Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby. UP Eagles start year with strong win over South Africa The USA Women’s Eagles started their 2024 season with a dominant …
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Player recruitment and re-signings continue. Recent instances in Europe have seen player movement involving Uruguay and US test players as well as Argentine players both capped and uncapped. Zebre Parma have secured Gonzalo García for an additional two years. Zebre Parma announced that García will remain at the United Rugby …
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Player recruitment and re-signings continue. Recent instances in Europe have seen player movement involving players from both North America and South America. Venezuelan Victor Gallego has signed a new contract with SC Mazamet in France’s Fédérale 1. While it is of note that there is a Venezuelan playing in the …
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Iñaki Ayarza is to join Vannes, reports Mathieu Vich for Rugby Rama. The upcoming announcement will see the Chilean World Cup fullback moving north from Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente to Vannes at the end of the 2023-2024 Pro D2 season. Ayarza had been approached by the 2022 Top 14 champions, …
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If there were to be a hypothetical composite team from the Americas to face Argentina what could this team look like? This is the question of the day. Players considered for such a team must be current test players captured by an Americas team other than Argentina. An Americas XV …
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Following his season with the American Raptors in Super Rugby Americas, Martín Landajo is returning to France. The former Puma has signed for Nationale side Carcassonne for the 2023-2024 season. He previously played for Perpignan from 2021-2023. Landajo returns to France in the twilight of his career. The 35-year-old began …
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England play Chile for the first time ever on Saturday. The match is a Pool D fixture at Rugby World Cup 2023. The English Rose face Los Cóndores in Lille, France. England enter having defeated Argentina and Japan in earlier matches. Chile are winless after having faced Japan and Samoa. …
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As Rugby World Cup debutants there will be a bulls-eye on Los Cóndores in France. While ARN readers will be familiar with the team every player will certainly be new to the mass audience. Who are the players to watch at Rugby World Cup 2023? This article identifies five. They …
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Uruguay’s 33-man roster for Rugby World Cup has been confirmed. Los Teros will take a roster containing eighteen forwards and fifteen backs. Vannes center Andrés Vilaseca will captain Uruguay in his third Rugby World Cup. Vilaseca leads an entirely homegrown roster. All thirty-three players were raised in Uruguay. They are …
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The first-ever Chilean roster for a Rugby World Cup has been named. Head Coach Pablo Lemoine unveiled a roster containing 30 players for the upcoming tournament in France. Three additional players will be added to Los Condores’ roster. All 30 players on Chile’s roster learned their rugby in Chile. The …
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