Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Colombia are ready for Kenya Las Tucanes are ready for Kenya. Colombia’s Women’s test side take on Kenya in …

The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare the men’s test teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. The current edition considers the result …

Ben Landry has signed a new contract with the Seawolves that will keep him in Seattle through the end of the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old second row powerhouse ended a 14-month hiatus from the sport when took the pitch at Starfire Stadium against San Diego in May. …

Carlos Muzzio made history in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. The battle-hardened 36-year-old made his test debut for Argentina. He was a second half replacement for Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro in Argentina’s away defeat against the world champions. His test debut came one week before his 37th birthday. This saw him not …

Joaquín Díaz Bonilla will play in South Africa. The 32-year-old has signed for the Sharks, a former Super Rugby franchise that now competes in the United Rugby Championship. In doing so, Díaz Bonilla will play for a fourth professional team in a fourth league and in a fourth country. Díaz …

Houston SaberCats prop Nikoloz Khatiashvili has returned to his home country of Georgia to join their new professional side Black Lion. The newly created team will be competing in the Rugby Europe Super Cup along with entries from Israel, Russia, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands. Khatiashvili made 12 appearances …

The San Diego Legion have announced the hiring of Danny Lee as Head Coach and Director of Rugby effective immediately. He replaces co-coaches Scott Murray and Zack Test. Their futures at the club remain uncertain on the back of the Legion’s first losing campaign. Lee, 45, is a native of …

Argentina lost their first match of the Rugby Championship by 32-12 to South Africa in Port Elizabeth on Saturday afternoon. It was a comprehensive victory for the Springboks who were too strong for the Pumas in a game dominated by stingy defense and tactical kicking. Elton Jantjies opened the scoring …

NOLA have secured Rookie of the Year Andrew Guerra on a three-year deal that keeps him wearing Gold through the end of the 2024 Major League Rugby season. It caps a remarkable year for the 23-year-old, who made his test debut for the USA against Ireland last month. Selected 10th …

Uruguay has confirmed a 25-man roster to train together at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. The players will train in the country’s High Performance Rugby Center to prepare for the upcoming RWC 2023 qualifiers against either Canada or the USA. As the winners of the South American RWC 2023 qualifying …

Victor Comptat’s stay in Seattle appears to be short-lived. The towering second row has returned to France, agreeing a two-year deal with Fédérale 1 side Rumilly. It’s the same club that initially captured the signature of Psalm Wooching, only for the Eagles flanker to later switch to Rouen Normandie. Comptat …

Canada’s Senior Women’s team are holding a training camp in Nova Scotia with 48 players as part of the preparations for next year’s World Cup in New Zealand. The week-long session begins on Friday, August 13, and will wrap up with a Friday evening Red vs Black trial match on …

Leonel Oviedo is following younger brother Joaquín to France. While the latter has signed a Top 14 deal with Perpignan, Leonel will open his European experience with Céret in the Fédérale 1. At 23 years old Leonel Oviedo is a player on the rise. He was selected for two World …

The World Sevens Series is returning this fall, but it will have a very different look to it. Not only is the circuit limited to just five men’s events and two women’s following the cancellation of the Paris and Hong Kong tournaments, the competing teams will also be incomplete. Only …

It was a remarkable Major League Rugby season given the context of the pandemic with all 99 games completed successfully. The standard of rugby took another step forward and relative parity which made predictions exceedingly difficult on any given weekend. A full slate of games meant for greater opportunity for …

USA international Alycia Washington has signed on with Worcester Warriors for the 2021-22 Premier 15s season. The 30-year-old second row from Hamden, Connecticut, makes the move with eyes on a second Rugby World Cup tournament in 2021. Washington has been a regular for the Eagles since making her debut against …

Hot on the heels of a home series victory over the British and Irish Lions, South Africa play host to Argentina on Saturday. The fixture is an opening round match in the 2021 Rugby Championship. It marks the return of the Springboks after South Africa pulled-out of the 2020 competition. …

Joel Sclavi will not play in the Rugby Championship. The tight head prop has been replaced on the Argentine roster by Eduardo Bello. It sees one uncapped tight head out and another in. It also sees Sclavi out for a second year running; he had been placed to make his …

Zak Taulafo is returning to France after two seasons in Major League Rugby. The 38-year-old Samoan international departs Rugby United New York to join Graulhet in Fédérale 1. After spending the 2020 campaign with the Colorado Raptors, Taulafo made the move to New York this past season. He showed remarkable …

Two more Major League Rugby standouts have signed for Narbonne. San Diego Legion winger Save Totovosau and Utah Warriors second row Aston Fortuin follow Old Glory DC flyhalf Jason Robertson to the Southern France club in their return to the Pro D2. Totovosau proved one of MLR’s most dangerous finishers …