It’s a short turnaround for Austin Elite as they host the New Orleans Gold at Round Rock Multipurpose Complex to kick off Round 3 of the Major League Rugby regular season. After battling to a 50-38 defeat against Houston on Saturday the Elite will have to front up against a …
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A delay in access to the full video of the all-Texas derby put our final selections off for a few hours but we got there, and in the end it was worth the wait with two players from that match forcing their way into the picture. This week’s selection seems …
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USA Eagle Marcel Brache is to start for the Western Force on Friday. The reborn professional Australian team will play against Fiji in Perth in the first match of the new World Series Rugby. Brache is joined in the side by former South African international Peter Grant in addition to …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Jamaica A dominant second half performance saw Jamaica winning away today in Barbados. The Crocs went from leading 15-14 at half …
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It wasn’t the prettiest at times but San Diego got their first official Major League Rugby win as they defeated the Utah Warriors by 31-24 at Torero Stadium on Sunday. Both teams made frustrating errors and there were some strange decisions made under pressure. In the end the fast start …
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London Irish have officially been relegated from the English Premiership. Worcester’s 44-13 win over Harlequins on Saturday sealed their fate, with the 51-14 loss to Saracens on Sunday academic. London Irish will now play in the RFU Championship next season, an immediate return to the second division after they had …
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Fiji have jumped to the top of the 2017-18 HSBC Sevens Series standings after claiming victory in Singapore, their third consecutive tournament win and fourth in the last five stops. A late try pushed them past New Zealand in the Quarter Finals with only a conversion separating them from South …
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On a wet night in Tukwila the Seattle Seawolves and Glendale Raptors went toe-to-toe for 80 minutes in a fierce battle between the top two sides on the Major League Rugby table. There were plenty of penalties and errors with the ball resembling a bar of soap at times but …
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International competition in the Americas returned this weekend. With it the Americas Rankings have been updated. The Americas Rankings – April 29 2018 have include the result of the second match of the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Men’s 15’s competition. The tournament runs from April through July. Involved are nine competitors, …
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The first edition of Major League Rugby‘s ‘Battle of Texas’ has gone to Houston. Like a good old-fashioned Western, the SaberCats outscored Austin Elite by 50-38 in a match that saw an incredible nine tries scored in a wild second half. Houston got off to a rocking start with Connor …
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