In week two of the 2020 Major League Rugby (MLR) season the San Diego Legion were big winners over the Colorado Raptors. The result of the Western Conference fixture sees the Legion sitting atop the table with the maximum 10 competition points. The Raptors remain winless and are also pointless; …
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MLR Highlights: Rugby United New York vs Austin Gilgronis
Rugby United New York rebounded from their opening round loss to defeat the Austin Gilgronis this past weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. RUNY’s victory is one more than the season thus far for Austin who have played some attacking rugby, but have let in too many tries in their matches …
Read More »Three more Jaguares join Los Cebos
Ahead of the start of the Super Liga Americana e Rugby (SLAR) Los Ceibos have gained three more Jaguares players. The Argentine SLAR side has welcomed Ignacio Calas (second-row), Tomás Albornoz (fly half) and Mateo Carreras (wing). Of them Albornoz made his Super Rugby debut this past Saturday against the …
Read More »Germany are champions at Viña del Mar’s Challenger Series
Germany are the champions of the first leg of the World Rugby Challenger Series. The central Europeans won the Rugby Sevens tournament this past weekend at the Estadio Sausalito in Viña del Mar, Chile. Sixteen countries were involved in the tournament, which is officially the Tier 2 version of the …
Read More »MLR Highlights: Utah Warriors vs New England Free Jacks
In week two of the 2020 Major League Rugby (MLR) season the New England Free Jacks faced the Utah Warriors in Las Vegas, Nevada. With 2020 being the debut season of the Free Jacks, it was officially the first fixture between the sides in the competition. The match itself was …
Read More »ATL pull away from NOLA in southern derby
Rugby ATL made it two wins from two on their Major League Rugby ledger as they secured a 22-10 road win over the NOLA Gold on Sunday. Misty conditions made for difficult handling and it was the resolute Atlanta defense that proved decisive as the game reached its climax. The …
Read More »Legion put Raptors to the sword
The San Diego Legion came away comfortable winners over the Colorado Raptors on Sunday, closing out the Major League Rugby Vegas Weekend with a 49-22 result. Though the Raptors managed to score three tries, the Legion never looked likely to slip up after taking the lead in the opening quarter. …
Read More »Olímpia Lions cruise to win in pre-season fixture
Paraguay’s first professional rugby team, the Olímpia Lions cruised to an 86-0 victory today over Aguará. The match was a professional team vs an amateur club and it was also an international fixture as the Paraguayan side played against an Argentine club. The match was played an San José Rugby …
Read More »Old Glory shock Seawolves in thrilling DC opener
Old Glory DC’s home opener was a memorable one. The Major League Rugby newcomers rebounded from their crushing loss in New Orleans last week with a thrilling 28-22 upset victory over the defending champion Seattle Seawolves at a sold-out Cardinal Stadium on Saturday. It was a near-perfect start for the …
Read More »Arrows hold on to beat SaberCats in dramatic finale
The Toronto Arrows held on for dear life as they escaped Las Vegas with a nerve-wracking 27-22 win at Sam Boyd Stadium on Sunday. A last-gasp attack against the shorthanded Arrows came agonizingly close to securing a come-from-behind win for the Texans. It was a flying start for the Arrows …
Read More »Trio excluded from Jaguares roster for South Africa tour
Agustín Creevy, Felipe Ezcurra and Lucio Sordoni are among the excluded players from Los Jaguares’ roster to tour South Africa. The Argentine Super Rugby side will play a three match tour over the coming weeks, facing the Stormers on February 22; the Bulls on February 29; and the Sharks on March …
Read More »SR Highlights: Jaguares vs Reds
Los Jaguares staged a second half comeback to defeat the Reds in Buenos Aires last night. The victory was the second of 2020 for the Argentine Super Rugby franchise, bringing their season record to 2-1 at present. The win came despite a lackluster opening half performance. Click here to access …
Read More »RUNY overrun Austin in Vegas try-fest
The Gilgronis made it interesting late in the game but Rugby United New York were too good for Austin, taking a 49-31 result in Las Vegas on Saturday. It was a wild try-fest that will leave no shortage of work for team analysts ahead of training next week. New York …
Read More »Chile the best of Americas on Day One of Sevens Challenger Series
Chile were the best of the Americas on day one of the Sevens Challenger Series in Viña del Mar. Los Cóndores were victorious in all of their three matches today, while Zimbabwe were second placed in the pool with wins over Brazil and Mexico. The day one results see Chile …
Read More »Jaguares Hookers stun Reds in Comeback Victory
Los Jaguares’ hookers scored four tries as the Argentine side stunned the Reds in a comeback victory this evening in Buenos Aires. Having been trailing 24-14 at half time, Los Jaguares rebounded in the second half to win the match 43-27. The match saw Los Jaguares forced into late changes. …
Read More »Second half explosion fires Utah past New England
The Utah Warriors scored 26 unanswered points in the second half to secure a 39-33 come-from-behind win over the New England Free Jacks in Las Vegas on Saturday. In doing so they reversed their fortunes of their opening round loss to ATL just a week ago. It was all Utah …
Read More »MLR Preview – NOLA Gold vs Rugby ATL
It’s another home game for the NOLA Gold as they roll out the welcome mat for Rugby ATL. The two sides collided in a preseason encounter at Marietta that was won by ATL, but this is the first official Major League Rugby clash between the two. The opening round match …
Read More »MLR Preview – San Diego Legion vs Colorado Raptors
The final match of Major League Rugby’s Vegas Weekend festivities pits the San Diego Legion up against the Colorado Raptors. San Diego jumped into the early title favorites slot with a strong win over Seattle last weekend while the Raptors were second best in Houston. San Diego haven’t messed with …
Read More »MLR Preview – Old Glory DC vs Seattle Seawolves
The highly anticipated home debut of Old Glory DC looks to be a sellout as they host the Seattle Seawolves at Cardinal Stadium on Sunday. Both teams are looking to bounce back from losses as DC were swamped by NOLA and the Seawolves came up short in San Diego. There’s …
Read More »MLR Preview – Toronto Arrows vs Houston SaberCats
Sunday’s Major League Rugby offering in Las Vegas begin with a mid-day clash between the Toronto Arrows and the Houston SaberCats. Both teams are coming off wins, the Arrows overpowering the Gilgronis in Austin and the SaberCats stopping the Raptors at home. Toronto has only a single change to the …
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