Sudamérica Rugby has confirmed the fixtures for the South American 4 Nations. The competition will be staged at Montevideo’s Estadio Charrúa this month. Match days are to be October 17, 21 and 25. The South American 4 Nations will see Argentina XV joining the test teams from Brazil, Chile and …

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 Juan Imhoff Argentina have recalled Juan Imhoff for the Rugby Championship. The Racing 92 winger was last capped by Argentina at …

Axel Muller and Brive were victories this past weekend. The former Argentine 7’s player crossed in the 6th minute against Pau. Brive were 19-13 winners in a tight contest. Muller’s try coincided with Argentina’s roster being named for the Rugby Championship. The roster contains notable wingers. Among them are Top …

One talking point from Argentina’s Rugby Championship roster is the back-three depth. There are seven players for the wing and fullback category. All of them have caps on the wing. Finding a place for all of Argentina’s speedsters in the match day 23 will not be possible. Is Argentina spoiled …

It’s been a month and chance since our last Major League Rugby update, and much has happened. Most notable is confirmation that the Kanaloa Hawai’i bid was not approved and the 4th season will kick off on March 20 with 13 teams and some familiar broadcast partners. The Kanaloa news …

Brazil’s Women’s team are traveling to Portugal. As Yaras are officially doing so on a European Mission. The trip sees the Brazilian Olympic Committee sending players to normalize their training. In the case of the Women’s Rugby team there are 18 players. They are to remain in Portugal until October …

Matías Moroni has slammed World Rugby’s handling of player eligibility and the RWC 2023 draw. Rugby’s global governing body recently made two controversial decisions. The first saw the player eligibility change deleted by twelve months. The second saw the RWC 2023 draw not postponed. On the one hand, World Rugby …

Javier Ortega Desio has been drafted into the Argentina XV. He will compete in the South American 4 Nations. The competition will see Argentina’s next of XV facing Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay this month in Montevideo. Ortega Desio was Argentina’s starting No8 at RWC 2019. The team did not meet …

Argentina are in Band 3 for the RWC 2023 draw. What then does this mean for Los Pumas’ tournament possibilities? Alejo Miranda notes that there are a number of scenarios, a total of 16 to be exact. The draw will take place on December 14 in Paris. World Rugby has …

Some of Rugby ATL’s finest will dust off the boots to play an intra-squad match on Saturday. Though it is officially under the guise of Pathway 404, the team’s development program, there are 10 members of the senior ATL squad present and three others with Major League Rugby experience. Eagles …

Argentina will take 14 uncapped players to Australia for the Rugby Championship. The time together in Australia will, no doubt, benefit the new blood. In short, Mario Ledesma’s 45-man roster has plenty of youth. The players cover seven positions. They fall into line with the selections of players over the …

Rugby United New York have announced the signing of top Canadian prospect Quinn Ngawati for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 21-year-old midfielder was under contract with the Toronto Wolfpack but the rugby league side’s financial woes will see him instead making a quick return to rugby union. At …

Ciencias Olavide has signed Gabriel Roldán. The Argentine player will play the 2020-2021 División de Honor for the Spanish club. Roldán joins from Aldro Independiente. The 29-year-old is naturally a scrum-half, though he has also played at fly half and fullback in Spain. He is 1.74m tall and weighs 82kg. Both …

Argentina has ticked boxes with a notable Rugby Championship roster. Mario Ledesma appears to have learned lessons from 2019 and opted for innovation for 2019. Los Pumas were eliminated from RWC 2019 at the group stage; the worst result since 2003. Ledesma’s roster for RWC 2019 was Jaguares-centric. Three players …

The January 2020 rankings will determine the World Cup 2023 draw. World Rugby made the decision noting that it believed it to be fair. The official release noted: “The RWC Board determined that the rankings to determine seedings was best taken after Rugby World Cup 2019 as it was the …

Argentina have recalled Juan Imhoff for the Rugby Championship. The Racing 92 winger was last capped by Argentina at RWC 2015. His only appearances for his country since then have been in Rugby 7’s. He represented Argentina at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Imhoff’s non-selection from 2015-2019 was not …

Matías Moroni is out of the Rugby Championship. The former Jaguares center suffered a sprained knee in training in Uruguay. He will not play for Argentina in 2020. He is to next play for his new club, the Leicester Tigers. The 29-year-old Moroni joined the Leicester Tigers from Los Jaguares. …

Rugby United New York have signed Northland flanker Kara Pryor for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He initially signed on for the 2020 season but visa delays prevented him from making an appearance. It’s a near identical situation to that of Evan Mintern. Pryor is currently turning out for …

JP Doyle has accepted an invitation to referee at the World Tens Series slated to take place in Bermuda next month. The 41-year-old has been one of the leading referees in Europe for the last decade and took charge of the 2014 English Premiership Final. He was on the match …

San Diego have unveiled the signing of World Sevens Series star Cecil Afrika for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He is the second South African international to join the Legion in following Bjorn Basson, the former Springbok winger announced just two days ago. Afrika is widely considered one of …