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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week   UP Nicaragua Nicaragua Rugby has achieved Federation status. The Federacion Nicaraguense de Rugby is now an official acknowledged governing body. The feat …

The San Diego Legion have employed one of the world’s leading coaches in a consultancy role for the upcoming season. England’s supremo Eddie Jones will provide advice from afar for newly-appointed coaching duo Scott Murray and Zack Test. The former assistants were promoted to co-lead roles after the departure of …

AJ MacGinty impressed for the Sale Sharks on Saturday. His English Premiership side were 40-31 winners away over the Leicester Tigers. The USA Eagles fly half scored 19 points. They came in the form of four conversions, two penalties and a try. MacGinty has been in rampant form for the …

Kanaloa Rugby will not be bringing Major League Rugby to Hawai’i in 2021. The league issued a formal statement on Friday afternoon confirming that the three-month negotiating period had expired without an agreement. MLR will proceed with 13 teams next season. While the league did not specify why no agreement …

Old Glory DC have looked to solve their scrummaging problems with the addition of Scottish tighthead prop Steven Longwell for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old arrives from Italy where he has been playing professionally for Verona in the Serie A. Longwell has been a prominent figure in …

Kyle Ciquera has re-signed with the New England Free Jacks through the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old prop from Connecticut will enter his third season with the team, joining ahead of the inaugural 2019 exhibition campaign. Able to pack down on either side of the scrum, Ciquera is …

Titi Lamositele made his Top 14 debut this evening. He started at tight head prop for Montpellier who had home advantage against Pau. Montpellier led 23-10 at half-time, but fell to a 26-23 defeat. Pau were given a penalty try too seal victory in the final play of the match. …

Joaquín Tuculet and the Unión Argentina de Rugby have parted ways. Following five years at Los Jaguares the fullback has ended his contract at the age of 31. His decision also sees him departing Argentina’s ongoing Rugby Championship preparations with immediate effect. His decision to end his UAR contract is not …

A decision most will have considered inevitable is now official. The 2020 Rugby Americas North Sevens tournament has now been cancelled. Due to be hosted by the Bahamas in November, the event was set to feature men’s and women’s teams at under-18 level for the first time in addition to …

Ryan Matyas is set to play a fourth season for the San Diego Legion, the club has confirmed. The 29-year-old USA international will see out the extension signed in August of 2019 that runs through the end of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Matyas has been one of the …