Aaron Carpenter is no longer a London Welsh player. The Canadian no8 has signed for his third Greene King IPA Championship club in less than a year, joining Doncaster Knights effective immediately. Carpenter will play under the auspices of former Canada defense coach Clive Griffiths and will become the latest …

Round 4 of the California Cup is now on the books and the results have set up an exciting final set of round-robin play for next weekend. Any of the top four teams can now conceivably qualify for the grand final set for January 21. Saturday’s games started with a battle of …

USA Eagles flier Blaine Scully scored for the Cardiff Blues in Scotland on the weekend. The Californian crossed for a first half try to score the opening points of the match for the Welsh region. Scully latched on to a poor kick from Finn Russell to score on the stroke of …

The pools have been released for the Viña del Mar 7’s. This weekend’s international competition in Chile will be the second of two legs of the South American Sevens circuit. Los Pumas 7’s won in Punta del Este this past weekend. In having done so Argentina will lead Pool A …

An Argentine Super Rugby hooker is to join Agen according to reports in the French press. Midi Olympique broke the story with Facundo Bosch reportedly set to be unveiled as the club’s latest signing for the 2017-18 season. He will replace Portugal international Mike Tadjer who is moving to Brive. …

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 Argentina 7’s A spectacular second half performance saw Los Pumas 7’s downing Fiji to win the Punta del Este 7’s on Saturday. …

Is a Pumas fullback on his way to join Scarlets? The veteran of 52 caps, Lucas González Amorosino has been linked to a possible move to continue his career in Wales. The 31-year-old was the most notable name missing from the Jaguares roster announced for the 2017 Super Rugby season. …

A try from Titi Lamositele saved Saracens from defeat yesterday. The 21-year-old prop from Tacoma, Washington scored Saracens’ only try in their 13-13 draw against the Exeter Chiefs. The 73rd minute try saw the London-based club avoiding a loss after Exeter had played the better rugby for the majority of the …

Argentina have defeated Fiji in the Punta del Este 7’s Final. The come-from-behind 22-21 victory sees Argentina claiming the first of two legs of the 2017 South American 7’s. The same eight countries will compete again next weekend, this time in Viña del Mar, Chile. Argentina’s path to the title was challenging. …

Top seeds Argentina and Fiji impressed on Day One in Punta del Este. The two countries won their respective pools and were the only undefeated sides on the opening day. Olympic Gold Medalists, Fiji opened with a 33-0 win over Colombia. They went on to down Chile 24-7 and Canada 50-0.  The …

A number of Americas Players are to be involved in Top 14: Week 16. The round will see not seven but six Top 14 matches. The scheduled match between Bayonne and Racing 92 has been postponed to enable Racing 92 to face Munster this weekend. Juan Imhoff will play in …

Americas Players will be present in Aviva Premiership: Round 13. Involved will be players from numerous countries. The most notable though will be Juan Figallo. The giant from Salta, Argentina will reach a milestone. Round 13 sees just the one match being played on Friday. It is to be in …

Juan Imhoff will start at Fullback vs Munster this weekend. The Argentine winger will play out of position for the French champions who host the Irish province in a postponed Champions Cup fixture. The match was delayed due to the tragic death of Munster and Irish legend Anthony Foley. Racing 92 …

This weekend will see many more Americas Players in the Guinness Pro 12 than last. Week 13 will also be the final round of the Celtic-Italian League in January. Week 14 of the competition will begin on Friday February 10. Week 13 will also see only five matches played. Not …

Chile is to Host the Argentina XV in Concepción. The third round Americas Rugby Championship match will take place at the Estadio CAP Talcahuano on February 18. The venue seats up to 10,500 spectators. It is pictured below. Concepción is the third largest city in Chile after Santiago and Valparaiso. …

There are to be a host of Americas Players involved in Week 16 of the Pro D2. Week 16 opened on Thursday evening. Third placed Aurillac had home advantage against competition leaders Agen. Aurilllac were able to get the job done, winning 19-16. Canadian flier Taylor Paris played right wing for …

DTH van der Merwe is leaving Scarlets at the end of the season. The Guinness Pro 12 club has confirmed that the Canadian test star will be moving to the Aviva Premiership next season to take up a three-year deal with a to-be-confirmed Aviva Premiership club. Numerous media sources have …

An Argentine Fly Half is to make his Guinness Pro 12 Debut on Friday. Serafín Bordoli has been named on the bench for Zebre. The Buenos Aires play-maker joined Zebre in September from Olivos RC. The former Argentine u20 player is uncapped. Bordoli will wear the number 23 shirt for …

A 44-man roster has been named to play for Los Jaguares in Super Rugby. The players were named by the Jaguars Board members Fernando Rizzi, Marcelo Rodríguez and Jaime Barba. The 2017 season will be the seance to feature the Argentine franchise. The 44 players will begin training with the …

An Argentine second-rower is on his way to Carcassonne. The PRO d2 club has acquired the signature of Demián Panizzo. The 27-year-old from Buenos Aires club Belgrano Athletic joins Carcassonne from Colomiers. Panico has made 45 Pro D2 appearances for Colombiers. He joined the club in 2014 and signed a contract …