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 Sensational Canada send shockwaves throughout Americas An inspired performance from Canada saw them take a stunning 34-21 win over …
Read More »Americas Rankings – September 04, 2021
The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare the men’s test teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. The current edition considers the result …
Read More »Four return for Pumas, Sánchez and Carreras sidelined
Argentina will be without Nicolás Sánchez and Santiago Carreras next weekend. The fly half and fullback / wing have been ruled out of the Rugby Championship match against New Zealand due to injuries. The Pumas medical report also lists the uncapped Santiago Mare as out of the fixture. Sánchez started …
Read More »Singapore and Cape Town 7s scrapped, Dubai starts new season
The pandemic has claimed two more stops on the World Sevens Series. Both the Singapore and Cape Town tournaments have now suffered the same fate as the Hong Kong Sevens, effectively bringing an end to the 2021 circuit in its entirety. The Canadian stops in Vancouver and Edmonton are the …
Read More »Valorugby Emilia sign Nicolás Sbrocco to further their Argentine force
Valorugby Emilia have signed Nicolás Sbrocco. In doing so the Italian Top 10 club now has five Argentines on the player roster for the 2021-2021 season. Sbrocco arrives at the age of 26. He does so in what is his second time playing in Italy. He previously joined Perugia in …
Read More »Perugia sign Santiago Resino from SLAR
Perugia have signed Santiago Resino. The move sees the Argentine center on his way to Italy to play in the Serie A. Resino makes the move following his involvement this year for Los Cafeteros Pro in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The move will see Resino playing professional …
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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 History Making Colombians Colombia made history this past week in Nairobi. Las Tucanes defeated Kenya 16-15 in a sudden-death …
Read More »Bayonne name Mariano Galarza as captain
Bayonne have named Mariano Galarza as captain. The Argentine second-rower takes over from flanker Jean Monribot. Galarza has played for Bayonne since 2019 and first played professional rugby in Europe in 2010. The Basque club will play in the 2021-2022 Pro D2. The club was relegated from the Top 14 …
Read More »Pumas matches relocated to Gold Coast, Brisbane and Townsville
The remainder of the 2021 Rugby Championship will take place in Australia. All four of Argentina’s remaining matches are to be in the North Eastern state of Queensland. Los Pumas’ matches have been relocated to Gold Coast, Brisbane and Townsville. The changes happen following the cancelation of matches in New …
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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 Belize to debut in World Rugby tournament Belize are set for their first ever appearance in a World Rugby …
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