Leading Uruguayan official Joaquín Montes has retired from refereeing. The 39-year-old has been a regular for South American test matches and is undoubtedly among the leading officials from the Americas. Capable of refereeing at the same standards in both Spanish and English, Montes has taken charge of key matches with …

Argentina is to pick overseas players for international duty without restrictions. The policy is set to be utilized in 2019 and moving forward. It will end the blockade on players based in Europe from playing for Los Pumas as well as the process of requesting release from clubs. This will …

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 Uruguay Officially at an all-time high are Uruguay. Los Teros are now ranked 16th in the world, a placing higher than …

Former Eagles flanker Andrew Durutalo earned Man of the Match honors for Ealing in their 22-14 win over Hartpury on Saturday. While he didn’t get his name on the scoring sheet, the 31-year-old was a strong presence throughout the match with his powerful ball carrying and a few thumping tackles …

The first Cup Final victory of the season for the Men’s Eagles also came with individual recognition. Four players on the team have been named in the official HSBC Dream Team for the Las Vegas event, with one spot each going to New Zealand, Fiji, and finalists Samoa. Aerial specialist …

Canada’s Connor Braid has earned the DHL Impact Player award at the Las Vegas Sevens. The award is given at each tournament to the player who records the highest cumulative score in tackles made, line breaks, offloads, and carries. Braid’s totals were three higher than Scotland’s Max McFarland. Canada captain …

Conor Trainor scored two tries for Nevers in their 38-12 win over Colomiers on Friday. They were the first scores of the Pro D2 season for the Canadian center, who has played in 10 games so far this season. USON are currently in top spot with seven rounds to go …

Juan Imhoff continues to have an excellent season. The Argentine winger crossed in Racing 92’s big 50-14 home win over La Rochelle on Saturday. His 70th minute try saw him combine with former French test fullback Brice Dulin. Now aged 30 Imhoff has not played a test match for Argentina …

Taylor Paris crossed for an early try in Castres’ away victory over Lyon on Saturday. The Canadian winger did so by running from inside his own half to score from a Lyon clearance kick. Notably it was his first ever try in the Top 14, after missing the entirety of …

The USA have successfully defended their Las Vegas Sevens title, defeating Samoa in a one-sided Cup Final on Sunday. It was the fifth consecutive Cup Final appearance for the Men’s Eagles but just their first win of the season. That consistency, however, puts them alone on top of the HSBC …

The Americas Rankings have been updated following the completion of international competition this weekend. The March 03 2019 rankings take into account the results from the latest round of the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). In the first fixture of the round Canada fell to a 39-23 home defeat against theArgentina …

Los Jaguares were third round winners of the Blues on Saturday. Their three tries to one victory sees them tied for second place in the South African conference together with the Bulls. The match was the first game against a side from another conference this season. The next such match …

Los Jaguares have lost Agustín Creevy for their two-match tour of South Africa. The Argentine Super Rugby side have had their former captain ruled out with a traverse process spinal fracture. The injury was suffered in the 19th minute of Saturday’s home fixture against the Blues in Buenos Aires. It …

Joe Taufete’e has written his name in the record books, overtaking the long-standing try scoring record from a front-rower. In last night’s home test against Uruguay the USA Eagles scored his 16th, 17th, and 18th test match tries to overtake former Irish captain Keith Wood. Wood’s final cap was against …

It was an historic night in Seattle on Saturday but probably one the Eagles would like to forget. Uruguay stunned the USA by a score of 32-25 to secure their first ever win on US soil. In the wake of the ‘World League‘ controversy that came to light this week, …

A 79th minute try gave Nick Feakes his hat trick and New Orleans the win as the Gold overcome the snows of Utah to beat the Warriors 21-19 on Saturday evening. Just as we saw in Glendale, Zions Bank Stadium was a winter wonderland with the players forced to front …

The Toronto Arrows were shut out 22-0 by the Glendale Raptors at Infinity Park on Saturday. Horrendous conditions were endured by the players with temperatures well below freezing and blowing snow that got worse as the game progressed. That they took to the field at all was a victory in …

Rugby United New York bounced back from their loss in Seattle with a dominant 35-8 win over the Houston SaberCats on Saturday evening. The visitors outscored their hosts by five tries to one and looked in complete control throughout though they never quite got out of cruise control. The first …

The Americas have two title hopes at the Las Vegas Sevens as both the USA and Argentina won their Cup Quarter Final matches to book their place in the final four. Canada’s day ended in defeat but Chile conquered France to earn a shot at the Challenge Trophy. Martin Iosefo …

Los Jaguares completed a second consecutive home win today, defeating the Blues 23-19. The Argentine side were on top for the most part but were forced to hold out the Blues in the final minutes. The win was by three tries to one with the Blues try being highly fortunate …