Two Americas teams have earned Rugby Sevens medals at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Argentina have won Gold in the Men’s division while Canada take home Bronze in the Women’s division. Each division contained six teams at the under-18 level. Argentina claimed the title by defeating France 24-14 …

Kyle Baillie is the latest Canadian to head south for Major League Rugby. The blindside flanker has signed on for the 2019 season with the New Orleans Gold, joining international teammates Hubert Buydens and Eric Howard at the club. A versatile and athletic forward, the 6’5″ (1.97m) PEI native can …

AJ MacGinty will play no part in the USA’s November international series. The Eagles flyhalf has been ruled out of the next 12 weeks of action after undergoing shoulder surgery. According to Sale Sharks the injury was originally suffered while playing for Eagles in June. It’s a blow for the Eagles, …

Felipe Ezcurra’s move to Leicester means that there are now again Argentine players across all positions at the elite level in Europe. This was the case in all years between RWCs 2003 and 2015 but this ended with the creation of Los Jaguares. With Ezcurra at Leicester there are legitimate …

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 Americas presence in Europe An impressive 39 Americas players have been registered for the premier European club competitions kicking off this …

Samoa ‘A’ have been crowned champions of the 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge. The Pacific Islanders earned a handsome 38-26 victory over hosts Uruguay ‘A’ in Montevideo on Sunday. It was an exciting match to end the tournament with nine tries split between the two sides. Uruguay got bad news early …

The Argentina XV put their disappointing opening round loss well and truly behind them as they closed out their Americas Pacific Challenge campaign with a dominant victory over the USA Select XV on Sunday. At the final whistle the scoreboard read 55-15 with the Argentines outscoring the USA eight tries …

Canada ‘A’ overcame an 15-point deficit in the second half to defeat Tonga ‘A’ 32-31 in the final round of the Americas Pacific Challenge in Montevideo on Sunday. Three tries from Kainoa Lloyd and a dominant scrum sparked the win, the Tongans again undone by poor discipline late in the …

The Brazilian Rugby Union (CBRu) has reached an agreement with Twitter that will see their November 10 match against the New Zealand Māori broadcast live across the social media platform. Commentary in both English and Portuguese will be accessible. Also broadcasting the match will be South American cable channel SporTV …

The 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge comes to a close on Sunday with three matches on the table in Montevideo. Four teams will be playing for pride with the winner to be determined, appropriately, in the final contest of the day between hosts Uruguay and the powerful Samoans. All matches will …

The Champions Cup is the big show, the pinnacle of European club rugby. Most professional coaches will concede that it is the closest comparison to test rugby due to its intensity and unparalleled atmosphere. The tribal nature of the traveling fans elevates the top matches to almost mythical proportions. Friday’s …

The European Challenge Cup begins on Friday. Teams from the English Premiership, the Guinness Pro 14, and the French Top 14 will all be involved. How each club approaches the competition will vary as some place greater value on their domestic league, while others will press for direct entry to …

With no British & Irish Cup this season it’s business as usual in the RFU Championship. This week there is a surprise name Doncaster in their match at Bedford on Saturday. Paul Mullen is named on the bench, the prop joining the team on dual-registration from Newcastle Falcons. His Eagles …

Four players with Atlantic Canadian roots will be added to the Ontario Arrows squad for their historic match against the New England Free Jacks next Saturday. Canadian Rugby Championship standouts Alex Forrest, Moe Abdelmonem, Grant Crowell, and Cooper Coats will get their chance to impress the Arrows brass at Wanderers …

The contenders are starting to slip away from the pack as the French Pro D2 enters its 8th week of the regular season. Already played on Thursday evening was a match between the two top teams. It was Nevers who got the 24-17 win at home over Mont-de-Marsan. Carlos Muzzio …

An impressive 39 Americas players have been registered for the premier European club competitions kicking off this weekend – the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup. Clubs from the French Top 14, the English Premiership, and the Guinness Pro 14 battle it out for European supremacy across two tiers of competition …

Sergio Parisse will return to captain Italy in the upcoming November test series. The 35-year-old skipped the summer tour to Japan to recover ahead of the long World Cup year. He is one of only four players based outside of Italy named in Conor O’Shea’s 37-man squad, the remainder come …

It’s the final week of the Mitre 10 Cup season and it’s all over bar the shouting as far as the playoffs and relegation are concerned. All that is left to decide are the final playoff seedings and, of course, the Ranfurly Shield. That will be on on the line …

The Houston SaberCats have filled a gap in their loose forward stables with the signing of Germany international Ayron Schramm. The powerful ball-carrying No8 is an ideal replacement for Kyle Sumsion who has left the SaberCats to take on a coaching role at West Point Military Academy. He joins the SaberCats …

Argentina have almost certainly lost starting Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro for the November test series. Currently their first choice loosehead prop, the 50-cap veteran has undergone surgery to correct instability in his right shoulder. No official window of recovery has been given but he is a major doubt for the tour …