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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 Chile There were two significant breakthroughs for Chile in recent days. Firstly the sport in the country is set to be boosted in …

Denver are one step closer to the top of the PRO Rugby log as they hammered the disappointing Sacramento Express by a score of 59-13 at CIBER Field on Sunday. Sacramento scored first, as they often do, through the boot of Mirco Bergamasco but it was all Denver for the …

Just like the women in the rugby 10’s tournament, it was the men’s USA South Panthers who came out winners in Miami. This afternoon in southern Florida the USA South Panthers U19’s side defeated last year’s champions, Mexico. The 25-10 victory sees the side ending a six year drought. The USA South …

San Francisco shocked the visiting San Diego Breakers with a completely dominant display of attacking rugby that saw them score seven tries en route to a 50-26 victory. The Rush rocketed out the of gates and had 17 points up before San Diego had any answer. The Breakers simply could …

Fiji 7’s Head Coach Ben Ryan has named his roster for the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The side will be led by veteran Osea Kolinisau. Included are some of the biggest names in Fijian rugby including Leone Nakarawa and Josua Tuisova. No place, however was found for Australian Jarryd …

The USA Rugby South Panthers came out on top to win the inaugural Women’s 10’s Rugby Americas North Championship. They won the title by defeating Trinidad & Tobago 31-22 in the final. Finishing in third position was Jamaica. The Jamaican women were too strong for the Bahamas in winning 27-0. Earlier in …

Denver has two weeks to make up the six-point gap that Ohio has opened up at the top of the table. Their first opportunity to take positive steps towards the title comes against Sacramento, who arrive at CIBER Field on Sunday. The Express got a bit of their mojo back …

San Francisco are back in action after a week’s rest and will play hosts to the San Diego Breakers at Boxer Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Rush are on a two-game slide suffering heavy defeats to Ohio and then Sacramento, and will be looking to get their second straight win …

Dominic Waldouck is headed back to the Aviva Premiership. The former London Irish centre has signed a trial contract with the Newcastle Falcons, to begin at the completion of his commitments with the Ohio Aviators of PRO Rugby. Waldouck has made a big impression since arriving on American soil. He …

Uruguay is to host a new competition. Set to be played in October, the South American country will welcome the ‘A’ sides from Argentina, Canada, Fiji, Samoa, and the USA. To be financed by World Rugby, the initiative is a welcome bridge from domestic rugby to international level. It is …