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 Toronto Arrows Major League Rugby (MLR) is now officially international. Canada is to join the USA’s professional rugby competition in 2019 …

Chile are the 2018 u20s Champions of South America. The title was won on home soil on Sunday after a successful unbeaten run in the tournament. Also competing were Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Los Cóndores 7’s defeated Brazil and Paraguay on day one but fell to a 22-19 defeat against …

Argentina are the 2018 Sudamérica U18s 7’s champions. The title was won international competition on Saturday and Sunday in Santiago. Argentina were unbeaten in the two day competition. On day one Los Pumitas 7’s defeated Brazil 33-7, Chile 43-7, and Uruguay also by 43-7. In the Semi Final Argentina once …

In match two of the Rugby Weekend Triple-header Ireland faced Italy at Chicago’s Soldier Field. The men in green put on a superb display to easily defeat the central Europeans. Their match was a week 1 fixture of the November Internationals. Both Ireland and Italy are to now host three …

Juan Imhoff’s red-hot form continued this afternoon. The Argentine winger scored a double, helping Racing 92 down Montpellier on the road. The Parisians were 27-13 winners, running-in four tries to two with Juan Imhoff named Man of the Match. The Argentine crossed in the 7th and 52nd minutes of play …

Mario Ledesma’s 31-man roster for the November Internationals has massive ramifications for RWC 2019. The dumping of Daniel Hourcade regulars Ramiro Herrera, Santiago González Iglesias, Juan Manuel Leguizamón and Leonardo Senatore means all are now officially unlikely to play in Japan 2019. In the previous edition of World Cup Watch …

The opening day of the November Internationals saw the USA at home to the Māori All Blacks. The visitors powered to an impressive victory, reminding organizers of the need to schedule fixtures with all of the USA’s talent unbound by club commitments in Europe. For a complete match report click …

For the first time in history Trébol de Paysandú are Uruguay champions. The western Uruguayan club overcame the odds to defeat Old Christians Club on Saturday in one of the greatest club finals of modern times. At the completion of regular time there teams were tied at 22-22. This forced …

The USA were beaten in Chicago this evening by the Māori All Blacks, losing 59-22. It was not a good night for the Eagles who were forced into late changes including replacing captain Nate Augspurger. The Māori came to play at that they did. A dominant opening half display saw …

The USA Women’s Eagles were hammered by the New Zealand Black Ferns in Chicago today, falling to a 67-6 defeat. The world champions were impressive romping past a new-look USA side to a comprehensive victory. Played at Soldier Field, the home of NFL’s Chicago Bears the fixture was a part …