The Houston SaberCats have confirmed the signing of former Wales u20 star Joe Thomas for the remainder of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. An outside center by trade, he spent the 2019-2020 season on the books of Leicester Tigers in the English Premiership. Thomas made his professional debut three …
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What a weekend for Major League Rugby. Three road wins, a neutral venue flop, and a dynamite upset. It was an unpredictable adventure and a number of new players put their hands up for selection in our weekly picks. LA may feel short changed but their win was a team …
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The first four weeks of the 2021 Major League Rugby season are now in the books, with 21 games played in total. Half of the league’s 12 teams have played four games, the others three. There are still 14 weeks of the regular season to go but the bulk of …
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Rugby United New York will play their first two home games of the 2021 season at New Jersey’s Cochrane Stadium. The Caven Point venue lies adjacent to a baseball field but unlike their previous home of MCU Park, the diamond does not extend onto the football-lined FieldTurf surface. Coney Island …
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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 Argentina Sevens Argentina defeated Canada in the Men’s final of the second Dubai Sevens tournament on Friday. The result …
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Rugby United New York are two-from-two in Marietta after securing a 27-17 win over Rugby ATL at The Snake Pit on Sunday. The visitors claimed tactical superiority with their kicking game more accurate than their hosts, who squandered a significant first half advantage in possession. Both sides had shots at …
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Reports of Seattle’s demise may have been premature. The Seawolves earned their first win of the season with a passionate 20-15 road win over the Utah Warriors on Saturday evening. It’s a confidence builder for the former champions who were absent star players Brad Tucker and Ben Cima. Defense was …
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Major League Rugby fans were treated to a thrilling contest in Houston on Saturday evening. The back and forth battle went straight to the wire with the hometown Houston SaberCats edging the San Diego Legion by a final score of 34-32. An early shot at three points eluded Sam Windsor …
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A last-minute roll of the dice paid off for Austin as a Rodrick Waters try clinched an 18-15 win over NOLA at The Gold Mine on Saturday. It was the second game of a double-header preceded by LA’s win over Toronto, and in similar fashion both teams struggled to keep …
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The LA Giltinis returned to action on Saturday afternoon with a 43-16 win over the Toronto Arrows at the neutral venue of New Orleans. Greasy conditions at the The Gold Mine put an early stop to hopes of flowing rugby, and instead both teams kept much of the attacking play …
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