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USA Rugby renames Development Teams

USA Rugby has announced a change to their naming standard for all development programs. The new format will apply to age grade and senior development sides, men’s and women’s, and both sevens and 15-a-side rugby. Age grade sides will now be strictly labeled according to their level of competition – …

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Major League Rugby to suspend until 2021

Major League Rugby has called a halt to the stricken 2020 season. A final decision was made on a conference call this afternoon that will see no league games played until the 2021 campaign. Americas Rugby News understands that an official announcement will be made on Thursday. The league initially …

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Barbarians match in San Diego postponed

USA Rugby has confirmed the postponement of the Barbarians vs the Women’s Eagles match in San Diego. The rematch of last year’s thrilling contest in Glendale had been slated to be part of a double-header in conjunction with Major League Rugby on May 3. It’s hoped the match will be …

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Major League Rugby confirms ‘Virtual’ schedule

Major League Rugby has confirmed their schedule for their ‘Virtual Rugby’ tournament. A full series of Rugby20 matches will be streamed online via Twitch, with select players from each team competing for the virtual crown. Twitch is a popular streaming service used heavily by the gaming community that allows fans …

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MLR 2020: Toronto Arrows Tries

Thus far in the 2020 MLR season the Toronto Arrows have scored 16 tries. The Canadian MLR franchise are top of the Eastern Conference with a 4-1 record after five rounds of the season. The following video is courtesy of Toronto Arrows.

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Up and Under

Despite what has been a gloomy week for sport – and society in general – there was still rugby news worth lauding. Thus our weekly ‘Up and Under’ continues…   UP Ceibos Ceibos are top of the SLAR with a perfect 10 competition points from two matches. The Argentine side …

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Major League Rugby set to hold Rugby20 tourney

Major League Rugby has suspended on-field operations but is taking an innovative approach to the Corononavirus (COVID-19) shutdown. The league has confirmed that they will launch a ‘virtual competition’ featuring MLR players playing the Rugby20 video game on Twitch. Select players will represent their MLR teams in head-to-head battles that …

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North American talent combine set for June in Utah

Salt Lake City will host a week-long World Rugby combine for promising North American men’s talent beginning on June 21. The combine will bring together nominated players from Canada and the USA to train under elite high performance coaches in front of international and Major League Rugby scouts. It follows …

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