Drew Mitchell will join Rugby United New York for the 2021 Major League Rugby season, but whether he actually plays remains to be seen. The former Wallabies winger announced that he will move stateside when conditions allow on The Lockdown with Jim Hamilton. RugbyPass first reported that Mitchell had signed for …
Read More »Gregan Names Creevy in his Perfect World XV
Former Australian captain George Gregan has named a team of the best he played with and against for Fox Sports. The veteran of four Rugby World Cups earned a total of 139 caps for the Wallabies and played in two RWC finals. His Perfect World XV consists of players from seven …
Read More »Full Match – Argentina vs Australia 1987
One of Argentina’s greatest wins came in 1987 against Australia. The match was game two of a two test series in Buenos Aires. The Wallabies and Los Pumas compete to a 19-19 draw in game one. As such the winner of game two would claim the series. The match took …
Read More »MLR Team of the Week – Round 5
The most competitive weekend in Major League Rugby history made for some similarly difficult selections. In many cases little separated those selected from honorable mentions. Such parity only ads to the intrigue in what promises to be a captivating race towards the playoffs. There are still 11 regular season games …
Read More »Carlin Isles named in LA Dream Team
USA star Carlin Isles has been named in the official HSBC Dream Team for the Los Angeles Sevens. The 30-year-old winger scored five tries during the tournament, the first being the 200th of his World Sevens Series career. Teammate Perry Baker followed him to the milestone in the very next …
Read More »SaberCats sign Australian forward Van Stewart
The Houston SaberCats have signed a new forward for the remainder of the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Van Stewart has arrived from Sydney, Australia, where he has been playing for Manly Marlins in the Shute Shield. He could debut in Sunday’s match against Rugby United New York. Stewart was …
Read More »Gilgronis line up Australian flanker Maclean Jones
The full extent of the spending spree by the Austin Gilgronis is only now coming into focus. Set to follow newly-arrived Jamie Mackintosh to the club is former Australia u20 captain Maclean Jones, the fifth overseas addition since last month’s surprise re-branding. Jones, 23, is known as a tough-tackling openside …
Read More »Jaguares Hookers stun Reds in Comeback Victory
Los Jaguares’ hookers scored four tries as the Argentine side stunned the Reds in a comeback victory this evening in Buenos Aires. Having been trailing 24-14 at half time, Los Jaguares rebounded in the second half to win the match 43-27. The match saw Los Jaguares forced into late changes. …
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 »2020 Rugby Championship: Australia to host Argentina in Newcastle
In week four of the 2020 Rugby Championship, Australia will play host to Argentina in Newcastle. The announcement completes the list of Rugby Championship venues for Los Pumas this year. The Wallabies will receive Los Pumas at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle on September 05. It is to be just the …
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