The second week of the 2023 Major League Rugby season saw the Seawolves fending off a scrappy ATL side, and the Jackals putting up a serious fight against the Warriors. NOLA and Toronto had forgettable days while the Legion made a statement against the Free Jacks. 1 – Alex Maughan …
Read More »Benjamín Urdapilleta Obtains Active Point Scoring Record in Top 14
Benjamín Urdapilleta made history in France on Saturday. The Puma became the highest point scorer of active players in Top 14. His five points for Castres against Bayonne saw him overtaking Gaetan Germain to have more points than all other active players in the French elite. Urdapilleta now has 2166 …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week. UP Silver for Los Pumas in Los Angeles Argentina finished runners-up to New Zealand at the LA 7s this past weekend. It’s …
Read More »New Zealand defeat Argentina to win LA 7s
New Zealand made it back-to-back World Sevens Series tournament wins as they defeated Argentina in the Cup Final at Los Angeles. After the dreadful day of rain on Day One, conditions were much more agreable on Day Two. The men in black now hold a sizeable lead at the top …
Read More »Bonus point win for San Diego over New England
San Diego fans were treated to another impressive performance from the Legion, as they secured a 29-12 bonus-point win over the New England Free Jacks on Sunday. While the vaunted backline threatened, it was the defense of the home side that proved the difference in a physical contest. The Legion …
Read More »Ironworkers blast through hamstrung Arrows in New York
The Ironworkers celebrated their first match at Memorial Field in Mount Vernon with a one-sided 39-3 result over the Arrows. Toronto were playing without a specialist flyhalf due to injuries suffered in training, and the result was the largest losing margin in club history. Neither team impressed in the first …
Read More »Scrappy win for Dogos over dogged Cobras
It was not a classic in São Paulo on Sunday. Los Dogos won a scrappy Super Rugby Americas contest 31-14 against a dogged Os Cobras. It took a long time for points to be scored and very long for the Argentines to take control of the contest. There was plenty …
Read More »Argentina barge into Quarter Finals at waterlogged LA 7s
Argentina is the only Americas team to qualify for the Cup Quarter Finals at the Los Angeles Sevens. Play was affected heavily by the conditions as rain pounded into Dignity Health Sports Park all day long. It caused several delays, with the games stretching well into the evening as a …
Read More »MLR 2023 – San Diego Legion vs New England Free Jacks – ARN Guide
Two teams with postseason ambitions will be reacquainted in San Diego on Sunday afternoon. The New England Free Jacks make their way to the West Coast and become the second team to experience Snapdragon Stadium, where the Legion and their growing Cohort will be waiting. Last weekend’s record-setting day at …
Read More »Utah given scare by Dallas in home opener
The Utah Warriors came away winners in their home opener on Saturday afternoon. It wasn’t all smooth sailing, however, as the Dallas Jackals matched them in tries but missed conversions made the final score 33-25 to the home side. Alarm bells were ringing early for Dallas as Joel Hodgson broke …
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