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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 Colombia, Mexico u18s Peru and Venezuela have been involved in the South American Championship for an awful lot longer than have Colombia. …

The under 18 sides of Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela were all in action today. The four countries played in what was the opening day of the 2016 South American under 18 Championship. Played in South America’s only World Rugby certified artificial surface in Chiclayo, Peru the competition is to …

South Americans Martín Bustos Moyano and Pablo Huete contributed to Bayonne’s win this afternoon over Toulon. In the seventh and final opening round match of the Top 14 season the Basque club came out 28-23 winners. Both players started the match. Busts Moyano played fullback while the Chilean Huete played …

Castres Olympique opened their Top 14 season with a 28-11 win over Pau on Saturday. Former Puma Benjamin Urdapilleta had a fine match as he created two tries and scored 11 points. He was captained by Uruguayan Rodrigo Capó Ortega. Castres won the fixture despite losing scrum half Rory Kockott to …

Americas stars are to feature in Bayonne vs Toulon, the final match of the opening round of the Top 14 season. Taking place at 6:15pm local time today the Stade Jean-Dauger will see Argentina, Chile and the USA all represented. Starting in the second-row for the home side will be …

The 23 men to represent Guatemala’s national men’s team, Los Jaguares, next Saturday have been selected. The Central Americans will travel south to Ecuador to play in a Rugby World Cup qualifier. As the winners of the 2015 South American C Championship Guatemala are now one match away from the …

Despite the French summer far from being over the country’s rugby season is set to start. Just 57 days after last season’s final Week 1 of the 2016-2017 Top 14 season gets underway on Saturday. With players have briefly rested before returning to training they are now set to play …

Eric Fry has making an immediate return to European club rugby. The US Eagles prop has signed for French club St. Nazaire and will arrive in camp this weekend. Located on the Atlantic coast, west of Nantes, the club plays in the elite pool of Fédérale 1, the third professional …

PRO Rugby year one is in the books. The Denver Stampede are inaugural champions, lifting the unnamed trophy, and the verdict from American fans is unanimous – they want more. More teams, more players, more games, more exposure. It’s onwards and upwards from here. Before we look at where things …

The French domestic championship – the Top 14 – starts a new season on Saturday. Competing for the ultimate prize in France will be clubs from large cities and small towns. They come from far and wide with the competition increasingly being nationwide as south-west small town representation has deteriorated. In the …