Up and Under is an Americas Rugby News exclusive. It identifies the best and the worst involving the Americas from the past seven days. UP Maple Leafs overturn Les Bleuets in WXV Canada capped their inaugural WXV campaign with an impressive 29-20 victory over France in Auckland on Saturday. …
Read More »Argentina Win Gold at Pan American Games
A heroic performance from Alejo Lavayén saw Argentina winning Gold at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago del Chile. Argentina defeated Chile 24-5 in the Final on Saturday. Lavayén scored a hat-trick. Lavayén broke off from a scrum to score the opening try. Los Pumas 7’s were 5-0 up …
Read More »Brasil Conquista Bronze nos Jogos Pan-Americanos
Brasil ganhou Bronze no Rugby Sevens Feminino dos Jogos Pan-Americanos de Santiago. Foi a segunda medalha de bronze das Yaras no Pan, a primeira desde Toronto 2015. No masculino, o Brasil ficou com o 6º lugar no Pan de Santiago 2023. Os jogos foram no Estádio de La Pintana Foram …
Read More »North vs South American Clash for Medals at Pan American Games
There will be North America vs South America matches for Medals at the 2023 Pan American Games. The opening day on Friday set-up Men’s Semi Finals to be contested between Chile and the USA on the one hand and Argentina and Canada on the other. The Women’s Semi Finals will …
Read More »MLR Notes: Chile captain to Free Jacks, Schedule changes coming
Chile captain Martín Sigren is heading to Major League Rugby. The 27-year-old loose forward has signed on with the defending champion New England Free Jacks. He makes the move after spending last season in the English Championship with Doncaster Knights. Sigren has been an exemplary skipper for the Cóndores since …
Read More »Chilean World Cup Fly Half Rodrigo Fernández signs to play in Italy
Chile’s starting fly half from Rugby World Cup 2023 will now continue his career in Italy. Rodrigo Fernández has signed to play for Petraca Padova in Italy’s Top Tier, the Serie A Elite. The move will see Fernández able to use plenty of his native language; Argentines play for Petrarca. …
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Up and Under is an Americas Rugby News exclusive. It identifies the best and the worst involving the Americas from the past seven days. UP Rugby World Cup 2023 – Top Americas Players Americas Rugby News crunched the data to confirm the Top Americas Players at Rugby World Cup …
Read More »Rugby World Cup 2023 – Top Americas Players
Rugby World Cup 2023 featured three countries from the Americas. For the first time there were three from South America and also none from North America. Who were the top players? POINTS SCORED (67) With 67 points to his name, Emiliano Boffelli was the top point scorer from the Americas. …
Read More »Uruguayan Emiliano Caffera becomes Brazilian Head Coach
Emiliano Caffera is the new Head Coach of Brazil. The appointment is a double as the Uruguayan will be in charge of Brazil’s Men’s and Women’s test teams: Os Tupis and As Yaras. The appointment comes with Brazil looking to be an expansion team. The new four places at the …
Read More »Nicolás Herreros now playing his rugby in Portugal
Nicolás Herreros is now playing his rugby in Portugal. The Chilean scrum-half has joined Agronomia to play in the top Portuguese division. The move comes shortly before the conclusion of Rugby World Cup 2023. The tournament featured both Portugal and Chile. Herreros earned the most recent of his six test …
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