The Houston Strikers signed their first coach a week ago and now they have their first player. Australian-born flyhalf Sam Windsor has agreed a deal that will see him move to the Major League Rugby club for the 2018 season as a player-coach. Windsor will join head coach Justin Fitzpatrick …

Rugby Belize has taken another step forward in their administrative ambitions with their acceptance as full members of the Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association. The decision opens the door for possible inclusion in the two major sporting events and also to consideration for World Rugby membership. A memo to …

Ignacio Larrague is on his way to join Los Jaguares for the injured Matías Alemanno. The 21-year-old is departing Buenos Aires today to join the team in Pretoria ahead of this weekend’s Super Rugby match against the Bulls. Alemanno suffered a shoulder injury in Saturday’s defeat against the Sharks. Having …

The fabulous career of Marcos Ayerza has ended. The 34-year-old Argentine Loose Head prop has announced his retirement with immediate effect. He does so after having played almost 250 times for the Leicester Tigers over an 11 year period. Ayerza joined Leicester in 2006. It was his first professional contract and …

Despite downsizing the door remains open to additional Americas teams in Super Rugby. The 2018 Super Rugby season will be a Super 15, a reduction of three from the current model. Yesterday’s new format announcement sent shock waves across Australia and South Africa. The two founding members are set to …

Los Jaguares have been forced to wait on Matías Alemanno’s injury. The Argentine second-rower injured his shoulder while making a try-saving tackle against the Sharks on Saturday. The incident occurred at the end of the opening half and now leaves the team with just two fit specialist locks. Next up for …

San Francisco’s scenic AT&T Park will host the Rugby World Cup Sevens from July 20 to 22 in 2018. USA Rugby confirmed the dates at the waterfront stadium, more commonly known as the home of Major League Baseball team San Francisco Giants but also reconfigurable to host field sports such …

DTH van der Merwe’s time at Scarlets may be coming to a close but he is determined to end his stay in Wales on a high. The Canadian winger scored a hat-trick of tries in the 51-5 win over Benetton Treviso on Saturday, with one long range solo effort coming …

It’s three different pools for the Americas teams at the 8th stop on the HSBC Sevens Series in Singapore this coming weekend. Argentina, Canada, and the USA each reached the Cup Quarter Finals in Hong Kong and have each achieved Top 10 overall rankings, with Canada moving up to 9th …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Houston Strikers The Houston Strikers announced the hiring of former US Eagles Assistant Coach Justin Fitzpatrick as their Head Coach for the …

US Eagles pair Ben Pinkelman and Perry Baker have been selected to the official HSBC Dream Team for the Hong Kong 7s. Pinkelman’s impact as a starter was notable in the opening pool stages and again in the Bronze final where his aerial skills and offloading ability shone. Baker was …

Chilean captain Felipe Brangier and speedster Julio Blanc have been named in the official HSBC Dream Team for the qualifying bracket of the Hong Kong 7s. Brangier’s strength and leadership earned him a spot among the forwards while the outstanding Blanc scored five tries in the pool stages and also …

Juan Imhoff scored a vital try for Racing 92 who downed Pau this afternoon. The Argentine left wing touched down for a first half try as Racing 92 went on to win 34-32. Imhoff’s try would be the second of four in the match. The try was Imhoff’s 10th in …

Olympic champions Fiji found their best form of the season on Day Three of the Hong Kong 7s with a stunning 22-0 win over Series leaders South Africa in the Cup Final capping their tournament. Earlier in the day they found an extra gear in the second half to race …

A 19-7 Semi Final defeat to Germany ended Chile’s hopes of securing Core Status for the 2017-18 HSBC Sevens Series in Hong Kong. Los Cóndores did not find the same form that saw them win their first four matches of the tournament, with several errors contributing to the disappointing defeat. …

A try from Juan Pablo Socino lead Newcastle to victory over Gloucester on Friday. The former Puma scored the Newcastle Falcons’ one and only try as they ran-out 16-14 winners at Kingston Park. The Rugby World Cup 2015 center went over in the first half. His try saw him making …

Eagles Joe Taufete’e and AJ MacGinty both scored points in an Aviva Premiership thriller on Friday. Both USA players started the match with Taufete’e playing hooker for the Worcester Warriors who played away to the Sale Sharks. MacGinty started in his preferred position of fly half. Taufete’e went over for …

It is now official Super Rugby is to cut three teams. In doing so it will revert to being the Super 15, albeit possibly not with that former name returning. Unlike the Super 15 the competitors are to come from five rather than three countries. So who are the Winners …

Carnival Beach Rugby is coming to St. Lucia in July. The Caribbean island nation will play host to a summer competition and to encourage interest a cash prize is up for grabs. On the line will be EC$1000 while all competitors will have the opportunity of not only playing but also …

It is official: Bayonne have been Relegated to the Pro D2. The Basque club suffered a 32-16 home defeat this afternoon against Stade Français. The result keeps Bayonne rooted to bottom of the Top 14 on 26 competition points. The 12th placed Toulouse have 47, too many points for Bayonne …