The San Diego Legion have given their fans a major boost with confirmation that they will make Snapdragon Stadium their new home in the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Rumors had been circulating of a potential move to the new construction since the team announced their short-term move from Torero …

World Cups bring together leading teams for a special tournament. The best against the best is determined by earning the right to compete by eliminating others in qualifying matches. In rugby it is not exactly so. When will rugby get its act together to have genuine World Cup Qualifiers? World …

The theme to the 2022 Major League Rugby season for the New England Free Jacks might well be the first word of their name. New stadium, new coaches, new team. For a second straight year there is a large turnover for the organization and fans might be hoping that things …

Such was the rise in quality for the Austin Gilgronis in 2021 it’s almost hard to believe that they actually finished in the lower half of the overall table. It’s a reflection of how competitive the league was last season and how far they have yet to go. Their challenges …

The 2022 Six Nations Championship is the 23rd edition of the competition since expanding to include Italy in 2000. It was originally conceived as the Home Nations Championship and first contested by England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales in 1883. France joined in 1910 to create the Five Nations Championship. Eligibility …

Old Glory DC’s sophomore campaign was more challenging than their freshman run in Major League Rugby. After seeing a significant portion of their top players depart – names like Mikey Sosene-Feagai, Mungo Mason, and Jason Robertson – this year could be even tougher. There is room for positivity. Continuity in …

It’s going to be another strange year for the San Diego Legion. After a nomadic existence in 2021 that saw them play home games at five different venues, the team has now left their spiritual home of Torero Stadium and will play at the SDSU Sports Deck. It’s a significantly …

Uruguay’s Africa 1 opposition at RWC 2023 will be confirmed in July. Eight countries will compete in the French cities of Aix-en-Province and Marseilles. The winner will qualify for the World Cup, joining France, Italy, New Zealand and Uruguay in Pool A. Africa 1 will be the Rugby Africa Cup …

The 2022 Major League Rugby regular season is now just days away and some teams are still refining their playing roster. Below is a brief summary of the latest moves. Kainoa Lloyd is returning to MLR with the San Diego Legion. The Canadian international winger last suited up for the …

Uruguay will have a player involved for Selknam in the upcoming Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. Uruguay ‘A’ fly half Juan Zuccarino is to play for the Chilean franchise in the 2022 competition. Zuccarino played for Uruguay ‘A’ in the 2021 Americas Pacific Challenge. He was the starting …

No team in Major League Rugby can claim to have endured what the Toronto Arrows have gone through over the past two seasons. Zero games played on their side of the border and an entire season spent camped out in Atlanta, away from friends, family, significant others. They’ll wait a …

The title of defending champions has now officially been passed to another team and it’s time for the Seattle Seawolves to stop resting on laurels. A relatively new and expanded coaching staff and numerous signings are a reason for optimism for the 2022 Major League Rugby campaign. So too a …

Four Argentines have been named on Spain’s roster for upcoming international competition. This coming Satuirday will see Los Leones take on Holland in a 2022 Rugby Europe Championship 2022 match which doubles as a RWC 2023 qualifier. Two teams from the European competition will qualify for RWC 2023, doing so …

The team with the best home venue in Major League Rugby is now looking to raise their standards on the pitch. After four years of underwhelming performance it’s a total rebuild for the Houston SaberCats in 2022. It started with the high profile addition of Heyneke Meyer as Director of …

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 From 12 to 16 for Women’s World Cup The Women’s Rugby World Cup will expand from 12 to 16 …

Make it six straight World Sevens Series men’s titles for South Africa. The Blitzboks proved a class apart once again as they dominated Ireland and then Australia to claim their fourth Cup Final victory of the season. Los Pumas settled for a 3rd place finish, with the USA taking 5th …

Australia came away champions in the women’s bracket at the Seville Sevens after defeating the USA and Ireland on the last day of the World Series event. The Semi Final defeat ended an 11-game win streak for the Eagles that dated back to the second tournament in Dubai. A late …

Five games were anticipated, six were played. Without any public announcement prior to the game, Dallas in fact hosted Houston at Choctaw Stadium. This lack of communication seems to be endemic in Major League Rugby at the moment, and we can only hope that things improve moving forward. Similarly it …

Santiago Chocobares scored his first try for Toulouse. The score was in Saturday’s Top 14 match in which Toulouse were beaten 20-15 by Racing 92. Chocobares was one of three Pumas involved in the match. The others were his teammate Juan Cruz Mallía and Racing 92 veteran Juan Imhoff. Chocobares’ …

Two Argentines have made their debut appearances for their new European elite clubs. Santiago Grondona debuted for the Exeter Chiefs in the English Premiership and Joel Sclavi debuted for La Rochelle in the Top 14. Both players are firmly on Los Pumas’ radar for Rugby World Cup 2023. Grondona made …