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Major League Rugby revises Draft procedure

Major League Rugby has provided an update on the upcoming Collegiate Draft. Originally set to be at least four rounds over two days, the inaugural event will now be trimmed to just two rounds and will take place on Saturday, June 13. Interested players have until Sunday, May 17, to …

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MLR 2020 Review – New England Free Jacks

The pandemic pause button was hit just before the New England Free Jacks were set to host their first ever Major League Rugby match in Weymouth. Making it doubly untimely was that several of the team’s best players were just returning to the lineup from injury. The Boston faithful will …

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MLR 2020 Review – Houston SaberCats

The SaberCats ownership didn’t wait until the end of the 2019 season to make changes. Once they knew they needed to go in a different direction, they put Paul Emerick in charge of the team and the decision paid off with a nice winning streak to close out the campaign. …

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MLR 2020 Review – Colorado Raptors

A disappointing 2019 season saw the Raptors make significant changes in the off-season. Peter Borlase took over a new-look coaching staff and the team itself re-branded, shedding their Glendale label for the all-encompassing Colorado state moniker. Both seemed positive choices but they were only papering over seismic damage to the …

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MLR 2020 Review – Austin Gilgronis

What a difference a year makes. At the end of the 2019 season Austin, then the Elite, were the odds-on favorites to be the first Major League Rugby franchise to either fold or relocate. Up until weeks before the 2020 campaign kicked off, in fact, most pundits were still wondering …

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Sedrick and Telea-Ilalio win top Collegiate awards

Alex Sedrick and Payton Telea-Ilalio have claimed the top collegiate rugby awards in the USA. Sedrick has won the MA Sorenson Award as the nation’s top women’s player at college level, with Telea-Ilalio taking home the men’s equivalent Rudy Scholz Award. Hailing from Herriman, Utah, Sedrick is a standout in …

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Canada, USA to Host England in 2021

Canada and the USA are to host England in mid-year internationals in 2021, reports Will Kelleher for the Daily Mail. England’s tour to North America will be during the July International window, the time time wherein the British & Irish Lions will be touring South Africa. If confirmed the two …

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MLR expansion draft starts with Raptors players

Major League Rugby is on hiatus until 2021 but the recruitment process for next season has already begun. That includes the two newest teams in the American professional league – Dallas and Los Angeles. The first order of business is the ‘dispersal draft’ featuring players from the now-defunct Colorado Raptors. …

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