One of two expansion sides in the 2019 Major League Rugby season, the Toronto Arrows are unique in that they are the first and only Canadian side in the league. In fact they are the first ever professional rugby union franchise from the Great White North and with that historic …
Read More »RWC 2019 Teams Home Venues per Nation – A Comparison
In eight months time RWC 2019 will have begun. The tournament kicks-off with Japan vs Russia in Tokyo on Friday September 20. The 20 countries who will play at rugby’s showcase tournament are from all of the defined regions. The Americas has four of the participants, two either side of …
Read More »RFU Championship – Round 13 Preview
The RFU Championship takes another step into the second half of the season this weekend and London Irish now hold a 9-point lead over second-place Ealing and are threatening to pull away. If they can pick up a win over Jersey Reds at the Madejski on Sunday it will be …
Read More »Top 14 – Week 15 Preview
There’s no rest for the Top 14 after the conclusion of the European Cup pool stages. Five games will be played on Saturday with two on Sunday. Nine players from the Americas will suit up representing Argentina, Canada, Colombia, and the USA. A spot at the World Cup could conceivably …
Read More »Perry Baker suffers broken jaw in Hamilton
The USA have lost Perry Baker for the remainder of the Hamilton Sevens after their star player suffered a broken jaw at the wrong end of a head-high challenge from Tonga player Tana Fotofili. Baker passed his head injury assessment but x-rays revealed a fracture and he will now return …
Read More »MLR Preview – Austin Elite vs Houston SaberCats
The second match on Day One of Major League Rugby Season Two is an all-Texas derby at Dell Diamond, the new home of Austin Elite. Houston played host just two weeks ago where the SaberCats came up just short. In their previous meeting nine months ago Houston took a convincing win …
Read More »MLR Preview – New Orleans Gold vs Toronto Arrows
The dream is almost reality. On Saturday the starting guns will go off and the second season of Major League Rugby will begin at Gold Stadium where the New Orleans Gold play host to the Toronto Arrows. It’s a truly historic occasion with the Arrows carrying the banner as Canada’s …
Read More »Guinness Pro 14 – Round 14 Preview
It’s a very quiet week as far as the Americas are concerned in the Guinness Pro 14. Only five players have been named and then only one starter. Four come from Argentina with one hailing from the USA. David Tameilau is the lone North American selection. He will be on …
Read More »Eagles aiming for Gold in Hamilton
For the first time ever the USA Men’s Eagles enter an HSBC Sevens Series as the highest ranked team in the world. After back-to-back silver finishes, the team has gold in their minds in Hamilton this weekend as they drive towards Olympic qualification. There are two notable returnees named in …
Read More »MLR Season 2 Preview – New Orleans Gold
Of the seven returning teams from the inaugural Major League Rugby campaign it’s the New Orleans Gold who have arguably made the most significant upgrades to their roster during the off-season. Austin takes the prize for pure quantity but the Gold have brought in quality both in in the form …
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