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New Zealand defeat Argentina to win LA 7s

New Zealand made it back-to-back World Sevens Series tournament wins as they defeated Argentina in the Cup Final at Los Angeles. After the dreadful day of rain on Day One, conditions were much more agreable on Day Two. The men in black now hold a sizeable lead at the top …

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Bonus point win for San Diego over New England

San Diego fans were treated to another impressive performance from the Legion, as they secured a 29-12 bonus-point win over the New England Free Jacks on Sunday. While the vaunted backline threatened, it was the defense of the home side that proved the difference in a physical contest. The Legion …

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Utah given scare by Dallas in home opener

The Utah Warriors came away winners in their home opener on Saturday afternoon. It wasn’t all smooth sailing, however, as the Dallas Jackals matched them in tries but missed conversions made the final score 33-25 to the home side. Alarm bells were ringing early for Dallas as Joel Hodgson broke …

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Powerful Selknam down Pampas in Chile

Selknam entertained Los Pampas in Santiago on Saturday. The fixture saw two winning teams from week one of Super Rugby Americas battling-it-out in a competitive match in Santiago. Selknam were deserved 34-20 winners. A solid start from Los Pampas was the visitors scoring first. Fullback José Ignacio Larenas slotted a …

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SaberCats win at home over frustrated Gold

The SaberCats earned a comfortable victory over the Gold in Houston’s home opener at AVEVA Stadium on Saturday evening. In similar fashion to their opening loss against New England, a clearly frustrated NOLA side again committed several unforced errors leading to a final score of 35-14. It was the visitors …

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Smith steers Seattle to victory over ATL

A man-of-the-match performance from JP Smith led the Seattle Seawolves to a 28-22 victory over Rugby ATL at Starfire Stadium on Friday night. The South African scrumhalf scored one try himself and set up another for his captain as the 2022 Finalists made it two wins from two. Jordan Chait …

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LA Sevens – Final Americas Rosters

The World Sevens Series returns this weekend in Los Angeles. It’s back to Dignity Health Sports Park for the second time in less than six months. Once again it will feature only men’s sides, with the women to return next weekend in Vancouver. Through five stops on this year’s 11-event …

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Peñarol battle past American Raptors

Peñarol battled past the American Raptors on Friday. The 28-19 home win sees the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) champions opening their Super Rugby Americas 2023 win with a victory. The loss sees the American Raptors 0-2 in their first season in the league. The American Raptors had …

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George Killebrew out as MLR Commissioner

George Killebrew is no longer Commissioner of Major League Rugby. After weeks of speculation that his time with the league was coming to an end, a formal announcement today indicated that Killebrew has stepped down from the position he has held for the past three years. A former executive with …

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Uruguay Struggling to secure World Cup Warm-Up Fixtures

Uruguay is struggling to secure World Cup warm-up fixtures. At present Uruguay does not have any games scheduled prior to Rugby World Cup 2023. Warm-up matches are to take place in July and August. Uruguay’s opening RWC 2023 match is on September 14 against France in Lille. Los Teros will …

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Stadiums of Major League Rugby 2023

The sixth season of Major League Rugby saw one of the league’s most impressive venues take its first steps in record-setting fashion on opening weekend. Snapdragon Stadium will be joined by two more new venues over the next couple weekends. All 12 teams will call one location their home this …

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