Round 3 of the PRO Rugby season sees another historic first for the competition. The upcoming Sunday tilt at Memorial Park in Obetz marks the first home match for the Ohio franchise. Despite the fact that it is only Week 3, it is an important match as only one of …
Read More »Denver scrum mauls San Francisco
Denver made it two wins from two as they ground San Francisco into submission on the back of a totally dominant scrum that contributed to virtually every score. The final tally was 35-18, but it could have been more had windy conditions affected Will Magie’s kicking accuracy and the bounce …
Read More »San Diego speed overwhelms Sacramento
San Diego showed why they are early season favorites with an overwhelming display of running rugby at Torero Stadium to come away victorious in their first ever game by a score of 37-24 over Sacramento. Despite the visitors showing superiority in the forwards, the pace of the impressive backline and …
Read More »PRO Week 2 – San Francisco vs Denver
Denver will take it to the road in PRO Rugby Week 2, traveling to balmy San Francisco to take on their hosts at Boxer Stadium on Sunday. After surviving the frozen field at Infinity Park and coming out memorable extra time winners over Ohio by 16-13, Denver will be hoping the …
Read More »PRO Week 2 – San Diego vs Sacramento
San Diego are ready to show their wares as they make their PRO Rugby debut at Torero Stadium on Saturday in Week 2 of the new American professional competition. They will face a confident Sacramento team who surprised San Francisco at Bonney Field with an impressive 37-25 victory in the …
Read More »PRO Rugby Preview – San Diego
The lone remaining team to take the pitch in PRO Rugby hits the pitch this weekend as San Diego plays host to Sacramento. An early favorite, this bunch is poised to make their mark on the PRO season and have a bevy of talented players at their disposal. The Southern-most Californian side …
Read More »PRO Rugby Preview – Sacramento
As PRO Rugby sits just a couple days away from kicking off their historic first season, we close out the week by taking at look at Sacramento. With San Diego not opening up their season until next weekend, the team preview for the Southern Californians is being released next week …
Read More »Morath to play for PRO San Diego
Tongan World Cup flyhalf Kurt Morath is joining PRO Rugby. Rumored for several weeks to be joining the new American professional competition, league Director of Rugby Operations Stephen Lewis confirmed the news in an interview with Matt McCarthy of the Rugby Wrap Up. Morath will join an impressive backline that includes …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol. 2, Iss. 4): Americas getting it right, Pacific Islanders wrong
A tale of two stories is set to see the Americas given the green light from World Rugby authorities. In addition to Argentina obtaining equal power to the founding members, Canada, Uruguay and the USA are all on track to obtain voting power on the World Rugby Council, Meanwhile the …
Read More »World Rugby confirms June internationals
World Rugby has confirmed the June fixtures for Tier 1 and 2 teams, with 25 games spread over the three-week international window. The Six Nations, SANZAAR, and Pacific Island teams are all present, along with the USA, Canada, Japan, Georgia, and Russia, the only team included in the series who did …
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