Major League Rugby has at last unveiled the kit designs of all 12 teams for the 2020 season. The much-anticipated line from new providers Paladin include first-ever outfits for Rugby ATL, with new looks for fellow expansion sides Old Glory DC and the New England Free Jacks. It’s the Free …
Read More »USA and Canada women get perfect start in Cape Town
While their men’s counterparts were struggling in Cape Town, the North American women’s teams could not have asked for a better start on Day One of the tournament. The Women’s Eagles blanked Ireland 38-0 with the Canadians only slightly less dominant at 32-0 over Brazil. Alev Kelter scored the first …
Read More »Pumas rise, North American men fall on Cape Town Day One
Argentina were the only men’s team from the Americas to taste victory on Day One of the Cape Town Sevens. Los Pumas came away convincing winners over Canada in their Pool B opener, while the Men’s Eagles were well beaten by Fiji in Pool A. A first-minute try from Franco …
Read More »MLR Off-Season Update – NOLA Gold
It’s been another productive off-season for the NOLA Gold, whose holiday shopping list was taken care of well before the mad rush. With the hard work done off the field, the business of challenging for a first-ever playoff spot – if not title run – can now be the primary …
Read More »Americas Champions to Compete in MLR vs SLAR Fixture
In a special initiative the Americas will have official club champions in 2020. UAR President Marcelo Rodríguez has today confirmed that there will be a battle of the champions in 2020 between the winners of Major League Rugby (MLR) and Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Both leagues are to …
Read More »Danny Barrett to play in 50th World Sevens Series event
Danny Barrett will play his 50th tournament on the World Sevens Series in Cape Town this weekend. The 29-year-old California native headlines an unchanged Eagles squad that will be desperate to finish higher than their 8th-place result in Dubai. With more than 250 individual matches played on the circuit since …
Read More »Houston sign Nicolás Solveyra from Argentina
Player recruitment for the 2020 Major League Rugby season continues. The latest foreign signature for an MLR club is loosehead prop Nicolás Solverya. The uncapped 24-year-old departs Argentina for MLR after playing regularly for the Argentina XV. Having won titles playing for the Argentina XV and Jaguares XV, Solveyra was …
Read More »NOLA Gold secure new home venue
The NOLA Gold will play their rugby on the north side of the Mississippi River in 2020. A lease agreement with the city has been secured and the team will move from Archbishop Shaw High School in Marrero to the Shrine on Airline in Metairie. Formerly known as Zephyr Field, …
Read More »Tommy Seymour retires from Scotland duty
American-born winger Tommy Seymour has announced his retirement from international rugby. The Nashville native represented Scotland for seven years beginning in 2013, coming to a close at the Rugby World Cup in Japan, his second World Cup. Seymour, 31, spent his formative years in Tennessee but then moved first to …
Read More »Dallas and Los Angeles to join MLR in 2021
Dallas and Los Angeles are the next cities to join Major League Rugby according to new Commissioner George Killebrew. The statement was made at a press conference in New Orleans on Wednesday to announce the Gold’s move to a new stadium in 2020. While both cities have been mentioned in …
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