Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Canada unbeaten in Women’s World Cup Canada wrapped up an unbeaten pool stage with a 29-14 win over the …

The Uruguay XV were on course for an impressive win over the Argentina XV on Sunday. Played in Montevideo, the home side were ahead 26-12 at the hour mark. The Argentina XV fought back to draw level with the match ending 26-26 well past the 80th minute mark. With both …

NOLA Gold have bolstered their loose forward resources with the signing of Tom Florence on a two-year deal through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old New Zealander was a standout at provincial level and has also appeared in Super Rugby. Florence represented his country at the 2018 World …

The New England Free Jacks have signed outside back Taniela Filimone for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Born and raised in Tonga, he represented his country at the World Rugby u20 Trophy tournament in 2019 and in a non-capped sevens tournament in 2021. Filimone was also a nationally-ranked track …

Canada wrapped up an unbeaten pool stage with a 29-14 win over the USA in Auckland on Sunday. The result secures the No2 seed for the Canadians, and sets up an immediate rematch with the 7th-seeded Eagles in next weekend’s Quarter Final. It was early dominance for the Maple Leafs, …

Men’s Eagles coach Mike Friday has confirmed a 21-man player pool for the upcoming World Sevens Series. The group will take up residency at the Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista. Included are two players yet to make their Series debuts, Jake Lachina and Sam Walsh. The former has …

San Diego have announced the signing of Blair Cowan for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The former Scotland flanker makes the move to Major League Rugby after a stint with the Tokyo Black Rams in Japan League One. Cowan is originally from New Zealand but moved to England in …

Chile defeated Canada by a final score of 36-25 to claim the Americas Rugby Trophy in Mogi das Cruzes on Friday. It was a penalty-ridden contest throughout with an astonishing nine yellow cards dished out by Argentine referee Damián Schneider. The match was not considered a full test and no …

Rugby ATL have confirmed three more contract extensions. Scrumhalf Ryan Rees and loose forward Daemon Torres have signed on for the 2023 Major League Rugby season, while versatile halfback Duncan van Schalkwyk has extended his deal through the 2024 campaign. Rees continued his rotation with Rowan Gouws in ATL’s No9 …

The USA Falcons ended their stay in Bloemfontein with a 33-15 loss to the Pumas on Friday. While they will be disappointed with some of the tries conceded, it was a clear step up from last week’s effort against the Cheetahs with the set piece causing real problems for the …