A pair of Major League Rugby expansion sides will go head-to-head in Springfield on Sunday in their final tune-ups ahead of the regular season. Old Glory DC and Rugby ATL collide for the first time at The St. James in an indoor contest with both opting for near full-strength lineups. …

Romania played host to the USA as part of the 2018 November Internationals. The match continued the long history between the Oaks and Eagles which dates back to the 1934 Paris Olympic Games. It was following RWC 1999 when regular competition began between the countries. Only three of the nine …

Canada’s Men are closing in on a Semi Final spot at the Hamilton Sevens after finishing Day One at the top of Pool C. Meanwhile Argentina are holding on in Pool D but the best the USA can now hope for is a 5th-place seeding match after losing to hosts …

Both the USA and Canada came through unbeaten on Day One of the women’s bracket at the Hamilton Sevens. The controversial new format saw the teams playing only twice with their third pool match to be played on Day Two. Brazil meanwhile lost both of their games. It took nearly …

Los Jaguares completed a two-game sweep of the visiting Georgia XV on Friday evening with a near identical result to the first match. The final score at San Isidro Club read 66-7 in favor of the home side, with the Georgians managing to score their first try of the series …

Olimpia Lions coach Raúl Pérez has named Gabriel Ascárate as captain for the 2020 Súper Liga campaign. The 32-year-old center from the Natación y Gimnasia club in his native San Miguel de Tucumán is one of two Pumas in the squad alongside winger Manuel Montero. The move is not unexpected. …

After a couple weeks off to sharpen their skills the Austin Herd will host the Colorado Raptors in preseason action on Saturday. Colorado are fresh off a mini-camp held in Las Vegas that saw them defeating Rugby ATL in a scrimmage while the Herd last saw action against the Austin …

The last team to get the update treatment ahead of the regular season is Rugby United New York. There is a method to the madness. It’s been an enormously eventful off-season for the team with big changes at the ownership, coaching, player, and even facility level. Even the supporters club …

Scotland played host to Argentina as part of the 2001 November Internationals. The South Americans played two matches in the UK before hosting New Zealand in Buenos Aires. In game one of the series Los Pumas were 30-16 winners over Wales in Cardiff. One week later Agustín Pichot’s side took …

The second leg of the ‘Battle of New England’ takes place on Friday evening when the Free Jacks take on the Independents. After braving the frost on Saturday afternoon, the two sides will happily move inside the all-weather bubble at Union Point Sports Complex for the rematch. Six changes have …

The second exhibition match between the Jaguares and the Georgia XV will take place at San Isidro Club in Buenos Aires on Friday afternoon. Both teams will be looking for improvement and it’s the visitors who have the most ground to make up after the one-sided match in Mar del …

Santiago González Iglesias is set to make his Japan Top League debut on Saturday. The 31-year-old signed for the Manukata Sanix Blues in December after departing Argentina and Los Jaguares. Normally a flyhalf or inside center, González Iglesias has been named at fullback for the clash against the NTT Docomo …

With only two weekends left before the start of the regular season it’s crunch time in the Major League Rugby preseason. All 12 teams will take to the field this coming weekend with seven games lined up across Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Round two of the ‘Battle of New England’ …

Head coach Reuben Samuel has made four changes to his Brazil side that will compete at the Hamilton Sevens this coming weekend. As Yaras enter the fourth tournament of the season as the core team with the lowest points, seven behind Ireland with their spot on next year’s circuit under …

Canada will play Italy in Halifax on the July 11 weekend, likely at Wanderers Grounds though the venue is yet to be confirmed. The fixture is the second match set for the new test window which has been shifted from June. A non-test against the French Barbarians will be played …

Jamaica head coach Steve Lewis has named a 13-man traveling squad for the upcoming World Rugby Challenger Series. The Crocs will be competing in a pool of 16 teams at the Viña del Mar and Punta del Este tournaments with a spot at the Hong Kong Sevens on the line …

Anybody wanting to understand how test sides without professional rugby in their own countries can defeat Tier 1 teams ought to take note of Argentina and Fiji at RWC 2007. The talented players on their rosters were transformed into world-class athletes through professional leagues, predominantly in France and England. Argentina’s …

The Houston SaberCats have added quality to their loose forward stocks with the signing of Namibia international Adriaan Booysen. He arrives having represented his country at the Rugby World Cup in Japan where he appeared in two of their three matches. Booysen, 23, can play across the back row but …

Argentina have sent an experienced team to New Zealand for this weekend’s Hamilton Sevens. A squad of 14 has been named that will also travel to Sydney for next weekend’s second stop of the Oceania leg on the World Sevens Series. Gerónimo Prisciantelli is the only player from the Cape …

After considerable delay, the match schedule for the inaugural Súper Liga Americana de Rugby has been confirmed. As per the tournament launch in November, five teams will compete in the main competition with a sixth – Cafeteros Pro from Colombia – to play two exhibition games in May. The league …