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 USA RWC 2021 Preparation The Women’s Eagles have confirmed both a 51-strong longlist for the upcoming World Cup in …

Les Soloai is returning to Major League Rugby but with a new team. The former Utah Warriors No8 has signed on with the Seattle Seawolves for the 2021 season. He was initially set to play in the 2020 campaign but the pandemic suspension delayed his Seattle debut for a year. …

Exeter Chiefs kept their hot streak going in the Premier 15s with a 17-10 road win over Worcester Warriors at a frosty Sixways Stadium on Saturday. It’s the fifth consecutive victory for Exeter who are now closing in on a top four spot after recovering from a sluggish start to …

The Seattle Seawolves have added some local talent to their back row for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Tommy Clark was born in Samoa but raised in Tacoma. He arrives as a free agent having previously been selected by the Dallas Jackals in the inaugural Collegiate Draft. Clark comes …

Lucas Paulos scored his first try for Brive. The Argentine second-rower touched down under the posts in the 25th minute. His try was one of two for the match for Brive. Opponents Bayonne also scored twice. The Basques were 26-23 winners. The match was a nail-bitter. Bayonne ended the game …

Women’s Eagles Head coach Rob Cain has named a group of 51 on his long-list to prepare for the upcoming Rugby World Cup 2021. The tournament will be hosted by New Zealand with the USA to play in the tournament opener on September 18 against an opponent yet to be …

The Seattle Seawolves have signed Obert Nortjé for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. A member of Namibia’s team at Rugby World Cup 2019, he was most recently contracted to Uruguay’s Súper Liga side Peñarol and started their only regular season match before the 2020 SLAR season was suspended. Nortjé …

Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2023 qualifiers will begin in Europe in March. The qualifying tournament of the Rugby Europe Championship has been announced. Favorites Georgia will travel to Portugal on the opening round of the qualifiers. Russia will play host to Romania in the other match on the opening weekend. …

Argentina have named a strong roster for the Madrid 7’s. Santiago Gómez Cora’s roster contains notable names, many of whom are likely to feature in the Tokyo Olympics. The team is captained by Santiago Álvarez Fourcade. The former Argentina XV player was a fringe player for Los Jaguares and Los …

They are dropping like flies. That is to say that three Pumas suffered injuries in the latest round of rugby in Europe. Two were injured on Friday in an English Premiership match and a further player today in the French Top 14. The three injuries follow an earlier injury. Santiago …