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 Bolivia Rugby’s growth saw Bolivia playing international rugby for the first time this past week. In their official debut appearance, Los …

England came from behind to defeat Canada 24-15 at Loughborough on Sunday, in doing so repeating as Women’s u20 Tri-Nations Champions. The match brought a close to the tournament that saw the USA go winless in their two matches with Canada finishing with one win and one loss. An evenly-matched …

Argentina ended Canada’s hegemony in the Pan American Games to claim Gold. Los Pumas 7’s 33-10 victory saw Canada missing out on Gold for the first time since Rugby 7’s was first played in the Pan American Games. Rugby 7’s was introduced to the Pan American Games for the 2011 …

Canada outperformed their neighbors to win Gold at the Pan American Games. In a one-sided final Canada were 24-5 winners over the USA to thoroughly deserve their victory. The Canadian women and men were both Gold Medal winners at the 2015 Pan American Games on home soil in Toronto. Four …

The USA outlasted Brazil to win the men’s Bronze Medal at Lima 2019. With Colombia defeating Brazil in the Women’s Bronze Final the result means that Brazil misses out on a medal despite having been in the final four in both the men’s and women’s tournaments. The dramatic Bronze Final …

In a stunning upset result Colombia defeated Brazil to claim the Bronze Medal at the 2019 Pan American Games. Taking place in Lima, Peru the Bronze Final saw As Yaras facing Las Tucanes with the Brazilians being firm favorites. Lima 2019 is the third edition of the Pan American Games …

International competition is officially off the ground involving Los Colorados. An historic first match for Bolivia took place on Friday against a developmental side from the northern Argentine province of Salta. Playing in red uniforms to combine with the team name, the Bolivians were the home side against Salta. The …

Following the completion of international competition this weekend the Americas Rankings have been updated for July 28 2019. They take into consideration results of capped test matches involving countries from the Americas. Australia’s 16-10 over Argentina represents a gain of 0.23 points for the home side at the expense of …

The USA got the Pacific Nations Cup off to the best possible start as they put Canada to the sword by a score of 47-19 at Infinity Park on Saturday. A dominant lineout set the platform with two late scores flattering an otherwise muted Canadian performance. The win came at …

Three close contests closed out the second day of Rugby Sevens action in Lima with Brazil earning an upset over the USA and Jamaica defeating Uruguay in the men’s draw. Argentina took a narrow win over Canada to end the day that was otherwise as predicted. Naya Tapper and Ariana …