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 Uruguay Sitting pretty at the top of the South American A Championship standings is Uruguay. After two rounds Los Teros are the …

Denver held off a desperate San Diego attack in the final moments of the match to emerge with their undefeated record intact after a 22-16 victory at Torero Stadium on Sunday. Tries to Zach Fenoglio, Niku Kruger, and Chad London did the damage with Will Magie’s boot contributing seven points …

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – May 01 2016 see improvements for Brazil while the Dominican Republic and Turks & Caicos both rise to new highs. Despite winning big in Asunción there is no change to Uruguay‘s rankings position nor …

In the first professional rugby match held in Ohio, the home side used a clinical effort to blow out the traveling San Francisco side. Ohio scored eight tries with Spike Davis, Sebastián Kalm, and JP Eloff each scoring two tries apiece in the blowout victory. As in their first two …

Ben Cima has done it again. The All-American flyhalf landed a long-range penalty goal on full-time to break a deadlock against Uruguay, earning JD Stephenson’s team the win and 5th place overall. While their tournament standing has not met their hopes going in, they will be pleased to end on …

Rugby’s continued expansion in the Americas took on added meaning on Friday as Caribbean nation the Dominican Republic notched up a win over Curaçao. The 32-12 victory saw the two nations playing for the ‘Copa Dominico-Curazoleña de Rugby’. With the presence of Pablo Septién, of Rugby Americas North and the …

Following their opening round win over Brazil in São Paulo Uruguay made it two from two as Los Teros overpowered Paraguay in Asunción this afternoon. In defeating Los Yakarés 60-15 the Uruguayans are now the odds-on favorites to win the South American A Championship. As big as the final scoreline …

JD Stephenson has made three changes to his Junior All-American side to face Uruguay in the 5th place match of the World Rugby u20 Trophy on Sunday. The disappointment of what might have been will need to be left aside after a pair of two-point losses knocked them out of …

Los Jaguares found their Feet this evening, smashing the Kings 73-27 in Buenos Aires. Veteran Leonardo Senatore scored three of his team’s eleven tries in a bonus point victory. A dream start from Los Jaguares saw some El Mago from Juan Martín Hernández. The inside center regathered his own kick …

The Greene King IPA Championship switches to semi-final mode this weekend, with the first of a two-leg format set to take place on Sunday. Argentine prop Gastón Cortes, recently named to the divisional Dream Team, will start on the bench for Bristol as they head to Goldington Road to face …

Brazil and Chile competed to a 20-20 draw in the second round South American ‘A’ Championship match in São Paulo this afternoon. Despite outscoring the visitors by three tries to two Brazil’s inaccurate goal kicking saw no winner. As was the case against Uruguay one week earlier, Brazil had an …

Tongan international winger Viliame ‘Pila’ Iongi has signed with PRO Rugby. The 26-year-old is set to debut for San Francisco against Ohio on Sunday. Iongi joins the team directly from the Greene King IPA Championship in England, where he ended his season with Nottingham this past weekend with a hat-trick …

Two undefeated teams will go head-to-head at Torero Stadium on Sunday, as Denver take their California road show to San Diego. The visitors sit atop the freshly minted standings with two wins from two, while the home team showed real attacking prowess in their inaugural outing against Sacramento a week …

Round 3 of the PRO Rugby season sees another historic first for the competition. The upcoming Sunday tilt at Memorial Park in Obetz marks the first home match for the Ohio franchise. Despite the fact that it is only Week 3, it is an important match as only one of …

Mike Friday has named his Men’s Eagles 7s squad for the first stop on the European leg of the HSBC Sevens Series, to kick off at the Stade Jean Bouin in Paris on May 13. Two changes have been made to the group that dropped the Bowl final to Scotland …

Uruguay have made five changes to their starting side to play Paraguay tomorrow in Asunción during the second round of the South American ‘A’ Championship. Los Teros will look to build on their impressive 36-14 win over Brazil last weekend ahead of the crucial third-round tie against Chile on May …

Titi Lamositele will start an Aviva Premiership match for the second time on Saturday when Saracens host Newcastle Falcons at Allianz Park. The Eagles prop is one of five Americas players in the London club’s match day roster. Chris Wyles starts on the left wing, with Marcelo Bosch at center. …

Brazil has secured home games in against Kenya and Guyana in June, the CBRu confirmed on Thursday. Brazil previously faced Kenya in a test match in Dubai in 2011. The Africans won the match 27-25. The Brazilians are to play both Kenya and northern neighbors Guyana in the country’s northern state of Amapá, …

Just five rounds of play remain in France’s domestic championship this season. For some there is a scramble to obtain the necessary points to reach the play-offs while for others it is about qualifying for Europe or avoiding the dreaded relegation. This weekend will see some in all scenarios with Americas Players …

Number 8 Nick Smith will captain Brazil in Saturday’s home international against Chile in São Paulo. The SPAC back-rower will have the honor of leading the team in a South American A Championship match at the Estadio Pacaembu, São Paulo’s stadium used for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. The fixture …