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The Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) will act as Americas 1 and Americas 2 qualifiers for RWC 2023, notes Ignacio Chans for Uruguayan publication El Observador. Americas Rugby News has been independently informed that the existing agreement will be implemented as planned. An official announcement is forthcoming from World Rugby. Such …

NOLA Gold have signed Juan Cappiello. The Argentine mid-fielder has signed a long-term contract to play for the Major League Rugby (MLR) franchise for the next three years. Cappiello joins from French side Mont de Marsan. He played for the Pro D2 side from 2019-2020 and played the prior season …

Rugby Americas have confirmed that the flagship Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) and second-tier Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) will not take place in 2020. The under-20 versions of those tournaments are also off due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A formal release from the organization says that discussions are ongoing for …

Ongoing player recruitment has seen Mauro Perotti joining Alcobendas. The former Argentina XV scrum-half was among the leading players in last season’s División de Honor, the elite Spanish rugby competition. Perotti moves to the Madrid club from División de Honor rivals Bathco Rugby Santander. He comes from Gimnasia y Tiro …

Three Chileans will play for French club Anglet in the Fédérale 1. They are Javier Meneses, Iñaki Ayarza and Ramón Ayarza. All three players have represented their country in the past. Javier Meneses joins the French club from Bayonne. He does so for the senior roster, a move up from …

Ramón Ayarza has signed for Anglet. He moves to the French Basque club from Montauban, his team last season in the Pro D2. The 26-year-old Ayarza has been in France for a substantial time. In addition to Montauban, He previously spent four years with Bayonne in the Pro d2 and …

What would the most capped XV of all-time look like? Who are the most capped rugby players from the Americas? If these or similar questions have crossed your mind then this article is for you. Listed below is the Americas team comprising the most capped player across all positions. Starting …

The Toronto Arrows have confirmed four returning players for the 2021 Major League Rugby season and one new addition. Argentina XV standout Juan Cruz González joins with contract extensions for Richie Asiata, Steven Ng, Kolby Francis, and Spencer Jones. González, 27, arrives from Spain where he has been playing for …

USA Rugby has reached an agreement with the City of Glendale that will see Infinity Park become the ‘preferred host venue’ for both Men’s and Women’s Eagles tests. The national governing body offices will also be relocated from Lafayette to Glendale. With USAR currently under severe financial strain leading to …

The all-time Top 10 most capped Americas players come from three countries: Argentina, Canada and Uruguay. Unsurprisingly, Argentina contributes the most with eight of the ten places going to Pumas. Yet, the top spot is not occupied by an Argentine player. Instead, the all-time most capped Americas player is Uruguay’s …