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 The Michael Cheika Radar The July 2022 Internationals will be a fresh page for Argentina. Los Pumas will be …

Federico Martín Aramburú was paid tribute to on Sunday in Toulouse. The 22-time-capped Puma was murdered in Paris in the early hours of Saturday in a drive-by-shooting. The former Top 14 player was paid tribute to in a venue wherein he played as a professional. Toulouse vs Montpellier mourned and …

Rugby ATL cruised to a 27-13 win over Old Glory DC at Segra Field on Sunday. A late score made the margin of defeat slightly more palatable for the home side, but the visitors were never truly under pressure and needed little urgency to retain their spot at the top …

The New England Free Jacks came away from Texas with a 25-17 win over the Austin Gilgronis at Bold Stadium on Saturday. A strong first half was enough to secure the result, though a controversial moment late in the game left a sour taste in the mouths of AG fans. …

The Seattle Seawolves came, saw, and conquered Dallas at Choctaw Stadium on Saturday. Seattle were 34-12 winners over the Jackals. The convincing performance places the Seattle Seawolves well for upcoming MLR matches. Seattle’s win was comfortable. Not only were more tries scored by the visitors but the home team’s disciplinary …

Rugby New York got the result they wanted in New Orleans, taking a 30-19 bonus-point win at The Gold Mine on Saturday. A dominant first half set the stage with a late NOLA surge softening the scoreline somewhat. New York enjoyed a heavy territorial advantage for the first hour of …

LA retained the Cali Cup with a 26-13 win over the San Diego Legion at Memorial Coliseum on Saturday. It was a committed performance from the defending champions, who made the most of their scoring opportunities to secure a four-try bonus and inch closer to getting back into the playoff …

Selknam bounced back from their opening round defeat against the Olímpia Lions to strike gold against Os Cobras. The Chilean side were 46-10 winners over the visitors from Brazil; a result that moves Selknam up to third position in SLAR 2022 and leaves Os Cobras as the basement side thus …

The Toronto Arrows held on to take a 27-24 road win over the Utah Warriors in a thrilling contest at Zions Bank Stadium on Saturday. A stiff breeze affected kicking for both sides, and it was the visitors who did just enough in the second half to secure a vital …

Peñarol are 2-0 after two rounds of the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby. The Uruguayan franchise were impressive 44-0 winners against Los Cafeteros Pro today. The outcome is five competition points for Peñarol and zero for Los Cafeteros Pro. Despite the scoreline, the early play was very even. The …

The first ‘rematch’ of the 2022 Major League Rugby season sees Old Glory DC hosting Rugby ATL at Segra Field on Sunday evening. It was a one-sided win for the Ratlers back in Round 1 and suffice to say things have not gone well for DC since, with zero competition …

The Olímpia Lions pushed Los Jaguares XV hard in the second half of their contest today in Chile. Ultimately, a strong start and finish proved more than sufficient for the Argentine SLAR franchise to still be unbeaten in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby. Los Jaguares XV won the contest …

Rugby is mourning the loss of Federico Martín Aramburu. The former Pumas winger was shot dead in Paris, France overnight. Aramburu was 42-years-old. Aramburu had a lengthily career as a professional rugby player. He played in France for Biarritz, Perpignan and Dax. He also played in Scotland for the Glasgow …

NOLA defeated New York in the final round of the regular season last year. While the Gold took bragging rights for the day, for a second straight season it was New York who went to the playoffs with just two competition points the difference. This is a new season but …

Two teams in desperate search of a victory square off at Choctaw Stadium on Saturday evening. The Dallas Jackals of course are looking for their first ever Major League Rugby win, while the Seattle Seawolves are attempting to shake off a three-game losing streak. All three of Seattle’s defeats have …

Two teams at the upper end of the food chain collide on Saturday as the Gilgronis host the Free Jacks. It’s just the second time the two sides have met, with New England taking the spoils at home last season. In fact the Free Jacks have only one before visited …

The Cali Cup will be on the line when the LA Giltinis take on the San Diego Legion at Memorial Coliseum on Saturday. It’s the third time they have met in the regular season with the Giltinis winning both games last season. Times have changed, however, and less than a …

Week seven of the 2022 Major League Rugby season begins in Utah. The Warriors host the Arrows in the fourth regular season meeting between the two sides. Toronto won the first two but were second best when they made the trip to Salt Lake a year ago. Utah arrive on …

Selknam and Os Cobras are two teams looking to get their first wins of the SLAR season. The Chilean and Brazilian SLAR entrants clash in Valparaíso in the third, and final, fixture of round two of SLAR 2022. Selknam were beaten at the death in their opening round contest. The …

Los Cafeteros Pro and Peñarol clash in game two of the second round of the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). There have been two prior battles between the Colombian and Uruguayan franchises, the second of which saw Peñarol avoiding defeat by the skin of its teeth. Not only …