It’s going to be another strange year for the San Diego Legion. After a nomadic existence in 2021 that saw them play home games at five different venues, the team has now left their spiritual home of Torero Stadium and will play at the SDSU Sports Deck. It’s a significantly …
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The 2022 Major League Rugby regular season is now just days away and some teams are still refining their playing roster. Below is a brief summary of the latest moves. Kainoa Lloyd is returning to MLR with the San Diego Legion. The Canadian international winger last suited up for the …
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No team in Major League Rugby can claim to have endured what the Toronto Arrows have gone through over the past two seasons. Zero games played on their side of the border and an entire season spent camped out in Atlanta, away from friends, family, significant others. They’ll wait a …
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The title of defending champions has now officially been passed to another team and it’s time for the Seattle Seawolves to stop resting on laurels. A relatively new and expanded coaching staff and numerous signings are a reason for optimism for the 2022 Major League Rugby campaign. So too a …
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The team with the best home venue in Major League Rugby is now looking to raise their standards on the pitch. After four years of underwhelming performance it’s a total rebuild for the Houston SaberCats in 2022. It started with the high profile addition of Heyneke Meyer as Director of …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP From 12 to 16 for Women’s World Cup The Women’s Rugby World Cup will expand from 12 to 16 …
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Five games were anticipated, six were played. Without any public announcement prior to the game, Dallas in fact hosted Houston at Choctaw Stadium. This lack of communication seems to be endemic in Major League Rugby at the moment, and we can only hope that things improve moving forward. Similarly it …
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This is it. The final weekend of preseason action before next week’s opening of the 2022 Major League Rugby regular season. Nine teams will be competing across five games, with one invitational side involved as well. It does not appear that any of the games will be broadcast live. …
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The Dallas Jackals are ready to take the field for real in 2022. A team has been assembled, the field is lined and posts are up, and they have even played a little opposed rugby – albeit for only about 15 minutes against Houston on the weekend. Unfortunately we’ll now …
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Stephen Brett has been promoted to Head Coach of Rugby ATL. The 36-year-old New Zealander fills the spot left vacant following the sudden resignation of Scott Lawrence last week. This is Brett’s second season with the team. He was previously an Attack Coach with the Colorado Raptors. Brett is best known …
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