Evan Olmstead‘s New Zealand adventure is over – for now. The Canadian international has departed the North Island and returned to England where he has rejoined the Newcastle Falcons for the rest of the English Premiership season. After starring for Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup and earning man-of-the-match honors …
Read More »Seattle stops New York in Starfire showdown
Major League Rugby‘s last remaining undefeated team can make that claim no longer. Rugby United New York‘s perfect start to the season came to a halt on Sunday as the Seattle Seawolves came away 33-21 winners after a spirited contest at Starfire Stadium. Both teams came out determined to make …
Read More »MLR Preview – Seattle Seawolves vs Rugby United New York
The defending champions are snapped a two-game losing streak against Toronto last weekend, but the Seattle Seawolves will face a new opponent on Sunday. Rugby United New York put the rest of Major League Rugby on notice after upsetting the previously unbeaten NOLA Gold on their own turf. There is …
Read More »Premiership Rugby – Week 14 Preview
It’s slim picking for Americas players in the England Premiership this week with just four suiting up. Three come from Argentina with the other returning from international duty with the USA. There will be no AJ MacGinty for Sale Sharks this week as the Eagles flyhalf is nursing an ankle …
Read More »MLR Highlights – NOLA Gold vs Rugby United New York
Two undefeated sides went head-to-head at Gold Stadium on Saturday as NOLA played host to Rugby United New York. Fans were treated to an exciting contest with both teams proving they will be among the league leaders come playoff time. Playing just their second-ever regular season match, New York handed competition …
Read More »O’Leary a match winner for Nottingham at Doncaster
Shane O’Leary’s league-leading form for Nottingham in the RFU Championship continued on Saturday. The Canadian international kicked the match-winning penalty in the 77th minute to clinch an important 25-23 road win at Castle Park. Nottingham are not in contention for promotion but are now just nine points out of 4th …
Read More »Hooley helps Bedford to big win over Scottish
Will Hooley’s return from injury was a successful one. The US Eagles flyhalf was back in the driving seat for Bedford Blues on Saturday and managed to get through a full 80 minutes of work in the 35-17 road win over London Scottish. While he was not the goal kicker …
Read More »New York end NOLA’s winning streak
And then there were two. Rugby United New York put a halt to the NOLA Gold‘s perfect start to the season with a 27-24 win at Gold Stadium on Saturday. A late penalty goal from Cathal Marsh sealed the win and put the cap on a man-of-the-match performance from the …
Read More »MLR Preview – NOLA Gold vs Rugby United New York
There are three unbeaten teams left in Major League Rugby. Barring a draw, it will be down to only two after Saturday afternoon’s match at Gold Stadium in New Orleans. The darling of the new season are the NOLA Gold who put their winning streak on the line against Rugby …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol 5, Iss 1): How Would a 24-Team RWC Operate?
The weekend’s test match results have given optimism to expanding the RWC from 20 to 24 teams. RWC 2019 competitors Canada and Russia suffered losses to non-RWC 2019 competitors, Brazil and Spain respectively. SPORTING Canada claimed the final spot at RWC 2019, doing so after having been sent into repechage …
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