San Antonio will host a Major League Rugby game for the first time on Saturday as Austin Elite will host Rugby United New York at Toyota Field. The grass field is the home of professional soccer side San Antonio FC, and with proper rugby lines will offer a dramatically different …
Read More »Uruguay send young side to Hong Kong 7s
Uruguay have named some of their most promising talents in a 12-man squad to compete at the HSBC Sevens Series Core Qualifying bracket of the Hong Kong Sevens. Los Teros are the second seeds from South American, with Chile earning the top spot after claiming victory in the Sudamérica Sevens …
Read More »MLR Full Match – NOLA Gold vs Austin Elite
New Orleans fans were treated to one of the best matches of the Major League Rugby season on Saturday as the NOLA Gold played host to the Austin Elite. It was a thoroughly engaging spectacle that saw 10 tries split between the two sides and a number of scoring opportunities …
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 »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Uruguay u20 History was made on Saturday with Uruguay winning the South American u20 Championship. They did so by defeating Argentina …
Read More »Americas Rankings – March 24 2019
The Americas Rankings – March 24 2019 have been calculated to take into account the result of Martinique vs Curaçao. It was the one, and only, match involving test sides from the Americas over the past week. Martinique enjoyed a dominant performance on Saturday, downing Curaçao 39-0. It sees the …
Read More »Uruguay win South American u20s with Historic Triumph over Argentina
Uruguay are the 2019 u20s champions of South America. In a spectacular performance Los Teritos claims a historic 38-32 win over Argentina in the 2019 South American u20s final. The hosts added to their win over Chile earlier in the week to write history by defeating the previously untouchable Pumitas. …
Read More »Last minute try saves Gold from Elite defeat
A last-minute try from Michael Baska pulled the NOLA Gold from the jaws of defeat as they escaped with a 35-31 win over a defiant Austin Elite side at Gold Stadium on Saturday. The two teams went toe-to-toe throughout, scoring five tries apiece in an exciting exhibition of free-flowing rugby. …
Read More »MLR Preview – NOLA Gold vs Austin Elite
It’s back to the bayou for the NOLA Gold as they look to continue their march towards title contention against Austin Elite on Saturday afternoon. Currently one point clear at the top of the table, a bonus point win would put them out of reach of the rest for at …
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 …
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