Day One of the Montevideo Challenger Series saw mixed results from the Americas’ competitors. Not he one hand, Chile, Jamaica and Uruguay all impressed and will compete in the Quarter Finals on Sunday. On the other hand, Brazil, Colombia and Paraguay all lost all three of their matches. In Pool …

After two exhausting weekends in Las Vegas, the New England Free Jacks continue their west-coast swing in San Diego where the Legion await at Torero Stadium. The home side are a perfect two wins from two while New England suffered their first Major League Rugby defeat at the hands of …

Rugby ATL will put their undefeated record on the line when Rugby United New York rolls into town on Sunday. It’s the first meeting between the two, and with New York already tasting defeat against one expansion side there is no suggestion of complacency from the visitors. Greg McWilliams has …

Los Ceibos have suffered a pre-season setback with the loss of Mateo Carreras to injury. The 20-year-old winger was injured playing for Los Ceibos in Friday’s warm-up match against Los Pumitas in Córdoba. The team medics have confirmed that Carreras suffered a torn bicep and will be out of action …

Madison Hughes has returned to the US Eagles roster for the Los Angeles Sevens. The captain was rested for the Sydney tournament as precaution after taking a knock during the Hamilton event. There are changes to the squad of 13. Matai Leuta is replaced by Joe Schroeder, with Maceo Brown …

Conor Trainor has been released from his contract with Pro D2 club USO Nevers by mutual consent to pursue a spot on Canada’s Men’s Sevens team for the Olympic Games. The 30-year-old has been included in Canada’s roster for the upcoming Los Angeles event on the World Sevens Series. The …

The Stormers downed Los Jaguares 17-7 earlier today in Cape Town. The match was the first between the sides in 2020 and was Los Jaguares’ first of three matches on their current tour to South Africa. The Argentine side went for rotation for the contest, a decision made to have …

Rugby ATL have signed Southland Stags No8 Bill Fukofuka for the remainder of the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old is immediately available for the club and will make his debut in Sunday’s match against Rugby United New York. It’s the second professional stint in the USA for Fukofuka. …

Two heavyweights will collide at Starfire Stadium on Saturday evening in a rematch of the 2019 Semi Final. The Seattle Seawolves won both of their home matches against the Toronto Arrows last season and after losing their first two matches of the 2020 campaign have a point to prove. There …

It’s back home to Bold Stadium for the Gilgronis who will take on Western Conference rivals Utah on Saturday evening. Both teams are returning from Las Vegas. The Warriors were all smiles in their win over the Free Jacks, while Austin at least earned a bonus point in their loss …

The first ever meeting between the Houston SaberCats and Old Glory DC will take place at AVEVA Stadium on Saturday evening. This past weekend saw the on opposite sides of narrow results. Houston came up just short against Toronto in Las Vegas while DC earned their first Major League Rugby …

Colorado will aim for their first win of the season at home on Saturday as they welcome the NOLA Gold to Infinity Park. After two games the Raptors are at the bottom of the Western Conference and need to find something extra against a dangerous Gold side. Zak Taulafo is …

Los Ceibos debuted with a bang, defeating Los Pumitas 97-17 in their first ever rugby match. The fixture was a warm-up game two weeks out from the start for the inaugural Súper Liga Americana e Rugby (SLAR) season. The SLAR will begin on March 06. On that date Los Ceibos …

Rugby United New York have confirmed the signings of US Eagles flanker Hanco Germishuys and former England age-grade lock Charlie Hewitt for the remainder of the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Both players join with immediate effect and are expected to play against Rugby ATL on Sunday. Germishuys recently cut …

Week 3 of the Major League Rugby season brings us four games on Saturday and two on Sunday. With the Las Vegas experiment now over it’s back to business as usual with proper home and away contests and an array of viewing options. It’s both the first road game of …

Santiago Grondona is to replace Javier Ortega Desio for the South African tour. Los Jaguares are set to face the Stormers tomorrow in Cape Town. The match is the first of three games in South Africa on the current tour. Ortega Desio had been training to start the match at …

The USA South Panthers are to tour Colombia in July. The USA Rugby South organization is the combination of unions in the south-east of the USA who compete as a non-capped representative team. The 2020 tour to Colombia will see the latest case of the organization breaking new ground. The …

The full extent of the spending spree by the Austin Gilgronis is only now coming into focus. Set to follow newly-arrived Jamie Mackintosh to the club is former Australia u20 captain Maclean Jones, the fifth overseas addition since last month’s surprise re-branding. Jones, 23, is known as a tough-tackling openside …

RWC 2019 center Lucas Mensa is among the starting players for Los Ceibos’ debut match. The second Argentine professional side will take-on Los Pumitas in a warm-up match on Friday ahead of the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) debut. Mensa starts at inside center, forming a mid-field partnership with …

Jamie Mackintosh is headed back to the USA. The 35-year-old loosehead prop has signed on with the Austin Gilgronis for the remainder of the 2020 Major League Rugby season. He has arrived in Texas and is expected to play this weekend against Utah. Affectionately known as ‘Whoppa’, Mackintosh stands 6’4″ (1.94m) …