Canada survived a nail-biting match against Papua New Guinea to advance to the men’s Round of 16 at the Rugby World Cup Sevens. After leading 24-7 thanks to a pair of tries from Justin Douglas Canada conceded two tries and needed a last minute score by Connor Braid to secure …
Read More »Rugby World Cup Sevens Rosters and Preview
The 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens will kick off at San Francisco’s AT&T Park in just a few hours with 40 teams from 28 nations participating across two divisions. It’s the seventh rendition of the tournament for the men, but only the fourth time the women have been involved. This …
Read More »Australia Lose Second Star Center for Rugby Championship
Australia have suffered another major blow, losing a second star-center for the Rugby Championship. The Fijian-born Tevita Kuridrani has been ruled out of rugby for three months, making the November Internationals his next possible test match opportunity. Kuridrani went down injured in the Brumbies Super Rugby victory over the Waratahs last …
Read More »2018 Major League Rugby Dream Team
The inaugural season of Major League Rugby is in the books and that means it’s time to select our Dream Team for 2018. We deliberately did not name weekly MLR selections this year with only two matches on a couple weeks, but that may well change in 2019 with the …
Read More »Seawolves stun Raptors to win inaugural MLR title
The Seattle Seawolves overturned the apple cart with a stunning 23-19 win over the Glendale Raptors at Torero Stadium on Saturday evening. In doing so they have earned the title of champions in the inaugural Major League Rugby season. It’s a remarkable result given that the Raptors had won both …
Read More »MLR Final Preview – Glendale Raptors vs Seattle Seawolves
We come to it at last. The great battle of our time. Or at least the makings of a pretty good game of footy on Saturday afternoon between the top two sides in Major League Rugby. The Glendale Raptors have been at the top of the table virtually all season …
Read More »Glendale beat Utah to earn Seattle showdown
The Glendale Raptors earned their spot in the Major League Rugby Final with a convincing 34-21 victory over the Utah Warriors at Infinity Park on Saturday. Glendale were second-best at the scrum but completely dismantled Utah’s lineout and for much of the match dictated tempo and territory. Sam Figg earned …
Read More »MLR Semi Final Preview – Glendale Raptors vs Utah Warriors
Once the Seawolves and Legion have sorted out their differences, it will be up to the Glendale Raptors and Utah Warriors to decide who will advance to the Major League Rugby Final as they contest the second Semi Final of a double header at Infinity Park on Saturday. Glendale were …
Read More »Scott Green to referee Major League Rugby Final
The honor of refereeing the first ever Major League Rugby Final has been awarded to Scott Green. A senior match official with the Texas Rugby Referee Association for several years, he achieved USA Rugby National Panel recognition in 2013. Green has refereed six regular season games, most recently taking charge …
Read More »Up and Under: Daniel Hourcade
In this special edition of Up and Under we look specifically at the coaching career of Daniel Hourcade for Argentina. El Huevo had a rollercoaster ride which included both remarkable results as well as dour performances. All told Hourcade was in charge of Argentina for 54 test matches. This covered …
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