Round one of the Sudamérica 6 Naciones A is in the record books. In what opened the second edition of the expanded South American Rugby Championship there were three matches, one of which counted towards Americas Rankings. The match with rankings points on the line took place in Asunción, Paraguay. …

In the latest round of Super Rugby Los Jaguares’ winning streak of four matches ended. The Argentine franchise fell to an away defeat against the Highlanders in Dunedin, New Zealand. In what was a match that either side could have won the hosts would ultimately do so 33-27. The fixture …

Often in RWCs the ‘Try of the Tournament’ is scored during the group stage. In France 2007 this was indeed the case when Taku Ngernya famously left Bryan Habana for dead. The score came in what was the final fixture of the pool phase. It had eventual winners South Africa …

The Uruguay XV downed Chile in a thriller this evening in Santiago. The visitors were 39-32 winners in the final fixture of the opening round of the 2019 Sudamérica 6 Naciones A. The match was played at Old Grangonians Club, a club which was to play against Montevideo’s Old Christian …

A remarkable second half saw Rugby United New York come back from a 31-7 halftime deficit to fall just short, losing 38-31 to the Seattle Seawolves at MCU Park on Saturday. The New York faithful could have been forgiven for eyeing an early exit but were treated to a thrilling …

Brasil battered Paraguay in Asunción this afternoon, claiming a 66-10 victory to begin their defense of the Sudamérica 6 Naciones A. The win was record breaking with Brazil scoring their highest ever total against Paraguay. Brazil’s tremendous progress was evident throughout the match. The dominant scrum was responsible for the …

The San Diego Legion held off a desperate NOLA Gold in the final minutes to secure an important 26-19 victory at Gold Stadium on Saturday. A 70th-minute try from Tai Enosa proved the winner as the Legion took the first meeting between the top two sides to slip into first …

Colombia fell to a comprehensive home defeat today against the Argentina XV. The match officially opened international competition at the senior men’s level between representative teams from the two South American countries. The historic first contest rugby between Colombia and Argentina would see a 79-3 home defeat yet the opening …

After pushing themselves into a playoff spot against Austin on Thursday, the Toronto Arrows can move a little higher on Sunday afternoon. Victory over the visiting Utah Warriors at Lamport Stadium would make it five wins in a row with second overall a possibility pending the outcome of Saturday’s games. …

Week 16 of the MLR season sees two Saturday matches and one more on Sunday. Involved are to be players from South America with Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay all to be represented. Due to a prior postponement this weekend actually saw a Thursday fixture. That game was played in …

Los Jaguares came up short against the Highlanders this morning, losing 32-27 in Dunedin. The match marked the first time that the Argentine side have played in the south New Zealand city. The loss saw Los Jaguares coming away with a bonus point and there were a number of positives …

A match of critical importance to the playoff picture takes place at MCU Park on Saturday where Rugby United New York play host to the Seattle Seawolves. Barring a draw, the winner of the match will jump into third place, at least temporarily, while the loser will be scrambling for …

The top two teams in Major League Rugby will square off at Gold Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Oddly enough the NOLA Gold and San Diego Legion have not played each other yet this season. They will meet again in San Diego on the last weekend of the regular season. NOLA …

In the feature match of the opening round of the Sudamérica 6 Naciones A Chile play host to the Uruguay XV in Santiago. The two countries join Argentina in being the traditional top three in the continent and the regular three in the former top tier of the competition. Changing …

History will be made on Saturday as senior men’s international competition begins between Colombia and Argentina. For the first time ever there will be a match between Los Tucanes as the Argentina XV, the national ‘next of XV’ of Argentina. Colombia go into the match with a strong Tucanes line-up. …

Nine months after announcing he was stepping away from professional rugby, Jeff Hassler is back. The former Ospreys star was set to join Harlequins in August before his decision. He will now suit up for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby. At 27 years of age, Hassler still has …

In the opening round of the 2019 Sudaméricana 6 Naciones A Paraguay play host to Brazil in Asunción. With heavy investment into the Brazilian test side Os Tupis have shot up the Americas and World Rankings and are very much a team to watch carefully for the next RWC cycle. …

Washington State’s Titi Lamositele has been named as the starting tight head prop from Saracens who face Leinster on Saturday in the biggest game in European Club Rugby, the 2019 Champions Cup Final. Taking place in Newcastle, England on Saturday the 24-year-old will play opposite Irish veteran Cian Healy. From …

A bonus point 24-13 win over Austin Elite on Thursday evening saw the Toronto Arrows jump into third overall with a chance to move up again on Sunday. Glendale, Seattle, and New York are suddenly all behind the Canadian outfit though the latter two have a game at hand. Toronto …

Canada has secured a fixture against one of Europe’s top club sides as part of their build-up to the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. Hamilton’s Tim Hortons Field will again play host to international rugby as Leinster arrives on Saturday, August 24. The 24,000 seat stadium last housed Canada …