The Seattle Seawolves held off a surging Toronto Arrows to claim a 30-17 victory in the second Major League Rugby Semi Final on Sunday. An engaged Starfire Stadium crowd were treated to an absorbing match that saw the Arrows claw back from a 23-0 deficit to get within one score …
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Last-gasp Legion beat RUNY to earn home Final
The Major League Rugby Championship Final is returning to San Diego. A superb sideline conversion from Joe Pietersen with just seconds remaining on the clock gave the Legion a 24-22 win over Rugby United New York in a thrilling Semi Final at a packed Torero Stadium on Sunday afternoon. San …
Read More »Americas Rankings – June 09 2019
Following the competition of a busy weekend of international activity the Americas Rankings have been updated. Calculations for the June 09 2019 edition take into account the June Internationals on Saturday, and Sunday in South America. From a regional perspective the weekend was poor with a 0-4 return. The attendance …
Read More »Namibia claim historic win over Uruguay
History was made this evening as Namibia claimed an historic victory over Uruguay. The 30-28 win was Namibia’s first with Uruguay having been victorious in the three prior test matches between the countries. Namibia’s celebrations were Uruguay’s heartbreak. They secured the win with the final play of the match. After …
Read More »Russia shock Argentina XV in Nations Cup
Russia pulled off a shock upset his afternoon, downing the Argentina XV in the Nations Cup. The 48-40 victory was the first for Russia in the Nations Cup. They lost their opening match 48-26 against Uruguay yet today were the superior side and thoroughly deserved their win over the Argentina …
Read More »Super Rugby Highlights – Jaguares vs Sharks
Los Jaguares were convincing winners over the Sharks on Saturday afternoon. The home victory was sufficient to see the Argentine Super Rugby franchise secure a home Quarter Final. The win saw was by five tries to one and saw all five of Los Jaguares’ scores coming from the back-three. Sebastián Cancelliere, …
Read More »Canada beats USA, earns u20 Trophy spot
Canada defeated the USA 23-5 in the second leg of their North American qualifier on Saturday evening. In doing so they have earned their spot at the World Rugby u20 Trophy tournament in Brazil next month, taking the series on aggregate score of 67-38 following their first leg victory on …
Read More »U20 Championship Highlights – Argentina vs Fiji
U20 Championship hosts Argentina got their campaign back on track with a 41-14 win over Fiji. The result gives Los Pumitas a 1-1 record in the junior World Cup while Fiji are 0-2. Both teams have one pool match yet to play. Argentina’s performance was notably improved to that in …
Read More »MLR Preview – Seattle Seawolves vs Toronto Arrows
The second Major League Rugby Semi Final takes place at Starfire Stadium on Sunday evening. Another sold out crowd is expected in Seattle to watch the Seawolves take on the Toronto Arrows. Both finished the regular season with 11 wins, the defending champions narrowly ahead on points thanks to their draw …
Read More »Brazil come close to upsetting Spain
Brazil came close to upsetting Spain this evening, losing 22-16 in Osasco, Greater São Paulo. The occasion marked just the second test match between the countries. In the first Spain were convincing winners at home by 67-38 in Spain in 2017. This evening was a very different game of rugby. …
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