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 Brazil Women’s Sevens Brazil will return as a core team on the 2019-20 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series after claiming victory at …

Santiago Cordero continued his fine season for the Exeter Chiefs on Saturday. The Argentine international glided through the defense vs the Leicester Tigers to score a superb individual try. In general play the outside back also had a strong match as he continues to look like playing for Los Pumas …

An outstanding performance from AJ MacGinty took the Sale Sharks to victory over Harlequins. Played on Friday in Northern England, the Sale Sharks were 28-17 winners with the USA Eagles fly half scoring 23 points. The win saw the Sale Sharks claiming four competition points to edge closer to the …

It was déjà vu in San Diego as the Legion overwhelmed Austin Elite by a score of 45-15 at Torero Stadium on Sunday evening. The result was almost identical to that seen at Dell Diamond in the first meeting between the two sides in February. Austin were first on the …

Argentine World Cup hopeful Facundo Bosch scored a well taken try on Saturday, barging over to score for Agen in their loss against Montpellier. The score was a classic hooker’s try yet came with him playing out  of position at flanker. Bosch started the match at hooker but was moved …

Carlin Isles has been named in the official HSBC Dream Team for the Hong Kong Sevens. The Eagles flyer is the only Americas player included, earning his place after leading the tournament with an impressive haul of 9 tries in 6 games. He now holds a healthy 11-try lead over …

Benjamín Urdapilleta impressed yet again for Castres, helping the team to a 25-11 home win over La Rochelle on Saturday. The Argentine fly half slotted 12 points from three penalties and a drop goal. The win takes Castres up to 58 competition points to tie Racing 92. Overall the defending …

Los Jaguares injury list continues to grow. Ruled out of facing the Sharks next weekend is Ramiro Moyano. The starting winger is returning to Argentina to undergo studies to confirm the extent of his injury picked up against the Bulls on Saturday. Moyano left the field in Pretoria at half-time …

A last-minute try from Ignacio Dotti stole a 35-31 victory for the NOLA Gold over the Toronto Arrows on Sunday afternoon. More than 3,000 fans attended the first ever Major League Rugby match on Canadian soil and they were treated to an absorbing contest at York University’s Alumni Field. New …

Fiji are one again the Kings of Hong Kong. For the fifth consecutive year they have conquered the flagship event on the HSBC Sevens Series after defeating Argentina, the USA, and France in succession on Day Three. The win moves them in to second place overall on the 2018-19 standings. …

Chile’s dream of HSBC Sevens Series Core qualification ended as they fell to Hong Kong in a tense Semi Final by 7-5. Francisco Urroz put the Cóndores ahead with an early try but home town favorite Kam Shing Yiu replied with Russell Webb’s conversion proving the difference. Ireland’s outstanding duo of …

The Americas Rankings – April 07 2019 have been calculated to take into account the result of Barbados vs Curaçao. It was the one, and only, match involving test sides from the Americas over the past week. Barbados recovered from their heavy defeat against Martinique to claim a dominant 55-7 …

Los Jaguares returned to winning ways on Saturday, defeating the Bulls in Pretoria, South Africa. The win was just the third time that the Argentine franchise has won an away game against a South African team. The win was come-from-behind. Debutant Domingo Miotti stole the show as he came on …

A 32-point deficit wasn’t enough for the Houston SaberCats as the Glendale Raptors completed a remarkable 52-44 win at Infinity Park on Saturday evening. It was the largest come-from-behind result in Major League Rugby history as the Raptors staved off what appeared to be certain defeat to earn a crucial …

It’s back home for the San Diego Legion after their impressive road win over Seattle. On Sunday they’ll roll out the red carpet for Austin Elite at Torero Stadium but the pleasantries will end at the opening whistle as every point counts in what is quickly becoming a fascinating playoff …

Barbados powered past Curaçao today, winning 55-7 at the Garrison Savannah. The match was the third, and final, fixture in the 2019 Rugby Americas North (RAN) South Cup. In winning Barbados finish with a 1-1 record. In earlier matches in the RAN South Cup Martinique were dominant. They defeated Curaçao …

Both Argentina and the USA have advanced to the Cup Quarter Finals at the Hong Kong sevens, though neither have done so in decisive fashion. Los Pumas were beaten convincingly by France in their final pool match, while the USA somehow pushed through despite losing both of their games on …

Uruguay’s tournament has come to a close, but the Americas still have one hopeful in the Semi Finals of the Hong Kong Core Qualifiers. Chile have defeated Tonga to book their place opposite Tonga with a spot in the final on the line. It wasn’t smooth sailing for the Cóndores …

Major League Rugby comes to Canada for the first time on Sunday when the Toronto Arrows host the NOLA Gold at York Alumni Field. It’s been a long road to this moment for the Arrows, and after eight consecutive road games to start their professional journey they will begin an …

Debutant Domingo Miotti inspired Los Jaguares to conquer Pretoria today. The replacement fly half came on in the 71st minute, doing so with the scores at 20-10 to the Bulls. His two late tries saw Los Jaguares completing a comeback to win 22-20. The win as the first for Los …