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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 XVs Having come unstuck against Japan one week earlier Canada turned things around in style to annihilate Russia in Calgary on Saturday. …

Denver have tasted defeat at last. Ohio earned their second successive blowout victory with a stunning 48-27 upheaval of the previously undefeated league leaders. The win brings the Stampede ever so slightly down to earth and creaks the door open just enough for Ohio to get a glance at the …

The Denver Stampede return after a week’s vacation to officially take up residence at their new home, CIBER Field, where they will host the Ohio Aviators on Sunday. A victory for the undefeated Denver would all but wrap up the inaugural PRO Rugby title. The visitors must win if they …

Italy held on for a narrow 24-20 win over the USA in a feisty clash at the Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California. The first of two home tests for the USA this June, the Eagles failed to overturn a vulnerable Italian side that could have been a scalp for …

Week 2 of the June international series, and this week we’ve got a heap of games on deck! Not only are there tour matches involving Canada, Argentina, and the USA, but we’ve got Kenya visiting Brazil and the Nations Cup featuring Uruguay. And wait… there’s more! The Rugby World Cup …

John Mitchell has included a few surprises in his USA team to face Italy at Avaya Stadium in San Jose on Saturday. Five uncapped players have been named, four on the bench, with sevens specialist Nate Augspurger set to make his test debut at scrumhalf. Waratahs extended squad member James …

Canadian product Robert Barbieri has been named to start for Italy vs the USA on Saturday. The Toronto-born back-rower is the only change to the side that started against Argentina in Santa Fé this past weekend. Italian Head Coach Conor O’Shea will be looking for the opening win over his tenure. …

The Felipe Contepomi-coached Argentina XV made it back-to-back victories in the Nations Cup, downing Emerging Italy 40-30 in Bucharest, Romania earlier today. A strong opening half from the South Americans saw inside center Joaquín Paz crossing for two tries. With Segundo Tuculet and Joaquín Díaz Bonilla both also scoring and Díaz …

The Ohio Aviators put a major dent in San Diego’s plans for a title hunt with a resounding 55-29 victory at Memorial Park in Obetz on Sunday. Two tries each for powerhouse wingers Alex Elkins and Spike David and a hat trick on debut for English centre Dom Waldouck led …

Los Pumas, got their year underway on Saturday afternoon. The first capped international of the year can be viewed in entirety below. Time will tell as to whether or not the Argentina vs Italy June 11 2016 – Full Match was the start of a memorable year or not for Los …