A record will be set in Australia Super Rugby on Friday. Four Argentine players will start for the Western Force against the Melbourne Rebels. The match will see Pumas Tomás Cubelli, Tomás Lezana, Santiago Medrano and Domingo Miotti all starting in Melbourne. Cubelli has been a regular this season for …
Read More »Bautista Ezcurra to leave ATL for Grenoble at season’s end
Bautista Ezcurra is to depart Rugby ATL at the end of the Major League Rugby season for France. The Argentine midfielder will his professional career with Grenoble, presently competing in the Pro D2, France’s second division. He will join on a two-year contract. The 25-year-old is an Argentine dual-international having …
Read More »ATL signs South African hooker Marko Janse van Rensburg
Rugby ATL have signed South African hooker Marko Janse van Rensburg for the remainder of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old follows co-captain Ryan Nell from the Pumas where he has most recently featured in the Super Rugby Unlocked campaign. Janse van Rensburg is originally from Vanderbijlpark near …
Read More »Argentine winger Sebastián Cancelliere to play Pro 14 in Scotland
Sebastián Cancelliere will join the Glasgow Warriors to play in the Pro 14. The Argentine winger will move to Scotland for the 2021-2022 season. The move will be his third professional club. He played Super Rugby for Los Jaguares in 2018-2020 and is currently playing in the Súper Liga Americana …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Women’s WXV World Rugby have lifted the lid on a new global women’s competition – dubbed the ‘WXV’ – …
Read More »MLR Preview – Rugby ATL vs Toronto Arrows
Rugby ATL plays host to the Toronto Arrows in more ways than one on Saturday. Border restrictions have seen the league’s only Canadian team pack their bags for Marietta, where they will camp out until the pandemic subsides or the season ends, whichever comes first. It’s a daunting task but …
Read More »Up and Under
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 LA Giltinis Austin hosted LA at Bold Stadium for a surprise preseason tilt on Saturday. The Giltinis won with …
Read More »MLR 2021 – Players from Latin America
The MLR 2021 season will feature players from around the world. This, in part, explains why there is growing interest in the league. One region with a healthy spread of players is the Americas itself. The USA and Canada are joined by a range of players from Latin America. This …
Read More »SLAR 2021 – Jaguares XV Preview
Los Jaguares XV will be one of six competitors in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The Buenos Aires-based side is Argentina’s only entrant in this year’s SLAR. Los Jaguares XV replaces Los Ceibos; the Argentine team that competed in the 2020 SLAR. The 30-man roster is entirely …
Read More »Domingo Miotti signs for Glasgow Warriors
Domingo Miotti has signed for the Glasgow Warriors. The Argentine will make the move to Scotland from Australian Super Rugby side the Western Force. He will do for for next season. It will be Miotti’s third professional team. He played for Los Jaguares in 2019-2020 and the Western Force in …
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