The Glendale Raptors opened their Major League Rugby with a 41-26 win over a feisty Austin Elite side at Infinity Park but it was very far from smooth sailing. Two red cards and a yellow saw the Raptors finish the game with only 12 men on the field but they …

Los Jaguares have claimed back-to-back victories in Australia. The Argentine Super Rugby franchise defeated the Brumbies 25-20 this morning in Canberra. It follows on from defeating the Rebels 25-22 in Melbourne last weekend. The match was the ninth of the season for Los Jaguares. It takes the teams record up …

The historic day for American rugby started at Dyer Stadium where the New Orleans Gold upset the hometown Houston SaberCats 35-26 to claim victory in the first ever Major League Rugby regular season contest. Damp and windy weather combined with a slew of penalties left little room for continuity but …

So what’s a ‘seawolf’ anyway? That’s the most common question asked about the Seattle Seawolves, the only team holding down the North West in Major League Rugby. For the record, it’s another name for an orca, those happy little whales who frequent the West Coast waters. The Seawolves are a …

Tyler Ardron scored the opening try for the Chiefs who humbled the Reds 36-12 today in Brisbane. The Canadian crossed for the first of what would be five tries scored by the Chiefs. The result of the match means that the Chiefs rise to overtake the Highlanders to now be third …

North America will not have a team in the Top 8 for the first time ever at an HSBC Women’s Sevens Series event after both the USA and Canada crashed out of contention on Day One at Kitakyushu. It’s also the first time Canada will finish in the bottom four …

The Utah Warriors got their first-ever franchise win they wanted at the grand opening of Zions Bank Stadium but may have paid a heavy price in doing so. A serious-looking injury suffered by star outside back Josh Whippy in the dying moments of the game marred a spectacle of running …

It may not be the first official Major League Rugby game but the first ‘main event’ – the CBS Sports Network Game of the Week – takes place at Infinity Park on Saturday afternoon as the Glendale Raptors take on the visiting Austin Elite. For both clubs it’s the realisation …

The globetrotting of Javier Rojas continues. Having spent the last two seasons in France and Italy the Argentine dual-international will now pack his bags for England. Rojas has signed a one year contract with the Cornish Pirates of the RFU Championship. He is effectively a like-for-like replacement for outgoing Nicolás …

The Ontario Arrows had their inaugural home game ‘iced’ out last weekend but they’ll get a chance to lace the boots up again on Saturday when they head east to face the Boston Mystics at Pine Banks Park. It’s part of a series of ‘Major League Rugby‘ concept matches also …