Several weeks ago Australia vs Argentina loomed as a battle for third position in the Rugby Championship. This is no longer the case. The Wallabies go in to the contest with back-to-back wins over South Africa. Australia’s victories have elevated them to third in the World Rankings and second place …

Nakai Penny has signed a three-year contract extension with the Seattle Seawolves. The new deal sees the Canadian international through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. He has appeared in each of the club’s four campaigns including a starting role in the 2019 Championship Final. Having established himself as the …

Pablo Lemoine has selected 26 players to travel to Langford for the first leg of the Americas 2 Qualifier series against Canada on October 2. It will be the first match on Canadian soil for Los Cóndores since the embarrassing 56-0 defeat during the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship. The squad …

Lockie Kratz has agreed a two-year extension with NOLA Gold that will see him stay in Louisiana through the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The newly-capped Canadian international follows fellow first-year professional Andrew Guerra in re-signing for the club. Kratz was a late addition to the club this year, securing …

Three Brazilian players are on their way to European clubs. The trio of Cléber Dias, Leonel Moreno and Matheus Rocha are joining teams in Portugal and Spain. All three are established members of Brazil’s test team and all featured in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) for Os Lobos …

Venues for the next round of Americas region World Cup Qualifiers have now been set. The two series’ will determine which team takes the Americas 1 title and which two move on to the Americas 2 series, with the loser of Chile and Canada eliminated. Match dates are identical for …

Isadora Cerullo is the first international Olympian to join Premier Rugby Sevens. The Premier Rugby Sevens is a new USA-based Rugby Sevens league. It will be launched on October 09 in Memphis, Tennessee. It will be live via FS2 from 4pm-6pm Eastern. The Brazilian 2016 and 2021 Olympian is the …

Maya Learned is the latest North American international to make the move across to England’s Premier 15s. The USA Eagles prop has signed on with Gloucester-Hartpury for the remainder of the season in the build-up to next year’s World Cup in New Zealand. Learned, 25, was a High School and …

The Dallas Jackals have announced the signing of loose forward Charlie McKill for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Born in Scotland but raised in Australia, the 26-year-old arrives from the Shute Shield in Sydney where he was vice-captain of the Warringah Rats. McKill played 8 games for Warringah during …

Johan Momsen will be staying on with Rugby ATL. The South African second row has signed a new three-year deal with the Eastern Conference Champions that keeps him at the Snake Pit through the end of the 2024 Major League Rugby season. After impressing in the truncated 2020 campaign, Momsen …

Changes are under way in Los Pumas. They are taking place in front of our eyes. There is a new generation or La Nueva Generación taking shape. Quite simply, numerous names from RWC 2019 are unable to command positions as fresh faces are being selected instead. Saturday’s test match against …

Matías Moroni is in doubt for the remainder of the Rugby Championship. The Argentine center / wing suffered a fractured nose in Saturday’s loss against New Zealand in Brisbane. The 30-year-old was a second half replacement. He substituted Santiago Cordero on the wing. Team selection had Moroni on the bench …

Zebre have signed Ramiro Valdés Iribarren from Argentina. The 21-year-old joins the Italian side as a Medical Joker. His contract will see him on the roster for the United Rugby Championship (URC), the rebranded Pro 14. The move will be the player’s first experience abroad. Ramiro Valdés Iribarren arrives as …

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 Chile upset Argentina XV History was made on Wednesday. Chile 25-24 win was not their first over a second …

South Africa cruised to a dominant Cup Final victory at the World Sevens Series event in Vancouver on Sunday. The 38-5 win over Kenya capped an unbeaten run through the tournament with the Blitzboks running up a points total of 238 for and only 43 against. The USA were the …

The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare the men’s test teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. The test sides of Argentina, Chile …

The Argentina rebounded against Uruguay. Argentina’s next of XV were 28-19 winners against Uruguay. The result marked comeback as Uruguay had been leading 19-14 at half time. The win is the first for the Argentina XV in 2021. Earlier results saw the team losing against Chile in Santiago and Uruguay …

Jersey Reds have announced the signing of tighthead prop Steven Longwell for the 2021-22 RFU Championship season. The 31-year-old makes the move from Old Glory DC, having most recently been lining up for Super 6 club Watsonians in his native Scotland. Longwell joined Old Glory ahead of the 2021 Major …

Adam Ashley-Cooper will take on a new position with the LA Giltinis. The Wallabies centurion announced his retirement after the Championship Final win over Rugby ATL, but he will stay on with the team as an Assistant Coach under new Head Coach and fellow Australian international Stephen Hoiles. While coaching …

Argentina were beaten by the All Blacks in the latest round of the Rugby Championship. This morning’s defeat against New Zealand means that Argentina are 0-4 in the Rugby Championship. The three other teams have won either two matches or all of their matches. The South Americans were second best …