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The Legion have found their new hooker for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. Hugh Roach has been acquired from Chicago in a straight swap for scrumhalf Jason Higgins. The former fills the enormous gap left by the departures of both Sama Malolo and Shilo Klein to Super Rugby. Roach …

NOLA Gold have made a change at Head Coach for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. Cory Brown takes over the role from Kane Thompson, though the latter will remain with the club as an assistant with a focus on forwards and defense. Brown hails from New Zealand and played …

The first-ever Chilean roster for a Rugby World Cup has been named. Head Coach Pablo Lemoine unveiled a roster containing 30 players for the upcoming tournament in France. Three additional players will be added to Los Condores’ roster. All 30 players on Chile’s roster learned their rugby in Chile. The …

The Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News. It takes a look at the highs and the lows involving the Americas during the past week.   UP South American 4 Nations Locked in for August The 2023 South American 4 Nations is coming in August. Brazil, …

Major League Rugby will be well represented when New Zealand’s National Provincial Championship kicks off next weekend. An impressive 45 players who took part in the 2023 season will be suiting in the competition that runs through October, with another 17 former MLR players involved. The largest contingent, perhaps predictably, …

Player transfers continue during the European off-season. While all eyes are on Rugby World Cup preparations teams continue to assemble their rosters for the 2023-2023 season. There have been recent signings from the Americas and transfers of Americas players within Europe. Argentine prop Mariano Filomeno has signed for Mont de …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week.   UP Argentina deliver famous Rugby Championship away win in Australia Los Pumas went to Sydney and conquered the largest Australian city. The …

In a historic move, Northland have signed Wilton Rebolo. The Brazilian will be the first ever from his country to play in New Zealand’s National Provincial Championship (NPC). Rebolo joins during the Super Rugby offseason; he played Super Rugby Pacific 2023 for the Western Force. Rebolo will return to Australia …

Chile is in Rugby World Cup mode. Head Coach Pablo Lemoine has confirmed a list of 46 players to begin preparations for France 2023. The final roster will see 33 men named on Chile’s World Cup roster. Of note is that every player is home-grown. As expected, Lemoine’s roster is …

Josh Syms will depart Old Glory DC after just one season to take up a contract with Zebre Parma. The 42-year-old New Zealander has agreed a two-year deal to become the Italian club’s new Forwards Coach, as confirmed by the Hawke’s Bay Rugby Union. Since taking over in January, Syms …