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 »Utah and Glendale scrap to a draw
Major League Rugby saw its first draw on Saturday evening as the Glendale Raptors came from behind to leave Zions Bank Stadium with a 26-all draw against the Utah Warriors. With the score 26-5 in favor of the home side at the hour mark such a result looked unlikely and …
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 »Arrows earn second win against SaberCats
The Toronto Arrows picked up their second win of the Major League Rugby season as they beat the Houston SaberCats 44-27 in an all-action affair at Constellation Field on Friday evening. After building a dominant 27-10 halftime lead, the Arrows again hit a wall in the second half but had …
Read More »MLR Preview – Utah Warriors vs Glendale Raptors
In a rematch of last year’s Semi Final the Utah Warriors will take on the Glendale Raptors on Saturday evening. This time the venue will be Utah’s home turf, Zions Bank Stadium, and conditions will be considerably less hospitable with temperatures expected to dip under 5°C (40°F) by game time. …
Read More »MLR Preview – Houston SaberCats vs Toronto Arrows
After a stop start opening to their 2019 Major League Rugby campaign, the Houston SaberCats will kick off five consecutive weekends of games when they welcome the Toronto Arrows to Constellation Field for their first home game of the season. Calling it the ‘home opener’ feels a little premature given …
Read More »MLR Preview – Austin Elite vs San Diego Legion
It’s desperation time at Dell Diamond as Austin Elite host the San Diego Legion on Friday evening. The Elite have lost all four matches on their new home pitch and only have two more there this season, with their other two ‘home’ games set to be played in San Antonio …
Read More »Ardron starting for Chiefs against Brumbies
Canadian international Tyler Ardron will reprise his role as starting eightman for the Chiefs when they play the Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday. Despite his team’s narrow defeat, Ardron enjoyed a strong start to the Super Rugby season with a try-scoring performance against the Highlanders last week. This week’s Chiefs …
Read More »MLR Team of the Week
It was an interesting week when it came time to select our Major League Rugby standouts. It took a second watch to make the less obvious decisions and the intensity of the games in New Orleans and Seattle was a step above those in San Diego and Austin. The contenders …
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