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Two teams in desperate search of a victory square off at Choctaw Stadium on Saturday evening. The Dallas Jackals of course are looking for their first ever Major League Rugby win, while the Seattle Seawolves are attempting to shake off a three-game losing streak. All three of Seattle’s defeats have …

Two teams at the upper end of the food chain collide on Saturday as the Gilgronis host the Free Jacks. It’s just the second time the two sides have met, with New England taking the spoils at home last season. In fact the Free Jacks have only one before visited …

The Cali Cup will be on the line when the LA Giltinis take on the San Diego Legion at Memorial Coliseum on Saturday. It’s the third time they have met in the regular season with the Giltinis winning both games last season. Times have changed, however, and less than a …

Week seven of the 2022 Major League Rugby season begins in Utah. The Warriors host the Arrows in the fourth regular season meeting between the two sides. Toronto won the first two but were second best when they made the trip to Salt Lake a year ago. Utah arrive on …

JP Doyle has bid farewell to Major League Rugby. The popular referee is taking up a new post with the Scottish Rugby Union as their High Performance Referee Coach. Doyle made his MLR debut in April of last year after departing English Premiership. He took charge of 20 games all …

The Canada West Selects will host the American Raptors on May 14 at Starlight Stadium in Langford. It’s the first in a series of matches being planned for the Selects in the coming months, though further opponents have yet to be revealed. Former Canadian international and current Pacific Pride coach …

This past Sunday’s Rugby World Cup qualifier between Spain and Portugal was highly memorable. Los Leones were 33-28 winners in Madrid. In winning the match Spain qualified for RWC 2023. France 2023 will be Spain’s second RWC and first since 1999. Following the conclusion of the contest there were many …

Rugby Canada has cut Sandro Fiorino as Head Coach of Canada’s National Women’s XV’s team. The organization has offered little explanation, though the decision comes in the midst of a High Performance review that was first announced last May and was initially meant to be completed in November of 2021. …

Difficult weather conditions on the East Coast made for some interesting matches in the sixth week of the Major League Rugby season, with New England’s home opener against Toronto the most heavily affected. The results across the board were close with four games still in the balance at the final …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP USA Falcons XV deliver against Wales Two tries from captain Kate Zackary led the USA Falcons XV to a …