Canada will head into the second leg of the World Rugby u20 Trophy Qualifier against the USA with a convincing 34-point buffer as they look to confirm their spot in Uruguay this coming August. Head coach Jeff Williams has nominated an unchanged match day 23 while his Junior All-American counterpart …

It is back to France for Juan Pablo Orlandi. The former Pumas Tight Head prop has signed to play for Bayonne in the upcoming season. In doing so he will return to the country in which he has played the majority of his professional career in. Orlandi played for Pau …

Later on today the USA will play against Georgia. The test match is to be the second June International at home for the Eagles this month. The first home match was played last Saturday. Taking place in New Jersey, the USA Eagles faced Europe’s number 2 side, Ireland. The visitors …

Juan Imhoff is staying in France. The Argentine flier has agreed to terms with Racing 92 to remain at the club until 2022. This ends the possibility of him playing Super Rugby for Los Jaguares. It also means he cannot be considered for Los Pumas. The Rosario winger is to …

Mexico are now one win away from claiming top spot in the North Zone of the Rugby Americas North Championship. In fact with the USA South vs Bermuda match cancelled all it will take is two tournament points to book a spot in the Grand Final. That means a draw …

Patricio Albacete has joined Racing 92. The 36-year-old has agreed to terms to complete the move from Toulouse to Paris for the upcoming Top 14 season. In doing so Albacete will play for another club for the first time in 11 years. The former Puma was a mainstay at Toulouse …

Canada will be desperate to get some momentum ahead of their World Cup Qualifying series against the USA when they welcome Romania to Ellerslie Park in Edmonton on Saturday. To do so they’ll have to win against a team they haven’t beaten in more than 20 years. Their last win …

Manuel Carizza has signed a new deal with Racing 92. The 32-year-old has penned a new contract to keep him at the club until 2019. Capped 46 times by Argentina, Carizza was a mainstay in the side under Santiago Phelan. He also played under both Marcelo Loffreda and Daniel Hourcade …

Having beaten Canada in Calgary, the Lelos are now looking to make it a June double in North America before heading south to Argentina. Of course the Eagles have plans of their own and that certainly involves putting a halt to Georgia’s aspirations. In their final warm-up before the World …

The second of two June Internationals between Argentina and England will be played on Saturday. The match has added interested due to the amazing match that was played last Saturday in San Juan. England’s late win gives them the opportunity of a series win in Argentina. Los Pumas need to …

It was a great week of rugby but also a massively busy one, with seven games involving Americas teams requiring careful several hours of scrutiny. Add to that a plethora of games played earlier this week and it’s been a challenge to get all caught up! We’ve just about made …

Frédérique Rajotte will get her first start of the tour as Canada face Australia in their final match of the International Women’s Rugby Series on Friday evening. The speedy winger replaces the injured Elissa Alarie in one of three changes to the starting lineup from the team that was narrowly …

In a major statement of intent the Dallas Griffins on Thursday evening announced that they have reached a ‘long-term’ agreement with Mike Ford to become the Major League Rugby club’s new Director of Rugby. While momentum has been building for the upstart professional league that will kick off in the …

The Houston Strikers have today announced the additions of two front row players to their roster. Jack Riley is the first to join from a local club. Currently affiliated with the Katy Lions, a Division 2 club on the outskirts of Houston, Riley is capable of playing prop or hooker …

Aaron Carpenter will become Canada’s most-capped player of all time on Saturday when he runs out to make his 77th senior appearance against Romania at Ellerslie Park in Edmonton. In doing so the 34-year-old No 8 overtakes the great Al Charron, with whom he is currently tied on 76 following …

Test match rugby today saw changes in the Americas Rankings. Uruguay’s come-from-behind win over Russia has seen Los Teros gaining ground in the rankings. In the Americas Uruguay remains 3rd. The win gives Uruguay a 0.79 point increase in the rankings. This sees Uruguay widening the cap between itself and …

Round two of the World Rugby Nations Cup was another of excitement. Having lost in round one both the Argentina XV and Namibia notched up wins in round two. This leaves Emerging Italy as the only side yet to win. With one round remaining Uruguay is the only undefeated side. …

Saturday was to see two Rugby Americas North international matches played. One of them, however, has been cancelled. The USA South Panthers’ home fixture against Bermuda has officially been called-off. Rugby Americas North has awarded a victory by WO to the USA South Panthers. This also sees the Panthers allocated …

Another serving of some of the most interesting bits of rugby media around the interwebs. This time it’s a bit USA-heavy but there are parallels to be drawn for other nations. For those with an interest in the development of professional rugby in North America, there’s lots here to digest. …

Canada made up for their 2016 loss to the Junior All-Americans and then some as they trounced the visitors by 46-12 at Ellerslie Park on Tuesday evening. The rampant red jerseys ran in seven tries in all including 27 unanswered points in the second half to all but book their …