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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 LA Giltinis Can the Giltinis be beaten? The expansion side are a perfect six-from-six in the 2021 MLR season. …

Canadian age-grade international Tyler Duguid has been named on the bench for Montpellier’s European Challenge Cup Quarter Final against Benetton Treviso on Saturday. Should the 20-year-old Edmonton native take the field as expected it would be the first fully professional match of his young career. Duguid signed a two-year academy …

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 Argentina Men’s Sevens Argentina were crowned Men’s champions in Dubai this past weekend. Los Pumas went unbeaten in the …

Argentine players impressed this weekend in the European Challenge Cup Round of 16. There were both Argentine try scorers and strong Argentine performances in general. Agustín Creevy played a key role for London Irish in their 41-35 come-from-behind victory over Cardiff Blues. The club had a one man disadvantage following …

Top Canadian prospect Will Percillier earned another first on Friday evening in Paris. The 21-year-old made his first senior start for Stade Français, playing all 80 minutes against Benetton Treviso in the opening round of the European Challenge Cup competition. Though the Italian visitors – coached by former Canada supremo …

Argentina has suffered a blow ahead of the Rugby Championship. Starting second-rower Tomás Lavanini will miss the tournament. Confirmation of his non-availability came from his club, the Leicester Tigers. The Leicester Tigers confirmed that Lavanini will undergo surgery on a syndesmosis injury. The injury was sustained during the Tigers’ recent …

This past weekend saw the European Semi Finals taking place, the third round of the Mitre 10 Cup, Week 11 of the Shute Shield, and the 4th week of the Pro D2 season. Also on offer was a trial match featuring many of Chile’s top players as they prepare for …

The San Diego Legion have signed South African winger Bjorn Basson for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He makes the extreme journey from Siberia to California having most recently turned out for Russian club Enisei STM in the European Challenge Cup. Basson has been a professional since 2008 when …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Chile Chile’s preparations for the South American 4 Nations are innovative. On Saturday there was a special trial match with the …

Facundo Isa scored for Toulon on Saturday. The rampaging ball-carrier from Santiago del Estero continued his fine form ahead of the Rugby Championship. His try helped Toulon to a Semi Final victory. The French Top 14 club defeated the Leicester Tigers 34-19. Toulon will face the Bristol Bears in the Challenge …