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All three of this weekend’s Major League Rugby games are on Saturday, and unfortunately all three overlap to a degree. The Houston SaberCats will host Rugby United New York in the first that kicks off an hour before the other two. It’s the fourth match of the season for each …

Agustín Pichot is on record in pushing for promotion / relegation in the proposed World League. The former Pumas captain has been under attack on social media from rugby fans who are less than impressed with the revelations that the new competition, set to begin in 2020, will not involve …

The USA, and Japan are reportedly set to join the Rugby Championship, reports Gregor Paul for the New Zealand Herald. The publication notes that World Rugby is to establish a 12-team ‘World League’ which sees the USA and Japan joining the existing ten countries who comprise the Six Nations and …

It was an interesting week in Major League Rugby that saw the lines in the sand increase in clarity. Toronto, San Diego, and Seattle were a step ahead of their opposition and the Utah-Glendale match displayed the vulnerability of each side. Individually there were some fine efforts which required some …

Make it four in a row for San Diego. The Legion romped to a 45-17 win over Austin Elite at Dell Diamond on Friday evening. In doing so they jump to first overall on the Major League Rugby table though New Orleans have a game at hand. It didn’t take …

The Toronto Arrows picked up their second win of the Major League Rugby season as they beat the Houston SaberCats 44-27 in an all-action affair at Constellation Field on Friday evening. After building a dominant 27-10 halftime lead, the Arrows again hit a wall in the second half but had …

After a stop start opening to their 2019 Major League Rugby campaign, the Houston SaberCats will kick off five consecutive weekends of games when they welcome the Toronto Arrows to Constellation Field for their first home game of the season. Calling it the ‘home opener’ feels a little premature given …

It’s desperation time at Dell Diamond as Austin Elite host the San Diego Legion on Friday evening. The Elite have lost all four matches on their new home pitch and only have two more there this season, with their other two ‘home’ games set to be played in San Antonio …

Canadian international Tyler Ardron will reprise his role as starting eightman for the Chiefs when they play the Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday. Despite his team’s narrow defeat, Ardron enjoyed a strong start to the Super Rugby season with a try-scoring performance against the Highlanders last week. This week’s Chiefs …

It was an interesting week when it came time to select our Major League Rugby standouts. It took a second watch to make the less obvious decisions and the intensity of the games in New Orleans and Seattle was a step above those in San Diego and Austin. The contenders …