Stephen Hoiles will not be staying in Major League Rugby. The now-former LA Giltinis Head Coach has returned to his native Australia to take over the lead role with Randwick in Sydney’s Shute Shield. After acting as an assistant for Darren Coleman during the victorious 2021 campaign, Hoiles guided the …

Rugby ATL have confirmed two more departures ahead of the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Center and co-captain Ryan Nell ends a three-year stay with the Ratlers, while fullback Joaquín de la Vega Mendía has returned to Argentina after just one MLR campaign. Nell played every game of the shortened …

Only one North American team will be left standing after this weekend’s Rugby World Cup Quarter Final in Auckland. Canada will take on the USA in a rematch of their pool match from just a week ago, with the winner booking a Semi Final place against the winner of England …

Uruguay have confirmed their roster for the Hong Kong Sevens. The opening round of the 2022-23 World Series is an historic event for Los Teros, their first ever as a core member on the circuit after achieving victory at the Challenger Sevens event in Santiago, Chile, earlier this year. Most …

Rugby ATL have said their goodbyes to six players who will not be returning in 2023. John Sullivan and Connor Cook have confirmed their retirements from professional rugby, while Marko Janse van Rensburg, Justin Basson, Evan Mintern, and Eamonn Matthews will move on to different clubs. Sullivan has hung up …

Gary Gold has named eight uncapped players in his 30-man Men’s Eagles squad for the all-important World Cup Qualification tournament in Dubai. The USA will play tests against Kenya, Hong Kong, and Portugal with the winner of the round-robin Repechage advancing to France 2023. The newcomers are props Jack Iscaro …

Canada have summoned Olivia Apps to New Zealand as a replacement for Brianna Miller. The first choice scrumhalf suffered internal injuries in the second match of the pool stage against Italy and will miss the remainder of the World Cup. Justine Pelletier has taken over the lead No9 role. Apps …

Argentina are ready for England. Michael Cheika has finalized a 33-man roster for the upcoming test match in London on Sunday, November 06. The roster brings together professional players from the English Premiership, Top 14, United Rugby Championship (URC), Super Rugby, and the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The …

A cross-border competition will take place in South America in November. The four teams taking to the field will be Paraguay, Brazil, and the Argentine provinces Córdoba and Tucumán. The matches will all be uncapped with Brazil and Paraguay playing as the Brazil XV and Paraguay XV respectively. The tournament …

Following the downfall of the Worcester Warriors, the Western Force have signed Santiago Medrano for Super Rugby 2023. As such, Medrano will play a third campaign for the Western Australian Super Rugby franchise. Medrano will join the Western Force in December. With 27 test caps to his name he is …

Ma’a Nonu has re-signed with the San Diego Legion for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. It will be the third campaign for the All Blacks centurion in Southern California, having returned to the club ahead of the 2022 season after a one-year hiatus. Nonu captained the Legion this past …

The Toronto Arrows have signed Irish international Noel Reid for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. He arrives from English Premiership side London Irish, boasting over a decade of experience at the highest levels of European rugby. Reid, 32, played for Ireland’s u20 side before making the jump to Leinster’s …

Mike Friday has named his Men’s Eagles squad for the first event of the 2022-23 World Sevens Series, and has left out Folau Niua. The 37-year-old is not among the 13 players who will travel to Hong Kong and has now confirmed his international career has come to an end. …

Logan Tago will be back in a Utah Warriors shirt for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The powerful outside back spent the past year with the USA Sevens squad. Also confirmed by the club are the returns of prop Emerson Prior, lock Jamie Lane, center Tomasi Tonga, and winger …

NOLA Gold have bid farewell to Argentine center Juan Cappiello, who has confirmed his retirement from the sport at the age of 30. At the same time 24-year-old outside back Jack Webster has committed through the end of the 2024 Major League Rugby season. Cappiello is originally from the Pucará …

Argentina’ roster for the November Internationals has increased from 29 to 30 players. Second-rower Franco Molina is being added to the group that trained together this week in Manchester, England. Molina is uncapped but his inclusion does not come as a surprise. He has impressed in South America for both …

Canada ‘A’ closed out their Americas Rugby Trophy with a 31-14 win over the Brazil XV in Mogi das Cruzes on Friday. The inexperienced visitors outscored their hosts five tries to two, and an in an impressive second half denied the Brazilians any points at all. It was a calamitous …

Marcos Kremer will miss the opening fixture of Los Pumas’ three-match November tour of the UK. Kremer was suspended for three weeks for foul play while playing for Stade Français. The first week of his suspension was served this past Saturday against Brive. The two remaining fixtures will see Kremer …

The Tucker brothers will not be teaming up for New York in 2023 after all. Will Tucker has been named in the Highlanders squad for the upcoming Super Rugby season. He departs Major League Rugby after one year having helped New York win their first championship in June. A New …

Former Bayonne lock Pablo Huete has been recalled to Chile’s squad for their upcoming tour of Europe. The 33-year-old last played for Los Cóndores against Portugal in November of 2019. Along with vast experience, Huete gives the squad a second 2-meter (6’7″) lock to compliment Javier Eissmann. Also included in …