The battle lines have been drawn for the North American RWC 2023 qualifiers. The dates and venues for the two-match series between Canada and the USA are now official. Canada will host the first match on September 04 and the USA will host game two on September 11. The series …
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This past weekend was a bit of a slog for Major League Rugby. Extreme heat had a dramatic effect on the standard of play and the officiating also suffered. That won’t stop us from picking a pretty decent XV all things considered, with some raising their hand despite being on …
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The Americas was well represented in European professional leagues in the 2020-2021 season. Players from the Americas’ four RWC competitors were all involved and there were others from a number of additional countries. Who though, were the best performers? This article identifies the leading Americas players across all positions. The …
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The Eagles have landed in the UK and are now preparing to take on the challenges of England and Ireland over the next two weekends. Having revised the squad following the withdrawal of Titi Lamositele and injuries to AJ MacGinty, Chance Wenglewski, and Conner Mooneyham, Gary Gold will have 10 …
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Josateki Degei has been added to the New England Free Jacks roster for the remainder of the Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old fullback has arrived in Boston and will be available for the final three games against New York, Toronto, and ATL. Degei helped Fiji win an Oceania 7s …
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The LA Giltinis will have a new Head Coach in 2022. Darren Coleman is returning to Australia to take up the top coaching position at the Waratahs, signing a three-year deal with the Sydney-based Super Rugby franchise. A formal announcement is expected later this week. Coleman has led the Giltinis …
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World Rugby has confirmed the pools for the Men’s and Women’s competitions at the Tokyo Olympics. The Men’s bracket will take place from July 26-28 with the Women following from July 29-31. All games will take place at Ajinomoto Stadium, which hosted eight games at Rugby World Cup 2019. The …
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The New England Free Jacks have announced a move to a new venue effective July 18 of this year. A multi-year agreement will see them leaving Union Point Stadium for Veterans Memorial Stadium in Quincy, located 10 miles closer to central Boston and easily accessible from the local subway line. …
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Gary Gold has been forced to make four changes to his Men’s Eagles squad for the upcoming tests against England and Ireland. Most notably AJ MacGinty has withdrawn after undergoing surgery on a torn meniscus, with midfielder Bryce Campbell nominated as captain. Also ruled out due to injury are Chance …
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One World Cup center has replaced another in the England squad for the tests against the USA on July 4 and Canada on July 10. Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out by injury but Henry Slade adds his 38 caps worth of experience as Eddie Jones makes his final roster …
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