Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Robert Paylor The sophomore lock for the UCal Golden Bears suffered a catastrophic neck injury while playing in the Collegiate Nationanal …

Round One of the 2018 South American u20’s produced some noteworthy results. Coming out with wins were Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay. Their respective victories came against Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil. Taking place at the Estadio Héroes de Curupayti in Asunción, Paraguay there were two lopsided matches and one which went …

The Major League Rugby preseason came to a close for five teams on Saturday with three matches scattered across the country. Glendale were on the road in New York, Austin were hosting New Orleans at Round Rock, and San Diego was celebrating the return of professional rugby to Torero Stadium …

Fiji made it two HSBC Sevens Series Cup wins in a row on Sunday when they defeated Kenya to win the Hong Kong Sevens. It was a repeat of the Cup Final in Vancouver and again the Fijians proved a class apart, finishing the tournament undefeated with a two-point victory …

After just a year’s hiatus Bristol are headed back to the English Premiership. A stunning 50-19 defeated suffered by Ealing at Castle Park on Saturday combined with Bristol’s win over Nottingham on Friday sealed the inevitable. With the old play-off format scrapped this season the Championship title was all that …

Japan’s on again, off again status as an HSBC Sevens Series Core team will continue as they emerged victorious in the qualifying draw of the Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday. The 2018-19 circuit will mark the third time they have been part of the core group since first achieving promotion …

While Saturday’s performance against Paris will not be fondly remembered by Clermont there was a good early try scored by Patricio Fernández. The Argentine fly half split the Stade Français defense to score the only try of the match for Clermont. Fernández’ try would help his side to a 13-13 …

Facundo Bosch scored a vital try in what was a man of the match performance for Agen on Saturday. His try and general play helped Agen secure a crucial victory and likely means the club will now avoid relegation from the Top 14 down to the Pro D2. In addition …

Los Jaguares fell to a 40-14 defeat against the Crusaders on Saturday. For the home side it was the final home match prior to playing four consecutive matches on the road in Oceania. The Crusaders won by scoring six tries to two. Wingers George Bridge and Manasa Mataele each bagged doubles …

USA Eagles fly half AJ MacGinty was impressive for the Sale Sharks on Friday. The northern English side hosted and defeated the Wasps in what was a crucial victory. The result sees the team remaining in the hunt for a place in the play-off’s. MacGinty did not have his finest …