A man-of-the-match performance from JP Smith led the Seattle Seawolves to a 28-22 victory over Rugby ATL at Starfire Stadium on Friday night. The South African scrumhalf scored one try himself and set up another for his captain as the 2022 Finalists made it two wins from two. Jordan Chait …
Read More »ATL defeats sluggish Toronto in MLR season opener
Rugby ATL took the spoils in the opening match of the 2023 Major League Rugby season. While the final score read 17-10 in the home side, the Toronto Arrows never looked like winning and scored all of their points in the final moments as their hosts tightened their grip on …
Read More »MLR 2022 – New England Free Jacks vs NOLA Gold – ARN Guide
New England can make history in more ways than one on Sunday. A win over the NOLA Gold at Veterans Memorial Stadium would see the Free Jacks becoming the first team in Major League Rugby history to win 13 games in the regular season. It would also clinch first place …
Read More »ATL too strong for Legion in San Diego
Rugby ATL earned a dominant 30-17 road win over the San Diego Legion at the Sports Deck on Sunday. The Ratlers overwhelmed their opposites at the set piece and used their suffocating defense to frustrate the high-flying offense of their hosts. It was a tactical arm-wrestle for the opening quarter …
Read More »Dramatic ending sees Old Glory beat Utah to end losing streak
Old Glory DC’s nine-game losing streak came to an end as they defeated the Utah Warriors 22-21 at Segra Field on Friday night. The match ended in dramatic fashion, as the home side came back from a 21-10 second half deficit with Calvin Whiting’s penalty kick on full time pushing …
Read More »MLR Notes: Naholo to New York, season over for Dabulas
Rugby New York have confirmed the signing of former All Blacks winger Waisake Naholo for the remainder of the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old was most recently training with the Crusaders though he did not ultimately sign with the Super Rugby team. Originally from Fiji, Naholo won 26 …
Read More »ATL 404 experience too much for Utah Selects
Rugby ATL’s Pathway 404 cruised to a 61-21 win over the Utah Warriors Selects in a Major League Rugby development match on Saturday. A significant advantage in professional experience saw the home side dominant up front en route to an insurmountable 40-7 halftime lead. Within moments of kickoff 404 were …
Read More »Americas World Cup player status post-Japan
A total of 130 players from the Americas traveled to Japan this past September to participate in the Rugby World Cup – six call-ups joined the initial 124 selected. Of the 130, all but five made at least one on-field appearance in the tournament. Those who did not include Argentina …
Read More »No Lions Tour Date for Argentina
The British & Irish Lions 2021 tour to South Africa has been announced. The eight match tour will see matches exclusively played in South Africa. This means there there will be no Lions date for Argentina, something that had been discussed as a possibility. The same is true of a …
Read More »USA outlast Brazil to win Men’s Bronze in Lima
The USA outlasted Brazil to win the men’s Bronze Medal at Lima 2019. With Colombia defeating Brazil in the Women’s Bronze Final the result means that Brazil misses out on a medal despite having been in the final four in both the men’s and women’s tournaments. The dramatic Bronze Final …
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