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The weather took a turn for the better this week, though there was still steam rising from the scrums in Langford. With only one more game in the icy north there should be plenty more running rugby in the next three weeks. Three teams were comfortable winners, but standards across …

Brazil have named their group of 26 to prepare for their match against Uruguay in the third round of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday. The team will look to rebound from their crushing defeat to the Eagles in Texas with a few new names in contention for the game …

Our next award is given out to our choice as the best international sevens player of the year. Of course the most prominent event on the calendar was the Olympic Games in Rio, but this award takes into account the entire year, with consistent performance on the HSBC Sevens Series …

The USA hosted Brazil in round two of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship. Played on Saturday the North Americans hammered the South Americans, taking them apart in the second half. The result well-and-truly meant the 2016 shock defeat was more than made up for. The Eagles were coming off an …

Uruguay has suffered a blow with Felipe Inciarte ruled out of Americas Rugby Championship. The Teros prop suffered a broken leg against the Argentina XV on Saturday. He was a replacement yet having been badly injured he was stretchered off. With the Argentina XV not being the country’s test side Saturday’s …

We’re running behind with our annual awards so it’s time to get us back on track. Last year saw the highly-anticipated debut of seven-a-side rugby in the Olympics. It didn’t disappoint, though the performance of the Americas teams left a little to be desired. That said there were still many …

A new elite-level club competition is coming to America. Initially a group of five teams forming the ‘Major Rugby Championship’, the group has now expanded to nine with plans to begin formally under the ‘Major League Rugby’ name in 2018. While the new-found competition has not explicitly stated its intentions …

Canada hosted Chile in round two of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday. The fixture was vastly different to that of 2016 but, ultimately, had the same outcome. Canada’s win was historic in that it was the 100th time that the country had won a test match. For those interested …

Sebastián Kalm is to play for the USA not Chile. Playing for the Ohio Aviators the 24-year-old loose forward was voted Most Valuable Player of the inaugural PRO Rugby season in the USA. Kalm broke out playing for Lindenwold University in St. Louis, Missouri. He did so having previously played for …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Canada Canada successfully rebounded from their round one defeat to topple Chile on Saturday. Their victory gets their Americas Rugby Championship …