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Connacht cruise to win over New England

Boston’s future Major League Rugby franchise kicked off the Cara Cup on Saturday as the New England Free Jacks hosted Connacht Eagles at Union Point Sports Complex. An impressive crowd were treated to an entertaining match that saw the visitos come away convincing 38-7 winners. The first try came with …

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Glendale earn second draw against San Diego

Pre-match predictions were split and the feeling turned out to be correct as the Glendale Raptors fought to a 28-all draw with the San Diego Legion at Infinity Park on Saturday night. The Raptors were painfully close to a victory but Joe Pietersen’s sideline conversion in stoppage time saved a …

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Ugly scenes mar NOLA’s win over Houston

The NOLA Gold put the Houston SaberCats to the sword at Constellation Field on Saturday evening, outscoring their hosts seven tries to one with the final score reading 49-11 to the visitors. Unfortunately the match will be remembered equally for an ugly fracas near the end that saw two players …

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Austin improve but fall short to Seattle

Austin Elite played arguably their best rugby of the season in the first half but couldn’t keep the pace for 80 minutes as the Seattle Seawolves took a 29-17 victory at Dell Diamond on Saturday evening. The four-tries-to-two victory gives the defending champions five vital points, at the same time …

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ARC Team of the Week

The final round of the Americas Rugby Championship saw a one-sided win for Grand Slam champions Argentina, a heroic near-miss from Canada in Seattle, and an equally engrossing derby in Montevideo. This week was more about team efforts than individuals but we saw enough to put a team together, albeit …

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