The host nation of the Seven Punta tournament, Uruguay is ready to compete. A 12-man roster for the competition has been named with Diego Ardao among the players selected. Uruguay are to compete against South Africa, Russia, and Colombia in Pool B of the tournament. For a complete look at …

Professional rugby in France for 2018 will conclude this weekend with Week 13 of the Top 14. In action are to be players from the Americas. Their involvement is documented in the following preview. Week 13 will open on Saturday in Lyon. The home side’s decision to focus on the …

Gonzalo Quesada has included several new players in his first Jaguares training squad ahead of the 2019 Super Rugby season. Ten players were not part of the training group last year while Rodrigo Bruni is yet to make his Jaguares debut despite earning three test caps for the Pumas in …

After three seasons of Super Rugby Leonardo Senatore has officially left Los Jaguares. The Argentine no 8 is to return to where it all began with his home club of GER in Rosario. Senatore is the big name missing from the roster for Los Jaguares for the 2019 Super Rugby …

Austin Elite have announced the signing of Chilean scrumhalf Marcelo Torrealba for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The 22-year-old joins from the Old Boys club in Santiago having impressed as part of the Americas Selects side against the Glendale Raptors in October. Previously a standout sevens specialist for Chile, …

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US Eagles lock Greg Peterson has left the Glasgow Warriors with immediate effect to take up a spot with Bordeaux Bègles. He joins the French Top 14 club as a medical joker for Jandré Marais. The South African lock is expected to miss the remainder of the season with a …

The final round of the Celtic-Italian-South African league will be played over the coming weekend. It is to be a special derby round will all fixtures being between two teams from the same union. The following preview documents the involvement of Americas’ players. In Saturday’s first fixture Italian sides Benetton …

The final round of the English Premiership for 2018 will take place this weekend. It is to be week 11 of the season, thereby officially the mid-point of the regular season. The following preview focuses on the involvement of players from the Americas. Opening week 11 will be the Northampton …

Just days following the opening of new training facilities in Chile a High Performance program is off the ground in Paraguay. December 27 marks the official launch of Paraguay’s High Performance Rugby system in Asunción. Termed the PROGRAMA DE ALTO RENDIMENTO U.R.P – S.N.D. the program has as its objective …

Two South American players have been named in the Top 14 team of 2018 by L’Equipe. Castres’ players account for nine of the fifteen players named by the French publication. Two of the Castres’ players are South American. Second-rower and club captain Rodrigo Capó Ortega (Uruguay), and fly half Benjamín …

Patricio Fernández is to leave Clermont, ending his contract prematurely. In 2016 the 24-year-old Argentine fly half signed a deal lasting until 2020 but he is now officially into his final season with the French club. The decision comes with Clermont being stacked with options at fly half. The club’s …

Americas Rugby News would like to thank each and every one of our readers for another great year. This was our fourth year of being and 2019 was by far our busiest to date. On the social media front we saw close to a 50% increase in our Facebook followers …

New training facilities have been made available for Chile. Los Cóndores are to prepare inside new doors as Chile seeks to qualify for Rugby World Cup 2023 in France. Chile Rugby has come to an arrangement with CARR to utilize the closed roof facilities, which includes a wide-range of weights. …

In the latest round of there Pro D2 Sebastián Poet and Colomiers had a memorable victory. The club defeated Brive 9-6 in what was the final round of France’s second division for 2018. The victory included six points from the Argentine fly half. The result was a big win for …

Chile’s 12 players have been confirmed for the upcoming Seven Punta competition. Taking place on January 05-06 in Punta del Este, Uruguay the event will be the first of two legs of the 2019 Sudamérica Sevens circuit. Chile will host the second in Viña del Mar on the following weekend. …

The Seattle Seawolves kicked off their 2019 Major League Rugby preparations with a comfortable 48-7 victory over the Vancouver Island Crimson Tide at Westhills Stadium on Saturday. There was plenty of room for improvement but the final tally of eight tries to one was a fair reflection of Seattle’s dominance. …

The San Diego Legion have added a 34th player to their roster. Waratahs prop Matt Sandell will suit up for the 2019 Major League Rugby season joining fellow Australian Paddy Ryan in the Legion’s front row ranks. Sandell, 23, earned international honors for Australia in the 2014 and 2015 World …

Juan Imhoff scored yet again, crossing for a second half try as Racing 92 ran over Perpignan today in Paris. Imhoff’s score was a brilliant solo effort involving a kick though, regather and sprint to the line. Imhoff’s team were 64-28 winners. The result sees the club sitting in 4th …

In his first Top 14 outing with Stade Français Nicolás Sánchez delivered an impressive performance, scoring 14 points. The Argentina play-maker was a stand-out for the Parisians who defeated Agen 19-6 in an away match earlier today. Sánchez started the match at fly half and converted his form for Los …