Enter Week 4 of the 2020 Major League Rugby campaign, and there are some tasty matches that will be difficult to predict. Last week was unkind to the home teams (1-4-1). Will they fare better this week? Two matches will kick off at the same time to start Saturday’s proceedings. …
Read More »Peter Tiberio puts hold on retirement, returns to Seawolves
Retirement will have to wait for Peter Tiberio. The 30-year-old outside back has re-signed with the Seattle Seawolves for the remainder of the 2020 Major League Rugby season. It’s an about-face on his late-September announcement that he would be hanging up the boots. Tiberio quickly became a fan-favorite at Starfire …
Read More »SaberCats sign Australian forward Van Stewart
The Houston SaberCats have signed a new forward for the remainder of the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Van Stewart has arrived from Sydney, Australia, where he has been playing for Manly Marlins in the Shute Shield. He could debut in Sunday’s match against Rugby United New York. Stewart was …
Read More »MLR Team of the Week – Round 3
Standards seemed to dip a little in the third week of the Major League Rugby season. Perhaps it was fatigue, or the return to cooler temperatures after the sun of Las Vegas. It was a good week for kickers as discipline faltered, and players on both ends of the throw-in …
Read More »MLR Highlights – Atlanta vs New York
Rugby United New York came away 22-19 winners over Rugby ATL at Lupo Family Field on Sunday afternoon. The visitors had pulled away by halftime but a late surge earned the home side a losing bonus point that may well pay dividends come playoff time in the highly competitive Eastern …
Read More »MLR Highlights – Houston SaberCats vs Old Glory DC
Old Glory DC made it two wins on the trot as they scrapped to a 22-13 victory over the Houston SaberCats at AVEVA Stadium on Saturday. In a stop-start match that featured numerous penalties and only rare continuity, the boot of DC flyhalf Jason Robertson proved the difference. Click here …
Read More »MLR Highlights – Austin Gilgronis vs Utah Warriors
A last-gasp try from Kalolo Tuiloma pulled the Utah Warriors from the jaws of defeat at Bold Stadium on Saturday. The 20-20 draw denied Austin a first victory since their debut season but did put a halt to a 20-game losing streak that dated back to June 1 of 2018. …
Read More »MLR Highlights – Colorado Raptors vs NOLA Gold
The NOLA Gold went 2-1 for the 2020 season with a road win over the Colorado Raptors on Saturday. The result sees the Raptors bottom of the western conference, while NOLA are joint second in the east. Click here to access the complete match report. The following video is courtesy …
Read More »MLR Highlights – Seattle Seawolves vs Toronto Arrows
The Toronto Arrows played excellent rugby to defeat the Seawolves in Seattle in their round three MLR clash. The result maintains the respective records of both teams in the 2020 competition – the Arrows are 3-0 while the Seattle Seawolves are 0-3. This is an unprecedented start to the season …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Uruguay 7’s Los Teros 7’s were runners-up on home soil in the Montevideo Challenger Series. The South Americans were beaten 5-0 …
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