The San Diego Legion came away comfortable winners over the Colorado Raptors on Sunday, closing out the Major League Rugby Vegas Weekend with a 49-22 result. Though the Raptors managed to score three tries, the Legion never looked likely to slip up after taking the lead in the opening quarter. …
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Olímpia Lions cruise to win in pre-season fixture
Paraguay’s first professional rugby team, the Olímpia Lions cruised to an 86-0 victory today over Aguará. The match was a professional team vs an amateur club and it was also an international fixture as the Paraguayan side played against an Argentine club. The match was played an San José Rugby …
Read More »Old Glory shock Seawolves in thrilling DC opener
Old Glory DC’s home opener was a memorable one. The Major League Rugby newcomers rebounded from their crushing loss in New Orleans last week with a thrilling 28-22 upset victory over the defending champion Seattle Seawolves at a sold-out Cardinal Stadium on Saturday. It was a near-perfect start for the …
Read More »Arrows hold on to beat SaberCats in dramatic finale
The Toronto Arrows held on for dear life as they escaped Las Vegas with a nerve-wracking 27-22 win at Sam Boyd Stadium on Sunday. A last-gasp attack against the shorthanded Arrows came agonizingly close to securing a come-from-behind win for the Texans. It was a flying start for the Arrows …
Read More »Trio excluded from Jaguares roster for South Africa tour
Agustín Creevy, Felipe Ezcurra and Lucio Sordoni are among the excluded players from Los Jaguares’ roster to tour South Africa. The Argentine Super Rugby side will play a three match tour over the coming weeks, facing the Stormers on February 22; the Bulls on February 29; and the Sharks on March …
Read More »SR Highlights: Jaguares vs Reds
Los Jaguares staged a second half comeback to defeat the Reds in Buenos Aires last night. The victory was the second of 2020 for the Argentine Super Rugby franchise, bringing their season record to 2-1 at present. The win came despite a lackluster opening half performance. Click here to access …
Read More »RUNY overrun Austin in Vegas try-fest
The Gilgronis made it interesting late in the game but Rugby United New York were too good for Austin, taking a 49-31 result in Las Vegas on Saturday. It was a wild try-fest that will leave no shortage of work for team analysts ahead of training next week. New York …
Read More »Chile the best of Americas on Day One of Sevens Challenger Series
Chile were the best of the Americas on day one of the Sevens Challenger Series in Viña del Mar. Los Cóndores were victorious in all of their three matches today, while Zimbabwe were second placed in the pool with wins over Brazil and Mexico. The day one results see Chile …
Read More »Jaguares Hookers stun Reds in Comeback Victory
Los Jaguares’ hookers scored four tries as the Argentine side stunned the Reds in a comeback victory this evening in Buenos Aires. Having been trailing 24-14 at half time, Los Jaguares rebounded in the second half to win the match 43-27. The match saw Los Jaguares forced into late changes. …
Read More »Second half explosion fires Utah past New England
The Utah Warriors scored 26 unanswered points in the second half to secure a 39-33 come-from-behind win over the New England Free Jacks in Las Vegas on Saturday. In doing so they reversed their fortunes of their opening round loss to ATL just a week ago. It was all Utah …
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