One of the few matches that did come to fruition in the shortened 2020 season saw Old Glory grabbing a road win over the SaberCats in Houston. DC returns to AVEVA Stadium on Saturday evening with their eyes on another win, with the stakes much higher this time around. The …
Read More »MLR Preview – NOLA Gold vs Utah Warriors
Another old rivalry will be rekindled on Saturday evening when NOLA Gold host the Utah Warriors at The Gold Mine. The two founding members have met on three previous occasions but it’s now pushed beyond two years since their most recent encounter. NOLA have won all three games though two …
Read More »Five Canadians to play in Premier 15s Semi Final
Five Canadian internationals are set to play in the second Semi Final of the Premier 15s on Saturday. Saracens host Loughborough Lightning at StoneX Stadium in London. The first Semi Final will see Wasps taking on Harlequins, though on Americas players will feature. Saracens are the top seeds after finishing …
Read More »Argentina, USA, Canada represented in European Cup final rosters
Six players from the Americas will suit up for this weekend’s European Cup finals, with players in each of the four teams competing. Friday’s Challenge Cup Final sees Leicester Tigers taking on Montpellier. Saturday’s Champions Cup Final is an all-French affair with Toulouse facing Top 14 rivals La Rochelle. Both …
Read More »Thomas Morani signs for San Diego Legion
Thomas Morani’s third home should be his last this season. After initially re-signing with Houston, the outside center spent three weeks on loan with Old Glory DC before moving to San Diego this past weekend. He has now completed a permanent move to the Legion for the rest of the …
Read More »World Cup Watch – Canada – May 20, 2021
It’s been four months since our last look at Canada’s depth chart. While there have been no official selections since, we are now at the midpoint of the Major League Rugby season and can use club form as a guide to making some reasonable though not entirely objective adjustments. Canada’s …
Read More »Airtight LA defense stymies Austin attack
A near-perfect defensive performance from LA saw them pick up a 17-3 win over Austin at Bold Stadium on Wednesday night. Despite limiting the Giltinis to under 20 points for just the second time this season, the Gilgronis had middling success on offense with no line breaks and only a …
Read More »MLR Team of the Week
This past week of Major League Rugby action was unusual from a selection point of view. Though there were several strong team performances, individual standouts were quite difficult to identify. There were big plays but relative to previous weeks only a couple spots were clear and obvious choices. 1 – …
Read More »Premier Rugby Sevens pro league set to launch in Fall 2021
A new professional seven-a-side competition is set to debut in the fall of this year. Premier Rugby Sevens will see six men’s teams and four women’s teams playing in a series of tournaments across the USA and Canada. Notably the league is touting equal pay across gender though specifics are …
Read More »Kieran Crowley named Head Coach of Italy
Kieran Crowley has been named as the new Head Coach of Italy. He will replace Franco Smith in the role on July 01. Smith will take up a new position as Italy’s High Performance Director. Crowley is a former All Black. His pathway to becoming Head Coach of a Tier …
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