Week 16 of the Aviva Premiership is underway. The Leicester Tigers defeated the Harlequins 27-20 in the opening week 16 fixture this evening. Additional matches are to follow on Saturday and Sunday. What is expect is detailed below in the Americas Weekend Guide. Saracens take on the Sale Sharks on …

Against the back-drop of the Six Nations is week 16 of the Guinness Pro 12. Involved in the Celtic-Italian League this weekend are players from the Americas. Below is the Weekend Guide, documenting what to expect. The first player from the Americas to play in the Pro 12 this weekend was be DTH …

The Northampton Saints have today confirmed new deals with 11 players currently contracted to the club. One of these is Juan Pablo Estelles, a starting Pumas winger this past November. Estelles arrived at the English club from Los Pumas 7’s. He did so as a medical joker and made his …

The Argentina XV has rotated its lineup for Brazil. The two South American countries will meet in the world’s southern-most city on Saturday. Only two players who started in the win over Chile remain. Second-rower Ignacio Larrague holds down his position while Juan Cruz González moves from flyhalf to fullback. …

It’s a South American party in the Pro D2 this weekend with only one Uruguayan in the fray amidst a dozen Argentine scattered about the league. Injuries and international call-ups have kept some players out, with a return to business as usual in a couple weeks. Colomiers got this started …

Brazilian coach Rodolfo Ambrosio has made six changes to his side for a second successive game in a bid to revamp his forwards pack ahead of the formidable challenge represented by tournament favorites Argentina. Brazil were beaten by Uruguay in the previous round of the Americas Rugby Championship but were …

Uruguay will field virtually an identical side to the one that beat Brazil in Maldonado on Saturday. Head coach Esteben Meneses has opted for only minor tinkering, with two changes to the run-on side for the crucial Americas Rugby Championship test against Canada. A minor surprise sees Juan Echeverria preferred …

Mark Anscombe has selected his strongest side of the Americas Rugby Championship to face Uruguay in Maldonado on Saturday. While the team waved goodbye to Taylor Paris and Benoit Piffero as the returned to France early in the week, they welcomed two others coming in the other direction. Conor Trainor …

John Mitchell cannot be accused of disliking surprises. The Eagles head coach has handed the captaincy to Nate Augspurger for the Americas Rugby Championship match against Chile on Saturday. The Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo will be the venue for the fourth round meeting that sees an undefeated USA side …

Los Cóndores will field an almost entirely different side to face the USA in San Carlos de Apoquindo on Saturday. A full load of 12 players have been swapped out after losing to the Argentina XV in Talcahuano. Despite showing improvement from the week before, head coach Bernard Charreyre has shown …

Super Rugby is back! Los Jaguares will start their 2017 campaign on the sunny shores of Port Elizebeth, where they will face the Southern Kings at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday. It was a long, long season for the Argentines in their first year of Super Rugby but the …

With just a few awards left to wrap up, it’s time to unveil our Team of the Year. This isn’t a select XV, or Dream Team if you will, instead it’s our choice for the best team from the Americas during the 2016 calendar year. Any club or representative side …

Three more players have signed contract extensions with the Jaguares. Following the six previously announced, props Enrique Pieretto and Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro as well as flanker Javier Ortega Desio have re-signed with the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR) through to the end of the 2019 season. In doing so it ensures …

Jaguares standout Emiliano Boffelli has been called up to the Argentina XV squad to prepare for the Americas Rugby Championship match against Brazil on Saturday. The highly rated outside back has not played a competitive match since damaging knee ligaments against the Southern Kings in May of last year. Prior …

The turning point of the Americas Rugby Championship saw the teams break into three distinct groups. As expected the Argentina XV and USA are tied for the lead after convincing wins, while Uruguay is now level with Canada after getting past a tricky Brazilian side. A number of players put …

Ending weeks of speculation, Newcastle Falcons have at last confirmed the signing of Canadian wing DTH van der Merwe for the 2017-18 season. While details have not been made public, it’s believed the World Cup star has signed a three-year deal with the Aviva Premiership club. This will be the fourth …

The Rugby Federation of Costa Rica (FRCR) and the entire national rugby community, would like to convey its mourning in the unfortunate death of Peter Scouras during an extra curricular activity in Playa Hermosa, Jaco. The news is an absolute shock that has sent waves across the entire rugby community …

Blaine Scully scored again for the Cardiff Blues. The USA Eagles captain crossed for a first half try against Treviso in round 15 of the Guinness Pro 12. The try was one of eight for the Welsh region who won 57-21. The win took the Cardiff Blues to 33 competition points. …

Hanno Dirksen scored in the corner for the Ospreys this past weekend. The former USA junior’s try was not enough to help the Welsh region avoid defeat against Munster. Aged 25, Dirksen left the USA to join the Ospreys in 2009. He did so after having previously played for the USA …

Recent performances against Wales and Ireland saw the Italians coming off second best without meeting expectations. Yet the past provides insight into the present and also the future. There is reason to say ease up on Italy – progress is apparent. Failures A lot has been going wrong, this cannot …