Tyler Duguid and Titi Lamositele are European Challenge Cup champions. The Canadian and U.S. forwards were a part of the winning effort for Montpellier on Friday. The French Top 14 team downed English Premiership side the Leicester Tigers 18-17 in London. The USA Eagles tighthead prop Titi Lamositele and uncapped …
Read More »MLR Preview – Rugby United New York vs New England Free Jacks
A classic East Coast rivalry resumes in Jersey City on Sunday afternoon. Rugby United New York will play host to the New England Free Jacks. In shorter words, it’s New York vs Boston in Jersey. With the playoff race likely to come right down to the wire, the match is …
Read More »MLR Preview – Houston SaberCats vs Old Glory DC
One of the few matches that did come to fruition in the shortened 2020 season saw Old Glory grabbing a road win over the SaberCats in Houston. DC returns to AVEVA Stadium on Saturday evening with their eyes on another win, with the stakes much higher this time around. The …
Read More »MLR Preview – NOLA Gold vs Utah Warriors
Another old rivalry will be rekindled on Saturday evening when NOLA Gold host the Utah Warriors at The Gold Mine. The two founding members have met on three previous occasions but it’s now pushed beyond two years since their most recent encounter. NOLA have won all three games though two …
Read More »Five Canadians to play in Premier 15s Semi Final
Five Canadian internationals are set to play in the second Semi Final of the Premier 15s on Saturday. Saracens host Loughborough Lightning at StoneX Stadium in London. The first Semi Final will see Wasps taking on Harlequins, though on Americas players will feature. Saracens are the top seeds after finishing …
Read More »Argentina, USA, Canada represented in European Cup final rosters
Six players from the Americas will suit up for this weekend’s European Cup finals, with players in each of the four teams competing. Friday’s Challenge Cup Final sees Leicester Tigers taking on Montpellier. Saturday’s Champions Cup Final is an all-French affair with Toulouse facing Top 14 rivals La Rochelle. Both …
Read More »Tomás Cubelli scores in 50th Super Rugby appearance
Tomás Cubelli was a try-scorer in his 50th Super Rugby appearance. The Argentine scrum half touched down for the Western Force earlier today against the Highlanders. The match was a Super Rugby Trans Tasman fixture. The Highlanders were 25-15 winners. Cubelli started the match at scrum half. He was joined …
Read More »Rugby Championship: No home games for Los Pumas
Argentina is to tour South Africa, New Zealand and Australia in 2021. Los Pumas will do so to play all matches on the road in the 2021 Rugby Championship. This year’s competition will see a return to the Four Nations model with South Africa back after having pulled-out of the …
Read More »Thomas Morani signs for San Diego Legion
Thomas Morani’s third home should be his last this season. After initially re-signing with Houston, the outside center spent three weeks on loan with Old Glory DC before moving to San Diego this past weekend. He has now completed a permanent move to the Legion for the rest of the …
Read More »World Cup Watch – Canada – May 20, 2021
It’s been four months since our last look at Canada’s depth chart. While there have been no official selections since, we are now at the midpoint of the Major League Rugby season and can use club form as a guide to making some reasonable though not entirely objective adjustments. Canada’s …
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