Tyler Ardron has been named at lock for the Chiefs in their Super Rugby warm-up match against the Reds at Ballymore on Friday. The Canadian international packs down beside captain Michael Allardice in a mixed team that includes All Blacks scrumhalf Brad Weber and new signing Jack Debreczeni. Ardron is …
Read More »ARC Team of the Week
It wasn’t quite the explosive start to the Americas Rugby Championship we were hoping for, though for two teams it was very much happy days. Canada flopped in Montevideo, Brazil’s backline let themselves down at Neuquén, and Chile were thrashed by the Eagles. There was still competition in some spots …
Read More »DC reveals MLR team name and logo
Washington DC’s future Major League Rugby franchise now has a name and a shiny new logo. The new team, who will officially join the league in the 2020 season, will be called ‘Old Glory DC’ with their new logo featuring a shield design with a silhouette of the Capitol Building …
Read More »Three week suspension for Santiago Arata
Uruguay scrumhalf Santiago Arata has been suspended for three weeks following his red card against Canada this past weekend during their opening round match of the Americas Rugby Championship. The 22-year-old was sent off by referee Federico Anselmi for a dangerous head-high tackle on Canadian winger Andrew Coe in the …
Read More »NOLA sign Eagles flanker Lamborn
The New Orleans Gold sent another ripple through Major League Rugby on Tuesday afternoon. Already off to a perfect start in the new season, NOLA have confirmed the signature of US Eagles flanker Tony Lamborn. He joins the team from the Southland Stags in the Mitre 10 Cup. Born in …
Read More »MLR Team of the Week
Week 2 of the 2019 Major League Rugby season gave us three games to peruse, and given the results it should be no surprise that the NOLA Gold enjoy the greatest representation for the second week running. In the end at least one player from each team managed to squeeze …
Read More »MLR Highlights – San Diego Legion vs Seattle Seawolves
The final match of the Major League Rugby weekend saw the San Diego Legion hosting the defending champion Seattle Seawolves at Torero Stadium. Rain poured down from start to finish and while that put a damper on expansive rugby, it made for some big collisions in the middle of the …
Read More »Draw revealed for Las Vegas Sevens
The draw for what will reportedly be the last edition of the Las Vegas event on the HSBC Sevens Series has been confirmed. Next year’s USA Sevens event is set to take place in a new venue as World Rugby looks to freshen up the circuit. Four Americas teams will …
Read More »MLR Full Match – Austin Elite vs Utah Warriors
The Utah Warriors began their 2019 Major League Rugby campaign on the road against Austin Elite on Friday evening. A number of players made their MLR debut for the side, including starters Franco van den Berg, Logan Daniels, Ian Luciano, James Semple, Tim O’Malley, and Sione Ika. Other debutants included …
Read More »MLR Highlights – New Orleans Gold vs Glendale Raptors
The Glendale Raptors traveled to New Orleans to face the Gold on Saturday in Week 2 of the 2019 Major League Rugby season. Glendale were arriving on the back of a tough loss to the Seattle Seawolves in the season opener and were without star halfback duo Shaun Davies and …
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