Canada and the USA have named their rosters for the first match of their World Rugby Men’s u20 Trophy qualifying series. The opener will be played at Shawnigan Lake School on Vancouver Island at 3pm local, 6pm Eastern. A live stream will be available on the Rugby Canada YouTube page. …
Read More »Final Americas rosters for Sevens Series finale in Madrid
The final event of the 2023-24 World Sevens Series takes place at Civitas Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid this weekend. For the first time in the circuit’s history, the winner will be determined solely by the results of the ‘Grand Final’ tournament. At the same time four core positions in each …
Read More »Canada and USA set for u20 Trophy qualifying series
Canada will host the USA for a two-match series starting this weekend that will decide North America’s entry into the World Rugby Men’s u20 Trophy tournament. The winner on aggregate between the two matches will travel to Scotland to compete between July 2 and 17. The USA were convincing winners …
Read More »MLR Notes: New owners for NOLA, Suspensions and Signings
NOLA Gold have new majority owners. Intervalle Capital is joined by a group of local investors and current Clermont Auvergne GM Benoît Vaz. Among the new investment group are former majority owner Tim Falcon and fellow founding partners Michael and Brook Kerrigan and Robert Israel. Falcon will retain one of …
Read More »Argentina Name Competitive Roster for 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship
Argentina has confirmed a 30-man roster for the upcoming World Rugby U20 Championship. Los Pumita will be the Americas only representative in the annual tournament to determine the World Champion at Junior level. Coached by former Pumas flanker, Álvaro Galindo, the roster comes together on the back of the recent …
Read More »Super Rugby Americas 2024 *** ALL-STARS ***
The Super Rugby Americas 2024 regular season is over. After fourteen rounds, four teams remain: Los Pampas, Los Dogos, Yacare and Peñarol. Who, though have been the best players of Super Rugby Americas 2024? This article identifies the top performers per team, per position and names an All-Stars team for …
Read More »San Diego come from behind to claim Cali Cup
San Diego recovered from a 12-point halftime deficit to defeat RFC Los Angeles 27-19 at Dignity Health Stadium on Sunday. In doing so the Legion secured a two-game sweep of their closest rivals to claim this season’s Cali Cup and pushed past Dallas for third place in the Western Conference. …
Read More »Strong finish gives NOLA convincing win over Chicago
NOLA made it four wins in a row with a convincing 25-13 result over the Hounds at SeatGeek Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Despite wet conditions the Gold used the width of their attack to stretch Chicago’s defense with the wingers accounting for all three tries tallied by the visitors. The …
Read More »Sharks shock Free Jacks with last-gasp try
The expansion Miami Sharks earned the biggest win of their short history with a 15-13 upset of the defending champion Free Jacks on Saturday night. Blazing heat and humidity sapped New England’s energy and left the door open to a last-gasp try from Tomás Casares that left the visitors in …
Read More »MLR 2024: RFC Los Angeles vs San Diego Legion – ARN Guide
The Cali Cup is on the line when RFC Los Angeles rolls out the red carpet for the San Diego Legion on Sunday afternoon. LA lost by a single point in the first leg played in March but enter the game with two wins in a row, while their guests …
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