The first of two Major League Rugby Semi Finals on Sunday was played in San Diego. A vocal Torero Stadium crowd was there to support the Legion as they faced Rugby United New York in what turned out to be an exciting and confrontational fixture between the two coastal representatives. …
Read More »Seawolves hold on to beat Arrows into Final
The Seattle Seawolves held off a surging Toronto Arrows to claim a 30-17 victory in the second Major League Rugby Semi Final on Sunday. An engaged Starfire Stadium crowd were treated to an absorbing match that saw the Arrows claw back from a 23-0 deficit to get within one score …
Read More »Last-gasp Legion beat RUNY to earn home Final
The Major League Rugby Championship Final is returning to San Diego. A superb sideline conversion from Joe Pietersen with just seconds remaining on the clock gave the Legion a 24-22 win over Rugby United New York in a thrilling Semi Final at a packed Torero Stadium on Sunday afternoon. San …
Read More »MLR Preview – San Diego Legion vs Rugby United New York
It’s officially business time in Major League Rugby. The regular season is done and it’s straight into the Semi Finals. A late change to the schedule means that both will be played on Sunday, with the first coming at Torero Stadium where the San Diego Legion host Rugby United New …
Read More »MLR Full Match – San Diego Legion vs NOLA Gold
The final round of the Major League Rugby regular season saw four teams entering level on points with only three spots left in the Semi Finals. One of those on the edge was the NOLA Gold, who traveled to San Diego where the Legion were awaiting in front of a …
Read More »Fiji clinch World Sevens title, USA finish 2nd
Fiji won their 5th event of the season in Paris to claim the overall 2018-19 HSBC Sevens Series title on Sunday. The deciding match came in the Cup Semi Finals against the USA where the Fijians proved a class apart, winning 33-14 to clinch top spot. It’s the fourth World …
Read More »Seattle power through feisty Austin
The Seattle Seawolves ended their regular season in style with a 38-26 victory over a feisty Austin Elite at Starfire Stadium on Sunday evening. It secured Seattle as the second place finishers this season while Austin closed the books on 2019 with a zero in the win column. From the …
Read More »Legion end Gold’s playoff dreams
The San Diego Legion defeated the NOLA Gold 22-10 on Sunday evening to clinch first overall in the regular season and home field advantage for the Championship Series. In doing so they also brought the curtains down on NOLA’s season, the early season contenders losing their fourth straight to crash …
Read More »Super Rugby Highlights – Reds vs Jaguares
Los Jaguares’ continued their outstanding Super Rugby reason by beaten the Reds in Australia on Saturday. The win, combined, with other results was sufficient for the Argentine side to book their place in the play-off’s. The fixture brought to an end the four match tour of Oceania. With it Gonzalo …
Read More »SaberCats end season with win over Utah
Two teams would see their 2019 campaigns come to a close on Saturday evening as the Houston SaberCats took a 31-27 road win over the Utah Warriors. It capped a remarkable finish to the season for the SaberCats, who missed out on playoff contention but won their last four under …
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