Four years on from hosting RWC 2015 a superior England team and overall roster has been established for Japan. As hosts last time around England crashed out early as they were beaten by both Australia, and Wales in the pool phase. Will a similar fate await them this year? The …
Read More »MLR Preview – Utah Warriors vs Toronto Arrows
An unprecedented run of eight games on the road will come to the end for the Toronto Arrows on Saturday as they head to Salt Lake for a match against the Utah Warriors. The last time they visited it was an exhibition contest a year ago that saw the Arrows …
Read More »MLR Team of the Week
There were only three games last weekend in Major League Rugby but they were all revealing. Austin would have earned the upset of the season had they not inexplicably kicked the ball away in the 78th minute instead of grinding out the win. Glendale were made to look very ordinary …
Read More »MLR Full Match – Houston SaberCats vs Utah Warriors
Constellation Field housed the Houston SaberCats for the last time on a rare Thursday night match. The Utah Warriors were their opponents, with the two struggling sides keen to get something to build on heading into the second half of the season. Houston will move to their new purpose-built home …
Read More »Houston hold on to beat Utah by two
In a stop-start game that won’t go down as one of the classics in Major League Rugby history, the Houston SaberCats did just enough to defeat the Utah Warriors 29-27 on Thursday evening. It was the final match at Constellation Field with the SaberCats set to move to their new …
Read More »MLR Preview – Houston SaberCats vs Utah Warriors
Two teams languishing in the basement of the Major League Rugby table will have a chance to build some momentum in a rare Thursday-night match at Constellation Field. The Houston SaberCats have lost five straight since their opening week win over Austin, while the lone Utah Warriors win of the …
Read More »MLR Team of the Week
It was an exciting weekend of action with two razor-thin results and an improved performance from the winless Austin. New Orleans ran through Houston with a few players putting their hand up. After a second watch of each we’ve finally come up with what we think is a reasonable select …
Read More »Glendale earn second draw against San Diego
Pre-match predictions were split and the feeling turned out to be correct as the Glendale Raptors fought to a 28-all draw with the San Diego Legion at Infinity Park on Saturday night. The Raptors were painfully close to a victory but Joe Pietersen’s sideline conversion in stoppage time saved a …
Read More »MLR Full Match – Utah Warriors vs Rugby United New York
It was another snowy night at Zions Bank Stadium where the Utah Warriors hosted Rugby United New York on Friday evening. The Warriors were hoping for a better result than the late defeat suffered at the hands of NOLA, but faced a RUNY side full of confidence. Utah were forced …
Read More »RUNY rolls over Warriors in Utah
Rugby United New York left no doubt as to who was the superior side as they rolled over the Utah Warriors by a final score of 47-21 at the snow-covered Zions Bank Stadium on Friday evening. The Warriors would score three tries but conceded seven and from the opening whistle …
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