The second match on Day One of Major League Rugby Season Two is an all-Texas derby at Dell Diamond, the new home of Austin Elite. Houston played host just two weeks ago where the SaberCats came up just short. In their previous meeting nine months ago Houston took a convincing win …
Read More »MLR Preview – New Orleans Gold vs Toronto Arrows
The dream is almost reality. On Saturday the starting guns will go off and the second season of Major League Rugby will begin at Gold Stadium where the New Orleans Gold play host to the Toronto Arrows. It’s a truly historic occasion with the Arrows carrying the banner as Canada’s …
Read More »MLR Season 2 Preview – New Orleans Gold
Of the seven returning teams from the inaugural Major League Rugby campaign it’s the New Orleans Gold who have arguably made the most significant upgrades to their roster during the off-season. Austin takes the prize for pure quantity but the Gold have brought in quality both in in the form …
Read More »Walker steps in to solve Seattle coaching crisis
In what can only be described as a remarkable turn of events the Seattle Seawolves have been forced to make a coaching change just days ahead of their season opener. Anton Moolman was announced in September as the new Head Coach of the defending Major League Rugby champions, but in …
Read More »ARN Podcast #6 – Dan Moor, Peter Malcolm, Pete Steinberg
The Podcast is back! After a few weeks off we’re firing it up again with a Major League Rugby special. Our guests today are Canadian international winger Dan Moor from the Toronto Arrows, USA and Austin Elite hooker Peter Malcolm, and MLR commentator Pete Steinberg. Tune in as we talk …
Read More »MLR Season 2 Preview – San Diego Legion
The glamour boys of Major League Rugby. If this was a sevens tournament you could hand the title to the San Diego Legion right now. Unfortunately, as they found out last season, rugby is more than just a track meet and you need heavy lifters up front to hold on …
Read More »MLR Season 2 Preview – Glendale Raptors
The 2018 runners-up have been plotting their course to the 2019 title since the final whistle rang in San Diego. One of the top club sides in America prior to the creation of Major League Rugby, the Glendale Raptors lived up to their reputation in the inaugural campaign and came …
Read More »Road to RWC 2019: Canada
All eyes are on Japan 2019. For the rugby community it does not get any bigger. In under eight months from now the tournament will be into full-swing. Competing in rugby’s showpiece tournament will be twenty countries, in four pools of five. So challenging is the event that only eight …
Read More »Road to RWC 2019: USA
RWC 2019 is under eight months away from kick-off. The showpiece tournament for rugby will feature twenty countries playing in Japan in four challenging pools of five. Only the best two from each will advance to the Quarter Finals. In the second of a series of four articles Americas Rugby …
Read More »Road to RWC 2019: Uruguay
In just under eight months time RWC 2019 will be officially underway. The showpiece tournament for rugby will feature twenty countries playing in Japan in four challenging pools of five. Only the best two from each will advance to the Quarter Finals. In the first of a series of four …
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