Up and Under is an Americas Rugby News exclusive. It identifies the best and the tops and the flops involving the Americas during the course of the past seven days. Up and Under returns following the start of the Super Rugby Americas 2024 season.   UP Cobras Stun Peñarol in …

Facundo Cordero scored on debut for the Glasgow Warriors on Saturday. The 25-year-old Argentine winger touched down in the try zone in the 69th minute. The try was in a dominant performance; the Glasgow Warriors were 40-7 winners over the Dragons in a United Rugby Championship (URC) match. From Regatas …

The preseason for Major League Rugby’s seventh year has officially kicked off. While the Hounds got a taste of opposed collisions in a controlled scrimmage with LA earlier in the week, it was full-on match conditions against the Legion on Friday. Other matches included the Seawolves hosting the Pacific Pride, …

The latest round of the Top 14 featured tries to an Eagle and a Puma. USA prop David Ainu’u scored for Toulouse while Argentine second-rower Guido Petti scored for Bordeaux. David Ainu’u, who first played rugby in Yelm, Washington for Prairie RFC featured for Toulouse against Oyonnax. He was a …

Pablo Casas’ name was missing from the Selknam roster for Super Rugby Americas 2024. The reason for this is that Casas is now playing his rugby in Europe. The 16 time capped Cóndor is now playing for Steaua Bucureşti in Romania. Casas is the last Chilean player to be confirmed …

Gonzalo García continues to push for a Pumas recall. The 24-year-old has been in the thick of the action for Zebre Parma in the United Rugby Championship (URC). Like Ignacio Mendy for Benetton, García was a try scorer this weekend. García touched down in the opposition try zone against Edinburgh. …

Ignacio Mendy is a Puma in waiting. The winger / fullback is having a red-hot season for Benetton. Mendy scored a double on Saturday for the Italians against Irish powerhouses Leinster. His performance was the latest instance of a player putting up his hand for new Pumas Head Coach Felipe …

The opening round of Super Rugby Americas 2024 saw wins for Cobras Brasil Rugby, Los Dogos and Los Pampas. First, Los Dogos powered past the American Raptors in what was an explosive performance to open the season. Second, Os Cobras stunned Peñarol to earn their first ever win over the …

Two semi finalists from Super Rugby Americas 2023 clash in the opening round of Super Rugby Americas 2024. Yacare will have home advantage in Asunción, Paraguay on Saturday against the Buenos Aires based Pampas. Paraguay’s Mr. Consistent is Mariano Garcete. Now a veteran of Super Rugby Americas, Garcete is the …

Two-time reigning Super Rugby Americas champions Peñarol open their season on Saturday. The Uruguayans take-on Os Cobras in Jacareí in São Paulo state. 2024 is a new beginning for both teams as well as for both Brazil and Uruguay; indeed, The season gets underway with an eye on World Cup …

The Chicago Hounds got the preseason unofficially underway in an opposed training session with RFC Los Angeles earlier this week. It was played at the Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista, the same venue where the Hounds square off against the San Diego Legion on Friday afternoon. Also set …

Super Rugby Americas 2024 kicks-off on Friday. The season opener will see Los Dogos playing at home in Córdoba, Argentina against the American Raptors. Coach Nicolás Galatro took Los Dogos to the 2023 Super Rugby Americas Final. His side for the 2024 season opener demonstrates plenty of continuity. One notable …

Super Rugby Americas 2024 is a professional rugby competition. The league features seven teams with matches in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, the USA and Uruguay. There are different nationalities across team rosters from entirely homegrown to a range of Foreign-Born / Produced Players. South American progress in 2023 underlines Super …

Following Chile’s inaugural appearance at a Rugby World Cup, attention now turns to seeing if Los Cóndores can do it again. For serious rugby supporters this means paying attention to Selknam in Super Rugby Americas. The Chilean professional team was responsible for 30 of the 33 players on the roster …

Paraguay’s professional rugby team have unveiled their captain for Super Rugby Americas 2024. The new skipper will be second-rower Mariano Garcete. Head Coach Ricardo de La Fort has chosen a player who has a wealth of experience in the league and has been highly consistent. Click here to access the …

Super Rugby Americas 2024 will feature two Argentine teams: Los Dogos based in Córdoba and Los Pampas based in Buenos Aires. Both teams were Semi Finalists in Super Rugby Americas 2023. Pressure is on for the South American professional rugby trophy to return to Argentina this year. Click here to …

Tries from Martiniano Cian and Estanislao Bay helped Spain to a 27-5 win over Germany on Sunday. The win sees the Pablo Bouza coached Spain unbeaten after two rounds of the 2024 Rugby Europe Championship. Bouza is a former Puma while Cian and Bay are also from Argentina. Martiniano Cian …

Two North American internationals scored hat-tricks on what was a record-setting Saturday in the Women’s Premiership. Eagles hooker Kathryn Treder touched down three times for Loughborough in front of 1,708 fans at Franklin’s Gardens, while Canadian prop McKinley Hunt matched that feat with 3,071 watching Saracens at StoneX Stadium. Both …

Yacare are ready for the upcoming Super Rugby Americas 2024 season. The campaign will see the Paraguayan side looking to repeat what was a successful campaign in 2023. The team proved competitive en route to reaching the Semi Finals. Prior seasons also saw the Paraguayan side being competitive Playing as …

Major League Rugby match officials will have a new Director for the 2024 campaign. A collaboration with USA Rugby sees former Irish referee manager David Wilkinson appointed to the lead role, with a secondary role on community development for domestic officials. Wilkinson hails from Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, and was formerly …