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Felipe Ezcurra’s move to Leicester means that there are now again Argentine players across all positions at the elite level in Europe. This was the case in all years between RWCs 2003 and 2015 but this ended with the creation of Los Jaguares. With Ezcurra at Leicester there are legitimate …

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 Americas presence in Europe An impressive 39 Americas players have been registered for the premier European club competitions kicking off this …

Samoa ‘A’ have been crowned champions of the 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge. The Pacific Islanders earned a handsome 38-26 victory over hosts Uruguay ‘A’ in Montevideo on Sunday. It was an exciting match to end the tournament with nine tries split between the two sides. Uruguay got bad news early …

The Brazilian Rugby Union (CBRu) has reached an agreement with Twitter that will see their November 10 match against the New Zealand Māori broadcast live across the social media platform. Commentary in both English and Portuguese will be accessible. Also broadcasting the match will be South American cable channel SporTV …

The 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge comes to a close on Sunday with three matches on the table in Montevideo. Four teams will be playing for pride with the winner to be determined, appropriately, in the final contest of the day between hosts Uruguay and the powerful Samoans. All matches will …

The contenders are starting to slip away from the pack as the French Pro D2 enters its 8th week of the regular season. Already played on Thursday evening was a match between the two top teams. It was Nevers who got the 24-17 win at home over Mont-de-Marsan. Carlos Muzzio …

An impressive 39 Americas players have been registered for the premier European club competitions kicking off this weekend – the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup. Clubs from the French Top 14, the English Premiership, and the Guinness Pro 14 battle it out for European supremacy across two tiers of competition …

Uruguay ‘A’ set down a challenge for the USA Select XV in the second match on Day Two of the Americas Pacific Challenge. Wednesday’s contest featured some exciting attacking play from both sides and also reiterated the value of a strong scrum. The hosts entered on the back of a …

Pacific Island rivals Tonga ‘A’ and Samoa ‘A’ went to battle in an exciting contest at the Estadio Charrúa on Wednesday. It was the first match in the second round of the Americas Pacific Challenge. Both teams entered the match undefeated, with the winner moving to the head of the …

Next month will be a highly busy time for international competition. Involved in matches are to be countries from the world over, including those who will be World Cup opposition of both the USA and Argentina. The USA and Argentina are two of three countries from the Americas currently confirmed …