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 current edition considers the result …

A clinical first half saw New Zealand winning 39-0 against Argentina this morning. The New Zealanders won the small battles to convert them into a dominant display. The contact area saw New Zealand delivering a near-perfect performance as a back-peddling Argentina tackled for the duration. New Zealand had a field …

The USA will represent North America in the Americas 1 qualifying series next month after taking a 38-16 win over Canada at Infinity Park on Saturday evening. Their dominant set piece play set the platform that saw the 13-point deficit overturned by halftime and a 59-50 aggregate score come the …

Los Pumas are to have two players in the Barbarians side to face Samoa in the Killik Cup fixture at Twickenham on November 27. Pablo Matera has been publicly confirmed by the invitational team, while Argentine publication A Pleno reports that Pumas Sevens star Marcos Moneta has also been selected. …

Canada has named the Men’s and Women’s Sevens sides to compete at the World Series events in Vancouver and Edmonton. Both teams have a youthful feel with only a small number of Olympic representatives included. Phil Berna, Andrew Coe, and Jake Thiel are the only Olympians named by Men’s Head …

A pair of Canadian flankers are notable inclusions on Premier 15s lineups this weekend. Sara Svoboda makes her competitive return for Loughborough from a knee injury suffered in December of last year, while new arrival Janna Slevinsky is set for her professional debut with Saracens. Slevinsky is joined by Alysha …

Nicolás Sánchez will become Argentina’s most capped player of all-time on Sunday. The fly half from Tucumán will earn his 90th test cap, thereby setting a new Pumas record. He presently has 89 test caps, the same number as former teammate and captain Agustín Creevy. Sánchez has been a Puma …

The 2021 Rugby Championship continues on Saturday. New Zealand are officially the host side against Argentina in Gold Coast. The occasion will be the third test match in two years between the All Blacks and Los Pumas in Australia. With memories fresh from Argentina’s historic 25-15 victory, this coming Sunday’s …

Portugal are to face Canada in November. The test match is one of two matches confirmed for Portugal in November. Os Lobos will play at home against Canada on November 06 and Japan on November 13. A third is being lined-up wherein Portugal will face wither Namibia or Chile on …

The Dallas Jackals have confirmed their second signing of the week. Bronson Teles returns to the team he was originally signed by after playing for the Houston SaberCats this past season. The former USA u20 starter follows fellow 2020 draftee Mike Matarazzo in joining the expansion side. Teles made 11 …

It’s the USA’s turn to host Canada in the second leg of their series to determine the Rugby Americas North seeding for Rugby World Cup 2023 qualification. The Eagles suffered a stunning defeat in St. John’s last Saturday, their first to the Canadians since 2013, and will be hoping the …

The New England Free Jacks have confirmed Scott Mathie as their new Head Coach for the 2022 Major League Rugby season and beyond. He arrives from South Africa and fills the gap left by Ryan Martin’s departure to the Melbourne Rebels after one season in charge. Mathie is a former …

Nathan Hirayama has announced his retirement from rugby at the age of 33. The Richmond, British Columbia, native brings to a close a 15-year international career that was capped by the honor of carrying the Canadian flag during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. He confirmed the decision on …

Sam Malcolm will make a full return to the Toronto Arrows for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The flyhalf or fullback and prolific goal kicker is one of four re-signings announced by the club, who have now confirmed nine roster spots over the past week. Also back are hooker …

Sale Sharks have confirmed the signing of three Women’s Eagles for the 2021-22 Premier 15s season. Prop duo Catie Benson and Nick James are joined by flyhalf Katana Howard at the club. Both Benson and James represented the USA at the 2017 World Cup. Despite being the younger of the …

Chile have confirmed their traveling squad for the upcoming World Sevens Series tournaments in Vancouver and Edmonton. The 13-man roster includes a mix of established veterans and several new names that will be captained by 26-year-old Chile XV fullback Joaquín Huici. Former skipper Felipe Brangier, Julio Blanc, and Luca Strabucchi …

The Argentina XV will face Chile and Uruguay in away matches this month. The players selected to play under Enrique Pichot will provide Los Cóndores and Los Teros will strong opposition. The matches are set to be played in Santiago on September 15 and in Montevideo on September 19. Both …

The Dallas Jackals have announced their first player recruit outside of the Collegiate Draft for their inaugural campaign. Mike Matarazzo makes the move to the expansion side from Rugby ATL, with whom he made one appearance during the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Selected in the first round by ATL …

Eight new players are currently training with the USA Men’s Eagles Sevens in preparation for the World Sevens Series. The shortened campaign will now be played over just two weekends, both to be hosted by Canada in Vancouver and Edmonton on consecutive weekends starting on September 18. All were standouts …

USA international Charli Jacoby has joined English club Loughborough Lightning. The 31-year-old prop made her Premier 15s debut as a replacement against defending champions Harlequins this past Sunday during the opening round of the 2021-22 season. Jacoby arrives from her home state of Illinois, where she captained Chicago North Shore. …