The LA Giltinis have confirmed the addition of Irish flanker Sean O’Brien for the remainder of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. A member of the Leinster Academy program, the 20-year-old has represented Ireland at age-grade level but qualifies for the USA having been born in Pittsburgh. O’Brien started against …

Rugby Canada has confirmed their Men’s and Women’s traveling squads for the Tokyo Olympics. Both rosters include 13 players. Olympic rules require a final group of 12 to be submitted by June 30 with one from each list to be designated as an alternate. The selections are largely as expected. …

A full day of Major League Rugby action on Saturday ends in San Diego where the Legion take on the Austin Gilgronis at Torero Stadium. The two sides squared off in a low-scoring but thoroughly entertaining match back in Week 2 that saw San Diego taking the spoils in Texas. …

The second game of the double-header at The Snake Pit sees Rugby ATL playing host to Old Glory DC. While their positions on the table might be wide apart, the Ratlers have a score to settle with their guests having lost both previous encounters including their most recent at Leesburg …

The Utah Warriors can take one step closer to securing their spot in the Western Conference Final if they defeat the SaberCats in Houston on Saturday evening. A loss, however, would leave the door open for the Austin Gilgronis who are just five points behind. There was electricity in the …

New England is the next port of call for NOLA as they hit the mid-point of a six-week road swing on Saturday. The Gold trail New York by only three for the second playoff spot in the Eastern Conference but coming up just behind are the Free Jacks, who need …

It’s another double-header in Georgia that kicks off the 15th week of the Major League Rugby season. The Toronto Arrows have now been mathematically eliminated from postseason contention but they can throw a spanner in rival Rugby United New York’s playoff plans if they can pull off a win. Toronto …

Brazil play host to Paraguay on Saturday. The match is a winner-takes-all elimination contest. The winner will advance to the finals of the South American region’s RWC 2023 qualifiers. The fixture is a welcome return; it is to be the first match between the countries in two years. Brazil’s use …

Two Pumas have been crowned 2021 Top 14 champions. Argentine centers Juan Cruz Mallía and Santiago Chocobares started for Toulouse in this evening’s French championship final. Toulouse were 18-8 winners over La Rochelle. Mallía played the match out of position. The teams needs saw him playing on the right wing. …

The French domestic rugby championship, the Top 14 has a history dating back to 1892. It has been played in a variety of formats with the current one being fourteen clubs with the winner determined with a final. The existing format is very much recent. Indeed from 2001-2005 it was …