Today’s announcement of the British & Irish Lions squad brings a definitive end to months of doubt whether the tour would even go ahead. Fingers crossed anyway. Four years ago we approached the concept of an ‘Americas Lions‘ touring side, and while it was a fun exercise there was no …

With only four games this past weekend there were less candidates to choose from but we also saw a couple of the strongest individual efforts of the season. Remarkably there are 12 who get their first selections of the seeason with a few previously settling for honorable mentions. 1 – …

Argentina are preparing for a busy 2021. Los Pumas will play 12 test matches, none of which will be in Argentina. In reporting for El Ciudadano, Lisando Olearo notes that the matches will come in three cateogries. First, three relocated test matches in July. Second, the Rugby Championship from August …

Argentina have been dealt a significant blow ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. Vastly experienced forward Fernando Luna has been ruled out of the tournament after suffering a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee that will require surgical repair. Luna, who turns 31 in a week, has been a leading …

Juan Manuel Leguizamón is coming to Major League Rugby after all. The 87-test Pumas loose forward has signed with Rugby United New York for the remainder of the Major League Rugby season. He joins fellow Argentines Benjamín Bonasso and Joel Miranda in The Big Apple. It’s been 18 months in …

The USA will play two Tier 1 nations during the upcoming July window. Head coach Gary Gold has confirmed on The American Rugby Show that the Eagles will face England at Twickenham on July 3, with a date against Ireland at Aviva Stadium the following weekend. World Rugby approval came …

The Austin Gilgronis are to welcome a third international scrumhalf to their roster. USA World Cup starter Ruben de Haas will join the team on a short-term deal that will run until the July test window. He is currently en route to Texas having departed South Africa. In recent months …

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 LA Giltinis Can the Giltinis be beaten? The expansion side are a perfect six-from-six in the 2021 MLR season. …

A late penalty goal from Dan Hollinshead gave Rugby United New York a 23-21 win over Seattle at Starfire Stadium on Sunday evening. It was a reinvigorated Seawolves side that jumped out to a 21-6 halftime lead but were left heartbroken by New York’s second half resolve. The first try …

Ireland are looking to secure a home test match against the USA Eagles in July. The possible match comes following the cancellation of Ireland’s tour to Fiji this coming July. In looking to play test matches in July Ireland is now seeking to play at home against Japan and the …

The NOLA Gold recovered from a 14-0 halftime deficit against the Toronto Arrows to score a 22-14 victory at The Gold Mine on Sunday afternoon. It was largely a stop-start affair with the humidity affecting ball handling on both sides. Toronto appeared to be en route for another dominant victory …

Who were the best Argentine players in SLAR playing for foreign teams? Put differently, if there were to be a match between (a) Los Jaguares XV and (b) the leading Argentine SLAR players from teams other than Los Jaguares XV who would the players be? There are no shortage of …

A five-try first half blitz from the LA Giltinis contributed to a 47-17 final score over the visiting Old Glory DC on Saturday evening. It was the second match of a double header at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the sixth consecutive bonus point win for the expansion side. Old …

A late penalty gave Os Cobras Brasil XV a one point victory over Selknam. The win will go down in history as a famous last minute 21-20 victory. The match was the final game of the SLAR regular season. Os Cobras will now return home to Brazil while Selknam turn …

Los Jaguares XV were 42-18 winners this evening over Peñarol. The victory sees the Argentine side completing the regular season unbeaten. The win was comfortable, albeit, Peñarol were competitive and were in the game for the majority of the contest. Los Jaguares XV started with a bang. Pumas flanker Francisco …

The New England Free Jacks cruised to a 33-17 win over the San Diego Legion in the first half of a double-header at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday. Three tries in the opening 15 minutes for the visitors were enough to get the win with the Legion scoring …

The Seattle Seawolves will be hoping Sunday’s match against Rugby United New York will be a turning point in what has been an arduous season to date. After five road games to start the campaign they at last return to the friendly confines of Starfire Stadium nearly 14 months since …

A confident Olímpia Lions were 51-33 winners over Los Cafeteros Pro this afternoon. The in-form Olímpia go in to their Semi Final against Los Jaguares XV looking to cause an upset. Their win over Los Cafeteros Pro was the first match of the final round of the SLAR regular season …

A close rivalry that has been on ice for two years resumes on Sunday as NOLA rolls out the Gold carpet for the Toronto Arrows. It’s the second time the Arrows have visited The Big Easy this season having played a neutral-venue clash against LA as part of a double-header …

The second match of Saturday’s double header pits the LA Giltinis up against Old Glory DC at the Memorial Coliseum. It’s the first ever meeting between the two with the visitors looking to become the first team to topple their unbeaten hosts. LA have proved near unstoppable to date with …