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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.   UP Uruguay Officially at an all-time high are Uruguay. Los Teros are now ranked 16th in the world, a placing higher than …

The Americas Rankings have been updated following the completion of international competition this weekend. The March 03 2019 rankings take into account the results from the latest round of the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). In the first fixture of the round Canada fell to a 39-23 home defeat against theArgentina …

The Pacific Rugby Players Welfare (PRPW) are considering boycotting RWC 2019. The organization represents 600 mainly European-based Pacific Island professional rugby players, of whom Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga rely on heavily for their rosters. The organization’s stance comes following a leak from the New Zealand Herald which noted Japan and …

The Dominican Republic is entering two sides in the Las Vegas Invitational Sevens this weekend. A total of 25 players will travel as the team prepares for the 2019 Rugby Americas North sevens to be hosted in the Cayman Islands later this year. Known as the Tainos, the Dominican side …

Agustín Pichot is on record in pushing for promotion / relegation in the proposed World League. The former Pumas captain has been under attack on social media from rugby fans who are less than impressed with the revelations that the new competition, set to begin in 2020, will not involve …

The USA, and Japan are reportedly set to join the Rugby Championship, reports Gregor Paul for the New Zealand Herald. The publication notes that World Rugby is to establish a 12-team ‘World League’ which sees the USA and Japan joining the existing ten countries who comprise the Six Nations and …

The Americas Rankings have been updated following the completion of international competition this weekend. The February 24 2019 rankings take into account the results from the latest round of the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). There were three matches in round three, the first of which was played in Langford, British …

In France on Saturday the national men’s test side will look to end their miserable run when they face Scotland in the Six Nations. Meanwhile on the domestic front the Top 14 clubs will be in action with five matches taking place. The Americas is to be represented in week …

La Sabana is to host the 2019 Rainforest 7’s this weekend in Costa Rica. Taking place on Saturday and Sunday Parque Metropolitano de La Sabana, will stage an event with 10 teams including the national Mens’s and Women’s 7’s sides. The tournament will kick-off at 9am. Twelve matches will be …

Rugby Americas North has confirmed that the Cayman Islands will host the regional Olympic Qualifiers in July 6-7 of this year. Both the men’s and women’s tournaments will be held at Truman Bodden Sports Complex in George Town, a frequent venue for international rugby that also hosted the regional qualifiers …