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Tyler Ardron scored today in a losing effort. The Chiefs fell 28-24 against the Sharks in Durban in a back-and-forth contest. The loss was the fourth of the 2018 season for the New Zealand franchise. The South Africans face Los Jaguares next weekend in Buenos Aires. Both the Chiefs and …

The fans showed up on a windy Friday evening before a long weekend in Toronto but unfortunately they didn’t quite get the game they were hoping for. What could have been a spectacle of running rugby was instead a largely dour affair that offered plenty of front-on clashes but little …

Only four teams will suit up in Week 5 of the inaugural Major League Rugby season. Saturday’s match is another first for the startup league, the first rematch. The New Orleans Gold host the Houston SaberCats in a repeat of the first game on opening day, a match won 35-26 by …

In what could well be viewed as a ‘Probables vs Possibles’ trial ahead of the June test series, the Ontario Arrows will host the Canada Selects in Toronto on Friday evening in the first of a home-and-away series. It will also be a second ‘home opener’ of sorts for the …

Having started at no 8 last week Tyler Ardron moves back to lock to face the Sharks. The Chiefs successfully defeated the Stormers last weekend in their first match in South Africa. Their tour continues on Saturday in Durban. Chiefs Had Coach Colin Cooper has made seven changes to the …

World Rugby have handed out severe punishments to Romania, Spain, and Belgium as a result of the player ineligibility scandal that has rocked the Rugby Europe World Cup qualification process. All three have been handed 5-point penalties for each qualifying game in which an ineligible player was used during the …

Washington DC is getting a professional rugby team. Major League Rugby will soon confirm that exclusive franchise rights have been granted to a group in the nation’s capital headed by lead investors Paul Sheehy and Chris Dunlavey. Their target entry is the 2020 season but the team could begin as …

Sandro Fiorino can now remove the ‘interim’ from his coaching title. The Toronto native has been confirmed as the permanent successor to François Ratier as Head Coach of Canada’s Senior Women’s program. Fiorino will also continue as Head Coach of the National Sevens Academy program in Toronto. His promotion does …

Charity Williams has been named to the official HSBC Dream Team for the Langford Sevens. The Canadian speedster scored five tries during the tournament including the game winner against Ireland in the pool stages to secure Canada’s spot in the Cup Quarter Finals. Joining her in the backs are Montserrat …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. Due to the volume of rugby played this past week this week’s Up and Under is a Special Edition.   UP Brazil Miracles …