Tyler Ardron is to start for the Chiefs against the Highlanders in Fiji on Saturday. The New Zealand teams will play their Super Rugby fixture at ANZ Stadium in Suva. With 8 Super Rugby appearances to his name thus far Ardron’s debut season has been a tremendous success. The Canadian has …
Read More »Team of the Week
The June test window is now behind us and Major League Rugby has reached the end of its regular season. There are going to be some tricky weeks ahead though the return of Super Rugby this coming weekend helps and in a few weeks we’ll have the Canadian Rugby Championship. …
Read More »Best of the Rest
Here’s another collection of articles from around the worldwide web, covering all sorts of topics. We’ve included a few this week about other sports – are there lessons to be learned from the development of Gaelic football, hockey, and elsewhere? Other pieces touch on Major League Rugby, retirements, eligibility, inevitability, …
Read More »Photo Gallery – Canada vs USA
Canada hosted the USA at the Wanderers Grounds in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Saturday. It was the first ever match played at the new stadium, the first ever test for the province, and the first full international in Atlantic Canada since 2006. An sold-out crowd of 6,213 watched the 60th …
Read More »Major League Rugby Semi Finals set for Saturday
The inaugural Major League Rugby regular season has now come to a close and for the first time American rugby fans will be treated to knockout rugby at the professional level. Following Saturday’s results the Semi Final match-ups are now set – the Glendale Raptors will face off against the …
Read More »Up and Under
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 A perfect 3-0 record in the June test series sees the Eagles as the team of the year front-runners from …
Read More »Canada vs USA – Match Highlights
In the second of two matches between Canada and the USA for 2018, the Eagles impressed. Taking place in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Saturday the visitors from the USA were able to continue their superiority over the Canadians in recent years. The 42-17 result was Canada’s largest ever home loss …
Read More »Americas Rankings – June 24 2018
The June Internationals have come and gone for 2018. With this it is time to update the Americas Rankings for the final time following the end of the test season for those north of the equator. The June 24 edition of the Americas Rankings show further grow for the USA while …
Read More »San Diego snap Glendale’s unbeaten streak
The San Diego Legion sent shockwaves coursing through Major League Rugby as they upset the previously unbeaten Glendale Raptors 23-5 at Torero Stadium on Saturday evening. Favorites heading into the Semi Finals, the Raptors were completely shut out in the opening half and didn’t have so much as a shot …
Read More »Warriors outstrip SaberCats to claim Semi spot
The Utah Warriors recovered from an 8-point deficit late in the game to seal a 31-27 victory over the Houston SaberCats on Saturday, in doing so securing their spot in the Major League Rugby Semi Finals. It was a physical match with Houston intent on playing the spoiler role while …
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