Up and Under is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby.   UP Canada Outplay Romania Canada turned the tables on the form guide to earn a 35-22 win over Romania in Ottawa on …

Argentina were 34-24 winners over South Africa on Sunday. The win was the second Pumitas victory over the Junior Springboks at the 2024 World Rugby u20 Championship. The format of the tournament is far from ideal; with three pools of four there is an uneven progression of teams to the …

Hong Kong rebounded from their loss against Chile. The Asia No 2 were 80-12 winners over South American No 5 Paraguay on Saturday. Played at the Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, it was one-way traffic as Hong Kong converted a 47-07 half-time score into an 80-12 victory. Hong Kong scored one …

An enterprising Argentina came good against France in Buenos Aires on Saturday. A week after an underwhelming showing against Les Bleus in Mendoza, Los Pumas played impressive and aggressive rugby to run out 33-25 winners. The win meant France were denied a first test series win in Argentina since 1998. …

Chile put on their best performance in a number of years in completing a comfortable win over Belgium. Played at the Estadio Sausalito in Viña del Mar, Chile were 33-5 winners on Saturday. Los Cóndores celebrated the commanding win which came a week after Chile defeated Hong Kong. As was …

Canada turned the tables on the form guide to earn a 35-22 win over Romania in Ottawa on Friday night. Played in stifling humidity, fans were nonetheless treated to a surprisingly entertaining contest with both teams using the width of the field to attack. It was a welcome and overdue …

Scotland completed the North American leg of their summer tour with a comfortable if sluggish 42-7 victory over the USA in front of 17,00 fans at the nation’s capital. While the Eagles showed improvement in some aspects from the loss to Romania, poor discipline contributed to four first half tries …

The continued growth of rugby in the Americas sees an entirely new test match. For the fist time ever, Paraguay will take-on Hong Kong. It is a battle between South America’s fifth best and Asia’s second. The fixture is the second of three of Hong Kong’s South American tour. Hong …

A brand-new never seen before international rugby match will take place on the coast of the Pacific Ocean on Saturday. Chile play host to Belgium to open international competition between two teams who may yet both feature at Rugby World Cup 2027. Chile gained a lot of attention in 2023. …

Uruguay notched up a 32-16 win over the Netherlands on Friday. The result of the match sees Los Teritos into the Bronze Final of the World Rugby U20 Trophy. Uruguay will face either Scotland or Japan with the other side facing the USA in the tournament final. The Netherlands will …

The USA secured a 30-17 victory over Kenya in World Rugby u20 trophy action on Friday. It completes a clean sweep of the pool stage and qualifies the Junior Eagles for the tournament finale that will take place on Wednesday in Edinburgh against either Scotland or Japan. A dominant opening …

Spain open their July tour of Oceania on Saturday. Los Leones will face Samoa at Apia Park, in the Samoan capital city, in what is to be the first of nine test matches on Saturday. Two other matches will involve the Americas with Chile vs Belgium, Argentina vs France, Paraguay …

Collegiate rugby standouts from across North American will have a shot at impressing Major League Rugby scouts when they take part in the MLR Rising prospects match on Friday. A list of 50 players was announced by the league with three ruled out due to injury and another nine players …

Argentina take-on France in Buenos Aires on Saturday. Les Bleus have the opportunity of completing an unbeaten three match tour of South America. France is 80 minutes away from a first series win over Argentina since 1998. The pressure is on Argentina and their new Head Coach, Felipe Contepomi. As …

Pablo Matera is the third Puma in history to reach the milestone of 100 test caps. Matera will earn his 100th cap for his country on Saturday, July 13 against France in Buenos Aires. This means Matera will have the honor of playing in his 100th test match at home. …

An enticing battle will take place in Ottawa on Friday. Canada play host to Romania in the ninth rugby test match between the countries. It is two of the traditional teams of the sport; both featured at the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987 and have played in all but …

A transatlantic rugby rivalry will continue in Washington, D.C. on Friday. The USA Eagles play host to Scotland. The fixture is the seventh test match between the teams in history. The most recent fixture was unforgettable; the USA completed a monumental upset win over Scotland in Houston, Texas. The newest …

Uruguay’s first home match against a Tier 1 opponent in many years went well. Both teams scored four tries with Los Teros proving to be competitive in a number of areas but lacked the class of France who were 43-28 winners. This was a much different battle than that of Canada …

A dominante performance saw Argentina powering past Fiji at the World Rugby u20 Championship on Tuesday. Played at Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch, South Africa, Los Pumitas were 52-12 winners over Fiji. Los Pumitas were in command throughout. A rolling maul saw hooker Juan Manuel Vivas over for a try …

History will be made on Wednesday as Uruguay host France for the first time in a capped test match. It is Uruguay’s first match of 2024 and France’s second of their three match tour of South America. France opened with a convincing win over Argentina in Mendoza. The fixture is …