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Cam Dodson has bid farewell to Major League Rugby and returned to England. Originally from Staffordshire, the 25-year-old lock departs after two seasons with the Austin Gilgronis and has joined up with Wasps in the Premiership. Clubmate Sebastian de Chaves notably spent time with Wasps during the off-season between the …

Greg Cooper is the new Head Coach of the Utah Warriors. The 57-year-old New Zealander fills a role left vacant after the departure of Shawn Pittman halfway through the 2022 campaign. Assistant coach duo Shaun Davies and Robbie Abel saw out the rest of the season. As a player Cooper …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP One of the great weekends in South American rugby history This past weekend will be remembered for a long …

Uruguay and Romania meet in game two of a two match series on Sunday. Romania did very well to win game one after an early red card. Uruguay were second best but had fought back from a 17-3 half-time deficit and were leading 22-20 with ten minutes left to play. …

The USA South Panthers will travel to Colombia from August 1 to 7 for two matches. It’s a tour that has been postponed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The second match will be a ‘test’ against Las Tucanes on Saturday, August 6 at the Estadio Moderno Julio …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP USA defeats Chile in Qualifier classic The USA edged Chile 22-21 in an extraordinary first leg of their World …

The summer schedule will wrap up for Canada on Sunday as they host Spain at TD Place in Ottawa. It’s a match that was not originally on the cards, with Los Leones stepping in to replace the French Barbarians on relatively short notice. Belgium provided little opposition to the Maple …

Diego Magno will make history against Romania on Saturday. The Uruguayan will earn his 100th test cap. In doing so, Magno will become the first Americas player to reach 100 test caps. Magno has been playing test match rugby since 2008. He made his debut that year against Russia. His …

The second edition of the Premier Rugby Sevens takes place at San Jose’s PayPal Park on Saturday. It’s the opening leg of a three-tournament series that will move on to Washington, DC, next weekend and culminate in Austin, Texas, on July 30. The inaugural event took place in Memphis last …

The Rugby World Cup 2023 bound Uruguay and Romania will play the first of two test matches on Saturday. They will do so at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. The venue is the home of Uruguayan Rugby; yet, it has only previously hosted one of the ten prior test matches …