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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 USA It has taken decades but at long last the USA is to having voting power on the World Rugby Council. The …

Encouraging news for Argentina’s hopes of winning a medal at the 2016 Olympic Games has come through in the form of a French-based flyer. Juan Imhoff has joined Los Pumas 7s for next weekend’s international competition at Twickenham Stadium in London, England. The London Sevens tournament is the final stage …

Samoa came back from a 26-7 half-time deficit to score 22 unanswered points and steal an improbable victory over heavy favorites Fiji to take the title at the Paris 7s. It’s the first HSBC Sevens Series Cup win for the island nation since Dubai in 2012, and a monumental achievement …

Great Britain has named an extended roster for the Olympic Games. Included are players from England, Scotland and Wales including a mixture of Sevens specialists and full-time professionals playing in the Aviva Premiership or Guinness Pro 12. Among the big names selected are Rugby World Cup 2015 athletes Mark Bennett …

Star goal-kicker Ayumu Goromaru is one of 18 World Cup squad members named by Japan in an extended 43-man roster to prepare for their June test series. The Brave Blossoms will first travel to Vancouver to play Canada at BC Place on June 11 before returning home to host Scotland …

Canada coach Liam Middleton has heavyweight duo Adam Zaruba and Admir Cejvanovic at his disposal again for the next round of the HSBC Sevens Series to take place in Paris this weekend. The pair return for duty after missing the Singapore tournament. A squad of 13 players has been named …

The Brazilian Women’s 7’s roster has been named for the upcoming European Tour. Brazil will train and play in both France and England as part of the final stages of preparation ahead of Rio 2016. The training regime will begin in Paris this coming Friday. The three day session will …

This week the host nation of the 2016 Olympic Games, Brazil welcomes Argentina and Colombia for training ahead of the global sporting spectacle. Brazil’s female athletes are working together with their South American rivals with a common goal of being well prepared for upcoming international competition. Members of the three …

Federico Anselmi has been appointed to referee the Super Rugby match between the Kings and Blues at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. The Argentine official was an assistant in this past weekend’s Jaguares match in Buenos Aires but this will be his first Super Rugby match …

Three players to have featured prominently in recent seasons – Cordero, Moroni and Rojas return to Los Pumas 7’s for Paris and London. The trio have been selected by Head Coach Santiago Gómez Cora for the final two remaining stages of this season’s HSBC World Series. With 2016 being an …