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 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby The second edition of the Súper Liga American de Rugby (SLAR) will have …

Racing 92 have signed Emiliano Boffelli from Los Jaguares. It sees Argentina’s 2020 player exodus continuing. The move also comes shortly after Bordeaux signed fellow Jaguares outside back, Bautista Delguy from Los Jaguares. Racing 92 will be home to two players from Rosario club Duendes: Juan Imhoff and Emiliano Boffelli. The …

The South American RWC 2023 qualifiers will be played exclusively in Montevideo. Both tournaments scheduled for June and July of 2021 will take place at the Estadio Charrúa. The first round will be a pre-qualifying tournament in June 2021. Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Paraguay will compete with the top two …

Teams from Colombia and Paraguay are to have priority in the 2021 SLAR draft. Los Cafeteros Pro (Colombia) and the Olímpia Lions (Paraguay) will have 15 national players and 15 Argentine players in their respective 30-man rosters. The player draft is yet to be finalized. Players involved will be UAR …

Bordeaux claimed maximum points on Saturday. The French Top 14 completed a 47-8 rout over Welsh region the Dragons. Puma Santiago Cordero was at the forefront of the win with a hat-trick. Cordero played the match on the right wing. In addition to scoring three tries he also ran 126 …

Luca Tani will trade one cocktail for another as the Austin Gilgronis lock has signed for the LA Giltinis. The 25-year-old from Santa Cruz returns to his home state for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. A late addition to the AG’s roster in 2020 from San Francisco Golden Gate, …

Los Jaguares will not play in Super Rugby in 2021. The team is yet to be confirmed for a competition. The competition that they do play in will not be the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). This past weeks confirmation of the 2021 league noted that there will be …

The Austin Gilgronis have signed a third scrumhalf for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. 20-year-old Indiana native Sidney Shoop joins incumbent internationals Marcelo Torrealba and Pele Cowley at the revamped Texas club. Shoop earned invitations to two High School All-American camps while playing for South Greenville. He attended the …

Mexico is eyeing a future in Major League Rugby. Plans for the coming decade include a Mexican team in the USA-based competition. Such a move would see Mexico joining professional rugby for the first time and see the MLR expanded to a third North American country. The plans were confirmed …

North Americans will again feature strongly this weekend in the Premier 15s. There is a full slate of five games on offer with Canadian players featuring in four lineups and USA internationals in two. Saturday’s feature broadcast will see Loughborough traveling to London to play Saracens. DaLeaka Menin and Courtney …