Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP USA The USA Eagles were the best performers from the Americas in week one of the June Internationals. A comprehensive 62-13 …

Justin Douglas has been named to the official HSBC Men’s Dream Team for the Paris 7s. The Canadian flyer was in top form in France, scoring a hat-trick against Scotland on Day One and showing his class on both sides of the ball. In doing so he also earned top …

Canada’s Bianca Farella has been named to the official HSBC Women’s Dream Team for the Paris 7s. The 26-year-old Montreal native has become a first class forward after making the transition from the wing, with her powerful running on display once again in France. Joining Farella in the forwards are …

Evan Olmstead will be packing his bags and heading south once his June test commitments are over. The big Canadian lock has signed with New Zealand province Auckland for the upcoming Mitre 10 Cup provincial competition. He departs Newcastle Falcons after two seasons with the English Premiership Semi Finalists. It’s …

Following several weeks without international rugby this weekend saw test matches entering overdrive. There were test matches played in North America, the Caribbean and South America. The top ranked team from the Americas, Argentina had home advantage on Saturday against Wales. The match did not go to plan for Los …

Uruguay defeated the Argentina XV this afternoon to win back-to-back Nations Cup titles. Uruguay’s 26-20 victory was a determined effort and sees the northern county of the Rio de la Plata successfully defending their Nations Cup title. The extent of the significance of the triumph cannot be overlooked. Less than …

South Africa claimed a remarkable double in Paris as their depleted squad won a handsome victory over England in the Cup Final, in doing so pushing past Fiji to take the overall 2017-18 HSBC Men’s Sevens Series title. The Blitzbokke had entered the tournament seven points short of Fiji and …

New Zealand proved the top team at the Paris 7s with a dominant 33-7 win over Australia, but it wasn’t enough to claim the ultimate prize. Despite winning the last three stops on the circuit, a disappointing performance in Dubai to start the season cost them the 2017-18 Women’s Sevens …

The Cayman Islands downed Bermuda in a thriller, winning 20-19 on Saturday. Played at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in George Town the Caymans needed their home advantage to avoid an upset loss. The match was the first of 2018 for the Cayman Islands. Bermuda were playing their third match but …

The San Diego Legion dealt a potentially fatal blow to the New Orleans Gold‘s playoff ambitions on Saturday, outscoring their hosts by six tries to three en route to a dominant 39-22 victory at Archbishop Shaw Field. Despite missing numerous first choice players the makeshift Legion were surprisingly cohesive and …