The US Eagles made it three straight Cup Final appearances on the HSBC Men’s Sevens Series as they defeated Scotland and New Zealand in succession on Day Two of the Hamilton Sevens. Fiji ultimately proved superior with a one-sided 38-0 result to claim the Gold but the Silver finish leaves …
Read More »MLR Preview – San Diego Legion vs Rugby United New York
Rugby United New York‘s maiden voyage in Major League Rugby comes on Sunday when the expansion franchise heads to the west coast to face the San Diego Legion at Torero Stadium. It’s been a long wait for New York fans, with the team fully confirmed for the 2019 season before …
Read More »Canada and USA reach Hamilton Quarter Finals
Both North American sides on the HSBC Men’s Sevens Series have qualified for the Cup Quarter Finals of the Hamilton Sevens. The USA topped Pool B with a perfect three wins from three to earn favorite status heading into the knockout rounds, while Canada reached their first Cup draw of …
Read More »RWC 2019 Teams Home Venues per Nation – A Comparison
In eight months time RWC 2019 will have begun. The tournament kicks-off with Japan vs Russia in Tokyo on Friday September 20. The 20 countries who will play at rugby’s showcase tournament are from all of the defined regions. The Americas has four of the participants, two either side of …
Read More »Road to RWC 2019: Argentina
The countdown to RWC 2019 is on. This year’s RWC will be groundbreaking with the tournament being the first in Asia, the first outside of Tier 1 territories and the most unpredictable on record. Competing in rugby’s showpiece tournament will be twenty countries, in four pools of five. The best …
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 »O’Leary and Nottingham give Irish a scare
London Irish came away from Lady Bay with a win on Friday but it wasn’t easy. Nottingham pushed the league leaders right to the death, ultimately falling short by 35-29 to earn two losing bonus points. Canadian international Shane O’Leary played a starring role for the home side, creating a …
Read More »Clermont and Saracens remain undefeated in Europe
Through five rounds of European competition just two teams remain undefeated. Saracens are making their claim for a third title in four years as they sport the best record in the Champions Cup, with a perfect five wins from five. Their win over Lyon on the weekend guarantees a Quarter …
Read More »Taylor Paris scores against Exeter Chiefs
Castres were defeated by Exeter Chiefs in the Champions Cup match at Sandy Park on Sunday but there was a moment to savor for Taylor Paris. The Canadian winger broke a try-scoring drought that stretched back to February of 2018 for Canada against Uruguay. It was his first in a …
Read More »MLR Off-Season Update – December 13, 2018
It’s been a busy few weeks since our last league-wide update. Most notably the Toronto Arrows have revealed close to their entire roster for the 2019 Major League Rugby season and there have been heaps of sightings elsewhere as players arrive for preseason training. This time we’ve changed up our …
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