The NOLA Gold will enjoy a gift-wrapped home match courtesy of Austin Elite on Saturday afternoon. What should have been an Austin home game was originally scheduled to be played in Houston, but problems with the new AVEVA Stadium turf surface led the Elite conceding home field to the Gold. …
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Top 14 – Week 24 Preview
Week 14 of the Top 14 season will be played on Saturday, and Sunday. In the third-to-last round of the regular season RWC 2019 hopefuls from both Argentina, and Canada will take to the fields of France. In the opening fixture Toulouse will play host to Pau. The match-up is …
Read More »RUNY adds former Leinster hooker Sean McNulty
Rugby United New York have enlisted the services of former Leinster and Ireland u20 hooker Sean McNulty for the remainder of the Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old joins the club on loan from the New England Free Jacks, who he is committed for in the 2020 season. McNulty was …
Read More »Josua Vici signs for Colomiers
Josua Vici will leave the Houston SaberCats at the end of the Major League Rugby season to join Colomiers. The French Pro D2 side has confirmed the signature of the Fijian flyer after staving off relegation to the French third division, Fédérale 1. The news comes just a day after the …
Read More »San Diego bolster squad with Eagles duo
The San Diego Legion will bolster their Major League Rugby squad with a pair of USA internationals for the playoff run-in. Flyhalf Will Holder and tighthead prop Dino Waldren are set to be included on the team’s roster for Sunday’s match against the Toronto Arrows. Holder, 28, was part of …
Read More »English Premiership – Week 21 Preview
It’s a quiet weekend in the English Premiership as far as the Americas are concerned. Only four players will suit up for the penultimate round of the regular season. Two of them will be in action on Friday as AJ MacGinty runs out for Sale against Bristol in a match …
Read More »Super Rugby Preview – Jaguares vs Stormers
In week 12 of the 2019 Super Rugby season Los Jaguares are at home against the Stormers. The match will give the Buenos Aires based team an opportunity for redemption for their away defeat in Cape Town. Gonzalo Quesada has made two changes from the side that defeated the Brumbies …
Read More »Walker to leave Seawolves for Auckland at season’s end
Richie Walker will leave his role as Head Coach of the Seattle Seawolves at the end of the Major League Rugby season. The New Zealand native will return home to Auckland where he will take over the Auckland Storm in the country’s top women’s rugby competition, the Farah Palmer Cup. …
Read More »Ardron Starts Against Highlanders
Canadian forward Tyler Ardron has been named to start for the Chiefs against the Highlanders. The New Zealand Super Rugby teams will square-off at Forsyth Barr Stadium in the southern city of Dunedin. Ardron retains his spot in a forward pack featuring just the one change from last week. In …
Read More »SaberCats part ways with coach Fitzpatrick
Justin Fitzpatrick is no longer Head Coach of the Houston SaberCats. The club confirmed the news on their website on Thursday afternoon. Skills coach and former US Eagle Paul Emerick will take over the role in an interim capacity until the end of the season as the search for a …
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