Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Vancouver 7s For the second consecutive week North America has presented a world class sevens tournament with Vancouver arguably even more impressive …

Parisian clubs Stade Français and Racing 92 are set to confirm their merger. The move will see the two clubs from Paris unite to form one new super-club in the French capital. An official announcement is due out this afternoon. The two clubs will hold a press conference at 4pm local time, …

Matías Osadczuk of Argentina and the USA’s Perry Baker have been named in the official HSBC Dream Team for the Vancouver 7s. The pair were among the top three try-scorers in the competition, with Osadczuk in third spot on six tries and Baker leading the way with nine. They are …

England have won the 2017 Vancouver 7s after defeating South Africa 19-7 in the Cup Final. It was the second meeting of the two sides at the tournament, with their Pool A clash ending in a 12-all draw. It’s the second tournament win of the season for England who remain …

Perry Baker has run his way into the history books. The USA star brought up 100 career HSBC Sevens Series tries when he touched down for his second of the game against Fiji in the Bronze Medal Final. It was his ninth try of the tournament, two more than England …

Chile can look back at their Vancouver 7s experience with pride after defeating Russia 10-0 in the Trophy Quarter Finals. It was their first HSBC Sevens Series win since the 19-7 Bowl Quarter Final result over Japan at Las Vegas in 2010 and first shutout victory in 15 years. An …

Axel Müller starred as Toulon hammered Bayonne on Saturday. Playing at home Toulon sent a warning sign to opposition sides both in the Top 14 and Champions Cup. The 82-14 win was easily the biggest of the Top 14 season. The 2016 Olympian played right wing, scoring two tries. Müller …

Nicolás Sánchez has been cited for alleged foul play from yesterday’s Super Rugby match. The Jaguares fly half is alleged to have contravened Law 10.4(e) Dangerous tackling of an Opponent during the match against the Lions. Referee Nick Briant awarded a penalty for the incident which occurred in the 38th minute. Upon …

Canada are up and Uruguay down in World Rankings. The official rankings are to be updated by World Rugby at midday GMT on Monday. They are to show a number of changes following the completion of international competition this weekend in Europe. As a result of Spain winning away to …

Two Americas teams have qualified for the Cup Quarter Finals of the HSBC Sevens Series event at BC Place in Vancouver. Hosts Canada and the USA won each of their first two pool matches to qualify, and they could be joined by a third team though Argentina will need to …

Los Jaguares made it 2 wins from 3 matches this season, downing the Lions 36-24. The win was the first home fixture for the Buenos Aires based Super Rugby franchise. It is a result for teams to take note of as it was against the 2016 beaten finalists. The Argentine …

Jebb Sinclair will pull on a London Irish jersey for the first time since the pre-season when Irish host Yorkshire Carnegie on Saturday in the Quarter Finals of the British & Irish Cup. The big Canadian forward has at last been ruled fully fit following a knee injury that ruled …

The final squads for the HSBC Sevens Series event at BC Place in Vancouver this weekend have been named. An unusual number of changes have been made from the teams that took part in Las Vegas, with several injuries taking their toll on several squads. Among those not taking part …

The Irish horror show has all but confirmed Argentina for the Pool of Death. Ireland’s 22-9 loss to Wales this evening has ramifications for the world rankings. Had the Irish defeated Wales then Argentina would have avoided a pool of death in Japan 2019. Ireland’s inept performance has played into …

Uncapped Argentine prop Alberto Porolli has joined Guinness Pro 12 side Benetton Treviso. The uncapped front-rower has joined the Italian outfit as a medical joker. Alberto De Marchi, Filippo Filippetto, Nicola Quaglio and Cherif Traorè are all presently sidelined. Porolli joins Benetton Treviso for the remainder of the 2016-2017 season. …

Serafin Bordoli will start for Zebre when they play Ulster in the only Guinness Pro 12 match of the weekend. Originally scheduled as a Round 9 fixture for November 25, the match was postponed due to poor weather conditions at Kingspan Stadium. Bordoli is one of three Argentines in the …

Patricio Albacete will make his first appearance of the season for Toulouse when he lines up in the second row against Brive on Saturday. The former Pumas star has been absent since rupturing knee ligaments last May. Albacete is one of eight Argentine players tabbed to take the field across …

With the Americas Rugby Championship now over it’s time to turn our attention back to the European divisions who are now entering the home stretch. The players are starting to filter back in as 11 Americas players take the field for second division clubs in France this weekend. Thursday’s round …

The chances of Rugby World Cup 2027 being in Argentina are very high, says Agustín Pichot. The former Pumas skipper and World Rugby Vice Chairman told Sergio Stuart of Ole in an interview. The long term plan is well advanced and World Rugby is beyond satisfied with progress. The UAR …

The PRO Rugby saga continues. Having already terminated the contracts of all players in December, PRO owner Doug Schoninger has followed suit with the release of three coaches who had remained league employees until this week. As originally reported by the Rugby Wrap Up, Ray Egan from San Diego, Sacramento leader …