It may not be a snowstorm, but the weather gods look set to play their part once again at Zions Bank Stadium on Friday evening. A last-gasp try for NOLA denied the Utah Warriors an upset win in their home opener. This week it’s Rugby United New York who will …
Read More »Parisse To Lead Italy Against England
Having missed the preview round’s match against Ireland Sergio Parisse returns to lead Italy against England on Saturday. The Argentine-Italian will start in his usual position at the back of the scrum. The additional two changes made by Italy seee Sebastian Negri back to play flanker and Luca Bigi starting …
Read More »MLR Full Match – Houston SaberCats vs Rugby United New York
The Houston SaberCats played host to Rugby United New York in the first of three Major League Rugby matches on Saturday evening. It was the only game unaffected by the weather and the first ever meeting between the two sides with both entering the game coming off a loss. Houston …
Read More »Durutalo named Man of the Match for Ealing
Former Eagles flanker Andrew Durutalo earned Man of the Match honors for Ealing in their 22-14 win over Hartpury on Saturday. While he didn’t get his name on the scoring sheet, the 31-year-old was a strong presence throughout the match with his powerful ball carrying and a few thumping tackles …
Read More »USA on top of the world after Vegas victory
The USA have successfully defended their Las Vegas Sevens title, defeating Samoa in a one-sided Cup Final on Sunday. It was the fifth consecutive Cup Final appearance for the Men’s Eagles but just their first win of the season. That consistency, however, puts them alone on top of the HSBC …
Read More »New York cruise to dominant win over Houston
Rugby United New York bounced back from their loss in Seattle with a dominant 35-8 win over the Houston SaberCats on Saturday evening. The visitors outscored their hosts by five tries to one and looked in complete control throughout though they never quite got out of cruise control. The first …
Read More »Eagles and Pumas make Vegas Semi Finals
The Americas have two title hopes at the Las Vegas Sevens as both the USA and Argentina won their Cup Quarter Final matches to book their place in the final four. Canada’s day ended in defeat but Chile conquered France to earn a shot at the Challenge Trophy. Martin Iosefo …
Read More »Pumas perfect, Cóndores tie Blitzboks on Vegas Day One
North American sides Canada and the USA had rocky starts to their Las Vegas Sevens tournaments with neither booking their place in the Quarter Finals yet. Instead the day belonged to South America, as Argentina turned things around to win both matches while Chile went toe-to-toe with South Africa to …
Read More »MLR Preview – Houston SaberCats vs Rugby United New York
All three of this weekend’s Major League Rugby games are on Saturday, and unfortunately all three overlap to a degree. The Houston SaberCats will host Rugby United New York in the first that kicks off an hour before the other two. It’s the fourth match of the season for each …
Read More »Pichot Pushing for Promotion / Relegation in World League
Agustín Pichot is on record in pushing for promotion / relegation in the proposed World League. The former Pumas captain has been under attack on social media from rugby fans who are less than impressed with the revelations that the new competition, set to begin in 2020, will not involve …
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