JP Doyle has bid farewell to Major League Rugby. The popular referee is taking up a new post with the Scottish Rugby Union as their High Performance Referee Coach. Doyle made his MLR debut in April of last year after departing English Premiership. He took charge of 20 games all …
Read More »Canada West to play American Raptors in May
The Canada West Selects will host the American Raptors on May 14 at Starlight Stadium in Langford. It’s the first in a series of matches being planned for the Selects in the coming months, though further opponents have yet to be revealed. Former Canadian international and current Pacific Pride coach …
Read More »Classic Rugby World Cup Qualifying Matches
This past Sunday’s Rugby World Cup qualifier between Spain and Portugal was highly memorable. Los Leones were 33-28 winners in Madrid. In winning the match Spain qualified for RWC 2023. France 2023 will be Spain’s second RWC and first since 1999. Following the conclusion of the contest there were many …
Read More »MLR 2022 – ARN Team of the Week – Round 6
Difficult weather conditions on the East Coast made for some interesting matches in the sixth week of the Major League Rugby season, with New England’s home opener against Toronto the most heavily affected. The results across the board were close with four games still in the balance at the final …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP USA Falcons XV deliver against Wales Two tries from captain Kate Zackary led the USA Falcons XV to a …
Read More »Warriors stun Giltinis with late tries in Los Angeles
The Utah Warriors defeated a stunned LA Giltinis side 28-19 at Memorial Coliseum on Sunday. It was a rematch of last season’s Western Conference Final, but this time the visitors were the better side with two late tries securing the victory. LA dominated possession in the early goings but it …
Read More »Heighton the hero as New York edges San Diego
A Jack Heighton penalty goal with time expired gave Rugby New York a 26-23 win over the San Diego Legion at JFK Stadium on Sunday. It was an otherwise even contest throughout, with the two sides braving cold and windy conditions to provide fans with an entertaining spectacle. The Legion …
Read More »Houston SaberCats fortress withstands Seattle Seawolves
The Houston SaberCats were 21-19 winners this evening over the Seattle Seawolves. The victory saw the Texans ending their losing streak to claim an important win. With it the teams trade positions in the MLR Western Conference. A tense opening half saw the teams asked tough questions of each other. …
Read More »NOLA survives late surge from Dallas for bonus point win
NOLA Gold survived a second half surge from the Dallas Jackals to take a 32-26 win at Choctaw Stadium on Saturday evening. A dominant first half suggested that the visitors would pull away in the second, but instead it was the home side who clawed back to within three points …
Read More »Free Jacks earn scrappy win over Arrows in Quincy rain
The New England Free Jacks may not have enjoyed their home opener but they did enough to take a 21-15 win over the Toronto Arrows in a scrappy match at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Conditions were difficult with frigid temperatures combining with blowing rain and sleet throughout. Beaudein Waaka …
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