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 »Jaguares claim maximum points by defeating Bulls
Los Jaguares claimed the maximum competition points in defeating the Bulls this evening in Buenos Aires. The 27-12 victory was by three tries to zero but it was the Jaguares defensive effort rather than try scoring which brought home the victory. With three quarters of the match played the Bulls …
Read More »San Diego roll over Austin in Round Rock
Make it four in a row for San Diego. The Legion romped to a 45-17 win over Austin Elite at Dell Diamond on Friday evening. In doing so they jump to first overall on the Major League Rugby table though New Orleans have a game at hand. It didn’t take …
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 – 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 »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 …
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 »Seawolves come from behind to beat Arrows
The Seattle Seawolves overcame a 13-point second half deficit to defeat the Toronto Arrows 35-30 at Starfire Stadium on Sunday. A packed house took in the game and were treated to an exhilarating contest that featured seven tries and endless intrigue from start to finish. Toronto came out fastest with …
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