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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 New York Rugby The birth of professional rugby in New York is here. The Rugby United New York team won their …

On Saturday we witnessed Ireland make history with a Grand Slam finish of the Six Nations, arguably the world’s most prestigious rugby event outside of the World Cup. A day of celebration for the rugby world though decidedly somber for England rugby devotees. When we woke from the hangover on …

Benjamín Urdapilleta has become the All-Time leading Argentine scorer in France. With 17 points in yesterday’s win over Brive, Urdapilleta now has 1170 points in Top 14 matches. The mark is a record, with him officially ahead of some extremely noteworthy players. Felipe Contepomi, Juan Martín Hernández, Martín Bustos Moyano, …

World Rugby is to investigate the ‘context of events‘ from Belgium vs Spain. Sunday’s RWC Qualifier in Brussels, saw Belgium defeat Spain 18-10 which meant Romania qualified for RWC 2019 as Europe 1. To see how Romania qualified click here. For further details on the controversy click here. The context of …

Juan Cappiello scored his first ever try in France. Having recently departed Argentina the center scored the opening try for Carcassonne in their home Pro D2 match against Narbonne this weekend. The former Argentina XV center latched onto a pass following a badly taken kick-off from Narbonne to score in …

Belgium downed Spain today in a RWC Qualifier amid controversy. The 18-10 win by Belgium saw Spain missing out on the coveted Europe 1 spot with Romania instead qualifying for RWC 2019. Spain can still qualify though need to overcome Portugal before facing the might of Samoa in a Play-Off. …

RWC 2019 will open with Japan vs Romania. The tournament opener was confirmed today following RWC qualifying results in Europe. The final round of the Rugby Europe Championship saw two RWC 2019 qualification fixtures and three matches overall. The pre-qualified Georgia hosted Romania, securing a 25-16 win. In Cologne, Germany …

Just five rounds into the 2018 Super Rugby season and Los Jaguares are in serious trouble. Argentina’s only professional team fell to an 18-7 home defeat against the Queensland state side in Buenos Aires earlier this evening. The Reds were the better team on the field. Not only did they …

After three years Belisario Agulla has departed the Newcastle Falcons. The 29-year-old announced he was leaving the Aviva Premiership club on social media. He is now to return to Buenos Aires to rejoin Hindú where he will play alongside his RWC brother Horacio Agulla. Belisario Agulla declared that he was …

A dreadful Jaguares performance saw the Argentine side falling at home to the Reds this evening. The 18-7 defeat was the fourth of the season for Los Jaguares, leaving their win last week over the Waratahs as their only victory thus far in 2018. Against the Waratahs Los Jaguares played …