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 Argentina XV The top seeds for the Sudamérica 6 Naciones A started their campaign well in Medellín. Their 79-3 victory over Colombia …

The USA Women’s Eagles 7’s side finished 3rd this weekend in the Langford 7’s while Canada finished 5th. The competition was won by New Zealand who defeated Australia 21-17 in the final which saw them booking their place at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. New Zealand got to …

Two Americas players were named in the official HSBC Dream Team for the Langford Sevens. Bronze-winning USA contributed Kristi Kirshe, who earned her first nomination in just her third career HSBC event. Her hard-running style has seen her rocket into starting contention for the Women’s Eagles. Despite finishing in 5th …

The historic first-ever rugby match at the senior level between Colombia and Argentina was played on Saturday in Medellín. The home side were no match for the regional powerhouses who were comprehensive winners. The Home side did score first with captain José Manuel Diosa landing a drop-goal. The remainder of …

There is little doubt as to what try was the best from the opening round of the 2019 Sudamérica 6 Naciones A. That accolade goes to the score by Agustín Della Corte from 95 meters out vs Chile. Not only was it a sensational long-range score but it was also …

The Toronto Arrows made it five wins in a row as they took a 28-21 bonus point victory over the Utah Warriors at Lamport Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Wind and rain made for poor handling the conditions with only brief moments of respite over the 80 minutes. Utah controlled the …

Round one of the Sudamérica 6 Naciones A is in the record books. In what opened the second edition of the expanded South American Rugby Championship there were three matches, one of which counted towards Americas Rankings. The match with rankings points on the line took place in Asunción, Paraguay. …

In the latest round of Super Rugby Los Jaguares’ winning streak of four matches ended. The Argentine franchise fell to an away defeat against the Highlanders in Dunedin, New Zealand. In what was a match that either side could have won the hosts would ultimately do so 33-27. The fixture …

Often in RWCs the ‘Try of the Tournament’ is scored during the group stage. In France 2007 this was indeed the case when Taku Ngernya famously left Bryan Habana for dead. The score came in what was the final fixture of the pool phase. It had eventual winners South Africa …

The Uruguay XV downed Chile in a thriller this evening in Santiago. The visitors were 39-32 winners in the final fixture of the opening round of the 2019 Sudamérica 6 Naciones A. The match was played at Old Grangonians Club, a club which was to play against Montevideo’s Old Christian …