The Western Conference title will be decided on Saturday when the SaberCats host the Seawolves at AVEVA Stadium. Seattle won their spot in the final four after a comprehensive win over San Diego last weekend, while Houston advanced directly following the dramatic postseason expulsion of both Austin and LA by …

NOLA have secured two of their top performers from this past season on two-year extensions. Flanker Devin Short and winger Harley Wheeler have committed to the Gold through the end of the 2024 Major League Rugby campaign. Short secured the No7 shirt in the absence of injured Eagles international Andrew …

A versão praiana do rugby animará a tarde do sábado (18) no Rio de Janeiro. O Desafio Internacional de Beach Rugby acontece na Praia de Copacabana, entre os postos 2 e 3 (av. Atlântica 1.500), das 13h30 às 16h30. Os jogos serão exibidos ao vivo pelo Globoplay e Ge.Globo, com …

The USA will take some much-needed confidence into their final Pacific Four match against New Zealand on Friday. After running out to a strong lead, they held on to beat Australia which put an end to an eight-test losing streak. It will take something special to turn over the Black …

Canada will close out their Pacific Four tournament against Australia on Friday evening in Auckland. They’ll be looking to put their disappointing shutout loss to New Zealand behind them, the result dropping them to No4 in the World Rankings behind France. Kévin Rouet is beginning to show his hand for …

Romania has named a 37-man roster for the July Internationals. The Eastern Europeans will tour Uruguay and also play a test match against Italy. The fixtures will begin at home against Italy on July 01 and be followed by tests in Montevideo on July 10 and 17. The roster contains …

Gonzalo García will continue his career in Italy; however, the Argentine will move from the Top 10 to the United Rugby Championship (URC). García has signed for Zebre. The move will see the Puma playing in an elite rugby competition in the lead-up to Rugby World Cup 2023. The 23-year-old …

The 2022 July Internationals begin early. Japan will play host to Uruguay on Saturday in what is the first of two test matches. Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo will be the setting for the match-up between two teams that will compete at RWC 2023 in France. Hosts Japan have shown …

The Eagles squad has now been named for the vital World Cup Qualifying Series against Chile next month. One team will punch their ticket to France 2023 and the other will move on to the last-gasp Repechage round-robin in November, at a neutral location to be determined. As expected Gary …

Former Junior All-American lock Nafi Ma’afu has signed a three-year contract with Biarritz that will keep him in France until at least 2025. Fast approaching his 24th birthday, he departs Perpignan after five years with the club largely spent with their academy side. Ma’afu enjoyed a late-season surge in 2021 …

Rugby Canada have named a 30-man squad for the upcoming Senior Men’s July test series. Games against Belgium and Spain will take place on July 2 in Halifax and July 10 in Ottawa respectively. As with the USA’s roster, there are 22 players that featured in Major League Rugby included. …

Daniel Sancery will continue his career in France. The Brazilian test fullback joins Nationale 2 club Graulhet from the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Sancery was born in Campinas, Brazil but was raised in France. He returned to Brazil for professional rugby purposes in 2016. Sancery played for Os …

Samu Manoa is back in the frame for the Eagles. The 37-year-old lock or back row last represented the USA in November of 2018 before announcing his international retirement ahead of Rugby World Cup 2019. Manoa is one of 30 players named by Head Coach Gary Gold for the upcoming …

Kévin Fabien has signed a new contract with Brive Espoirs. The center has signed following a strong showing during the 2021-2022 season. He was a regular in the mid-field where he made thirteen starts, many of which were with Juan Manuel Alonso who has returned to Uruguay. Like Alonso, Fabien …

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 USA back on winning track as they down Australia The USA ended an eight-game losing streak with a 16-14 …

The Seattle Seawolves stormed past the San Diego Legion by a final score of 43-19 on Sunday evening. A packed house at Starfire Stadium were treated to an entertaining match that saw the home side dominate the set piece, while AJ Alatimu kicked 21 points to lead the way into …

Pumas were in the thick of the action in the Top 14 this weekend. Three backs scored tries in decisive matches; all of which were winning efforts. Bordeaux and Toulouse secured their places in the Top 14 Semi Finals while Perpignan defeated Mont de Marsan in the access match to …

New Zealand earned a convincing 28-0 victory over Canada in Auckland on Saturday night to retain their No2 world ranking. The Black Ferns bullied the Canadians up front and dominated the collisions, their rush defense never allowing the visitors to be comfortable on attack. Both sides had early scoring opportunities …

A Seleção Brasileira Feminina manteve a hegemonia ao vencer mais uma vez de forma invicta a 21ª edição do Sul-americano de Sevens Feminino, em Saquarema, no Rio de Janeiro. Na final, as Yaras bateram Las Tucanes colombianas por 27 a 0 e a experiente capitã Luiza Campos foi eleita a …

The USA ended an eight-game losing streak with a 16-14 win over Australia in Auckland on Saturday. Three penalties and a conversion from Gabby Cantorna pushed the Eagles to a 16-nil lead but two tries from the Wallaroos in the final quarter made for a nail-biting conclusion to the match. …