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.   UP San Diego Legion The Major League Rugby Championship Final is returning to San Diego. A superb sideline conversion from Joe Pietersen …

Old Glory DC brought a close to their spring exhibition campaign with a 29-15 victory over the Ontario Blues at Cardinal Stadium on Sunday. The MLR franchise-to-be had to overcome some difficulty that saw them trailing well into the second half before pulling away in the final quarter. Two early …

The Seattle Seawolves held off a surging Toronto Arrows to claim a 30-17 victory in the second Major League Rugby Semi Final on Sunday. An engaged Starfire Stadium crowd were treated to an absorbing match that saw the Arrows claw back from a 23-0 deficit to get within one score …

The Major League Rugby Championship Final is returning to San Diego. A superb sideline conversion from Joe Pietersen with just seconds remaining on the clock gave the Legion a 24-22 win over Rugby United New York in a thrilling Semi Final at a packed Torero Stadium on Sunday afternoon. San …

Following the competition of a busy weekend of international activity the Americas Rankings have been updated. Calculations for the June 09 2019 edition take into account the June Internationals on Saturday, and Sunday in South America. From a regional perspective the weekend was poor with a 0-4 return. The attendance …

History was made this evening as Namibia claimed an historic victory over Uruguay. The 30-28 win was Namibia’s first with Uruguay having been victorious in the three prior test matches between the countries. Namibia’s celebrations were Uruguay’s heartbreak. They secured the win with the final play of the match. After …

Russia pulled off a shock upset his afternoon, downing the Argentina XV in the Nations Cup. The 48-40 victory was the first for Russia in the Nations Cup. They lost their opening match 48-26 against Uruguay yet today were the superior side and thoroughly deserved their win over the Argentina …

Los Jaguares were convincing winners over the Sharks on Saturday afternoon. The home victory was sufficient to see the Argentine Super Rugby franchise secure a home Quarter Final. The win saw was by five tries to one and saw all five of Los Jaguares’ scores coming from the back-three. Sebastián Cancelliere, …

Canada defeated the USA 23-5 in the second leg of their North American qualifier on Saturday evening. In doing so they have earned their spot at the World Rugby u20 Trophy tournament in Brazil next month, taking the series on aggregate score of 67-38 following their first leg victory on …

U20 Championship hosts Argentina got their campaign back on track with a 41-14 win over Fiji. The result gives Los Pumitas a 1-1 record in the junior World Cup while Fiji are 0-2. Both teams have one pool match yet to play. Argentina’s performance was notably improved to that in …

The second Major League Rugby Semi Final takes place at Starfire Stadium on Sunday evening. Another sold out crowd is expected in Seattle to watch the Seawolves take on the Toronto Arrows. Both finished the regular season with 11 wins, the defending champions narrowly ahead on points thanks to their draw …

Brazil came close to upsetting Spain this evening, losing 22-16 in Osasco, Greater São Paulo. The occasion marked just the second test match between the countries. In the first Spain were convincing winners at home by 67-38 in Spain in 2017. This evening was a very different game of rugby. …

In the history-making first-ever test match between Romania, and Los Cóndores the Eastern Europeans came out on top defeated a spirited Chile 27-11 in Valparaíso this evening. The win was expected though the margin was far closer than that projected. With Romania having played in all RWCs from 1987-2015, and …

The second, and final, day of the Sudamérica Challenge took place today in Montevideo, Uruguay. It saw the u18 sides from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay competing to be the South American champion. Entering day 2 as unseated teams were Argentina, and Uruguay. The same two sides would ultimately …

Match day two of the Nations Cup sees an intercontinental match between Argentina’s national next of XV and Russia. In their respective first matches the sides had opposite results. Russia were beaten 48-26 by Nations Cup hosts Uruguay while the Argentina XV achieved a 39-25 win over Namibia. Both the Argentina XV, and …

Two teams who will be playing at RWC 2019 will meet in Montevideo on Sunday in the form of Uruguay and Namibia. They are to play their second of three matches in the Nations Cup. In their prior matches Uruguay were 48-36 winners over Russia, while Namibia fell to a 39-25 defeat against …

Los Jaguares downed the Sharks this afternoon in Buenos Aires to secure a home Super Rugby Quarter Final. The historic accomplishment came thanks to Los Jaguares completing a 34-7 home win over the Sharks. The scoreline paints an accurate picture of the match – Los Jaguares were deserved winners with …

It’s officially business time in Major League Rugby. The regular season is done and it’s straight into the Semi Finals. A late change to the schedule means that both will be played on Sunday, with the first coming at Torero Stadium where the San Diego Legion host Rugby United New …

Old Glory DC will wrap up their spring exhibition campaign with a match against the Ontario Blues at Cardinal Stadium on Sunday afternoon. After dropping the first two matches to Shannon RFC and Scotland u20, Old Glory got their first franchise victory against the USA South Panthers and will be …

Argentina beat Fiji in an emphatic victory today, winning 41-14 in Santa Fé. The result moves Los Pumitas up to second spot in the pool to be above Wales, and Fiji, and behind France who they face in their final pool match. Los Pumitas will face France on Wednesday. With …