The inaugural season of Major League Rugby is in the books and that means it’s time to select our Dream Team for 2018. We deliberately did not name weekly MLR selections this year with only two matches on a couple weeks, but that may well change in 2019 with the …
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That’s a wrap on the Major League Rugby season, and Super Rugby isn’t far behind now that the play-offs are imminent. At least this week we still have some decent matches to pick from, including the Rugby Americas North Championship decider as well! Tomorrow we name our 2018 MLR Dream …
Read More »Ghislaine Landry To Lead Canada At 2018 RWC 7’s
Ghislaine Landry is to lead Canada at the 2018 RWC 7’s in San Francisco, California. Canada’s Women’s Head Coach John Tait has named Landry as skipper of a 12-woman roster. Landry is the all-time leading Women’s point scorer on the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Series. Her 984 points make her …
Read More »Harry Jones Captains Canada at 2018 RWC 7’s
Harry Jones will captain Canada at the 2018 RWC 7’s in San Francisco. The 28-year-old has been named by Head Coach Damian McGrath to lead the 12-man roster in the upcoming global tournament. The veteran from North Vancouver has over 100 tries to his name on the HSBC World Rugby …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP USA South The USA South Panthers are the 2018 Rugby Americas North (RAN) Champions. A 42-14 home victory over the Cayman …
Read More »Seawolves stun Raptors to win inaugural MLR title
The Seattle Seawolves overturned the apple cart with a stunning 23-19 win over the Glendale Raptors at Torero Stadium on Saturday evening. In doing so they have earned the title of champions in the inaugural Major League Rugby season. It’s a remarkable result given that the Raptors had won both …
Read More »Hong Kong Join Canada in RWC 2019 Repechage
Hong Kong will join Canada in RWC 2019 repechage. The Asia 1 RWC qualifiers proved to be superior opposition for the Cook Islands in their two-match repechage play-off series. Having won the opening fixture 26-3 in Rarotonga last weekend Hong Kong completed a 51-0 win today at home to become …
Read More »MLR Final Preview – Glendale Raptors vs Seattle Seawolves
We come to it at last. The great battle of our time. Or at least the makings of a pretty good game of footy on Saturday afternoon between the top two sides in Major League Rugby. The Glendale Raptors have been at the top of the table virtually all season …
Read More »Ardron locked in for Chiefs against Brumbies
Tyler Ardron will make his 9th start of the Super Rugby season for the Chiefs when they host the Brumbies in Hamilton on Saturday. The Canadian has had a strong debut season in the top tier competition, earning a regular spot in the side with all but one start coming …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Canada Despite losing all three of the June tests at home Canada is suddenly well placed to qualify for the 2019 …
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