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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 Uruguay 2021 2021 looms as a potential breakthrough year for Uruguay. In a year like no other Los Teros …

Joel Sclavi is to depart Argentina. His destination is La Rochelle. He will join the Top 14 side ahead of next season. The move will follow the 2021 July Internationals when Argentina are scheduled to play host to Wales and Georgia. Before then Sclavi will play for Los Jaguares XV …

This past weekend saw the return of professional rugby in England, with the Premiership and Premier 15s both in action after a two-week hiatus. Both the French Top 14 and Pro D2 were also on business as usual. It gave us a few more players than usual to consider. In …

Former Puma Santiago Iglesias Valdez has joined Béziers as a medical joker. The hooker arrives at the Pro D2 club from Fédérale 1 side Beaune. The move is a return as he played for Béziers in 2017-2018. He joined Beaune in 2018. Iglesias Valdez is now a seasoned Argentine hooker. He …

Biarritz Olympique have set their sights on Joshua Furno to fill the gap left by Evan Olmstead’s injury. The Italian international has reportedly arrived in France for testing and is set to sign on as a medical joker for at least the next three months while Olmstead is recovering. Furno …

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 USA to open Women’s Rugby World Cup The match schedule for the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021 took …

Evan Olmstead is sidelined until at least April with an ankle injury. The Canadian second-rower was hurt in Biarritz’s win over Montauban in January. Assessments from the medical staff have concluded that he will need at last three months to recover. It’s a savage blow to the promotion plans of …

Jerónimo de la Fuente was a try scorer on Saturday. The former Jaguares captains scored his first try for Perpignan, dins so in a bonus point loss against Montauban. The 25-23 defeat sees Perpignan dropping from 1st to 2nd position in the Pro D2. Vannes are now the competition leaders …

Selknam have finalized a 40-man roster for the Super Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The Chilean franchise is one of six teams that will compete in the upcoming season. 2021 marks the second edition of SLAR. The 40-man Selknam roster contains 35 Chileans and 5 Argentine players. Bautista Stavile, Patricio Baronio, …

This past weekend saw limited action with even the Saracens match called off. It was France where we found our contenders, but to be truthful the list was short. Francisco Gómez Kodela and Juan Imhoff did well for Lyon and Racing respectively, while Evan Olmstead was prominent in a dominant …