth In the latest edition of World Cup Radar, ARN looks at the potential formation of Uruguay’s roster for …