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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 RWC 2023 Rest Days RWC 2023 will have a minimum of five rest days between matches. The change comes …

Lucas Mensa scored his first try for Valence Romans on Friday. He did so in what was a 24-20 defeat against Perpignan. Mensa played the match at inside center. He did not have the opportunity of playing opposite Jerónimo de la Fuente due to Perpignan rotating for the match. Mensa’s …

Los Pumas 7’s were crowned champions today in Madrid. In doing so, Los Pumas 7’s won back-to-back Madrid 7’s tournaments. There were three matches today. Los Pumas 7’s recorded a 38-0 win over the USA and a 36-19 win over Kenya. They were followed by a rematch with Kenya in …

Matías Alemanno was a try scorer on Saturday. The Argentine second-rower touched down for Gloucester in the team’s 22-14 win over the Worcester Warriors. It was Gloucester’s first English Premiership win since November. Alemanno scored from a pick-and-go. The drive over to score came in the 51st minute. He was …

Argentina went unbeaten today in Spain. In the second of two Sevens tournaments in Madrid, Los Pumas’ remain unbeaten. Argentina defeated Spain, Portugal, and Chile in today’s matches. Los Pumas 7’s started with a 37-5 win over hosts Spain. Marcos Moneta, Matías Osadczuk, Rodrigo Etchart, Joaquín de la Vega, and …

The RWC 2023 match schedule is favorable for some and unfavorable for others. The organizers have provided a more even spread of fixtures than in prior RWCs; however, there are teams with friendlier match schedules than others. In the case of the Americas there are four places to consider. They …

Juan Ignacio Brex will start in the Italian mid-field vs Ireland. The Argentine has been named at outside center for Italy in their round three Six Nations fixture in Rome. The match will be Brex’s third start for Italy. He started in both prior matches. The first was his test …

Santiago, Valparaíso and Montevideo will host the 2021 Superliga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The announcement confirms that the competition will see matches played in two Chilean venues and one Uruguayan venue. The Chilean venues will be the Estadio Municipal de La Pintana in Santiago and the Estadio Elías Figueroa in …

Chile’s Men’s 7’s team are on their way to Spain. Los Cóndores 7’s will compete in this coming weekend’s Madrid 7’s tournament. It is the second of two competitors in the Spanish capital this month. Argentina were champions of the first edition of the men’s tournament. The Chileans are preparing …

Santiago Chocobares has joined Los Jaguares in Buenos Aires. He is now training with the team at Casa Jaguares. Chocobares was a Super Rugby rookie this past year. He went through the PladAR system, rising from u20s to Los Jaguares. He made five appearances for the Argentine franchise before the season …