The Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Canada At last a return to winning ways for Canada. The 19-12, three tries to two win over the visiting …

Eddie Jones has named his final squad of 31 players to take part in the World Cup. Included are all seven of the players who were part of Super Rugby squads this past season, with Chiefs back row Michael Leitch retained as captain. A total of 10 foreign-born players are …

The USA Eagles ran into a minor speed bump in an otherwise successful summer, dropping a 24-19 decision to Harlequins Rugby Club at PPL Park in Philadelphia on Sunday. Neither team would have been putting much stock in the result, with the Eagles ramping up to the Rugby World Cup, …

Los Teros Head Coach Pablo Lemoine has announced Uruguay’s 31 players who will compete at the upcoming Rugby World Cup in England and Wales. The players named are the same 31 men who traveled to Japan to play test matches in Fukuoka and Tokyo against the Asian champions. 30 year …

Reigning World Cup champions and the number one ranked team in the world, New Zealand has had its 31-man player roster confirmed for the upcoming Rugby World Cup which gets under way in three weeks time. New Zealand will play in Pool C being joined by Argentina, Georgia, Namibia and …

The 8th annual Grand Final of Ecuadorian rugby was played on Saturday with clubs from the country’s two largest cities – Guayaquil competing for the national title in the capital of Quito. Played at the Hacienda La Querencia the two-time running champions Jibaros Quito Rugby Club took on Tiburones ADN …

Played at the Estadio Errick Barrondo in Guatemala City today, the San Josemaría Rugby Club defeated Jules Verne Rugby Club (JVRC) in the Guatemalan Rugby Grand Final. The 22-13 win saw San Josemaría crowned national club champions. Guatemala is a member is Sudamérica Rugby, the regional governing body for South …

Colombia’s impressive year of 2015 continues. Having seen the women’s Rugby Sevens team, Las Tucanes, qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil the junior program continue to deliver results. Colombia hosted and won the 2015 u19 South American B Championship this past week. Los Tucanes began …

Canada celebrated their first ever match in Halifax with a 19-12 victory over the Glasgow Warriors in front of a capacity crowd of nearly 5,000 at Graves-Oakley Memorial Park. The win comes much-needed in Canada’s last match on home soil before departing for England on Sunday evening. It was an …

Uruguay’s national men’s test team, Los Teros, fell 40-0 against Japan this morning in the second test match between the countries. The two match series has been a warm-up for the Rugby World Cup with both Eddie Jones and Pablo Lemoine to confirm their 31-men player rosters for the World …