USA Women’s Sevens Head Coach Ric Suggitt has named his side for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. The tournament, set to play July 11-12th, features a handful of teams from the Americas. The 2015 Games marks the first time that Women’s Rugby will be played at the games. Men’s …

Welwitschias head coach Danie Vermeulen has named a 50-man training squad for this year’s Rugby World Cup. Included are 27 players currently involved in the World Rugby Nations Cup in Romania in addition to a total of 11 players who are yet to be capped. Capped 43 times prop Johnny Redelinghuys is the …

International props Hubert Buydens and Andrew Tiedemann return to their roots as they suit up for the Wolf Pack in the upcoming Canadian Rugby Championship. The two test veterans have been named in head coach Graeme Moffat’s final squad for the abbreviated tournament, having returned from professional contracts overseas to …

Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has confirmed his lineup for Saturday’s non-capped international against the French Barbarians in Rosario. The fixture will be played at Old Resian Club in Argentina’s fourth largest city. Kick-off is scheduled for 3:30pm local time. With the French Barbarians’ tour being the final opportunity …

Los Pumitas Head Coach Nicolás Fernández Lobbe has confirmed his 23 players for Saturday’s World Rugby Under 20s Championship fixture against Japan. Potential future test players from the two proud rugby nations will be playing for a ninth place finish at Calvisano, Italy. Fernández Lobbe has made seven modifications from the …

While the European Professional Club Rugby pools don’t include any teams from the Americas, a number of high profile players from the Americas ply their trade in the Aviva Premiership, Pro 12, and French Top 14. Some of which have made a big impact for their professional clubs in the …

Argentine international Manuel Carizza has been named to start together with Eben Etzebeth for the Stormers. The Cape Town based franchise will play host to Australian side the Brumbies on Saturday. Capped 43 times by Argentina Carizza is looking for a recall ahead of the World Cup. The Rosario forward was …

The drama from the cancellation of the Independence Cup  hadn’t even settled before organizers RugbyLaw were back in the headlines. Unfortunately for the Minnesota-based group, it was for all the wrong reasons. The group posted another setback this past week as they pulled the plug on their proposed Hemisphere Cup match. The Hemisphere Cup was …

Chilean international Anton Petrowitsch is one of a group of players to have looked to grow as rugby players by flying across the South Pacific to New Zealand. The four time capped back-rower is based in the Christchurch suburb of Sumner where he plays for the local club in the …

Fabrice Landreau has named his starting side for the first match between the French Barbarians and Argentina on Saturday. His reserves have yet to be decided. The game takes place at the Old Resian Club in Rosario, to be followed by a second next Friday at the La Plata Rugby …

The new US Eagles jerseys for the 2015 Rugby World Cup have been unveiled. Apparel designers BLK have released a navy blue home shirt and a striped white alternate for the upcoming tournament that kicks off on September 19. The opening match for the Eagles is two days later, against …

Backing up from the opening round 30-10 win over Namibia the Argentina XV made it two from two  in Romania  this afternoon by defeating Spain 15-6 in a low-scoring match. The Argentina XV is a non-official test side and for this reason the matches are uncapped. Coached by Felipe Contepomi and Ricardo …

Los Teros lost 33-7 this afternoon against Ireland ‘A’. Known as Emerging Ireland, the second-string Irish test side is providing players with opportunities at pressing for senior squad involvement in this year’s Rugby World Cup. After a first half in which the Europeans dominated, and led 26-0 at the interval,the …

Canada hooker Aaron Carpenter offered Brantford Harlequins fans a rare treat this past weekend as he took to the pitch for his home club in their 41-22 victory over Oakville Crusaders. The former national team captain hadn’t appeared in Ontario’s Marshall Premiership since first moving to the UK as a …

Cameron Dolan has found a new home in professional rugby, having signed for Cardiff Blues of the Guinness Pro 12 ahead of the 2015/16 season. In confirming a move first reported by Americas Rugby News’ own Paul Tait in April, Dolan becomes the second American player to sign for the …

Continued preparation for Rio de Janeiro 2016 saw the Brazilian men’s Rugby Sevens team competing in the Rome Sevens this past weekend. The competition brought together a combination of national and club sides who competed in the Italian capital. Brazil competed well winning five out of six games. Playing in …

Canadian fans shouldn’t be alarmed with this past weekend’s result in North Carolina. The writing was on the wall long before the teams showed up. A win would have been a considerable upset, and if we’re honest, it wasn’t even close. The Eagles were comprehensively the better side. Unfortunately this …

With the pressure of qualifying for the Olympics out of the way, USA Rugby’s attention turns towards the Eagles preparation for the upcoming Rugby World Cup. The squad has a full slate of matches scheduled this Summer to prepare the side as they head to England as the underdog looking for …

Los Teros Head Coach Pablo Lemoine has made eleven changes to his team’s starting lineup for Wednesday’s round two fixture of the World Rugby Tbilisi Cup. Uruguay will play a non-capped fixture against Emerging Ireland in the Georgian capital and, in doing so, will be fielding an experimental side. Following …

The French press is reporting that Toulon utility back Juan Martín Hernández has is leaving the club to take up a contract with the UAR. The yet to be confirmed transfer has been circulating on French sources but is yet to be confirmed either by the UAR or the player himself. …