For the first time in history, South America will have a direct spot at a Rugby World Cup. The 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup is guaranteed to have either Brazil or Colombia. The winner will make history; never before has either country appeared at a Men’s or Women’s Rugby World …

Week Four of Super Rugby Americas 2024 kick-off in Buenos Aires on Friday. In a derby, Los Pampas will have home advantage against Los Dogos. It is a match that puts this season’s two unbeaten teams head-to-head. It falls following the naming of Dogos captain Franco Molina on Argentina’s roster. …

Felipe Contepomi’s coaching staff has undergone an alteration. Days out of Los Pumas’ London Training Camp, Contepomi has added Bradley Mooar to his staff. Mooar will be attack coach. He joins former Pumas Andrés Bordoy and Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe as assistant coaches to Hall of Famer Felipe Contepomi. Mooar …

Up and Under is an Americas Rugby News exclusive. It identifies the best and the tops and the flops involving the Americas during the course of the past seven days. This week’s edition comes following the opening round of Major League Rugby (MLR) 2024. Rugby fans were overrun with choices …

France are the 2024 Champions of the Los Angeles Sevens. The title came with a 21-0 victory over an outmatched Great Britain in the Final. France’s win shakes-up the medal picture for the upcoming Paris Olympic Games. Victory in Los Angeles was the first tournament win by the French Men’s …

New Zealand are the 2024 Women’s champions of the Los Angeles Sevens. Michaela Blyde’s scored a hat-trick as New Zealand overcame Australia 29-14 for Gold in the Final. The Bronze Final was all North American with he USA defeating Canada 21-7. Both New Zealand and Australia were unbeaten ahead of …

Dallas will move into next week with a winning record for the first time in their club’s history. The Jackals overcame a 16-point deficit to claim an upset 32-29 win over RFC Los Angeles on Sunday, taking full advantage of poor discipline that saw four yellow cards brandished to the …

Reece MacDonald scored three tries as the defending champion New England Free Jacks scored a dominant 46-13 win the competitive debut for Anthem Carolina. The Major League Rugby newcomers earned the applause of the home crowd with two highlight-reel tries late in the second half. It took less than three …

The Miami Sharks made a game of it but couldn’t quite get the win they wanted in their home debut. Instead it was the visiting Chicago Hounds who did just enough to win the arm wrestle with their forwards getting the edge in the rain in front of 4,500 fans …

Los Dogos are in pole position of Super Rugby Americas. After three rounds of play the side from Córdoba, Argentina is undefeated and has claimed three bonus point wins. Yacare has been playing some impressive rugby but not has a 1-2 season record.   CAPPED INTERNATIONALS (0) – Franco Molina …

Juan Cruz Mallía is in majestic form for Toulouse. The Puma from Córdoba scored a double for Top 14 Giants Toulouse against Castres on Saturday. The double followed a try one week earlier against Clermont. His first score against Castres opened the scoring. The 4th minute try saw him splitting …

A try from Tavite Lopeti with just a minute left on the clock gave the Seawolves a 25-19 win over the Legion at Starfire Stadium on Saturday night. Played in damp and icy cold conditions, it was a back-and-forth affair largely dominated by kicking that very nearly went San Diego’s …

The SaberCats showed their teeth in a muscular performance to start the season with a 22-15 win over the Warriors on Saturday night. Houston’s forwards proved the difference as they got the better of the set piece and dominated the contact area. Utah fought back late to salvage a bonus …

NOLA recovered from a sluggish start to score 18 unanswered points and take an 18-6 victory over DC on Saturday afternoon. Old Glory looked in control early but the momentum swung towards the Gold just after halftime and they pulled away in the final quarter. The Gold were on the …

Selknam claimed their first win of Super Rugby Americas 2024 on season. The Chilean franchise did enough to overcame Os Cobras in what was a game of two halves. Selknam were 24-3 up well before half-time in a contest they won by 30-20.   CAPPED INTERNATIONALS (19) Brendon Alves, Endy …

Major League Rugby’s second run in Los Angeles starts on Sunday when RFC LA takes their first steps against the Dallas Jackals in Carson. The new team is not a rebirth of the former champion Giltinis, but rather a re-location of former title contenders Rugby ATL. It’s a unique kickoff …

A second expansion side for 2024, but this franchise is unique to Major League Rugby. Anthem Rugby Carolina are a joint agreement between World Rugby, USA Rugby, and MLR owners to help develop Eagles-eligible talent. Their baptism of fire will come against the defending champion New England Free Jacks in …

Major League Rugby welcomes Miami to the fold on Sunday evening when the Sharks open their account against the Chicago Hounds. The Sharks will be hoping for strong local support in their home opener while the heavily-upgraded Hounds are looking jump from third-last on the log to title contenders. CLUB …

A much-improved Peñarol completed a home bonus point win over the American Raptors on Friday. The 37-7 result gets the team back on track after falling to Os Cobras in Jacareí, Brazil in their prior fixture this season. The American Raptors’ are winless after three matches in South America thus …

The highest-profile match of the weekend takes place at Starfire Stadium on Saturday night. It’s a rematch of last season’s Western Conference Final with the Seattle Seawolves squaring off against the San Diego Legion, the most storied rivalry in Major League Rugby. CLUB DEBUTS (11) – Orr, Ngakuru, Taylor, Mason, …