Tyler Ardron will make his sixth start of the Super Rugby season for the Chiefs on Saturday, and for the first time it will be at his preferred position of No8. The Canadian international runs out in the back row against the Stormers having been used as a lock in …

World Rugby on Thursday confirmed a number of changes to the format for the 2021 Women’s World Cup. Following a comprehensive review of the tournament structure following last year’s record-setting event in Ireland, the next edition of the competition will feature the following alterations: – tournament length increased from 23 …

The inaugural Major League Rugby season is now entering its fourth week and while it has thus far delivered on all expectations in terms of excitement, the biggest challenge is yet ahead with more than 20 top players set to miss out on as many as four weeks of action …

Puma Santiago Cordero has extended his contract with the Exeter Chiefs. The 24-year-old has signed a new one-year deal to remain at the West Country club until June 2019. Cordero joined the Exeter Chiefs earlier this year after two years with Los Jaguares. The move has seen him featuring regularly …

Both Argentina and the USA are to have players featuring in the European Challenge Cup Final. Taking place on Friday in Bilbao, Spain Gloucester and the Cardiff Blues will battle-out-over Europe’s second most important trophy. Gloucester go into the match with RWC 2011 and 2015 Puma Mariano Galarza in the …

Andrew Durutalo was a notable absentee from the 30-man Eagles roster announced on Tuesday. As it turns out, he won’t be seen again in an Eagles XVs jersey. The 30-year-old back row forward has decided to end his international career to spend more time with his family and focus on …

Chilean Head Coach Mark Cross has confirmed his 23 players to Face the Uruguay XV on Saturday. Los Cóndores will take-on the Uruguayans in Montevideo in a second round match in the inaugural Sudamericano 6 Naciones A. Chile’s roster sees changes. The total number of caps against Brazil was 283 …

What a busy week it was in the Americas. The Sudamerica 6 Naciones ‘A’ kicked off with three matches, Major League Rugby was in Week 3, the Arrows had a dream home opener in Toronto, and that’s not counting a number of players in action across the pond in Europe. …

Argentine prop Gastón Cortes is to Join Leicester Tigers. The Córdoba Athletic product will make the move from Bristol for the 2017-18 season. He does so having helped the West Country side win promotion to the English Premiership from the RFU Championship. At Bristol, Cortes was a regular at tighthead. …

Daniel Hourcade has named a 30-Man Pumas roster for a training camp. Included are new faces in both the forwards and backs. The 30 players are going to have a session in Pilar on Friday, May 11. The training camp is to strictly be analysis. There will be no physical …

Jamie Cudmore is now the General Manager of Aix en Provence. The French club made the announcement with the Canadian being assisted by Patrick Pezery as forwards coach and Fabien Cibray as backs coach. Meanwhile Christian Califano will be the development officer. Aix en Provence successfully returned to the Pro …

Lucas Duque will return to the Brazil lineup for the first time in nearly a year when the Tupis face the Argentina XV in Buenos Aires on Saturday during the second round of the Sudamericano 6 Naciones ‘A’ tournament. ‘Tanque’ has been sighted often with the team since but as team …

Veteran Ulster prop Callum Black has been named in a 30-man US Eagles squad for the June tests. The 32-year-old loosehead specialist has previously represented Ireland at u21 level and also Emerging Ireland, a national development side, during the 2014 Nations Cup. He qualifies for the USA having been born …

Brazil’s women’s 7’s team, As Yaras are prepared for Canada. They will compete in Langford, British Columbia this coming weekend in the International Women’s Rugby Series. In addition to competing in the Sevens in Langford As Yaras also have competition in 2018 in Hong Kong and San Francisco. The latter …

Wales have confirmed their roster to tour the USA and Argentina. The Welsh are to play against South Africa in Washington D.C. on June 02 before playing two test matches in Argentina on June 09 and 16 respectively. The tour is new for Head Coach Warren Gatland who is yet …

Scotland Head Coach Gregor Townsend has named a 33-man roster to Tour Canada, USA and Argentina. The Northern Europeans will play three test matches in the Americas next month, doing so in Edmonton, Houston and Resistencia. The roster features a combination of youth and experience. Among the 33-men are 6 …

Tomás Lezana has been named Jaguares captain. The flanker is to be the third player to lead the team in 2018, following Pablo Matera and Joaquín Tuculet. Injury means Pablo Matera is likely out for the remainder of the Super Rugby season. The team captain was injured playing against the …

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 Bolivia Bolivia is now an associate member of Sudamérica Rugby. The Federation Boliviana de Rugby (FBR) was officially accepted this past …

The year is over for Joaquín Tuculet. Argentina’s leading fullback suffered a rupture of the anterior ligament of his knee in Friday’s Super Rugby match against the Chiefs in Rotorua, New Zealand. The sale of the injury means the stand-in Jaguares captain will not play any further part in the 2018 …

The UBC Old Boy Ravens earned a famous victory over their Alma mater on Saturday as they defeated the UBC Thunderbirds 16-10 to claim the CDI Premier League title and lift the Rounsefell Cup at Rotary Stadium. It was the 6th Cup win for the Ravens in their history and …