Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Canada 7s Canada made history with their first ever HSBC Sevens Series tournament victory as they defeated the USA by 26-19 in …

Facundo Isa continued his fine form in France, scoring a double for Lyon on Saturday. Playing at home Lyon knocked-over the Top 14 leaders, La Rochelle 29-25. The result lifts Lyon to 7th place in the French championship. Isa featured from the bench this weekend. He came on in the …

Bristol have been relegated from the Aviva Premiership. The West Country side lost 36-21 this afternoon to the Wasps. The result means the club cannot catch the 11th placed Worcester Warriors and will, indeed, play in the RFU Championship. Bristol won promotion from the RFU Championship last season but the …

A record five North American players have been selected in the official HSBC Dream team for the Singapore 7s. The stunning tournament result that saw Canada defeat the USA in an historic Cup Final has seen the two teams rewarded, though it’s the USA who are given three spots to …

Canada have made history with their first ever HSBC Sevens Series tournament victory as they defeated the USA by 26-19 in a tense Cup Final to cap an incredible final day in Singapore. Two North American sides in the Cup Final is another historic first for the Series, and the …

Uruguayan club, Carrasco Polo made history on Saturday, winning Argentina’s Torneo del Interior B. The Montevideo club downed the Universitario de Córdoba 25-19, doing so with Jaguar Nicolás Freitas playing. The Uruguayan side delivered a solid 80 minute performance. Based on solid defensive and delivering at the right time, Carrasco Polo …

Nathan Hirayama finished off a sensational try as Canada downed New Zealand in the Singapore 7’s this morning. The all-time leading scorer in Canadian 7’s history scored in the left corner. The try came from a Justin Douglas break. Having sliced through the defense he came within meters before off-loading …

World Rugby Vice President Agustín Pichot backs expanding the Six Nations. The former Pumas captain wants Georgia and other Tier 2 countries to have the opportunity of playing in the Six Nations. At present the European competition is restricted to six competitors – England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. …

Grenoble have been relegated to the Pro D2. The team’s 59-18 home loss against Clermont today means the club cannot obtain enough points from remaining matches to remain in the Top 14. The club joins Bayonne in returning to the second division. Previously Grenoble were relegated to the Pro D2 …

Los Jaguares failed to perform today. The Argentine side flopped to their biggest defeat of 2017, losing 26-13 against the Bulls in Pretoria. A high penalty count and an inability to find cohesive play saw Los Jaguares fail to spark. Changes made from last weekend’s loss to the Sharks complicated rather …

Canada and the USA have qualified for the Cup Quarter Finals at the Singapore 7s. The two North American sides each advanced through the pool stages with two wins from three. Argentina, who entered the tournament in 7th spot on the HSBC Sevens Series standings, did not make the cut …

The Top 14 rolls on this weekend. Round 24 of 26 will be played in France and is to involve a host of players from the Americas. With there being no Friday matches in round 24 the games are to instead be five on Saturday and two on Sunday. There …

Canadian internationals Brett Beukeboom and Matt Evans have signed new deals to stay at Cornish Pirates. While the length of the contracts have not been disclosed, their previous deals were for two years. Pirates are currently in sixth spot in the Greene King IPA Championship with one game remaining, but …

This Saturday Montevideo club, Carrasco Polo will take on the Universitario de Córdoba in the Grand Final of the Torneo del Interior B, Argentina’s B league in the Campeonato Argentino. Carrasco Polo earned its place in the Torneo del Interior B by virtue of finishing third in the 2016 Campeonato …

It’s the final weekend of the Greene King IPA Championship regular season and one would have to say it’s a bit anti-climactic, with only final seeding to be decided between third and fourth place. London Irish and Yorkshire Carnegie will finish in first and second spot respectively while Ealing Trailfinders …

The HSBC Sevens Series continues this weekend. Hosting the event will be Singapore. Sixteen countries will compete in the Asian city-state, thee of these are from the Americas. Argentina, Canada and the USA are all enjoying positive seasons and enter the tournament targeting solid results. As was proven one year …

Round 20 of the Guinness Pro 12 will be played this weekend. After this weekend there are to be only two further rounds of play. As such it is vital to many sides pushing for places in the play-off’s and qualifying spots for next season’s European Champions Cup. A host …

Canadian center Conor Trainor have signed to play for Nevers. The French third division side has qualified for the Semi Finals of the Fédérale 1. In looking to play next season in the Pro D2 it is recruiting  now. Aged 27, Trainor joins Nevers from former Fédérale 1 side, Vannes. …

It is crunch time in England. The 20th of 22 rounds will be played this weekend. Up for grabs are places in the play-offs and qualification for the 2017-2018 European Champions Cup. For Worcester and Bristol the focus is on avoiding relegation. Involved in the Aviva Premiership this weekend will …

Uruguay has confirmed upcoming international test rugby. Los Teros are to play five matches, all in South America, in May and June. All but one of these are to be at home and they are to be supplemented by two further, non-capped, internationals. The internationals are to be a part of …