Canada and the USA played out a class on Saturday. The teams competed to a 28-28 draw in the first of two Rugby World Cup qualifiers. With neither side scoring more points than the opponent the return fixture is now a winner-takes-all opportunity. Game one was played in Hamilton, Ontario. …

Canada, Chile, and hosts Uruguay will represent the Americas in the 2017 World Rugby u20 Trophy. This year’s tournament takes place in Montevideo with all matches set to be played at the home of Uruguayan rugby, the Estadio Charrúa. The winner of the Tier 2 competition will earn a spot …

Less than two weeks after Racing 92 announced the resigning of Juan Imhoff, the player has publicly denied it. Racing 92 announced that Imhoff has agreed to terms to remain at the French club until 2022. This ruled him out of playing for Argentina for a further five years. Rosario …

The strong season on the HSBC Sevens Series has seen three of the top women’s players in the Americas named to the official 2016-17 season Dream Team. USA captain Alev Kelter is joined by her Canadian counterpart Ghislaine Landry and a second Canuck, Britt Benn, on this year’s selection. Kelter …

Joel Sclavi will be playing for Charente next season. The Argentine tighthead prop joins the Pro D2 side from the Pau espoirs, an academy side for the Pau Top 14 team. Aged 23, Sclavi is a big player. His weight is estimated at being between 135kg and 144kg. His move …

On Saturday DTH van der Merwe made history. His two tries against the USA saw him becoming Canada’s all-time leading try scorer. This saw him overtaking the previous record of 24 held by Winston Stanley. Stanley played 66 times for Canada, including appearing at Rugby World Cups 1995, 1999 and …

The son of Pumas legend Mauricio Reggiardo is to play for Aurillac. 20-year old Bernard Reggiardo has joined the Pro D2 side for the upcoming season. He makes the move from Castres where he was involved in the espoirs last season. Bernard Reggiardo is qualified to play for both Argentina …

Recruitment continues for Narbonne. Following on from the signing of Puma Segundo Tuculet the French club has now confirmed the arrival of Guido Volpi. The 21-year-old is moving from the Greater Buenos Aires region to play in the Pro D2. Uncapped by Argentina, Volpi could yet play international rugby. In …

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 Argentina In front of a near-capacity crowd in San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina completed their first win of 2017. The 45-29 victory …

Ghislaine Landry has been named to the official HSBC Dream Team for the Clermont-Ferrand 7s. The Canadian captain guided her team to a third place finish and secured her spot in the record books by scoring her 100th career try at the tournament, becoming just the third player to achieve …