Old Glory returns from their bye week to host the SaberCats at Maryland SoccerPlex on Saturday. DC recorded their second 22-all draw in their last outing at home, while Houston have made several lineup changes after suffering their first defeat of the campaign against New England. CURRENT STANDINGS 2-2-2 (D1) …
Read More »MLR 2024: NOLA Gold vs Miami Sharks – ARN Guide
A new Southern rivalry begins on Saturday when NOLA welcome the Miami Sharks to The Gold Mine. Both teams enter on losing skids, with the home side falling to the Legion in San Diego last week and the visitors coming up well short against the Free Jacks in Boston. CURRENT …
Read More »MLR 2024: New England Free Jacks vs Seattle Seawolves – ARN Guide
The biggest game of the weekend is up first as the two conference leaders clash at Fort Quincy. New England’s only slip-up of the year was their home opener against DC, while Seattle have been perfect aside from their narrow loss to Houston in Week 4. CURRENT STANDINGS 5-1-0 (W4) …
Read More »July Internationals 2024 – Americas Fixtures
For the Americas the road to Rugby World Cup 2027 starts in July. Canada, USA, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay will all play home test matches as part of the 2024 July Internationals. The USA will play in Chicago against Romania and in Washington, DC against Scotland. Canada will …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby. UP Uruguay Secures Home Test Match Against Argentina in July The wait is over. Uruguay and Argentina will resume international competition …
Read More »Dogos Run Over Raptors in Colorado
Los Dogos dominated the American Raptors in Colorado on Sunday. The team from Córdoba, Argentina ran over the Raptors in easily completing a bonus point win. The 63-14 victory featured eleven tries to Los Dogos; hooker Tomás Bartolini scored four of them. The hooker’s performance is tied for second as …
Read More »Seattle cruise to bonus point win in LA rain
Seattle had little difficulty on their road trip south to Los Angeles on Sunday, cruising to a 36-5 result over their hosts. Rain fell through out which saw both teams relying heavily on tactical kicking, but when the Seawolves did choose to run they found enough success to leave California …
Read More »Hounds roll over Anthem in Chicago
Anthem’s forwards were no match for an overwhelming Chicago pack as the Hounds romped to a 59-26 victory on Sunday. Dylan Fawsitt and Jason Higgins each recorded hat tricks for the visitors, who set new franchise marks for tries and points scored on the back of their dominant set piece. …
Read More »Big second half gives San Diego victory over NOLA
A dominant second half performance from San Diego secured a come-from-behind 33-20 win over NOLA at Snapdragon Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Legion trailed 17-nil at halftime but found another gear after the break and the Gold could only watch as they left California with nothing to show for it. …
Read More »Free Jacks end SaberCats unbeaten run in statement win
The Free Jacks underlined their championship credentials with a 47-35 victory over the SaberCats on Saturday night. Wayne van der Bank’s hat trick headlined a seven-try performance against the previously unbeaten Houston side on their home turf, sending a message to the rest of the league that the MLR Shield …
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