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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 Los Pumitas fly past Georgia u20s After over a year of no activity, u20s resumed for Argentina this past …

A hat trick from Lauina Futi wasn’t enough to propel the Seattle Seawolves to victory as the Austin Gilgronis held on for a 36-31 win at Starfire Stadium on Sunday. It was an exciting back-and-forth contest that went down to the last play of the game before a victor was …

The LA Giltinis made the short trip south on the California 101 Highway to San Diego. The Southern Californian match-up was low scoring, yet non-stop action. With the win the LA Giltinis stay on top of the Western Conference and the overall MLR ladder. Injuries disrupted the LA Giltinis prior …

Harry McNulty will not be returning to the LA Giltinis this season. The 28-year-old flanker scored the fourth try of the Repechage Final in Monaco to help Ireland claim the final spot in the Men’s bracket of the Tokyo Olympics. Ireland had earlier defeated Samoa in the final match of …

Manu Tuilagi has joined the England training group for the upcoming tests against the USA and Canada. The 30-year-old World Cup star is one of seven players called up to the squad from Premiership semi-finalists Bristol and Sale. Tuilagi is the most experienced player in the 36-man squad. The midfielder …

Pumas and Eagles will feature in the 2021 English Premiership and French Top 14 finals next weekend. The Harlequins and Exeter Chiefs will decide who is the English champion while La Rochelle and Toulouse will square off in a repeat of the 2021 European Champions Cup Final.   ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP …

Rugby ATL were bonus point winners this evening. For much of the game the Ratlers were made to work hard; such was the commitment from the Houston SaberCats. In the end, Atlanta won 33-15 to go five points ahead of New York in the Eastern Conference. The match was historic; …

NOLA kept their playoff hopes alive with an 18-12 win over the Toronto Arrows at Lupo Family Field on Saturday. Rainy conditions made handling difficult with both sides resorting to tactical kicking for much of the encounter. It wasn’t until just before the hydration break when a scoreless tie was …

Utah have done it again. For a third game in succession the Warriors came from behind to earn a late victory. This time it was New York who slipped away, with the final score reading 29-28 to the visitors. The result is a major step towards a playoff spot for …

The last game of the weekend will see the Gilgronis traveling to the northwest to face off against the Seattle Seawolves. Their meeting in Austin earlier in the season was a decisive win for the Texans but Starfire Stadium has a tendency to make mortals of all who enter. A …