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With a population of 0.106 million Tonga is to be the smallest competitor at RWC 2019. Yet the size of the Tongan players more than makes up for any perceived shortage in player resources. At RWCs Tonga has long defied the odds. In fact long before the inaugural Rugby World …

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 USA Men’s Eagles Sevens The Men’s Eagles have qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games. Their opening day at the London Sevens …

The May 26 2019 edition of the Americas Rankings takes into account the final round of the Sudamérica 6 Naciones A, the South American Championship. Played on Saturday were three matches yet only one counts towards rankings. In Belo Horizonte last year’s champions, Brazil played host to the Argentina XV. …

The Uruguay XV were pushed by Colombia in Montevideo this evening. Los Tucanes put in a  brave performance in going down to a 38-24 defeat, a far closer result than expected. The fixture was the first time that the teams had met in Uruguay, and just the second time overall. …

In what was the 29th test match between Los Cóndores, and Los Yákares Chile powered past Paraguay to win 53-10, and in doing so claimed their first win of 2019. Paraguay’s one win over Chile was by 25-24 in Santiago. Today’s match-up was vastly different with Chile being the much …

In the third, and final, round of the Sudamérica 6 Naciones A Paraguay play host to Chile. While neither side is in contention for the title the fixture will be fully capped, making it a vital game for both Paraguay, and Chile. Both Paraguay, and Chile go into Saturday’s match …

History will be made on Saturday as Uruguay play home to Colombia for the first time in international rugby competition. The fixture will be the second between the Uruguay XV, and Colombia, and will see the home side with a chance of securing the Sudamérica 6 Naciones title. For the …

The recent Nación Tecla Rugby Sevens event saw the sport continuing its expansion. Played in San Salvador last weekend Belize, Guatemala, and the home country of El Salvador competed in an international competition in which Belize play their first matches abroad. The Nación Tecla Rugby Sevens had both men’s and …

Scotland have been ever-present at RWCs. This is true both in terms of playing in all tournaments in addition to being competitive. The Northern Europeans have a highly reputable record of reaching the knock-out stages in every RWC aside from that of 2011. The Scots best campaign was in 1991 …

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 Colombia Los Tucanes made a massive statement in Medellín in humbling Paraguay 43-13 on Saturday. It came following leading 12-6 at …