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Major League Rugby Preseason Week 2 Review

Five games were anticipated, six were played. Without any public announcement prior to the game, Dallas in fact hosted Houston at Choctaw Stadium. This lack of communication seems to be endemic in Major League Rugby at the moment, and we can only hope that things improve moving forward. Similarly it …

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Major League Rugby Preseason Week 2 Guide

This is it. The final weekend of preseason action before next week’s opening of the 2022 Major League Rugby regular season. Nine teams will be competing across five games, with one invitational side involved as well. It does not appear that any of the games will be broadcast live.   …

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Final Men’s Rosters for Seville Sevens

South Africa will look to make it six tournament wins in a row this weekend as the World Sevens Series heads to Seville. The Blitzboks have won all three events to start the 2022 season but will have to carry on without injured captain Siviwe Soyizwapi. It’s another odd number …

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Final Women’s Rosters for Seville Sevens

It’s another weekend in Spain for the World Sevens Series. This week the circuit moves west from the coast to Seville’s Estadio de La Cartuja. It’s the first World Series appearance for the venue. There will be a complete roster of 12 teams this week as Portugal steps in to …

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MLR 2022 Preview – Dallas Jackals

The Dallas Jackals are ready to take the field for real in 2022. A team has been assembled, the field is lined and posts are up, and they have even played a little opposed rugby – albeit for only about 15 minutes against Houston on the weekend. Unfortunately we’ll now …

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Stephen Brett promoted to Head Coach of Rugby ATL

Stephen Brett has been promoted to Head Coach of Rugby ATL. The 36-year-old New Zealander fills the spot left vacant following the sudden resignation of Scott Lawrence last week. This is Brett’s second season with the team. He was previously an Attack Coach with the Colorado Raptors. Brett is best known …

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San Diego signs Canada scrumhalf Jason Higgins

The San Diego Legion have signed scrumhalf Jason Higgins for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Originally from Cork, Ireland, Higgins spent the 2021 season with the Toronto Arrows and won five caps for Canada during the fall international campaign. Visa complications prevented Higgins from joining New York in 2020, …

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