The third game of Major League Rugby‘s second weekend takes place at Torero Stadium on Sunday where the San Diego Legion will host the Utah Warriors. San Diego took a beating against Seattle in their season opener last weekend while the Warriors are making their regular season debut. Utah’s lineup …
Read More »Americas teams struggle in Singapore
It was not a good Day One for the three Americas teams at the Singapore Sevens. All have failed to reach the Cup Quarter Finals with only two wins spread between them, one of them Canada’s win over Argentina. After a promising start to the 2017-18 HSBC Sevens Series recent …
Read More »MLR Preview – Seattle Seawolves vs Glendale Raptors
It’s only Week 2 of the inaugural Major League Rugby season and fans are already being treated to heavyweight title belt. After their scrum drove the Legion back to San Diego with their tails between their legs, the Seattle Seawolves will face a step up in competition on Saturday evening …
Read More »Top 14 – Week 25 Preview
The penultimate round of the Top 14 will be played this weekend in France. Featuring in week 25 are a number of players from the Americas. For some it is an opportunity to push towards a potential spot in the 2018 Final while for others their clubs need to avoid …
Read More »MLR Preview – Houston SaberCats vs Austin Elite
It’s an all-Texas derby at Dyer Stadium on Saturday when the Houston SaberCats host Austin Elite to kick off Week 2 of the Major League Rugby regular season. For both teams it’s also a chance for a reboot, with each tasting defeat in their season opener last weekend. The SaberCats …
Read More »RFU Championship – Round 22 Preview
It’s the final weekend of the Greene King IPA Championship season and all six games will be played on Saturday. Bristol have already secured the title and with it promotion to the Premiership, while Rotherham have long since been resigned to relegation to National One. Many of Bristol’s players have …
Read More »MLR Notes – SaberCats add former Patriots fullback
The Houston SaberCats have added former New England Patriots fullback Joey Iosefa to their Major League Rugby roster. At 245 lbs (112kg) the 26-year-old will cast an imposing figure in the midfield. Iosefa played college football at the University of Hawaii. Hailing from American Samoa, he is not new to …
Read More »Final Rosters named for Singapore Sevens
The HSBC Sevens Series returns this weekend in Singapore. It’s the site of last year’s historic victory by Canada in an all-Americas final with the USA. The defending champions will begin life after John Moonlight after their talisman announced his retirement earlier this week. Argentina finished a disappointing 13th last …
Read More »English Premiership – Week 21 Preview
The English Premiership resumes this weekend. In week 21 matches are to be played on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Taking to the field will be a number of Americas players. Below is a preview detailing those involved. Opening week 21 will be one Friday fixture. The Leicester Tigers are at …
Read More »Pro 14 – Week 21 Preview
The Pro 14 continues this weekend with week 21 of the season. In what is the penultimate round of the regular season all seven matches are to be played on Saturday. It is derby weekend with all team’s playing against a side from their same country. The derby weekend sees …
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