It’s the third-to-last week of the RFU Championship season and London Irish are so close to promotion they can taste it. Ealing are still mathematically capable of winning and in fact will face Irish in the final round but the Exiles will play the two lowest teams on the table …
Read More »MLR Preview – Houston SaberCats vs Seattle Seawolves
The second half of the season for the Houston SaberCats officially begins on Saturday. As the page turns so begins a new chapter for the SaberCats, with the first page to be written in their permanent home – the AVEVA Stadium. Given the honor of providing opposition on the historic …
Read More »MLR Preview – NOLA Gold vs Utah Warriors
After a week in Canada, it’s back to the bayou for the NOLA Gold as they host the Utah Warriors on Saturday afternoon in the first of four Major League Rugby matches this weekend. When last these two sides met, a little over a month ago, conditions were horrendous in …
Read More »Houston SaberCats sign Thretton Palamo
The Houston SaberCats have made a sizable addition to their midfield in the form of Thretton Palamo. At 6’3″ (1.90m) and 116kg (255lbs) he is a menacing figure with ball in hand, a sight not seen in 18 months after he was forced to sit out the entirety of 2018 …
Read More »Fuailefau and Douglas reach 50 for Canada
Mike Fuailefau and Justin Douglas will reach career milestones at the Singapore Sevens this weekend. The Canadian duo will each play in their 50th HSBC Sevens Series event for Canada, following in the footsteps of current teammates Nathan Hirayama and Harry Jones among others. After playing for Canada’s u20 side …
Read More »Pro 14 – Week 20 Preview
Week 20 of the Pro14 will take place this weekend. The latest round of the Celtic-Italian-South African league will see matches being played in all five nations. Week 20 of the league is to be a quiet round of rugby for the Americas. Tennessee’s Tommy Seymour will start on the …
Read More »English Premiership – Week 19 Preview
This weekend will see week 19 of the English Premiership taking place. With the regular season containing 22 rounds it is nervous times for many involved. The following previous takes a look into Americas players who will feature in week 19. The opening fixture is a relegation encounter. In Northern …
Read More »Dominican Republic Ready For Turks & Caicos Islands
The Rugby Americas North (RAN) Cup continues this weekend. Competing at Grace Bay will be the Dominican Republic who have traveled abroad to face the Turks & Caicos Islands. The fixture is to be the opening match in the 2019 RAN North Cup and follows the competition of the South …
Read More »Major League Rugby confirms 2020 format
Major League Rugby has confirmed their league structure for the 2020 season. As expected the competition will grow to 12 teams with the addition of Boston (New England Free Jacks), Washington (Old Glory DC), and Atlanta (Rugby ATL). The new format will see the creation of a two-conference system – …
Read More »Super Rugby Preview – Sharks vs Jaguares
Two winning teams from last weekend will battle-it-out on Saturday. In the latest round of Super Rugby the Sharks are at home to Los Jaguares in a match which sees many RWC hopefuls facing off on opposing teams. The South African side have made three changes from the team which …
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