Fiji made it four consecutive HSBC Sevens Series tournament wins as they defeated all comers at the London Sevens. The Olympic champions were in imperious form from the start, breezing through the pool stages and finding no true challenge until meeting South Africa in the Cup Final. Despite the relatively …
Read More »Wales edge South Africa in front of modest DC audience
After much discussion over the viability of the match, more than 20,000 were in attendance at RFK Stadium on Saturday to watch Wales defeat South Africa by 22-20. Reports had suggested that a minimum break-even point was 27,000 due to substantial guarantees made to the Welsh and South African Unions. …
Read More »Peterson called up to Eagles as Tameilau drops out
The Eagles have made another change to their roster for the June internationals. David Tameilau has dropped out of the squad due to personal reasons. Taking his place is Glasgow Warriors lock Greg Peterson. The 27-year-old was due to be rested for the three-match series but will now join the …
Read More »Raptors flatten Gold in New Orleans
The Glendale Raptors left no debate as to who was the superior side as they flattened the New Orleans Gold by a score of 47-10 at Archbishop Shaw Field on Sunday afternoon. Seven tries in all and a six-from-seven kicking performance from Will Magie contributed to a Major League Rugby …
Read More »Toluta’u replaces Lamborn on Eagles roster
Seattle Seawolves flanker Vili Toluta’u has been called up to the US Eagles squad for the June test series against Russia, Scotland, and Canada. The former Junior All-American has been the breakout star of the inaugural Major League Rugby season and is rewarded with his first senior call-up. He replaces the unavailable …
Read More »MLR Preview – New Orleans Gold vs Glendale Raptors
The seventh weekend of the Major League Rugby regular season comes to a close on Sunday at Archbishop Shaw Field where the New Orleans Gold welcome the Glendale Raptors. It’s the second time the two sides have collided, the first in preseason action at Infinity Park. On that occasion it …
Read More »Seawolves tiptoe past sleepy SaberCats, clinch Semi spot
The Seattle Seawolves maintained their spot at the top of the Major League Rugby table with an uninspired 20-7 win over the Houston SaberCats on Saturday evening. It was a largely forgettable match on the whole, littered with handling errors and bereft of tension with the combined points the lowest …
Read More »Austin beat Utah in MLR slugfest
Austin Elite gave their Major League Rugby Semi Finals chances a significant boost by earning a bonus point win over the visiting Utah Warriors on Friday evening. The 41-33 result saw 10 tries in all scored, five from each side, with a frantic final quarter seeing 30 of the game’s …
Read More »MLR Preview – Houston SaberCats vs Seattle Seawolves
The Houston SaberCats host the Seattle Seawolves on Saturday evening in the second of three Major League Rugby games this weekend. It’s going to take something special for Houston to get back into Semi Final contention after losing three close games in a row, meanwhile Seattle are top of the …
Read More »Final Squads confirmed for London Sevens
The penultimate round of the 2017-18 HSBC Sevens Series takes place over two days in London beginning on Saturday. Three teams from the Americas will take part including two currently neck-and-neck for 5th place on the overall series rankings. Madison Hughes returns from injury to captain the Eagles who have …
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