The San Diego Legion assured their spot in the Major League Rugby Semi Finals with a 31-17 win over Austin Elite at Torero Stadium. It’s a welcome relief for the Legion who have had some shaky moments during the season and also faced the prospect of having to earn their …
Read More »USA vs Scotland 2018 – Match Highlights
The USA Eagles claimed a historic first win in the professional era over a Tier 1 opponent. The North Americans defeated Scotland 30-29 at Houston’s BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday evening. The result of the match sees the USA claiming a big gain in the World and Americas Rankings. For …
Read More »MLR Preview – San Diego Legion vs Austin Elite
There will be tension in the air at Torero Stadium on Sunday evening as the San Diego Legion host Austin Elite in a match with enormous implication for the Major League Rugby Semi Finals. This is the last regular season game for Austin and it’s win or go home with a …
Read More »Americas Rankings – June 17 2018
With the completion of international competition this weekend it is time to update the Americas Rankings. The June 17 2018 edition sees results in both North and South American impacting the points of countries from the Western Hemisphere. The USA Eagles’ magnificent 30-29 win over Scotland sees the teams exchanging 2.00 rankings …
Read More »Trinidad & Tobago Shock USA South Panthers in Thriller
Trinidad & Tobago shocked the USA South Panthers in a thriller on Saturday. Played in pouring rain at St Mary’s College ground in St Clair Trinidad & Tobago completed an amazing 34-33 victory. The remarkable victory was secured despite the USA South Panthers having held a comfortable 27-12 lead at …
Read More »Argentina finish 6th in u20 Championship
Argentina finished 6th in the 2018 World Rugby u20 Championship. The final position was confirmed following today’s 41-15 defeat to Australia at the Stade de la Mediterranee in Béziers, France. The result also means that Australia finish 5th. In other results today Georgia defeated Scotland 39-31 to finish 19 and Ireland …
Read More »Magnificent Eagles upset Scotland in Houston
The USA created history on Saturday as they upset Scotland by a score of 30-29 at BBVA Compass Stadium. A magnificent performance from the Eagles saw them earn their first Tier 1 victory in the modern era, and first win over a leading nation since the 1924 Olympic Games in …
Read More »Glendale stops Seattle to seal top spot
The Glendale Raptors kept their unbeaten record intact as they recovered from a poor start to defeat the Seattle Seawolves by 33-11 at Infinity Park on Saturday. It’s a bitterly disappointing result for the visitors, who were intent to set a marker ahead of a possible showdown in the Major …
Read More »Canada qualifies for World Rugby u20 Trophy
Canada may have lost the battle but as it turns out the war was already won. Despite dropping a 40-22 result to the Junior All-Americans on Saturday afternoon the young Canadians have qualified as the North American representatives at the World Rugby u20 Trophy on account of their 20-point win …
Read More »Rudoi and Russia roll over Canada
Canada’s pit of despair grew ever deeper as they were humiliated by Russia on Saturday, losing by a score of 43-20 at Twin Elm Park. Anton Rudoi grabbed a hat trick to lead the Bears to their first ever victory over Canada, their previous best result losing by 16 points …
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