COVID-19 has brought about changes. These continue tomorrow in Santiago del Chile. In a special warm-up match Los Cóndores will play vs Los Cóndores. The Chile vs Chile match will take place at the Estadio Nacional. Kick-off is scheduled for 4pm. In addition to preparing for the South American 4 …

The Houston SaberCats have confirmed the returns of Zack Godfrey and Valdemar Lee-Lo for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Both players carry over existing contracts announced in September and November of last year respectively. Godfrey arrived from England having previously been part of the Leicester and Ealing academy programs. …

Michael Cheika is to work with Argentina for the Rugby Championship. The former Head Coach of Australia will be the “External Consultant” to Los Pumas. The appointment marks a reunion for Cheika and Mario Ledesma. The current Head Coach of Argentina was an assistant to Cheika at the Wallabies for …

Old Glory DC have re-signed USA age-grade international Will Vakalahi for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 21-year-old prop has been with the team since their inception having been their second-ever addition ahead of their 2019 exhibition series. After playing both in the back row and age loosehead prop …

The Dallas Jackals have announced the signing of flyhalf Tuidraki Samusamuvodre for their inaugural Major League Rugby campaign in 2021. At 22 years old he has yet to make his test debut but is considered one of Fiji’s brightest young playmakers at No10. Samusamuvodre represented the national u20 side for …

The fixtures have been announced for the 2020 Rugby Championship. Argentina will face South Africa in the opening match. It is part of a double-header with Australia vs New Zealand to follow. All subsequent five rounds will also be double-headers. Australia will play host to the competition. The Four Nations …

The New England Free Jacks have announced the signing of 25-year-old hooker Pieter Jansen on a contract through the 2022 Major League Rugby season. He arrives from the Golden Lions in South Africa, where he has been part of the senior provincial squad since 2016. Jansen is the most accomplished …

European rugby’s knockout rounds restarted this past weekend but COVID didn’t get the memo. Positive (or should we say negative?) test results in Castres robbed us of watching five Americas players at Welford Road among them Tomás Lavanini and Tyler Ardron. Of those who did take the field, a trio …

Bathco have signed Agustín Peláez from San Isidro Club (SIC). The 25-year-old is the sixth recruitment by the Spanish club for the upcoming season. The tight head prop follows the recent signings of fellow Argentine players scrum-half Julián Izaguirre and loose head Felipe Helman. Despite playing for SIC, Peláez is not …

Rob Howley is to join Canada’s coaching staff. The Welshman has a highly respected rugby intellect. He has previous experience as the assistant coach to the Cardiff Blues, Wales, and the British & Irish Lions. He was capped 61 times as a player and played in Wales and England. He …

Round 10 of 13 is now in the books for the Shute Shield, and Darren Coleman‘s Gordon team remain at the top of the ladder. They have finally proved mortal, however, tasting defeat for the first time this past weekend against an in-form Northern Suburbs who are now just one …

The second week of the Mitre 10 Cup season featured less scoring than the first but there were two compelling contests on Saturday including a cracking battle for the Ranfurly Shield in Christchurch. As with the first week there were plenty of Major League Rugby connections, in fact this time …

Major League Rugby intends to kick off its fourth season on March 20, the league announced on Tuesday. The date is the latest start since the inaugural 2018 season. 2019 began in late January with this past season beginning on February 8 of this year. Indeed the original target had …

Three North Americans players have been named to the official HSBC Dream Team for the 2019-2020 Women’s World Sevens Series. Canadians Britt Benn and Ghislaine Landry are joined by USA star Kristi Kirshe. The team is named despite the circuit featuring only five stops due to COVID-19. All three were, …

The Leicester Tigers have added Joaquín Díaz Bonilla from Los Jaguares. The club has confirmed the signing of the fly half from Argentina. Díaz Bonilla will join the Leicester Tigers for the 2020-2021 English Premiership season. He follows the signing of center Matías Moroni. Both Moroni and Díaz Bonilla will …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP South American 4 Nations Argentina’s next-of XV will compete in the South American 4 Nations next month in Montevideo. The only …

A Segundo Tuculet try helped Valence Romans to victory on Friday. The southeastern French side were 32-24 winners over Carcassonne. The week 3 win takes Valence Romans to a 2-1 record this season. After there rounds of the Pro D2 Valence Romans occupy 4th position. Segundo Tuculet’s try came in …

Taylor Paris started for Oyonnax on Friday. The Canadian’s 40th minute score was his team’s only try go the match. Oyonnax were 16-8 away winners over Charente. The try saw the Canadian running an excellent support line. He had the speed to finish off the break and get past his …

Phil Mack has joined Rugby Canada’s Men’s Development Academy as an Assistant Coach. The 35-year-old will work alongside long-time international teammate Jamie Cudmore, current Head Coach of the Pacific Pride, and under the watchful eye of Men’s Performance Director Kingsley Jones. It’s welcome news for Mack, whose contract with the …

Tevita Tameilau has signed a new contract with the San Diego Legion for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old USA international is the fifth player re-signed by the team in the off-season following Nate Augspurger, Siaosi Mahoni, Aaron Mitchell, and Save Totovosau. Tameilau returned from a 17-month stint …