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 Seattle Seal Conference Final spot The Seattle Seawolves have earned their spot in the Western Conference Final with a convincing 37-26 …

Old Glory DC earned a hard-fought 37-33 win over the defending champion New York Ironworkers at Memorial Field on Sunday. The home side led 19-16 at halftime but an inspired second half performance led the visitors to victory in their first ever playoff match. It was a furious start to …

Kate Zackary and Hope Rogers have been named in the official Premier 15s Team of the Season. The USA Eagles duo were rewarded for standout campaigns with Exeter Chiefs, who finished as runners-up this season after falling short against Gloucester-Hartpury in Saturday’s Final. Zackary has remarkably been selected at outside …

Australia are primed for 2023. The Wallabies will begin their year on Saturday, July 08 on the road against South Africa. Seven days later Australia will play at home against Argentina in Sydney. The Rugby Championship will be stage one of Rugby World Cup year. The Wallabies start the year …

The Seattle Seawolves have earned their spot in the Western Conference Final with a convincing 37-26 victory over the Houston SaberCats on Saturday. A clinical performance from AJ Alatimu and the triumphant return of Riekert Hattingh led the way against a Houston side that will rue a number of mistakes …

The honor of challenging the New England Free Jacks for the Eastern Conference title next weekend will go to the winner of Sunday’s match at Memorial Field. Old Glory DC arrive in Mount Vernon to take on the New York Ironworkers in a fascinating clash between two sides who finished …

Argentina delivered an impressive opening performance in the Junior World Championship. Los Pumitas were convincing winners over Italy. The 43-15 victory saw the South Americans outscoring the European team by six tries to two. Playing with many Dogos and Pampas players from Super Rugby Americas, Los Pumitas were up for …

The Major League Rugby postseason gets underway in Seattle on Saturday, where the Seawolves host the Houston SaberCats in the Western Conference Playoff. It’s a rematch of last year’s conference final in Houston which was won decisively by the Seawolves to send them to a third Championship Final. On both …

Argentina’s roster for 2023 comes with surprises. The announcement of a 48-man roster confirms who is in the frame for Rugby World Cup 2023. The roster is hybrid; it contains players who will play for (a) Los Pumas and for (b) the Argentina XV. The roster is made-up of Argentina’s …

Canada have secured a tour this August. As part of the Rugby World Cup 2023 warm-up matches Canada will play two test matches in Tonga. The fixtures are to be Canada’s toughest assignment of 2023. Canada will play against Tonga in Nuku’alofa on August 10 and August 15. The matches …