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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 Argentina Los Pumas returned to winning ways on Saturday, defeating South Africa 32-19 in Mendoza. A week after losing to the …

The Americas Rankings have been updated following completed of international competition this weekend. The August 26 2018 edition sees movement in the rankings with Argentina, Paraguay, Panama, and Colombia all having won matches. In Mendoza Argentina won for the first time in 2018. Los Pumas’ 32-19 victory over South Africa …

Kurt Morath has traded in his black Utah Warriors jersey in exchange for a dark blue Doncaster Knights strip. The Tongan international has signed a two-year deal with the RFU Championship outfit, departing Major League Rugby after its inaugural season. The 33-year-old was first choice flyhalf and goal kicker for …

Justin Allen will not be playing for the Houston SaberCats in the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The towering second row has signed with English club Rotherham Titans for the 2018-19 season. Titans will play in National One after being relegated from the RFU Championship at the end of last …

Having recently provided opposition for the Collegiate All-American selection finale, the Glendale Raptors have confirmed five exhibition fixtures to be played starting in mid-September. The schedule will hand early opportunities for prospective talent to break into the Major League Rugby side, with the regular season to begin in late January. …

The 2018-2019 Top 14 season begins on Saturday. The richest and league in rugby will see six matches played on Saturday and one on Sunday to open the season. Involved are to be players from the Americas. Below is a preview outlining the involvement from the Western Hemisphere. The season …

The second week New Zealand’s National Provincial Competition – the Mitre 10 Cup – is underway and there are a handful of Americas players in action. After being a late scratch for last week’s game against Taranaki there was a return to action for Tyler Ardron yesterday. He had a …

Major League Rugby (MLR) and the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) have entered into a formal negotiation period to ‘explore potential areas of strategic collaboration’, according to a press release issued on Thursday. After months of informal talks, the public declaration signals a clear intent between the two parties to …

In this week’s edition of Team of the Week a range of players make the selection. These include players involved in club activity, test matches and everything in between. Six Pumas make the side while both Canada ‘A’ and the Uruguay XV also feature. 1 – Francisco Ferronato (Belgrano) Another strong …

The 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge is set for October. This year’s edition is to be the third in tournament history. Like the 2016 and 2017 Americas Pacific Challenge events, the 2018 edition will also take place in Uruguay. The competition will involve six participants, each of whom will play three …