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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 Costa Rica The South American C Championship title has changed hands. The reigning two-time title holders, Guatemala, handed over the title to …

The UAR President has hinted at selecting European players for Los Pumas. The official policy is under serious questioning now. With those based in Europe blocked from international duty Argentina has experienced a run of negative results since Rugby World Cup 2015. Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has firmly stood his …

In July 2016 Daniel Hourcade announced his roster for the Rugby Championship. The 33-man roster saw the South Americans leaving out European-based players for the first time since joining the tournament. Gone were both established names and also potential newcomers. Based on the status of players at the time the following …

It’s another first for Americas Rugby News. This is the first time a weekly selection has included both men and women in the team. With the Women’s Rugby World Cup wrapping up but also the beginning of the French domestic season, it seemed best to recognize the best of each. …

Argentina’s play-makers have struggled in 2017. The bad news for Los Pumas is that the problem is not going to go away. Rather it is an unsolvable fly half conundrum in which there are no players to be called upon to steady the ship. No Man’s Land Nicolás Sánchez was …

Argentina has made changes for the upcoming Oceania Tour. Los Pumas will play against New Zealand in New Plymouth and Australia in Canberra in September. Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has called-up Rodrigo Báez, Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro and Manuel Montero. The trio enter what is now a 29-man roster. Missing is …

Tomás Lavanini has been freed to play in Argentina’s upcoming matches. The Pumas second-rower was red carded playing against South Africa in Salta on Saturday. The second-rower received two yellow cards in the match, the second automatically became a red card. With Juan Manuel Leguizamón also yellow carded in the …

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 Guatemala Guatemala got their South American Championship C title defense off to a strong start on Sunday. Los Jaguares downed newcomers Nicaragua …

This weekend featured three capped matches involving teams from the Americas. Five teams in total were in action, four of them playing in round one of the South American C Championship. Nicaragua’s historic first ever test match sees the country move for the first time in the Americas Rankings. The 57-19 …

South Africa cruised past Argentina in Salta, winning 41-23. The result was Argentina’s biggest home defeat against South Africa in Rugby Championship history. The Springboks, playing in red, were the superior team. For the second week running South Africa pulled off a comprehensive win over Argentina. The win game despite …