South African lock Dylan Pieterse has joined Old Glory DC for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 6’7″ (2.00m) lineout target arrived at preseason training this past week and will compete with Fijian pair Api Naikatini and Tevita Naqali for a starting berth in the DC engine room. This …

Los Jaguares are to remain at Vélez Sarsifled for the longterm. The UAR and el Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield reached an agreement for the Argentine Super Rugby franchise to continue using the stadium for six further years. Under the new deal Los Jaguares will play eight Super Rugby matches at …

Argentina’s shock win over Fiji on Day Two propelled Los Pumas into the Cup Quarter Finals at the Dubai Sevens. The USA will also enter the Cup draw after the Men’s Eagles finished second in their pool. Canada earned a win over Wales but their Day One loss to Samoa …

The Women’s Eagles made a statement on Day Two of the Dubai Sevens, running through North American rivals Canada to emerge unbeaten in Pool A. Both sides will advance to the Cup Quarter Finals while Brazil must settle for the 11th-Place Playoff against Japan. Canada had no trouble in their …

Mateo Sanguinetti has opted not to join the Houston SaberCats for the 2020 Major League Rugby season notes Ignacio Chans. Uruguay’s starting loosehead prop at the World Cup will instead stay in Montevideo and play for Peñarol in the new Súper Liga. The new South American professional league is set …

Argentina downed Fiji in Dubai earlier today. The result handed Fiji their first loss in nine years of pool play at the Dubai Sevens. For Argentina the 24-21 win ended a long drought of nine straight losses against the Pacific Islanders. There is little time to celebrate as Los Pumas 7’s …

The NOLA Gold have made a significant splash in the free agent market with the signing of Argentine winger Julián Domínguez. He joins on a three-year deal that will see him tied to the Gold through the 2022 Major League Rugby season though he retains an option to join the …

Cóndores Sevens stalwart Felipe Brangier will lead his country at the Seven de la República in Paraná this weekend. The 31-year-old spearheads a strong Chilean entry to the tournament that will face Argentine provincial outfits Córdoba, Entrerriana, and Cuyo in Pool A on Saturday. The team features established stars Rodrigo …

Rugby World Cup center Agustín Della Corte headlines the Uruguay squad to participate in this weekend’s Seven de la República at Paraná. The international side will compete against Argentina’s top provincial sides in the competition. Veteran Teros scrumhalf Guillermo Lijtenstein leads the group that also contains capped winger Ignacio García. …

Mungo Mason will take a second shot at Major League Rugby after signing with Old Glory DC for the 2020 season. The 24-year-old openside flanker appeared during the 2018 preseason for the San Diego Legion but was unable to secure a visa to take part in the regular season. Scottish-born …

It was two losses from three matches for the men’s teams from the Americas on Day One of the Dubai Sevens. Only the USA were able to open their World Sevens Series season with a win as both Canada and Argentina suffered one-score defeats. The opening match of the 2019-2020 …

The opening day of the Dubai Sevens saw both North American entries winning in the women’s bracket. Canada got past a tricky Russia side in their first match, with the USA besting Brazil immediately following to set up a mighty battle for Pool A supremacy on Day Two. Two first …

Rodrigo Fernández Criado has been called up by Gonzalo Quesada. He comes in to replace Ignacio Calas who is sidelined for six weeks with an Achilles tendon injury. For Fernández Criado the selection marks his introduction to professional rugby. Fernández Criado made his debut for Belgrano in the URBA Top …

The British & Irish Lions 2021 tour to South Africa has been announced. The eight match tour will see matches exclusively played in South Africa. This means there there will be no Lions date for Argentina, something that had been discussed as a possibility. The same is true of a …

The Houston SaberCats have added scrumhalf Jake Christmann to their roster for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. It’s the third MLR club the 20-year-old has been attached to having played for the Glendale Raptors in 2018 and signing with the Utah Warriors ahead of 2019. Christmann enjoyed a breakthrough …

Santiago González Iglesias has signed for Japanese club Munakata Sanix Blues. The move comes following him missing out on a place in Los Jaguares for the 2020 season and also following his match for the Barbarians in their win last month over Brazil in São Paulo. Aged 31, González Iglesias …

John Hayden has joined the hunt for a third consecutive Major League Rugby championship with the Seattle Seawolves. The 27-year-old tighthead prop has signed on for the 2020 season, the 15th returning player confirmed by the club to date. A Collegiate All-American while playing for the Central Washington Wildcats, Hayden …

Paraguay will play host to the 2020 Sudamerica u18s. The competition will take place at the national rugby stadium, the Estadio Héroes de Curupaytí in Asunción on Thursday, and Saturday. Joining Paraguay in the tournament will be Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Not participating are Brazil, a unilateral decision made from …

Rugby ATL have added three players to their roster for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Ryan Nell, Cronan Gleeson, and Harry Higgins arrive from South Africa, Ireland, and Australia respectively to boost the expansion side for their inaugural campaign. Nell, 29, comes with six years of Currie Cup experience, …

The Utah Warriors have completed the signing of Canadian international Robbie Povey for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. He joins from Sale FC in England’s National One, who he joined earlier this year after initially signing with RFU Championship club Coventry. Povey is English-born but qualifies for Canada through …