The opening round of Super Rugby Americas 2024 saw wins for Cobras Brasil Rugby, Los Dogos and Los Pampas. First, Los Dogos powered past the American Raptors in what was an explosive performance to open the season. Second, Os Cobras stunned Peñarol to earn their first ever win over the …
Read More »MLR Notes: Preseason games set to start, new roster additions
The Chicago Hounds got the preseason unofficially underway in an opposed training session with RFC Los Angeles earlier this week. It was played at the Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista, the same venue where the Hounds square off against the San Diego Legion on Friday afternoon. Also set …
Read More »Super Rugby Americas 2024 – Dogos vs Raptors – ARN Guide
Super Rugby Americas 2024 kicks-off on Friday. The season opener will see Los Dogos playing at home in Córdoba, Argentina against the American Raptors. Coach Nicolás Galatro took Los Dogos to the 2023 Super Rugby Americas Final. His side for the 2024 season opener demonstrates plenty of continuity. One notable …
Read More »Foreign-Born / Produced / Homegrown Players in Super Rugby Americas 2024
Super Rugby Americas 2024 is a professional rugby competition. The league features seven teams with matches in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, the USA and Uruguay. There are different nationalities across team rosters from entirely homegrown to a range of Foreign-Born / Produced Players. South American progress in 2023 underlines Super …
Read More »Hat tricks for two on record-setting Women’s Premiership day
Two North American internationals scored hat-tricks on what was a record-setting Saturday in the Women’s Premiership. Eagles hooker Kathryn Treder touched down three times for Loughborough in front of 1,708 fans at Franklin’s Gardens, while Canadian prop McKinley Hunt matched that feat with 3,071 watching Saracens at StoneX Stadium. Both …
Read More »MLR Match Officials under new direction for 2024 season
Major League Rugby match officials will have a new Director for the 2024 campaign. A collaboration with USA Rugby sees former Irish referee manager David Wilkinson appointed to the lead role, with a secondary role on community development for domestic officials. Wilkinson hails from Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, and was formerly …
Read More »World Rugby Controversially Allocate 2024 U20 Trophy hosting to Scotland
World Rugby has allocated the 2024 U20 Trophy to Scotland. This comes with controversy after Scotland was relegated from the U20 Championship to the U20 Trophy and remains in the competition but did not compete in regional qualifiers. Scotland did not have a good 2023 U20 Trophy campaign in Kenya. …
Read More »MLR Notes: Latham joins Seattle, Arrows trio lands in Langford
Former Wallabies star Chris Latham has joined up with Seattle for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 48-year-old has taken up an assistant role under Seawolves boss Allen Clarke. It’s the second MLR appointment for Latham, who was Head Coach of the Utah Warriors in the truncated 2020 campaign. …
Read More »Super Rugby Americas 2024 – American Raptors – ARN Season Guide
Super Rugby Americas 2024 features six teams from South America and the American Raptors from North America. The Colorado-based team is back for a second year. Super Rugby Americas 2023 saw the debutants have highs and lows before ultimately avoiding the wooden spoon in the final round. As was the …
Read More »Leonard and O’Keeffe handed US-eligibility boost
World Rugby has granted USA-eligibility to a pair of Major League Rugby backfielders. Will Leonard and Mark O’Keeffe are both originally from Ireland, but are now considered Eagles-qualified on residency. They had each exceeded the two-month ‘travel’ limit during following the 2020 season, but the world governing body allowed for …
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