It’s another home game for the NOLA Gold as they roll out the welcome mat for Rugby ATL. The two sides collided in a preseason encounter at Marietta that was won by ATL, but this is the first official Major League Rugby clash between the two. The opening round match …
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MLR Preview – San Diego Legion vs Colorado Raptors
The final match of Major League Rugby’s Vegas Weekend festivities pits the San Diego Legion up against the Colorado Raptors. San Diego jumped into the early title favorites slot with a strong win over Seattle last weekend while the Raptors were second best in Houston. San Diego haven’t messed with …
Read More »MLR Preview – Old Glory DC vs Seattle Seawolves
The highly anticipated home debut of Old Glory DC looks to be a sellout as they host the Seattle Seawolves at Cardinal Stadium on Sunday. Both teams are looking to bounce back from losses as DC were swamped by NOLA and the Seawolves came up short in San Diego. There’s …
Read More »MLR Preview – Toronto Arrows vs Houston SaberCats
Sunday’s Major League Rugby offering in Las Vegas begin with a mid-day clash between the Toronto Arrows and the Houston SaberCats. Both teams are coming off wins, the Arrows overpowering the Gilgronis in Austin and the SaberCats stopping the Raptors at home. Toronto has only a single change to the …
Read More »Scrum ace Lucas Abud and four others pen deals for Corinthians
The third batch of Corinthians Rugby players has been confirmed. Like batch one and batch two, batch three also contains five players, all of whom are players that are to be regulars for Brazil over the new RWC cycle. Scrum ace Lucas Abud is among the latest recruits. The 27-year-old …
Read More »USA Eagles to Play Home ARC Matches at MLR Venues
The USA Eagles are to play their home matches in the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) at Major League Rugby (MLR) venues, USA Rugby has confirmed. This year’s edition of the ARC will see three matches in the USA. The Eagles two remaining games will be in South America with the …
Read More »Daniel Lima Among the New Names at Corinthians
Following Thursday’s announcement of the first five players, an additional five names have now been added. Like the first five, the latest players are also all capped by Brazil. Of the new arrivals the three are backs and two are props. Joining from Curitiba is Douglas Rauth. The 23-year-old scrum-half has …
Read More »MLR Preview – Rugby United New York vs Austin Gilgronis
Two teams who suffered opening round losses will attempt to swivel their fortunes around in the second match of the Major League Rugby Vegas Weekend. Rugby United New York were completely undone by the Free Jacks at Sam Boyd while the Gilgronis suffered a similar fate opposite the Arrows in …
Read More »MLR Preview – Utah Warriors vs New England Free Jacks
Major League Rugby’s Vegas Weekend starts with a Saturday morning showdown between the Utah Warriors and New England Free Jacks. It’s the first ever meeting of the two. The Free Jacks are coming off an impressive debut win over Rugby United New York. Utah started well against ATL but faded …
Read More »Canada to play Wallaroos in July double-header
Canada’s National Senior Women’s XVs team will travel down under to take on their Australian counterparts as part of an international double-header on July 18. Townsville’s brand new Queensland Country Bank Stadium will host the match with the Wallabies set to play Fiji on the same day. The fixture was …
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