Week 3 of the Major League Rugby (MLR) season coincides with the second round of the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). There are to be MLR players involved in the ARC though there is to also be some players taking to the field in North America. The following preview details their …
Read More »ARC Preview – Argentina XV vs USA
For a second straight week Patagonia will host an Americas Rugby Championship match, this one just a short drive from Neuquén at Marabunta Rugby Club in Cipolletti. At stake is likely top spot in the competition as the only two teams to have won the competition go head-to-head. The USA …
Read More »MLR Preview – Austin Elite vs Toronto Arrows
The Toronto Arrows return to Major League Rugby on Friday evening when they travel to the great state of Texas to take on Austin Elite at Dell Diamond. Under normal circumstances the expansion side might have been favored but with four more internationals off on Canada duty and another unavailable, the …
Read More »Pro D2 – Week 20 Preview
The Pro D2 resumes today. In the latest round of the French second division matches are to be played on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. With the regular season having 30 regular rounds Week 20 marks the conclusion of two-thirds of league matches in the 2018-2019 campaign. Opening Week 20 will …
Read More »Free Jacks confirm eight Exhibition Fixtures
The New England Free Jacks won’t be taking part in the Major League Rugby regular season until 2020 but in the meantime they have put together an impressive list of exhibition matches beginning this weekend. Boston’s expansion franchise has confirmed eight fixtures against a mix of domestic and overseas sides. …
Read More »Women’s Eagles unveil Road to 2021 World Cup
USA Rugby has unveiled a new calendar that will bring much-needed consistency to the Women’s Eagles program as they prepare for the 2021 World Cup. After finishing 4th at the 2017 tournament in Ireland, it was more than a year until the team would play again in November of 2018. …
Read More »ARC Team of the Week
It wasn’t quite the explosive start to the Americas Rugby Championship we were hoping for, though for two teams it was very much happy days. Canada flopped in Montevideo, Brazil’s backline let themselves down at Neuquén, and Chile were thrashed by the Eagles. There was still competition in some spots …
Read More »DC reveals MLR team name and logo
Washington DC’s future Major League Rugby franchise now has a name and a shiny new logo. The new team, who will officially join the league in the 2020 season, will be called ‘Old Glory DC’ with their new logo featuring a shield design with a silhouette of the Capitol Building …
Read More »Three week suspension for Santiago Arata
Uruguay scrumhalf Santiago Arata has been suspended for three weeks following his red card against Canada this past weekend during their opening round match of the Americas Rugby Championship. The 22-year-old was sent off by referee Federico Anselmi for a dangerous head-high tackle on Canadian winger Andrew Coe in the …
Read More »NOLA sign Eagles flanker Lamborn
The New Orleans Gold sent another ripple through Major League Rugby on Tuesday afternoon. Already off to a perfect start in the new season, NOLA have confirmed the signature of US Eagles flanker Tony Lamborn. He joins the team from the Southland Stags in the Mitre 10 Cup. Born in …
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