Italy and World Rugby face an escalating player eligibility scandal. Hot on the heels of Spain’s disqualification from Rugby World Cup 2023, serious questions have arisen concerning the eligibility of Italian players that played in past Rugby World Cups. Italy has capped many players from Argentina. Among them are Italy’s …

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 Brazil Confirm Busy August Schedule Brazil will have a busy month of international competition in August. Os Tupis are …

Round two of the Rugby Championship will be a repeat of round one: Argentina host Australia and South Africa host New Zealand. Game two between Los Pumas and the Wallabies will be played in San Juan. Argentina’s roster for the San Juan test match features three changes. Two involve players …

Urgent matters over rugby player eligibility have surfaced for the third time in a handful of days. The three players all played for Italy and enjoyed long careers. The three men also all played at Rugby World Cups. Player eligibility is defined in Regulation 8 by World Rugby. It can be achieved …

Australia were 41-26 winners over Argentina at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas on Saturday. A crowd of 31,342 in Mendoza saw what appeared to be a home win for Los Pumas, only for a strong Wallabies response to catch Argentina flat. Argentina were 19-10 ahead at half-time. The nine point lead mattered …

Canada u20 coach Adam Roberts has named a 28-strong roster for the upcoming u20 series in Guelph. Roberts will be aided by former Canadian international Clay Panga and Toronto Arrows assistant Cory Hector in preparing the team for their first action in over two years. Three Major League Rugby players …

The Toronto Arrows have confirmed their first re-signing of the off-season, and it is arguably their most important. Star flyhalf and goal kicker Sam Malcolm will return for a 5th season with the Canadian side, building on his status as the club’s all-time leading points scorer. This past year was …

The USA South Panthers got even against Colombia on Saturday in Barranquilla. In the second of two international matches, the visitors from North America finished 25-16 winners. Colombia won the first match 18-17. As was the case in the first match between the sides, Los Tucanes were held scoreless in …

Andrew Quattrin’s stay with the Utah Warriors is over after less than a week. The now-former Toronto Arrows hooker has been traded again, this time to the New England Free Jacks. In effect it’s a three-way deal that sees an import slot going to the Arrows, salary cap space to …

Rugby Canada will host a Men’s u20 series at the University of Guelph starting next week. Chile, Uruguay, and Zimbabwe will travel to Ontario for a round-robin format between August 13 and 23. It’s the first international rugby played by the u20s since early 2020. The World Rugby u20 Trophy …

Argentina host Australia in Mendoza on Saturday. The match will be the first Rugby Championship fixture in Argentina since 2019. It will also be Los Pumas‘ first home fixture against the Wallabies since 2018. Since then the Wallabies have had five consecutive home matches against the South Americans. Michael Cheika …

Los Cóndores heroics in the Americas’ Rugby World Cup Qualifiers made headlines inside Chile and abroad. Chile made history by qualifying for a first Rugby World Cup and giving South America a record three teams in a World Cup. Chile will play in Pool D of RWC 2023. The group …

A 28-man Brazil roster is coming together for international duty. Brazil will play four matches in August against South American opposition. It will involve a two match tour of Chile and a Tri Nations competition in Barranquilla involving Colombia and Paraguay. Brazil will play as the Brazil XV against the …

Colombia held on to beat the USA South Panthers in Barranquilla on Wednesday. The match was the first of a two match series between Colombia’s test team, Los Tucanes, and the visiting USA South. The series is game preparation for Colombia ahead of the Tri Nations against Brazil and Paraguay. …

Rugby faces a problem. Spain qualified for Rugby World Cup 2023 in March. In April the governing body of the sport deducted 10 points from Spain’s Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifying matches. The result in June was that Spain was out of the World Cup. Gavin van den Berg was …

Brazil will have a busy month of international competition in August. Os Tupis are to tour two different South American countries and play a total of four matches against three different teams. Brazil will travel to Chile to play two matches against the Rugby World Cup 2023 qualified opponent. The …

In a significant reveal for rugby, a top player took to the field for an elite country in four World Cups and played in over 100 test matches despite not being eligible to do so. Italy fielded an ineligible player at Rugby World Cup 2003 and in three subsequent tournaments. …

A 24-man Colombia roster is preparing for upcoming matches against the USA South Panthers. Los Tucanes will have home advantage against the USA South in the two match series. The games will be played at the Estadio Moderno in Barranquilla on Wednesday, August 03 and Saturday, August 06. The series …

Lotte Clapp will stay on with Saracens for the 2022-2023 Premier 15s season. The 27-year-old winger was part of the championship-winning side this past season, her third Premier 15s title with the club, and will build on her 126 appearances in what will be her 10th year with the London-based …

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 Rugby fever gaining increasingly in Chile The Chilean president, Gabriel Boric received Chile’s test team, Los Cóndores, at the Salón …