The Six Nations Championship comes to a close this weekend. While it takes center stage for the six member unions there is still club rugby being played. In France there is to be a full round of the Top 14. In week 21 the Americas will be represented by a …
Read More »Match Preview – Rugby United New York vs Ontario Arrows
It’s another game for the history books as Rugby United New York takes its first steps on St. Patrick’s Day when they host the Ontario Arrows at Iona College’s Mazzolla Field. It’s not quite the first professional New York team, that will come next season when they are re-branded and …
Read More »RFU Championship – Round 18 Preview
It’s into Round 18 for the Greene King IPA Championship this weekend and with only five games left – plus one makeup match for Nottingham and Richmond – there is precious little time for teams to advance their position on the table. Bristol remain 10 points head of Ealing for …
Read More »Pools confirmed for Hong Kong Sevens
The pools for the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens have been confirmed. A total of 28 teams will take part in seven pools split between the main draw and the HSBC Sevens Series core qualifier competition. Six teams from the Americas will be participating, three in each category. The three-day tournament …
Read More »Pro D2 – Week 27 Preview
Week 27 of the Pro D2 is upon us. The long French professional season continues with a full round of the second division over the coming days. Clubs are fighting both to win promotion to the Top 14 and to avoid relegation to the Fédérale 1. Involved are to be …
Read More »Team of the Week
With the Americas Rugby Championship over it’s back to our regularly scheduled programming. Where last week saw no Argentines selected, this week is a complete turnaround in fortunes with only two North Americans stopping the side from being a whitewash. It should be noted that the club schedule limited our …
Read More »Ontario Arrows to play at York Lions Stadium
The Ontario Arrows have revealed their home base for the 2018 season. Canada’s newest high performance team will play two home games this spring at York Lions Stadium, located on the campus of York University in Toronto. The University will also provide training facilities with the neighboring Alumni Stadium used …
Read More »Seymour Returns To Start Against Italy
Tennessee flier Tommy Seymour returns for Scotland to start against Italy. He is one of five changes made by Head Coach Gregor Townsend for Saturday’s final round Six Nations match in Rome. Seymour missed out on facing Ireland last weekend with a back injury. He picked up the injury in round …
Read More »Tameilau signs for Utah Warriors
In a development that can only be described as comical, US Eagles forward David Tameilau has signed for the Utah Warriors of Major League Rugby. Numerous French media outlets had reported that the 28-year-old was to sign for Glasgow Warriors. Evidently they got the wrong Warriors. Tameilau is currently playing …
Read More »Kickoff times confirmed for Major League Rugby season
Major League Rugby has confirmed their kickoff times for 2018. The inaugural season begins on Saturday, April 21 when the New Orleans Gold play the Houston SaberCats at Dyer Stadium, kickoff time set for 2pm local time, 3pm Eastern. All matches will be broadcast locally with an OTT (streaming) agreement …
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