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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 Juan Cruz Mallía and David Ainu’u win European Champions Cup  Mallía and Ainu’u are European Champions Cup winners. The Argentine …

Mario Ledesma’s Pumas roster for 2021 is big. It contains 67 players, a reflection of the options available for international duty. There are enough players to field four starting line-ups. This is also true per position with at least four players per position included. The roster was comprehensive, though there …

A new professional seven-a-side competition is set to debut in the fall of this year. Premier Rugby Sevens will see six men’s teams and four women’s teams playing in a series of tournaments across the USA and Canada. Notably the league is touting equal pay across gender though specifics are …

The Men’s Eagles completed a difficult International Sevens Series against Great Britain and Ireland with just one win from six matches. It wasn’t until their final opportunity of the three-day exhibition session that they finally found success. A narrow defeat against Ireland in their opening match was followed by a …

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 2022 Women’s World Cup The new dates for the postponed Women’s World Cup are now set. World Rugby has …

World Rugby have confirmed the draws for the upcoming Olympic Repechage qualifying events. Both the Men’s and Women’s tournaments will be held at Stade Louis II in Monaco on the weekend of June 19 and 20. The Rugby Sevens event in Tokyo begins on July 26 for the Men, and …

Brazil Rugby, the Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (CBRu) has confirmed that Brazil’s men’s team has pulled-out of the upcoming qualification tournament for the Tokyo Olympics. Brazil was to compete at the Repechage competition on June 19-20 in Monaco. The decision to pull-out is due to the tournament dates. The competition …

The Men’s Eagles will travel to England next week for a three-day training series with Great Britain and Ireland. Dubbed the ‘International Rugby Sevens’, the USA and Great Britain are preparing for the Tokyo Olympics while Ireland will compete at the final qualifying tournament in Monaco next month. Head coach …

Mexico have named a Men’s Sevens training squad of 22 players to prepare for the final Olympic Qualifying tournament. Monaco will again host the event set to take place on the weekend of June 19-20 at Stade Louis II. The Rugby Sevens event at the Olympics begins on July 27. …

Argentina have been dealt a significant blow ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. Vastly experienced forward Fernando Luna has been ruled out of the tournament after suffering a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee that will require surgical repair. Luna, who turns 31 in a week, has been a leading …