Five players have signed on for another season with Rugby ATL. Front rower Alex Maughan, back rows Vili Helu and Jason Damm, and midfielders Martini Talapusi and Ryan Nell will return for the 2022 Major League Rugby campaign. Co-captain Nell was confirmed by the club with the others announced by …

Karen Paquin has been selected to the official 2021 World Rugby Women’s 15s Dream Team of the Year. The Canadian flanker is the only Americas representative named in the side that is comprised of players from six different nations. Canada returned to test rugby after a two-year hiatus this fall, …

Mark O’Keeffe has signed with the Austin Gilgronis for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. He makes the move west from 2021 Eastern Conference champions Rugby ATL. It’s the third MLR club for the 27-year-old Irishman, having played the 2019 and 2020 campaigns for Rugby United New York. O’Keeffe enjoyed …

Old Glory DC have re-signed Tevita Naqali for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old joins fellow Fijian lock Api Naikatini in returning for a third campaign, with former England age grade international Stan South back for his second. Naqali has been an automatic selection since arriving in DC …

Argentine front-rower  Nicolás Toth will continue his career in France. The 20-year-old has signed for Provence. He makes the move to the Pro D2 in the same year that he played in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) for the unbeaten Jaguares XV. Toth’s contract with Provence is as …

2021 saw so many positives for Uruguay. None were more siginficant than Los Teros winning the Americas qualifiers. The result means a South American country is Americas 1 for the first time. Uruguay’s prize is the better part of one more year of planning than Americas 2 which will be …

The Seattle Seawolves will host a Rugby Canada West Selects side on January 28, with the Toronto Arrows booking a road game against Old Glory DC on January 21. Both sides have confirmed two preseason matches ahead of the 2022 Major League Rugby regular season. A select side comprised of …

Rugby ATL have made their move to Silverbacks Park official. Their previous home of Lupo Family Field on the Life University campus recently suffered extensive damage due to flooding in the area and reconstruction is not expected to be completed until the spring. The stadium at Silverbacks Park was opened …

The New England Free Jacks have signed second row Javon Camp-Villalovos on a one-year deal for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. A collegiate football player with the Bethune Cookman Wildcats, the 22-year-old recently returned to rugby with the Rhinos academy in Sacramento. Camp-Villalovos was immediately accepted into the USA …

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 Chile’s Success Recognized The 2021 November Internationals brought mixed results for the Americas. The month of November saw Argentina, …