Uruguay survived a tense second half to come away with a 19-10 victory over Spain in Montevideo on Friday evening. While the victory makes up for the defeat in the first test, the Leones claim the series on points differential by an aggregate score of 42-39. Federico Favaro scored all …

North American players will feature in four of five games as the Premier 15s returns to a full slate of action on Saturday. English semi-professional women’s division was on a brief hiatus due to the completion of the Six Nations Championship. The featured match of the weekend will see two …

The schedule for Finals Day at the inaugural World Tens Series event in Bermuda is now set. All seven teams will be in action to start the knock-out portion of the tournament on Saturday. Advancing directly to the Semi Final stage are the London Royals, who finished as the top …

Juan Figallo has retired from rugby. The 32-year-old retired from Los Pumas after RWC 2019. Injury complications have now seen him calling it a day. He retirement comes following the advise of medical specialists. Figallo played in three RWCs for Argentina. He played in ten Rugby World Cup matches and …

Santiago Arata will make his first start for Castres on Saturday. The ace Uruguayan sacrum-half will start against Toulouse. He has been named in the halves together with Argentine Benjamín Urdapilleta. Both players featured at RWC 2019. Arata and Urdapilleta will be joined by two others from the Americas. Canadian …

Tony Lamborn had a match to remember today. The USA Eagles flanker took Southland to a win over league leaders Otago. Southland were 32-15 winners in Invercargill. Lamborn not only captained the Southland Stags, he also scored the opening try of the match. The win keeps Southland’s Semi Final hopes …

Matt Tierney has signed to stay at Castres until 2024. The Canadian joined the club in 2019 from Pau. The 24-year-old has been in France since 2016. He joined the Pau academy from his native Ontario. Tierney has 22 caps for Canada. He made his debut against Russia in 2016 …

Player recruitment in Spain continues. Ciencias Sevilla have signed Juan Landó from Argentina. The fullback joins the club from Buenos Aires club Belgrano. The 24-year-old cane play win, though he usually plays at fullback. He is noted for his speed, reading of play, and ball-carrying abilities. He is a constant …

Argentina’s preparation for the Rugby Championship continues. In the second, and final, warm-up match Mario Ledesma’s players will face an Australia XV. The match falls a week before Argentina’s first test match of 2020. The Australian side consists of Super Rugby players. The same was true in game one. Argentina …

Argentina have suffered an injury setback. Jerónimo de la Fuente is out of the opening two Tri Nations matches. He will miss Saturday’s warm-up match against Australia XV and test matches against New Zealand and Australia on November 14 and 21. The 29-year-old has 54 caps for Argentina. He started …

Old Glory DC have announced the re-signing of co-captain Mungo Mason for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old flanker has most recently been playing in Australia for Warringah Rats in the Shute Shield, scoring four tries in nine games. Mason arrived from Scotland ahead of the 2020 campaign …

Uruguay play host to Spain on Friday. The match is second two of a two match-series in Montevideo. Los Leones were 32-20 winners in the first match. The outcome affected rankings; Spain improved two places in the World Rankings. Uruguay’s team for game two is consistent. The only changes comes …

Saracens have confirmed the signing of rising star Sophie de Goede. The 21-year-old No8 is the latest Canadian international to make the jump to the Premier 15s, and one of several expected to join the London-based club in the coming weeks. de Goede is notably the daughter of two former …

Super Rugby is set to return to a 12-team format. The changes see the involvement of existing Australian, and New Zealand teams, but not Los Jaguares. According to Gregor Paul, there are to be five teams from each of Australia, and New Zealand. These sides would mirror the teams from …

This past weekend featured a mix of games featuring one test match between Uruguay and Spain, an international warm-up for Argentina opposite an Australia XV, an MLR development match, and several professional club matches in France. Los Teros did not play particularly well leaving Argentina lock Rodrigo Fernández Criado as …

South Africa will return to the Rugby Championship in 2021. The 2019 World Champions pulled-out of the 2020 edition due to the Covid-19 pandemic. SA Rugby’s decision reduced the 2020 Rugby Championship to a Tri Nations tournament. The 2020 Tri Nations sees Australia hosting all matches. The Wallabies are joined …

The London Royals have secured their spot as top seeds heading into the knockout phase of the World Tens Series. Two wins from three including a tense one-point victory over the Ohio Aviators on Tuesday was just enough to give the English side a direct spot in the Semi Final. …

Even the Austin Gilgronis are in on the joke. The ‘worst-kept secret in Major League Rugby‘ has now been confirmed. US Eagles center Bryce Campbell will play for the AG’s in 2021. The 26-year-old is currently in Bermuda playing for the Ohio Aviators at the World Tens Series. Campbell was …

Old Glory DC fans can breathe a sigh of relief with the announcement that Jason Robertson has re-signed with the team for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Soon to celebrate his 26th birthday, the star playmaker is currently in his native New Zealand playing for Counties Manukau in the …

Rugby ATL have signed Life Running Eagles standout Daemon Torres for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old is the third newcomer to put pen-to-paper with the side after a successful trial period with Pathway 404 following prop Lincoln Sii and flanker Jalen Tatum. Torres was primarily used at …