Fiji made it four consecutive HSBC Sevens Series tournament wins as they defeated all comers at the London Sevens. The Olympic champions were in imperious form from the start, breezing through the pool stages and finding no true challenge until meeting South Africa in the Cup Final. Despite the relatively …
Read More »Wales edge South Africa in front of modest DC audience
After much discussion over the viability of the match, more than 20,000 were in attendance at RFK Stadium on Saturday to watch Wales defeat South Africa by 22-20. Reports had suggested that a minimum break-even point was 27,000 due to substantial guarantees made to the Welsh and South African Unions. …
Read More »Austin beat Utah in MLR slugfest
Austin Elite gave their Major League Rugby Semi Finals chances a significant boost by earning a bonus point win over the visiting Utah Warriors on Friday evening. The 41-33 result saw 10 tries in all scored, five from each side, with a frantic final quarter seeing 30 of the game’s …
Read More »Final Squads confirmed for London Sevens
The penultimate round of the 2017-18 HSBC Sevens Series takes place over two days in London beginning on Saturday. Three teams from the Americas will take part including two currently neck-and-neck for 5th place on the overall series rankings. Madison Hughes returns from injury to captain the Eagles who have …
Read More »MLR Preview – Austin Elite vs Utah Warriors
Week 7 of the Major League Rugby regular season begins in Round Rock where Austin Elite host the Utah Warriors on Friday evening. Both teams have moved up into Semi Final contention after big wins last week. With only five points separating third place from the bottom of the table, …
Read More »Match Preview – Wales vs South Africa
The show will go on as promised. Despite speculation that the match was under jeopardy, Wales will play South Africa at Washington DC’s RFK Stadium on Saturday afternoon. As the match falls outside the official June test window neither side will be at full strength but both feature an array …
Read More »Austin roll over sterile San Diego
Austin Elite flipped the switch on the Major League Rugby form guide as they rolled over the San Diego Legion by 31-5 at Round Rock Multipurpose Complex on Friday evening. It was a complete reversal of fortunes for the Elite who had been pummeled by the Warriors in their last …
Read More »MLR Preview – Austin Elite vs San Diego Legion
The second half of the Major League Rugby regular season begins in Texas on Friday evening when Austin Elite host the San Diego Legion at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex. It’s the same venue where the two teams met in the preseason with the Legion coming away 32-24 winners. Both …
Read More »Ardron starts at No8 against Stormers
Tyler Ardron will make his sixth start of the Super Rugby season for the Chiefs on Saturday, and for the first time it will be at his preferred position of No8. The Canadian international runs out in the back row against the Stormers having been used as a lock in …
Read More »Wales Confirm Roster to Tour USA and Argentina
Wales have confirmed their roster to tour the USA and Argentina. The Welsh are to play against South Africa in Washington D.C. on June 02 before playing two test matches in Argentina on June 09 and 16 respectively. The tour is new for Head Coach Warren Gatland who is yet …
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