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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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