Los Jaguares XV and Peñarol meet in the final round of the SLAR regular season. They may meet for a third time, depending on the resutls of the Semi Finals. Their match in Montevideo on Saturday gives players from both teams a final opportunity to press for selection in the …

The Olímpia Lions and Los Cafeteros Pro meet in the final round of the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. The Paraguayan team go in to the match with a final opportunity ahead of the Semi Finals; the Colombians are seeking their first win of the campaign. Los …

Disruptions have further affected the Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifiers. Following the decision to only involve Canada and the USA in the North American regional qualifiers, regional governing body Oceania Rugby have canceled their regional qualifiers. The decision sees the Cook Islands progressing in RWC 2023 qualifiers. Oceania Rugby’s decision …

The Ealing Trailfinders have signed USA back-rower Malon Al-Jiboori. The English club will be the home of the 23-year-old USA Eagle. Al-Jiboori makes the move to Eailing Trailfinders after previously playing Major Leagure Rugby for the San Diego Legion and the Glendale Raptors and Sevens for the Eagles. Al-Jiboori is …

Santiago Arata scored his first Top 14 try on Thursday. The Uruguayan scrum half went over for an early score for Castres who downed Bayonne 26-23 in an away contest. The match was a rescheduled Top 14 fixture. Castres’ win sees the Tarns moving into 6th position. Arata scored in …

The Crusaders have signed Pablo Matera for the 2022 Super Rugby season. Matera will move from Paris, France to Christchurch, New Zealand to continue his professional rugby career. It will be the fourth country that Matera has played professional rugby in. He previously played for the Leicester Tigers (UK), Los …

Old Glory DC have received a boost with the return of Dylan Taikato-Simpson for the remainder of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 31-year-old fullback had initially opted out of the season following the arrival of his first child last August. Taikato-Simpson joined the team from Glendale for the …

We are now six weeks into the Major League Rugby campaign with a dozen to go. Amazingly that is already one more week than the 2020 season lasted in its entirety. That in itself is reason to celebrate, so too the emergence of several potential Eagles for the return of …

The July 2021 Internationals involving the Americas are set to be changed. The Americas will miss out on hosting incoming tours against European opposition. This will affect Canada and the USA in North America and Argentina, and Uruguay in South America. It means England will not fulfill the scheduled tour …

Another busy week of Major League Rugby action saw all six teams in action. Unlike previous weeks, only one match was decided by seven points or less. Undoubtedly the top performance was that of the Toronto Arrows, whose tremendous win over New York is rewarded with four selections. 1 – …

The injury-stricken San Diego Legion have reinforced their ranks with Major League Rugby experience. Inside center Tiaan Loots and second row Victor Comptat have joined the team ahead of their match against the New England Free Jacks this weekend. Both played for the Houston SaberCats last year. Loots was the …

Another bright young Canadian prospect is heading to France next season. Pro D2 side Carcassonne have confirmed that Ciaran Breen will join on a senior academy deal next season. The news comes just days after the Victoria, BC, native celebrated his 20th birthday. It’s the second stint in France for …

Jérémy Lenaerts has re-joined the Houston SaberCats for the remainder of the Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old second row signed with the club from the Seattle Seawolves in the off-season but earlier this year opted out of the season due to health concerns related to the pandemic. Lenaerts was …

The second double header of the Major League Rugby season has now been confirmed for Saturday. On Tuesday the San Diego Legion confirmed their home game against the New England Free Jacks will now be played at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, to be followed by the LA Giltinis match against …

The Pro D2 season has ended early for Taylor Paris. An Achilles injury suffered while playing for Oyonnax against Grenoble earlier this month will see the Canadian winger out of action for six months. It also rules him out of contention for the World Cup Qualifying series against the USA …

Tomás Cubelli has signed for Biarritz on a two-year-deal. The Argentine will make the move north from Australia to France continue his professional rugby career. The transfer will take place after the 2021 Super Rugby AU and 2021 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman seasons. Cubelli is the starting scrum-half for the Western …

With one round remaining Los Jaguares XV remain unbeaten in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby. The Argentine franchise completed another bonus point win this evening. They did so despite being pushed hard by the Olímpia Lions. The Paraguayan franchise gave Los Jaguares XV their toughest match of the season …

Selknam downed Peñarol 27-17 in a stunning upset. Selknam’s win was hard fought and gave followers of the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby a match to remember. Selknam were dominant to the extent that Peñarol’s scoring was restricted to 3 points until the final 10 minutes of play. The win …

Os Cobras Brasil XV defeated Los Cafeteros Pro today. The round nine win was sufficient for the Brazilian side to avoid the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby wooden spoon. The 22-14 win was Os Cobras’ second win of the SLAR season. Their earlier win was also against the Colombian franchise. …

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 Toronto Arrows The red-hot Arrows left Jersey City with a stunning 53-12 win over New York on Sunday. It …