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MLR Preview – Rugby ATL vs Toronto Arrows

It’s ‘Superhero Day’ at Lupo Family Field and Rugby ATL will need a commensurate effort to topple the unbeaten Toronto Arrows on Sunday afternoon. ATL suffered their first defeat last weekend to Rugby United New York and the Arrows are another step up, their most recent effort a dominant road …

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MLR Preview – Colorado Raptors vs Utah Warriors

The ‘Rocky Mountain Rumble’ takes place at Infinity Park on Saturday afternoon as the Colorado Raptors welcome the neighboring Utah Warriors. It’s been a difficult season with three losses on the trot for the Raptors, while the Warriors narrowly escaped Austin with a draw last weekend. Colorado welcome back two …

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Final squads confirmed for Los Angeles 7s

The HSBC Men’s World Sevens Series returns on Saturday in Los Angeles. It’s the fifth stop on the 2019-2020 calendar, one that has now been severely disrupted with the Asian leg postponed from April to October due to the coronavirus. After a decade of being hosted in Las Vegas, the …

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MLR 2020 – Week 4 Broadcast Guide

Enter Week 4 of the 2020 Major League Rugby campaign, and there are some tasty matches that will be difficult to predict. Last week was unkind to the home teams (1-4-1). Will they fare better this week? Two matches will kick off at the same time to start Saturday’s proceedings. …

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SaberCats sign Australian forward Van Stewart

The Houston SaberCats have signed a new forward for the remainder of the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Van Stewart has arrived from Sydney, Australia, where he has been playing for Manly Marlins in the Shute Shield. He could debut in Sunday’s match against Rugby United New York. Stewart was …

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MLR Team of the Week – Round 3

Standards seemed to dip a little in the third week of the Major League Rugby season. Perhaps it was fatigue, or the return to cooler temperatures after the sun of Las Vegas. It was a good week for kickers as discipline faltered, and players on both ends of the throw-in …

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