The Colorado Raptors are dropping out of Major League Rugby. Multiple sources confirmed the news earlier this week and on Wednesday a brief letter – attached below – was circulated by co-owner and Mayor of Glendale Mike Dunafon stating that the team will be officially departing the league effective May …
Read More »Memorable Tries – Folau Niua vs Romania 2014
Folau Niua scored a memorable for the USA against Romania in 2014. In his 17 test match career, Niua scored just the one test try. The 66th minute score was a vital part of the Eagles’ 27-17 win at the Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest. The Palo Alto, California native went …
Read More »2020 Major League Rugby Dream Team
Picking a select XV after only five completed weeks of what was supposed to be a 16-game regular season with three weeks of playoffs doesn’t seem quite right. Some players who surely would have been prime contenders under normal circumstances hardly had the chance to fire a shot. Our Americas …
Read More »Newcastle Falcons return to Premiership
Newcastle Falcons are officially back in the English Premiership. Barring unforeseen circumstances the club will replace Saracens in the top flight with three-time European champions Saracens dropping to the RFU Championship after being sanctioned for repeated breaches of the salary cap. The decision comes after the remainder of the Championship …
Read More »Mathieu Bastareaud headed back to France
As expected, Mathieu Bastareaud’s stay in New York will be short-lived. The former France captain will return to his home country when the COVID-19 pandemic allows. Multiple sources have confirmed that he has signed a two-year deal with Lyon, whom he enjoyed a brief stint with prior to his arrival …
Read More »Full Match – Canada vs USA 2001
In the first test match of the new year for the North American rivals, Canada played host to the USA at Kingston’s Richardson Stadium on Saturday, May 19, 2001. It was the opening match of the Pan Am Championship and was played in front of a new tournament record attendance …
Read More »French Barbarians Cancel Tour to Canada and USA
The French Barbarians have pulled out of their July tour of North American Cancelation means that their will be no mid-year tour matched in Canada and the USA. The tour had fixtures scheduled for July 04 vs Canada and July 11 vs the USA Eagles. The tour is now off …
Read More »Full Match – Fiji vs USA 2003
The USA’s opening game of RWC 2003 was a thriller. The Eagles took on Fiji at Lang Park in Brisbane, Australia. It was a fixture that literally went down to the wire. It was decided on the very last play of the match as a kick at goal was the …
Read More »USA Rugby files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
USA Rugby has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It comes four months after the national governing body confirmed that its financial position was extremely poor, leading to the creation of an emergency ‘task force’ to facilitate the immediate restructuring of the crumbling organization. Facing ‘insurmountable’ debts compounded by significant …
Read More »Christian Ostberg to leave Aurillac at season’s end
Aurillac have confirmed that American lock or blindside flanker Christian Ostberg will be leaving the club at the end of the French Pro D2 season. The 25-year-old is coming to the end of a three-year contract extension signed in 2017, having originally joined the Cantalians in 2015. Injuries have blighted …
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