Stephan Coetzee will return for a third season with the Seattle Seawolves. The two-time champions have confirmed the South African, who celebrates his 29th birthday in early January, for the 2021 Major League Rugby campaign. He follows fellow hooker Mike Shepherd in extending his stay. Coetzee quickly established himself as …

Rugby ATL have confirmed the addition of Stephen Brett as Attack Coach for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The former Super Rugby flyhalf arrives from the withdrawn Colorado Raptors and takes the place of Nese Malifa who has moved to the expansion Dallas Jackals. Before taking up the coaching …

The LA Giltinis have announced the signing of Scottish fullback Glenn Bryce for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He is the third arrival from Glasgow Warriors, following in the footsteps of Canadian international DTH van der Merwe and former Scotland No8 Adam Ashe. Unlike the other two, Bryce is …

Major League Rugby was cruelly denied completion of what would have surely been its best season to date. The North American league has survived the pandemic, however, and is now set to make a triumphant return in late March, with preseason games starting in late February. That leaves plenty of …

One of our primary sources of inspiration in recent weeks – the Premier 15s – had the weekend off but our eyes remained fixed on Europe. The English Premiership and French Top 14 were both in action, as well as the Copa Ibérica final in Spain. Two Argentines earned Top …

Rodrigo Bruni has signed with French Pro D2 club Vannes for the remainder of the 2020-2021 season, with an option to extend for a second year. He is the latest Argentinean star to opt for a move overseas following the exit of Los Jaguares from Super Rugby. The 27-year-old No8 …

COVID-19 has changed the script for Argentina rugby; an outcome is the Jaguares 2020 player exodus. Players have departed to continue their careers abroad. Twenty-three 2020 Jaguares have signed for foreign teams. Jaguares 2020 Exodus The movement of players can be described as nothing less than a player exodus. The …

The Seattle Seawolves have announced the re-signing of outside center Ross Neal for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. It’s a formality long expected, with the 25-year-old’s return confirmed in August when he signed a short-term deal with London Irish. Neal played five matches in the English Premiership during his …

Pablo Bouza is to remain in charge of Peñarol in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de rugby (SLAR). The former Puma was Peñarol Head Coach in 2020. The season was cut short due to the global pandemic. Peñarol played two matches in 2020. First, the Uruguayan side was 45-14 winners …

The NOLA Gold have signed inside center Gabe Farley on a deal that runs through the 2022 Major League Rugby season. He arrives in Louisiana after playing for the Austin Gilgronis this past season. Farley, who turns 27 in a week, played all five games for Austin during the 2020 …

Rodolfo Ambrosio is to coach Los Cafeteros Pro. The 59-year-old for Argentina will be in charge of Colombia’s first professional rugby team. Ambrosio joins Los Cafeteros Pro after previously having been Los Pumitas Coach, Brazil’s Head Coach, having coached in Italy and having played for Italy from 1987-1989. Ambrosio coached …

VRAC Quesos are the 2020-2021 Copa Ibérica champions. The northern Spanish side defeated Portuguese club CF Os Belenenses 19-13 in the final. VRAC are now five time Copa Ibérica champions. The Valladolid side matches El Salvador with five titles. El Salvador last won in the 2016-2017 season. VRAC’s five titles …

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. This week’s Up and Under is the final edition of 2020.   UP Prospective Americas test match Rookies for 2021 2021 …

Alysha Corrigan and Emma Taylor are the latest North American internationals to sign on with a Premier 15s club. The Atlantic Canadian duo have departed for England where they will join Sophie de Goede at Saracens for the remainder of the season. Hailing from Charlottetown, PEI, Corrigan is known for …

There does not look to be Americas Rugby Championship on the table in 2021. There will, however, be international competition within both North and South America and between both regions. The Americas qualifiers for Rugby World Cup 2023 will be played in the coming year. Competing in the qualifiers will …

The year that none of us expected is nearly at a close. Like most, consider us at Americas Rugby News relieved! To go without any rugby at all to cover for several months was a challenge unlike any other we have experienced, and though there are yet hurdles to clear …

Andrew Durutalo has committed to the 2021 Major League Rugby season with the Seattle Seawolves. The former US Eagles dual-international continues the club’s slow rollout of re-signings in recent weeks and follows fellow loose forwards Eric Duechle and Nakai Penny in extending his stay. For Durutalo this will technically be …

Santiago Socino may continue playing Super Rugby. The Argentine hooker has been linked to Australian side the Melbourne Rebels. He is one of three Argentine forwards who may join the Melbourne Rebels. Santiago Socino has been a professional rugby player since 2013. He moved to England at the age of …

We’ve almost put a wrap on a difficult and frustrating 2020, but there were still some rugby games to keep an eye on this past weekend. Americas players were busy in Europe with the Champions Cup, Challenge Cup, Pro D2, and Premier 15s all underway. So too the Currie Cup …

Brive defeated Castres on Tuesday evening. The Top 14 side’s win featured one try. The scored was Argentine 2016 Olympian Axel Müller. His late try brought Brive back to give them a winning chance. Thomas Laranjeira did the rest. His long-range penalty saw Brive competing a 25-24 win. Müller was …