The final match of Major League Rugby’s Vegas Weekend festivities pits the San Diego Legion up against the Colorado Raptors. San Diego jumped into the early title favorites slot with a strong win over Seattle last weekend while the Raptors were second best in Houston. San Diego haven’t messed with …
Read More »MLR Preview – Old Glory DC vs Seattle Seawolves
The highly anticipated home debut of Old Glory DC looks to be a sellout as they host the Seattle Seawolves at Cardinal Stadium on Sunday. Both teams are looking to bounce back from losses as DC were swamped by NOLA and the Seawolves came up short in San Diego. There’s …
Read More »MLR Preview – Toronto Arrows vs Houston SaberCats
Sunday’s Major League Rugby offering in Las Vegas begin with a mid-day clash between the Toronto Arrows and the Houston SaberCats. Both teams are coming off wins, the Arrows overpowering the Gilgronis in Austin and the SaberCats stopping the Raptors at home. Toronto has only a single change to the …
Read More »USA Eagles to Play Home ARC Matches at MLR Venues
The USA Eagles are to play their home matches in the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) at Major League Rugby (MLR) venues, USA Rugby has confirmed. This year’s edition of the ARC will see three matches in the USA. The Eagles two remaining games will be in South America with the …
Read More »MLR Preview – Rugby United New York vs Austin Gilgronis
Two teams who suffered opening round losses will attempt to swivel their fortunes around in the second match of the Major League Rugby Vegas Weekend. Rugby United New York were completely undone by the Free Jacks at Sam Boyd while the Gilgronis suffered a similar fate opposite the Arrows in …
Read More »MLR Preview – Utah Warriors vs New England Free Jacks
Major League Rugby’s Vegas Weekend starts with a Saturday morning showdown between the Utah Warriors and New England Free Jacks. It’s the first ever meeting of the two. The Free Jacks are coming off an impressive debut win over Rugby United New York. Utah started well against ATL but faded …
Read More »Canada to play Wallaroos in July double-header
Canada’s National Senior Women’s XVs team will travel down under to take on their Australian counterparts as part of an international double-header on July 18. Townsville’s brand new Queensland Country Bank Stadium will host the match with the Wallabies set to play Fiji on the same day. The fixture was …
Read More »MLR 2020 – Week 2 Broadcast Guide
It’s another jam-packed weekend of Major League Rugby. After an inauspicious prelude on Sunday, four games will take place at Sam Boyd Stadium for Vegas Weekend. The kickoff times are sightly awkward with 11:30am local starts on both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s matches are both in Vegas, with the Free …
Read More »MLR Team of the Week – Round 1
The first week of the season is in the books and there was a real diversity of good and bad. With a full compliment of six games there was competition at every spot though some were effectively automatic selections. Those who went well at No8 were at a particular disadvantage …
Read More »New Harlequins contract for Paul Lasike
USA center Paul Lasike will be remaining in the English Premiership. Lasike joined the Harlequins in 2018, doing so from the Utah Warriors. He joined the Major League Rugby (MLR) side as a convert back to rugby from the NFL where he played for the Arizona Cardinals and then the …
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