Benjamín Urdapilleta made history in France on Saturday. The Puma became the highest point scorer of active players in Top 14. His five points for Castres against Bayonne saw him overtaking Gaetan Germain to have more points than all other active players in the French elite. Urdapilleta now has 2166 …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week.   UP Silver for Los Pumas in Los Angeles Argentina finished runners-up to New Zealand at the LA 7s this past weekend. It’s …

New Zealand made it back-to-back World Sevens Series tournament wins as they defeated Argentina in the Cup Final at Los Angeles. After the dreadful day of rain on Day One, conditions were much more agreable on Day Two. The men in black now hold a sizeable lead at the top …

San Diego fans were treated to another impressive performance from the Legion, as they secured a 29-12 bonus-point win over the New England Free Jacks on Sunday. While the vaunted backline threatened, it was the defense of the home side that proved the difference in a physical contest. The Legion …

The Ironworkers celebrated their first match at Memorial Field in Mount Vernon with a one-sided 39-3 result over the Arrows. Toronto were playing without a specialist flyhalf due to injuries suffered in training, and the result was the largest losing margin in club history. Neither team impressed in the first …

It was not a classic in São Paulo on Sunday. Los Dogos won a scrappy Super Rugby Americas contest 31-14 against a dogged Os Cobras. It took a long time for points to be scored and very long for the Argentines to take control of the contest. There was plenty …

Argentina is the only Americas team to qualify for the Cup Quarter Finals at the Los Angeles Sevens. Play was affected heavily by the conditions as rain pounded into Dignity Health Sports Park all day long. It caused several delays, with the games stretching well into the evening as a …

Two teams with postseason ambitions will be reacquainted in San Diego on Sunday afternoon. The New England Free Jacks make their way to the West Coast and become the second team to experience Snapdragon Stadium, where the Legion and their growing Cohort will be waiting. Last weekend’s record-setting day at …

The Utah Warriors came away winners in their home opener on Saturday afternoon. It wasn’t all smooth sailing, however, as the Dallas Jackals matched them in tries but missed conversions made the final score 33-25 to the home side. Alarm bells were ringing early for Dallas as Joel Hodgson broke …

Selknam entertained Los Pampas in Santiago on Saturday. The fixture saw two winning teams from week one of Super Rugby Americas battling-it-out in a competitive match in Santiago. Selknam were deserved 34-20 winners. A solid start from Los Pampas was the visitors scoring first. Fullback José Ignacio Larenas slotted a …

The SaberCats earned a comfortable victory over the Gold in Houston’s home opener at AVEVA Stadium on Saturday evening. In similar fashion to their opening loss against New England, a clearly frustrated NOLA side again committed several unforced errors leading to a final score of 35-14. It was the visitors …

New York will take to the pitch on their latest home venue in Mount Vernon on Sunday afternoon. Memorial Field has been rebuilt from the ground up and the Ironworkers will hope the fresh facilities will spur them on to victory against their Eastern Conference rival Toronto Arrows. The two …

An intriguing Super Rugby Americas match will take place in São Paulo, Brazil on Sunday. Os Cobras play host to Los Dogos in a match between teams from Brazil and Argentina. It is to be the first meeting between these teams in what is the fourth year since Brazil joined …

A man-of-the-match performance from JP Smith led the Seattle Seawolves to a 28-22 victory over Rugby ATL at Starfire Stadium on Friday night. The South African scrumhalf scored one try himself and set up another for his captain as the 2022 Finalists made it two wins from two. Jordan Chait …

Two of Major League Rugby’s founding members will clash once again in Houston’s home opener at AVEVA Stadium on Saturday night. The SaberCats roll out the red carpet for the NOLA Gold for what will be the sixth meeting between the two. Remarkably they have faced each other just once …

It’s Utah’s turn for a home opener when they host Dallas at Zions Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Both teams are looking to bounce back from opening round defeats. The Warriors came up short in the record-setting sunshine at San Diego, while the Jackals were second-best in the Texas derby …

The World Sevens Series returns this weekend in Los Angeles. It’s back to Dignity Health Sports Park for the second time in less than six months. Once again it will feature only men’s sides, with the women to return next weekend in Vancouver. Through five stops on this year’s 11-event …

Peñarol battled past the American Raptors on Friday. The 28-19 home win sees the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) champions opening their Super Rugby Americas 2023 win with a victory. The loss sees the American Raptors 0-2 in their first season in the league. The American Raptors had …

George Killebrew is no longer Commissioner of Major League Rugby. After weeks of speculation that his time with the league was coming to an end, a formal announcement today indicated that Killebrew has stepped down from the position he has held for the past three years. A former executive with …

The feature match of round two of Super Rugby Americas 2023 sees Selknam at home against Los Pampas. Both teams were winners in the opening round. Selknam comfortably defeated the American Raptors in Santiago, Chile while Los Pampas enjoyed a road victory over Os Cobras in São Paulo, Brazil. Selknam …