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This past weekend saw the closing of an entertaining South American 4 Nations. It was a brief but welcome sighting of international rugby in the Americas this year. We now have two tests between Uruguay and Spain to close out the year. The World Tens Series kicked off in Bermuda …

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 It was a memorable week for Chilean rugby. The Cóndores XV defeated their counterparts from both Uruguay and Brazil. Neither …

This past weekend the return of international rugby to the Americas as the South American 4 Nations kicked off. With the games not counting as tests, a number of young players were given opportunities to prove themselves and will do so again later today in the second round. In Europe …

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 South American 4 Nations International rugby has resumed at last! The South American 4 Nations got underway on Saturday. The two …

Canada’s future Olympic dreams have been entrusted with 12 young women in the new Maple Leafs Academy roster. With ages ranging from 18-22, the players are part of a long-term development program geared towards representation at Paris 2024. Among those named are Sierra Gillis, who traveled with the Senior Women’s …

More COVID difficulties in Europe saw some potential contenders sitting out this weekend but the beginning of the Premier 15s season gave us a few others to consider for the first time. In all there was a reasonable spread of contenders. There should be significantly more this coming weekend as …

Make it four Canadian internationals signed for the Loughborough Lightning. Second row Abby Duguid departed for England on Monday to join up with the Premier 15s club. There she will find familiar faces in DaLeaka Menin, Courtney Holtkamp, and Sara Svoboda. Holtkamp and Svoboda played in the win over Sale …

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 Bledisloe Cup After months of waiting, international rugby returned with a bang on Sunday. Fans were treated to an absorbing spectacle …

England’s top women’s division – the Premier 15s – is set to kick off this weekend. The semi-professional competition will feature a number of North American players this season, with an impressive six names in Exeter’s lineup to face Gloucester-Hartpury. New Canadian arrivals Emily Tuttosi, McKinley Hunt, and Taylor Black …

Canadian flanker Sara Svoboda has signed for Loughborough Lightning. She follows international teammates DaLeaka Menin and Courtney Holtkamp to the Premier 15s club in England. Svoboda was a standout at the McMaster Marauders, lifting the Monilex Trophy as national university champions in 2015. She played her domestic club rugby for …