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 Rugby Americas North (RAN) Championship An overhaul has taken place for the 2018 RAN Championship. The new-look competition sees three divisions …

It wasn’t anything like their first match at Gaelic Park, but in the end Rugby United New York got the win they wanted over Boston Mystics. The final score at Mignone Field was 42-24 in favor of the visitors. A fourth-quarter surge from New York sealed the result after the …

European club rugby will have a new champion this year. Reigning champions, Saracens fell to a 30-19 defeat against Leinster in Dublin on Sunday. The match involved four players from the Americas for the visiting club from England. Among those from the Americas were Argentina’s Juan Figallo and Marcelo Bosch. …

The scandal that has rocked Rugby Europe’s RWC 2019 qualifiers has all five participants involved. Romania’s place at RWC 2019 is assured of being taken away from them due to the country having breached player eligibility laws. Prior to the revelation of Sione Faka’osilea having played Rugby Sevens for Tonga there …

Blaine Scully scored in a Quarter Final triumph on Saturday. Playing away in Scotland the Cardiff Blues recorded a 20-6 victory over Edinburgh to reach the final four of the European Challenge Cup. The Californian crossed for the second, and final, try of the match. The win not only sees the …

The New Orleans Gold are back on tracking after thumping Austin Elite by 48-17 at Archbishop Shaw Field on Saturday. Seven tries to three was a fair reflection of the match that saw the visitors blown away in the opening quarter and never quite finding their rhythm with consistency throughout. …

Santiago Cordero has claimed his first European Championship. Just two months after signing a short-term deal with Exeter the Argentine flyer lifted the Anglo-Welsh Cup as the Chiefs defeated Bath by 28-11 at Kingsholm on Friday. A muddy pitch made for hard running but Cordero made the most of what …

Further repercussions have arisen from the Rugby Europe RWC Qualifiers controversy. The saga that erupted on March 18 has not faded away. Instead new information continues to surface. Before new information was reported today, in the Spanish media, there was already a lot to the story. The following is a Time …

The Glendale Raptors showed their class with a convincing 42-15 win over the Utah Warriors at Rio Tinto Stadium on Friday evening. While the home side were no doubt disappointed with the result, the impressive crowd of nearly 9,200 in attendance will ease their concerns after their first ever match …

Rugby United New York will take their show on the road for the first time this week when they take on the Boston Mystics on Saturday. Hosted at Mignone Field on the campus of Harvard University, it’s a rematch of the historic meeting between the two sides at Gaelic Park …

The Major League Rugby preseason continues on Saturday when the New Orleans Gold host Austin Elite at Archbishop Shaw Field. It’s the first of a home-and-away series between the two sides with the return match in Texas booked for next Saturday. A 32-all draw against the SaberCats last weekend was …

The Greene King IPA Championship has the weekend off but that doesn’t mean that all of its teams get to kick their feet up. Five of them geared up for the British & Irish Cup Quarter Finals with two matches each on Friday and Saturday. Friday’s action saw Leinster ‘A’ …

US-eligible winger Ratu Tagive has extended his stay at Glasgow Warriors for a further two seasons. Younger brother of current Eagles Sevens extended squad member Peni Tagive, the pair were born in Australia to American and Fijian parents. Peni, 29. was a professional rugby league player and also played collegiate …

One more into the fray! Only two Major League Rugby sides have yet to take the field and the Utah Warriors will change that on Friday evening as they welcome the Glendale Raptors to Salt Lake City for a high-profile preseason contest that will be streamed live on YouTube. Construction …

The business end of the European Club season has arrived. This weekend is to see eight clubs competing for the right to play in the Semi Finals of the Champions Cup this season. Game one is a Good Friday fixture. In West Wales the Scarlets are at home against La …

It is crunch time in the European club season. This weekend sees all four Quarter Finals taking place in the Challenge Cup. With there being players from the Americas involved the following preview details what to look forward to. On Friday the Newcastle Falcons play host to Brive in Northern …

Russia are protesting their RWC Qualifying matches against Romania, reports Rugger Info. It is the latest in the ongoing saga which is haunting Rugby Europe and World Rugby. The publication notes that Russia’s RWC qualifying matches against the Oaks in 2017 and 2018 involved an illegal player. The player is …

The Match Commissioner assigned to the controversial match in Brussels between Belgium and Spain has written a critical report of the match officials involved, writes Fermín de la Calle of Spanish publication Revista 22. The latest in the ongoing chaos that has engulfed Rugby Europe is in relation to the officiating of …

Canada will play an international match against the USA in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on June 23. Considered over several months, the plan is now approved and will be confirmed by Rugby Canada next week. The game will take place at the Wanderers Grounds in the city centre. The venue was …

Two Pumas are to feature in the Anglo-Welsh Cup Final. Taking place on Friday in Gloucester, the Exeter Chiefs and Bath will meet with the winner being crowned champion. The two players are Santiago Cordero and Lucas Noguera Paz. Both played for Argentina in 2017 and were involved in the …