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Test match rugby this weekend saw changes in the Americas Rankings. Gains were made by Chile, Guyana, Mexico and Uruguay. Of note is Mexico gaining an record high ranking of 9th in the Americas. Chile’s home win over Brazil sees a slight gain for Chile at the expensive of Os Tupis. …

The pools are in. Rugby World Cup 2019 will be as exciting as any before. The spread of teams across the pools is relatively even, albeit there are winners as there are losers. In this special edition of Up and Under we put them under the microscope. UP Pool C It’s official, …

The votes are in, and the changes promised and spearheaded by World Rugby Vice-Chairman Agustín Pichot have been made. In fact the changes to Regulation 8 regarding international regulations have gone beyond what was hoped. The changes not only affect residency but also the ‘capturing’ of u20 and sevens players. …

Set your alarm clocks. The draw for Rugby World Cup 2019 is to take place tomorrow morning. With the tournament being played in Japan the draw is to take place at 5pm local time. For the rugby public in the Americas it will require an early morning mid-week alarm. When? …

The month of May will see a lot of test rugby played in the Americas. The first game of the month took place on Saturday with Turks & Caicos Islands playing host to the Dominican Republic. The home side’s 24-15 victory sees changes for both in the Americas Rankings. The teams …

Test match rugby returned to the Americas on Saturday. The one, and only, match of April saw the Dominican Republic playing at home against Curaçao. With the Copa de Rugby Dominico-Curazaleña on the line, the Dominican Republic powered to a 32-17 victory. The result has consequences for both countries in the Americas …

Costa Rica is approaching World Rugby membership status. The Sudamérica Rugby member and Central American republic has been hosting a visit this week from Sudamérica Rugby authorities this week. As a part of the visit Costa Rica Rugby has been introduced to the Leading Rugby course in the World Rugby …

Pirates Rugby Club are now the Honduras national champions. The club from Islas de la Bahía were crowned champions on Saturday, winning the Torneo Nacional de Rugby 10’s, a nine team tournament of 10-a-side rugby. The Pirates topped the podium with Zamorano finishing in second position. Third place went to Los …

Rugby in the Americas continues to grow as Nicaragua is advancing to form its first official test side. Together with Honduras the countries are the only Central American Republics absent from the South American C Championship. This is likely to change, possibly in 2017. Both Nicaragua and Honduras received Sudamérica Rugby officials …

Week 5 of the Americas Rugby Championship has impacted the Americas Rankings. Two out of the three matches were for rankings and both of those matches saw changes to the competitors’ rankings. Uruguay’s home victory over Chile sees no change to the ranking of either country. Uruguay went into the match already with …