The third edition of the Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft is now complete. A total of 39 players were selected across three rounds with all 11 teams from the 2022 season participating. LA had already traded their three allotted selections, while Austin’s 33rd overall pick was traded to Utah for …

Canada recovered from an 11-point deficit to defeat Chile 25-24 in their u20 match at Guelph University on Thursday evening. A conversion from wide out by Jamin Hodgkins after a Sol Jacques try gave the home side the lead and they held on for the victory. The Junior Cóndores were …

Uruguay continued their dominance at the u20 series in Canada as they overwhelmed Zimbabwe by a score of 35-12 at Guelph University on Thursday. The strength of the Teritos set piece proved too much for the Junior Sables. It didn’t take long for the Uruguayan pack to make an impression. …

Kévin Rouet has named 37 players for the final training camp on Canadian soil before his team departs for the World Cup in New Zealand. The Senior Women will take on Wales at Wanderers Grounds in Halifax next Saturday, having beaten Italy in Langford last month. Four players who were …

Paraguay is ready for the 2022 South American Tri Nations. The tournament will take place in Barranquilla, Colombia and feature the test teams from Brazil, Colombia, and Paraguay. All three teams have players from the region’s professional league, the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Paraguay will face Colombia on …

Chile downed Brazil in Santiago on Wednesday evening. The home side completed a 36-27 victory in game one of a two match series in Chile. The result came despite Brazil holding a half-time lead and having started as the stronger side in general. The teams will meet for game two …

USA Eagles scrumhalf Carly Waters and second row Alycia Washington have signed with Sale Sharks for the 2022-2023 Premier 15s season. They make the move north from London-based Saracens and Worcester Warriors respectively. This will be the second Premier 15s campaign for Waters, 26, who signed with Saracens a year …

The international u20 series at Guelph University continues on Thursday with two matches. Uruguay and Zimbabwe will square off at 3:30pm local time (12:30pm Pacific), followed by Canada vs Chile at 6:15pm local time (3:15pm Pacific). Both will be streamed live on YouTube. Adam Roberts has made four personnel changes …

Colombia has finalized the player roster for the Tri Nations. The upcoming competition will see Los Tucanes playing at home in Barranquilla. All three tournament matches will take place at the Romelio Martínez. Colombia will play in the tournament opener against Paraguay on Saturday, August 20. Brazil is ranked above …

Mike Sheppard will return for a fifth Major League Rugby campaign with the Toronto Arrows. The 33-year-old lock is the fourth re-signing of the off-season for the club, following Sam Malcolm, Mitch Richardson, and James O’Neill. Canadian-eligible center Nic Benn is the only new addition to date. A leading player …

Chile play host to Brazil on Wednesday evening in Santiago. The match will be the first South American battle of the year but it is to be a non-capped fixture; the teams will play as Chile XV and Brazil XV. This is the case despite the line-ups being what could …

As the excitement continues to build for the third edition of Major League Rugby’s Collegiate Draft, we cast our eyes back towards the first two years and rank the top picks from the 63 players selected. The criteria was somewhat loose but in general we looked at 1) performance and …

The 2022 Grenada Rugby World 7s (GRW7s) was officially launched at the National Stadium. Grenada’s Cricket Stadium was announced as the new home of the longest running Club Rugby 7s tournament in the region. In an exciting first for Grenada, organizers of the highly-anticipated event are partnering with the Grenada …

The Toronto Arrows have re-signed openside flanker James O’Neill for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. It will be his second campaign with the club. He was initially drafted by the LA Giltinis in 2021 but was acquired by Toronto in the deal that sent Ben LeSage to California. O’Neill …

The third edition of the Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft is just two days away. As in previous years, the draft itself will take place in advance with video airing the day after its completion. 12 teams will take part, with the exception being LA who have already traded their …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Argentina write History in Rugby Championship Los Pumas were big winners over the Wallabies no Saturday in San Juan. …

Uruguay won the Men’s competition at the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series 2022 in Chile. In doing so, Los Teros 7’s secured core status on the World Rugby Sevens Series 2023. Never before have Uruguay had core status. Japan won the Women’s competition to also qualify. Uruguay overcame Georgia in …

The second edition of the Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft saw a significant expansion on 2020. With the Toronto Arrows opting in this time there were 13 players selected per round, with an extra round making it 39 picks all in 2021 up from 24 the previous year. Dallas had …

Michael Cheika has made changes to Argentina’s roster. Los Pumas will tour New Zealand playing their round three and four Rugby Championship matches against the All Blacks in Christchurch and Hamilton. Six alterations have been made from the squad that took-on the Wallabies in Mendoza and San Juan. The missing …

The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare international teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as full tests are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. Round one of the Rugby Championship saw …