Brive have signed Colombian lock Andrés Zafra. The second-rower will join the Top 14 from another; he makes the move from Agen who were relegated this season to the Pro D2. Zafra is weighs 115kg and stands at 1.97 meters tall. He is a product of Los Carboneros club in Cúcuta. The …

Major League Rugby has confirmed the second edition of the Collegiate Draft will take place on August 19. There are two notable changes to the format – the addition of Canadian university athletes and the expansion from two to three rounds. As with 2020, the order of selection will run …

USA Rugby has been formally accepted as a candidate to host an upcoming Rugby World Cup. A feasibility study that began in August of last year has been completed with a bid proposal now to be submitted in January 2022, part of a process to determine hosting rights for RWC’s …

Eddie Jones has named 21 uncapped players in his first training squad ahead of the July internationals against the USA and Canada. The group does not include the 12 players selected for the British & Irish Lions or any from the Premiership Semi Finalists – Bristol, Exeter, Harlequins, and Sale. …

Week 12 featured five games with three coming right down to the last play of the game. Austin, Utah, and San Diego each kept their Western Conference playoff hopes alive with bonus-point wins with New England hanging on by a thread in the East. Individually defense and set piece success …

Argentina have suffered an early injury blow; Matías Orlando is out of the July Internationals. The outside center was injured playing for the Newcastle Falcons. His absence sees a change to the roster. It means Toulouse center Juan Cruz Mallía will now feature for Los Pumas in July. Mallía was …

Bautista Delguy has signed for Perpignan on a two-year-deal. The 24-year-old joins the Catalans from Bordeaux following Perpignan’s promotion from the Pro D2 to the Top 14. Delguy signed for Bordeaux in November 2020 as a medical joker. The move was Delguy’s first professional rugby experience outside of Argentina. In signing for …

Santiago Arata has agreed a two-year contract extension with Castres Olympique. Already committed for another year through his initial contract signed last year, the new deal will keep the Uruguayan star at the Top 14 club through the end of the 2023-24 season. Having established himself as one of the …

Canada named a 40-strong longlist last week for their July internationals against Wales and England. It contained most of those expected with only a small number of notable omissions and a handful of surprise inclusions though further scrutiny may be required when the traveling group is revealed. Roughly half of …

Brazil Rugby, the Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (CBRu) has named a 36-man roster to prepare for the upcoming RWC 2023 qualifier. Brazil will play host to Paraguay in São José dos Campos on June 26. The 36 players are preparing in Brazil’s High Performance Center in São Paulo. 23 players …

Uruguay has named a 30-man roster for the u20 International Series 2021. Los Teritos will join Argentina, Georgia and South Africa in the upcoming competition in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Los Teritos are coached by Gonzalo Camardón. The 50-year-old played in Rugby World Cup 1991 as a scrum-half and Rugby World Cup …

A 30-man Los Pumitas roster has been named for upcoming international competition. The Argentine u20’s will travel to South Africa to compete in the u20 International Series. The competition will be a Four Nations tournament involving South Africa, Argentina, Georgia, and Uruguay. Los Pumitas Head Coach José Pellicenahas five players …

The San Diego Legion have confirmed their return to Torero Stadium. Having played home games at four different venues this season, the team will play their upcoming matches against the LA Giltinis on June 20 and Austin Gilgronis on June 26 at the University of San Diego venue. Tickets will …

Argentina is to face Romania in Bucharest in July. Los Pumas will play a test match in the Eastern European country on Saturday, July 03. It will precede Argentina’s two test matches against Wales in Cardiff. They will take place on Saturday, July 10 and Saturday July 17 respectively. Argentina …

Wales has named a strong roster for home test matches in July. The 2021 Six Nations champions will play host to Canada and Argentina. The matches come in the form of one against the North Americans and two against the South Americans. Head Coach Wayne Pivac has named a 34-man …

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 ATL underline MLR title credentials Rugby ATL underlined their title credentials on Saturday with an 8-7 victory the Gold …

A last-gasp try from Olive Kilifi against his former team gave the Utah Warriors a 29-28 win over the Seawolves on Sunday. Seattle fans were left heartbroken as they watched a 28-15 second half lead slip away in the final quarter. Utah crossed the line just two minutes into the …

The New England Free Jacks held on to claim a 38-34 victory over Old Glory DC at Union Point Stadium on Sunday. Fans were treated to a thrilling match that went down to the final play and featured a dozen tries split evenly between the two sides. An early penalty …

The San Diego Legion earned their third consecutive victory with a well-earned 40-30 result against the Arrows at Lupo Family Field on Sunday. Toronto managed to stay in touch until the final quarter when the visitors pulled away. Joe Pietersen landed two penalties in the opening minutes to give the …

Rugby ATL underlined their MLR title credentials this evening. The Atlanta side were 8-7 winners over NOLA Gold. In what seemed like a test match at times, Rugby ATL were 8-7 winners. The result extends ATL’s winning streak to six matches. It also keeps them at the top of the …