One of Canada’s top prospects has put pen to paper with French Top 14 club Montpellier. Men’s u20 standout Tyler Duguid has signed a two-year academy contract and will join his new team at the end of the month with training set to begin on July 1. Having spent the …

With 16 test match tries from 33 caps, Juan Imhoff has an excellent strike rate. He was a Puma from 2010-2015, with politics rather than merit restricting his time with the test side. His final cap came a week before that of Horacio Agulla, a Pumas winger from 2005-2015. In …

Argentine flanker Tomás de la Vega is one of five players who have extended their contracts with the Toronto Arrows for another year. Capped 12 times by Los Pumas, the 29-year-old enjoyed a storming first run in Major League Rugby and started all five games in the pandemic-shortened season. Also …

The final match of the 2001 Pan Am Championship saw hosts Canada square off against Argentina at Fletcher’s Fields. May 26 was the date, with both sides entering the match undefeated in their first two games of the competition against the USA and Uruguay. There were no debuts this time, …

North American rugby fans will have a chance to watch Super Rugby Aotearoa beginning this weekend. Confusion over the rights regarding the impromptu competition featuring only the five New Zealand teams has now been resolved. ESPN will broadcast in the USA and South America, with TSN showing the games in …

World Rugby has been forced to backtrack on their Rugby World Cup Qualifying process just a day after confirming the path to France 2023. Originally set to be determined in the Americas Rugby Championship, the Americas path is now in disarray with North and South America on course to split …

One of the world’s iconic sporting markets will finally have a professional rugby team next season. It’s been some time coming, and it’s fair to say the unveiling of the Major League Rugby expansion side’s brand has created quite a stir. Reactions to the LA Giltinis name and logo have been …

Canadian university rugby players will have to wait until 2021 to represent their schools on the pitch. USPORTS today announced the cancellation of all athletic championships through the end of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with regional university athletic competitions following suit. While only women’s rugby technically falls under …

World Rugby has confirmed the qualification  model for Rugby World Cup 2023. The France-hosted tournament will be a 20-team competition, operating on the same model as that of Japan 2019. As was the case in RWC 2019, RWC 2023 has eight qualifying slots. The eight successful teams will join the …

Up and Under is usually a weekly segment on Americas Rugby News. It has been on hold since March 16 because of COVID-19. Up and Under makes a return today thanks to the large number of off-field activities during the past week.   UP Dallas Jackals Texas will have three …

The first year of Major League Rugby was supposed to be a struggle for Rugby ATL. They were an entirely new team with their first ever match together less than a month before their league debut. There had been turbulence in the management as the relationship with Tiger Rugby ended …

The LA Giltinis are eyeing a number of Australian players to bolster their squad for their inaugural Major League Rugby campaign in 2021. Having already secured Darren Coleman and Stephen Hoiles as coaches, Georgina Robinson of the Sydney Morning Herald reports that Wallaby caps Tom Robertson, Joe Powell, and Jack …

Canada’s second match of the 2001 Pan Am Championship was against Uruguay at Mohawk Sports Park in Hamilton, Ontario. It was a Wednesday evening match played on May 23, just four days after the Canadians had beaten the USA in Kingston. The Maple Leafs would face Argentina just three days …

The Dallas Jackals will play their first home season of Major League Rugby at Globe Life Park, the team announced on Friday. Also confirmed is an ownership group that includes Dallas Mavericks President and GM Donnie Nelson and Neil Leibman, co-owner and Chief Operating Officer of the Texas Rangers. Located …

2020 is over for Los Jaguares. Will the team continue in Super Rugby? If so, when? The answer to these and many other questions are not yet clear. What is official is that the UAR is exploring possible avenues for Los Jaguares in 2021. In the mean time Jaguares employees …

Gonzalo Quesada is no longer the Head Coach of Los Jaguares. The former Pumas fly half will continue his coaching career in Europe, confirmed UAR President Marcelo Rodríguez this afternoon. Rodríguez made the announcement on an online video conference. He noted that Quesada had received an offer to return to …

Matt Harmon has signed a two-year contract extension with the NOLA Gold. With one year still remaining on his current agreement, the new deal sees the versatile front rower staying in New Orleans through the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Harmon follows teammate Moni Tonga’uiha in committing his long-term future …

Colorado Raptors prop Blake Rogers has signed for the LA Giltinis. The 25-year-old confirmed the move on a recent edition of the MLR Rant podcast. In doing so Rogers returns to his home state, albeit 450 miles (725 km) south of his native Colusa. Rogers did not make an appearance …

The new Major League Rugby franchise set to launch in Dallas for the 2021 season now has a name – the Jackals. A new logo and social media channels – Twitter / Instagram / Facebook – were launched on Thursday, though the website is yet to go live. [EDIT: The …

Castres Olympique have publicly confirmed the signing of Tyler Ardron from the Chiefs. Canada’s Rugby World Cup 2019 captain will depart New Zealand at the completion of Super Rugby Aotearoa to join the French Top 14 club on a two-year contract. Ardron is now in his third season at the …