Jamie Mackintosh is headed back to the USA. The 35-year-old loosehead prop has signed on with the Austin Gilgronis for the remainder of the 2020 Major League Rugby season. He has arrived in Texas and is expected to play this weekend against Utah. Affectionately known as ‘Whoppa’, Mackintosh stands 6’4″ (1.94m) …
Read More »MLR Team of the Week – Round 2
The second week of the Major League Rugby season gave us plenty of thrills with some unexpected results. Las Vegas produced bags of tries but also bad decisions galore, perhaps appropriately. Only one name returns from last week’s selection, likely the most predictable of the lot. 1 – Djustice Sears-Duru …
Read More »MLR Team of the Week – Round 1
The first week of the season is in the books and there was a real diversity of good and bad. With a full compliment of six games there was competition at every spot though some were effectively automatic selections. Those who went well at No8 were at a particular disadvantage …
Read More »MLR Preview – Houston SaberCats vs Colorado Raptors
The 2020 Major League Rugby season at long last gets underway in Houston on Saturday morning as the SaberCats play host to the Colorado Raptors at AVEVA Stadium. It’s a fresh start for each side, with new coaches, new players, and new hopes looking to start the season on the …
Read More »Argentina to face New Zealand in Mendoza for the first time
History will be made in the 2020 Rugby Championship as Argentina is to face New Zealand in Mendoza for the first time. Los Pumas will play host to the All Blacks in a fifth round fixture of the annual competition contested between Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Prior …
Read More »MLR 2020 – International Stars Preseason XV
The highly anticipated start to the third season of Major League Rugby is just days away now. Three new teams will be added, and with them a host of new international players with prime time experience who will share the pitch with the best domestic talent from North America. Below …
Read More »Dates, Venues, and Logo unveiled for Women’s World Cup
World Rugby has unveiled a new logo for Rugby World Cup 2021. Also confirmed are the venues and dates for the flagship women’s tournament that will take place on New Zealand’s North Island in September and October of next year. Next year’s event will be the 9th edition of the …
Read More »Dwayne Polataivao named captain of Utah Warriors
Utah Warriors coach Chris Latham has named new signing Dwayne Polataivao as his captain for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old Samoan international becomes the third captain of the Salt Lake City-based club in MLR following Paul Lasike in 2018 and Tim O’Malley in 2019. The choice is …
Read More »Two Canadians make Sydney Women’s Dream Team
For a second straight tournament Canada’s Women’s team has had two players nominated for the official HSBC Dream Team. Sydney’s selects are different to that of Hamilton. After seeing Britt Benn and Kayla Moleschi honored last weekend, Karen Paquin and Kaili Lukan make the latest selection. Veteran forward Paquin earns …
Read More »New Zealand champions again, Canada finish 2nd in Sydney
New Zealand claimed their fourth consecutive Women’s Cup victory on Sunday to take a commanding lead in the World Sevens Series standings. As in Hamilton, it was Canada who they defeated in the Final. The USA slumped to an 8th-place finish, with Brazil in 12th spot once again. Canada defeated …
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