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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Chile’s Success Recognized The 2021 November Internationals brought mixed results for the Americas. The month of November saw Argentina, …

Old Glory DC have re-signed outside back Renata Roberts-Te Nana for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old New Zealander returns to the nation’s capital for a third year having arrived shortly before the club’s first MLR campaign in 2020. Roberts-Te Nana has been an indispensable member of the …

Rugby New York have confirmed another seven returning players for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Re-signing are props Wilton Rebolo and Zak Taulafo, hooker Kaleb Geiger, scrumhalves Conor McManus and Connor Buckley, flyhalf Harry Bennett, and versatile back Troy Lockyear. Rebolo enjoyed his first season in MLR with 13 …

The Dallas Jackals have confirmed a surprise return to rugby for Chad London. Originally from South Africa, the 33-year-old center earned 6 caps for the USA Eagles between 2014 and 2016 including try-scoring starts against Canada, Chile, and Uruguay. London had initially signed on with Dallas in June of last …

Nate Augspurger has signed on for a fifth season with the San Diego Legion. The 31-year-old scrumhalf has been with the team since their inception with 31 appearances since the inaugural 2018 Major League Rugby campaign, 11 of them as captain. This past season was one of ups and down …

The Utah Warriors have revealed the first 31 names of their roster for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Confirmed are the departures of several prominent names while six overseas players have been signed in addition to three Collegiate Draft picks. Joining previously confirmed Alex Tucci, Matt Jensen, Aston Fortuin, …

Argentina Olympian Axel Müller has his sights set on playing for the USA. The center / wing moved from Mendoza to Arizona as a child, spending ten years in the USA. He speaks fluent English and carries as U.S. passport. World Rugby eligibility laws prevent the Argentine, a star sevens …

The New England Free Jacks have signed two props for the upcoming Major League Rugby season. Tongan age-grade international Tevita Sole joins on a three-year deal running through 2024, with Alex Johnston signed for one season. Both arrive from New Zealand. Sole represented Tonga at the 2019 World Rugby u20 …

Rugby New York have re-signed second row pair Nick Civetta and Charlie Hewitt for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Both have represented the USA in recent months with Civetta on test duty with the Eagles and Hewitt traveling to Uruguay with the Selects for the Americas Pacific Challenge. Civetta …

The LA Giltinis have signed former Brumbies prop Les Leulua’iali’i-Makin on a three-year deal through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. A former Australia u20 starter, the 29-year-old is qualified to play for Canada through his late father and Samoa through his mother. Following the 2012 Junior World Championship Leulua’iali’i-Makin …