Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Argentina write History in Rugby Championship Los Pumas were big winners over the Wallabies no Saturday in San Juan. …

Uruguay won the Men’s competition at the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series 2022 in Chile. In doing so, Los Teros 7’s secured core status on the World Rugby Sevens Series 2023. Never before have Uruguay had core status. Japan won the Women’s competition to also qualify. Uruguay overcame Georgia in …

The second edition of the Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft saw a significant expansion on 2020. With the Toronto Arrows opting in this time there were 13 players selected per round, with an extra round making it 39 picks all in 2021 up from 24 the previous year. Dallas had …

Michael Cheika has made changes to Argentina’s roster. Los Pumas will tour New Zealand playing their round three and four Rugby Championship matches against the All Blacks in Christchurch and Hamilton. Six alterations have been made from the squad that took-on the Wallabies in Mendoza and San Juan. The missing …

The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare international teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as full tests are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. Round one of the Rugby Championship saw …

Argentina’s 48-17 win over Australia in San Juan was historic. It was easily the biggest win by Los Pumas against Australia. Previous wins had been by up to 15 points. More importantly, the win set a new record to become Los Pumas’ biggest win over a Tier 1 opponent. Los Pumas’ …

Canada’s return to international competition at the under-20 level ended in disappointment as they fell to Zimbabwe by a score of 32-24 at Guelph University on Saturday. The speed of the Junior Sables backline proved a difference, with flying winger Tavonga Ablant leading the way with a hat trick. There …

Uruguay proved too strong for Chile in the opening match of the u20 series at Guelph University on Saturday afternoon. The final score read 27-3 in favor of Los Teritos, whose cohesion was vastly superior to their opponents. Afonso Silva scored on a simple blindside attack from a scrum to …

Uruguay and Chile have qualified for the Semi Finals of the Men’s draw at the World Rugby Challenger sevens tournament in Santiago. The Americas will not be contesting for the Women’s final, however, with all four entries eliminated. Los Teros have advanced to the Final Four despite losing two of …

Los Pumas were big winners over the Wallabies no Saturday in San Juan. Argentina came to life with a record 48-17 win over Australia. A strong start, solid chasing of high balls and good use of replacements contributed to Argentina’s biggest ever win over the Wallabies. As if a spell …

Canada’s Men’s u20 side will return to action from a two-year hiatus on Saturday. They will open their three-match series against Zimbabwe with all matches played at Guelph University. Montauban midfielder Liam Bowman captains the team with loosehead prop Mehdi Porchet and second row Logan Weidner also based in France. …

US Eagles front rower Joe Taufete’e is headed back to Europe. The 29-year-old has signed on with the Leicester Tigers for the 2022-2023 English Premiership season. He departs the LA Giltinis, who he joined in March from French Top 14 side Lyon. This will be the second Premiership club for …

Andrés Vilaseca is too play in France. The captain of Los Teros and Peñarol is being recruited by Vannes from Uruguay, as reported by Ouest France. The move comes after Alapati Leiua failed medical exams. Vannes play in France’s second division, the Pro D2. The club has been competing for …

Riekert Hattingh has been handed a six-month suspension by the US Anti-Doping Agency. The Seattle Seawolves captain tested positive for tamoxifen in an out-of-competition test on March 27 of this year. His suspension is effective from August 4, 2022, to February 4, 2023. Tamoxifen is a banned substance under USADA …

The Toronto Arrows have confirmed their third player and second re-signing for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Mitch Richardson has put pen to paper on an extension that will see him play a fifth season for the club, having been with the team since its inception. After playing a …

Core spots on the 2022-2023 World Sevens Series are up for grabs in Santiago this weekend. Only the winner in each of the Men’s and Women’s Challenger brackets will celebrate success. The Estadio Santa Laura will provide the backdrop with seven Americas teams in all competing. Home side Chile have …

Will Kelly has bid adieu to the Toronto Arrows. The 25-year-old flyhalf has signed on with Chinnor, who competes in England’s third division National One. He is the second Canadian international confirmed on Toronto’s departure list following hooker Andrew Quattrin. In his third campaign with the Arrows, Kelly appeared in …

Seven days on from a competitive battle in Mendoza, Argentina and Australia meet again in San Juan. The round two fixture of the 2022 Rugby Championship is important for both teams as the tournament unfolds. There are also prime opportunities for players to press as the World Cup draws closer. …

NOLA Gold have announced the re-signing of loosehead prop Kevin Sullivan for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old from San Francisco returns for a fourth season with the club, and follows contract extensions of flanker Devin Short and winger Harley Wheeler. Sullivan has been a consistent performer for …

With a week to go until the third edition of the Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft, we’re taking a look back at how the inaugural class of 2020 has done in the two years since. Some players have made significant progress since our one-year check-in. Others have dropped out completely. …