Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. In this week’s edition ARN has expanded the scope to incorporate all not only the Americas but also from RWC 2019.   UP …

A try assist from Martín Landajo set up the Harlequins 22-17 win over the Bristol Bears. Played in horrible conditions at London’s Twickenham Stoop the Quins secured their first win of the 2019-2020 English Premiership season. Landajo and fellow former Jaguar and Puma Santiago García Botta played for the Harlequins …

Game 46 of Rugby World Cup 2019 took place earlier today in Yokohama. It was the second Semi Final and saw the 1995, and 2007 champions South Africa giving Wales their first loss of the tournament. Defeat for the Dragons sees them into the Bronze Final and sees them with …

The Americas Rankings for October 27 2019 take into consideration international competition involving the Americas from the past week. This means that there is one match in question – St Vincent and the Grenadines vs St Lucia from Saturday. St Lucia were 53-26 winners in the contest. They entered the …

South Africa won what was a war of attrition, completing a 19-16 win over Wales to secure a place in the RWC 2019 Final. The Springboks’ victory sets up a tournament final against England. The fixture will not go down as a classic and nor a match with a lengthy …

Promoted as the battle of the Islands St Lucia won the Caribbean test match against St Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday. Played in Arnos Vale St Lucia were 53-26 away winners in a Rugby Americas North (RAN) sanctioned international. In claiming a healthy victory St Lucia gained revenge for …

Game 45 of Rugby World Cup 2019 took place earlier today in Yokohama. It was the first Semi Final and saw the 2003 champions England comprehensively outplaying the 1987, 2011, and 2015 champions New Zealand. The result means a different team will be lifting the Webb Ellis Cup and sends …

The San Diego Legion have re-signed two more key players for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Openside flanker Devin Short and inside center JP du Plessis will return to Torero Stadium for a third consecutive campaign, bringing the numbers of returning players confirmed to 17. Short is just 21 …

New Zealand’s reign as Rugby World Cup champions is over. The All Blacks were beaten 19-7 by a magnificent England performance in a pulsating Semi Final in Yokohama that delivered on all expectations. A suffocating defensive effort took away the space from the two-time defending champions with flankers Tom Curry …

The Houston SaberCats have bolstered their backline with the signing of Pumas Sevens cap Matías Freyre. USA-born but raised in Argentina, the 25-year-old arrives from Club Newman in Buenos Aires, most noted for producing the Contepomi twins – Felipe and Manuel – and Leicester Tigers great Marcos Ayerza. Freyre has …

Roland Suniula will be running with the Herd in the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Having spent the 2019 campaign playing alongside younger brother Shalom en route to victory in the Championship Final, the 32-year-old has returned to Austin, where he lined up with older brother Andrew during the inaugural …

South African lock FP Pelser has signed with the Seattle Seawolves for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old joins from Griquas in the Northern Cape where he has played in the Currie Cup and Rugby Challenge for the past three seasons. Griquas is the fourth regional program that …

The second Semi Final of RWC 2019 will see South Africa and Wales going head-to-head in Yokohama on Sunday. With neither side having reached a RWC Final since 2007 it guarantees that at least one of the finalists will be different to that of RWCs 2011 and 2015. South Africa …

Domingo Miotti has signed a long-term deal with the UAR. The contract sees him under the total control of the Argentine rugby union and with it he will be available for Jaguares and Pumas. The signature follows the earlier extension of Joaquín Díaz Bonilla, seeing the leading fly halves from …

Old Glory DC have signed Fijian Drua lock Tevita Naqali for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 6’5″ (1.96m) athlete is set to form a dynamic second row partnership with countryman Api Naikatini, who recently joined the expansion side from the 2019 champion Seattle Seawolves. Naqali has played for …

USA lock Nick Civetta has signed with Vannes of the French Pro D2. Though his contract has been given the ‘medical joker’ designation, he will stay with the club for the remainder of the season following the recent injury-enforced retirement of Étienne Delangle. Vannes are also without Ireland international Dan …

Steffon Armitage will not be joining the San Diego Legion after all. The England international and former European Player of the Year has this week arrived in Biarritz, where he has signed a two-year contract through the end of the 2020-2021 season. In July he signed a Major League Rugby …

In the first Semi Final of Rugby World Cup 2019, England face New Zealand in Yokohama on Saturday. The match is remarkably to be the first time since 1999 that the teams meet in a RWC match. Both England and New Zealand go into the Semi Final undefeated. England made …

At RWC 2019 Uruguay left a lasting impression on viewers from around the world. Those fortunate enough to attend matches were full of praise for the performances and commitment of Los Teros. The South Americans officially had their best ever RWC campaign. They matched RWCs 1999 and 2003 with one …

The Toronto Arrows have unveiled the latest group of signings for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Along with seven returnees from their inaugural campaign, the 2019 Semi Finalists have added two new players in World Cup midfielder Ben LeSage and Canada u20 prop Tyler Rowland. Approaching his 24th birthday, …