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 …
Read More »Argentina, Colombia and Mexico set to compete in Women’s Sevens Challenger Series
Argentina, Colombia and Mexico are set to compete in the upcoming Women’s Sevens Challenger Series. Taking place in March in Stellenbosch, South Africa, the two South American countries will be competing for places on the Women’s Sevens Series circuit. Joining Argentina, Colombia an Mexico in the tournament will be Belgium, …
Read More »New LED Screen Installed at the Estadio Charrúa
A new LED screen has been installed at the Estadio Charrúa. The installation is the latest upgrade of what is South America’s leading Rugby Arena. It was installed together with assistance from Uruguayan Rugby sponsor’s, Antel. The Montevideo venue will be the setting for the opening match of the Súper …
Read More »MLR 2020 – Week 2 Broadcast Guide
It’s another jam-packed weekend of Major League Rugby. After an inauspicious prelude on Sunday, four games will take place at Sam Boyd Stadium for Vegas Weekend. The kickoff times are sightly awkward with 11:30am local starts on both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s matches are both in Vegas, with the Free …
Read More »SR Preview: Jaguares vs Reds
In week three of the 2020 Super Rugby season, Los Jaguares are at home against the Reds. The match marks the final match of the opening section of the campaign and sees the South Americans completing their first stretch of home games before departing for a tour of South Africa. …
Read More »First Five Corinthians Players Confirmed
The first five Corinthians players have been confirmed. All of the men are regular names in Brazil’s senior men’s test side and all play in the forwards. The highly-regarded prop, Caique Silva joins from Brazil’s most successful club of the 21st century, São José. Aged 27, Silva still has many …
Read More »Los Ceibos Announce Home Venue
Los Ceibos have announced their home venue. The second Argentine professional rugby team will play home matches at Club Tala in Córdoba, Argentina’s second largest city. The announcement took place today with Los Ceibos CEO Fernando Riccomi and Club Tala president Pablo Carballo making a presentation. The club’s rugby facilities …
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