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The Women’s Eagles created history on Sunday, defeating New Zealand in Biarritz to claim their first ever Cup Final victory. It capped a memorable weekend for the side as they secured their place in the 2020 Olympics on Saturday and finished a best-ever 2nd overall on the 2018-19 HSBC Sevens …

The Seattle Seawolves have done it again. A spectacular Major League Rugby Championship Final at a sold-out Torero Stadium on Sunday saw the Seawolves earn back-to-back titles with a try scored with time expired sealing a 26-23 win over the San Diego Legion. It was all San Diego in the …

Following the competition of a busy weekend of international activity the Americas Rankings have been updated. Calculations for the June 16 2019 edition take into account the June Internationals on Saturday in South America. In Montevideo Uruguay humbled the Argentina XV. The match saw the home side in control throughout …

As expected, both the USA and Canada have officially secured their spots at the 2020 Olympics. The Women’s Eagles needed only play their opening match to earn the single point required to book their flight to Tokyo, while Canada punched their ticket by qualifying for the Cup Quarter Finals.   …

The 2019 Major League Rugby season comes to a conclusion on Sunday as the San Diego Legion host the defending champion Seattle Seawolves at Torero Stadium in the Championship Final. It’s a fitting end given that they finished as the top two finishers in the regular season, and one certain …

North America’s representatives on the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series are both in line to achieve automatic qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games at this weekend’s final stop on the 2018-2019 season. It’s a formality for both at this stage. The USA will achieve their goal simply by walking on the …

The second Major League Rugby Semi Final on Sunday took place at Starfire Stadium where the defending champion Seattle Seawolves played host to the Toronto Arrows. As the No2 and No3 seeds heading in, it was expected to be a game of fine margins and it proved to be the …

Gary Gold has named 50 players in his extended US Eagles training group for Rugby World Cup 2019. An initial squad of 40 will prepare for the Pacific Nations Cup with an extra 10 players listed who may join the team at a later date. The team will assemble next …

The first of two Major League Rugby Semi Finals on Sunday was played in San Diego. A vocal Torero Stadium crowd was there to support the Legion as they faced Rugby United New York in what turned out to be an exciting and confrontational fixture between the two coastal representatives. …

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 San Diego Legion The Major League Rugby Championship Final is returning to San Diego. A superb sideline conversion from Joe Pietersen …