The Toronto Arrows have confirmed their preseason plans for the upcoming 2020 Major League Rugby season. Included is a mini-camp in Las Vegas and an indoor scrimmage in Buffalo. With the start of the regular season just six weeks away, the Arrows are welcoming their international players back to training …

Three more Argentines have joined the Olímpia Lions. The Paraguayan team to compete in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) have three more players from the southern border to add to Gabriel Ascárate, Federico Gutiérrez, Facundo Maina, Manuel Montero, Santiago Resino, and Axel Zapata from Argentina. The three new names …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Ceibos Argentina’s desire of an expanded player base to add to Los Jaguares is now a reality. Los Ceibos have an …

Facundo Bosch scored the opening try for La Rochelle on Sunday. His Top 14 side were up against his former club, Agen and completed a big win. The 40-8 victory continues La Rochelle’s strong season. After 12 rounds the club is in 5th position. Bosch joined La Rochelle this season …

The Seattle Seawolves have confirmed another signature for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Canadian prop Djustice Sears-Duru will continue with the team after a late arrival in the 2019 season. The 25-year-old recently returned from Japan where he participated in his second World Cup. Visa delays saw the loosehead …

Argentine speedster delivered a fine performance today as he scored two tries in a winning effort. Bordeaux were 27-23 winners on the road against Pau, a result that would not have been possible without Cordero’s two tries. In his first try, Cordero chased a cross-kick and just managed to dot …

The USA Eagles’ rampaging mid-fielder, Paul Lasike scored his first try in the English Premiership. The 29-year-old did so for the Harlequins in Saturday’s match against the Leicester Tigers at London’s Twickenham Stadium. Lasike was a first half try scorer in what was a drawn match. The Harlequins had been …

Further announcements have come from Peñarol. The latest players to officially sign for the Uruguayan Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) club are Tomás Inciarte, and Agustín Della Corte. Both men went to RWC 2019. The 23-year-old Tomás Inciarte has 17 test caps. As a busy player over a short …

Matt Tierney will make his Top 14 debut for Castres on Sunday. The Canadian prop has been named to start at tight head for the round 12 fixture against last season’s runners-up, Clermont. The 23-year-old from Mississauga, Ontario joined Castres this season from French south-west rivals, Pau. He joined Pau …

Colombians Diver Ceballos and Geovanny Carvajal are moving to Uruguay, reports Ignacio Chans. The flanker and center are to join second-rower Danny Giraldo in moving to play for Peñarol from Colombia for the 2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. The trio are all internationally capped players for Los Tucanes. …

Peñarol continues to announce recruits for the 2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Following the announcement of the signing of u20s flanker Maxime Sonneveld, Seven further players have joined the Uruguayan SLAR team. The latest recruits are a mixture of senior players and u20s. A notable signing is that …

The winning side in a rugby match takes the glory though in rugby there are also the heartbreaking moments. The moments live in the memory with many often seeming like they happened yesterday. Below are a sample of five very hard results for teams from the Americas. To view Heartbreaking …

Three weeks after having been called by to train with Los Jaguares, Rodrigo Fernández Criado has signed for Los Ceibos. In joining Los Ceibos, Fernández Criado officially begins his professional rugby career. The second-rower made his debut for Belgrano in the URBA Top 12 in June 2019. Like many others …

Los Ceiboes have pulled off a notable coup in signing a RWC Puma. With the inside center position being covered at Los Jaguares, Lucas Mensa will not play Super Rugby but SLAR in 2020. The 23-year-old Mensa played two test matches for Argentina in 2019. Hie test debut was against …

Peñarol continues to announce recruits for the 2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). A player for the future to have signed is Maxime Sonneveld, who joins Peñarol from Los Teritos. The Uruguayan u20s player comes from Old Boys Club in Montevideo. Sonneveld played for Uruguay in this year’s Junior …

The Olímpia Lions player recruitment continues for the 2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The latest names to have signed for the Paraguayan team both come from Africa. They are Liam Hendricks (South Africa), and Max Katjikeko (Namibia). Hendricks and Katjikeko follow the arrivals of Gabriel Ascárate, Federico Gutiérrez, Facundo …

Eurosport has named German Kessler as the revelation of 2019. The Uruguayan has been described as having been a stand-out performer at RWC 2019. The accolade comes following his recent move from Uruguay to Charente in France’s Pro D2. The 25-year-old, Kessler has 53 caps for Los Teros. He played …

Peñarol have signed Bradley Thain from South Africa. The 22-year-old is the second import player to join the Uruguayan SLAR team, following Colombia’s Danny Giraldo. The signature of the latter was confirmed by Uruguayan rugby expert, Ignacio Chans. Thain is the third scrum-half at Peñarol. He joins Uruguayan Santiago Arata, …

The first and to date only winners of the MLR Shield have been busy building another contender for 2020. A new Head Coach is in place with a few new names bolstering an already potent lineup. Add in the most passionate fan base in Major League Rugby and it’s not …

Uruguay’s first professional rugby team, Peñarol has begun announcing its player roster to compete in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The roster is heavily based on Los Teros names from RWC 2019 though it is to also contain players from Argentina, Colombia, Portugal, South Africa, and Tonga. Head …