Tag Archives: Major League Rugby

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP San Diego Legion The Major League Rugby Championship Final is returning to San Diego. A superb sideline conversion from Joe Pietersen …

Old Glory DC brought a close to their spring exhibition campaign with a 29-15 victory over the Ontario Blues at Cardinal Stadium on Sunday. The MLR franchise-to-be had to overcome some difficulty that saw them trailing well into the second half before pulling away in the final quarter. Two early …

The Seattle Seawolves held off a surging Toronto Arrows to claim a 30-17 victory in the second Major League Rugby Semi Final on Sunday. An engaged Starfire Stadium crowd were treated to an absorbing match that saw the Arrows claw back from a 23-0 deficit to get within one score …

The Major League Rugby Championship Final is returning to San Diego. A superb sideline conversion from Joe Pietersen with just seconds remaining on the clock gave the Legion a 24-22 win over Rugby United New York in a thrilling Semi Final at a packed Torero Stadium on Sunday afternoon. San …

The second Major League Rugby Semi Final takes place at Starfire Stadium on Sunday evening. Another sold out crowd is expected in Seattle to watch the Seawolves take on the Toronto Arrows. Both finished the regular season with 11 wins, the defending champions narrowly ahead on points thanks to their draw …

It’s officially business time in Major League Rugby. The regular season is done and it’s straight into the Semi Finals. A late change to the schedule means that both will be played on Sunday, with the first coming at Torero Stadium where the San Diego Legion host Rugby United New …

Old Glory DC will wrap up their spring exhibition campaign with a match against the Ontario Blues at Cardinal Stadium on Sunday afternoon. After dropping the first two matches to Shannon RFC and Scotland u20, Old Glory got their first franchise victory against the USA South Panthers and will be …

The world’s No24 Brazil will play host to the world’s No19 Spain for the first time on Saturday. The fixture is to be just the second time the teams have played a test match. With both being potential qualifiers for RWC 2023 it is likely that this fixture will become …

Spain international David Mélé is no longer joining Austin Elite. The French halfback will instead return to Leicester Tigers, where he spent two seasons beginning in 2013, to become an academy coach. Mélé confirmed the decision on Spanish podcast El Tercer Tiempo. At 33 years old, Mélé was set to …

The Glendale Raptors have begun the search for a new Head Coach after it was confirmed that Dave Williams had been released earlier this week. It comes at the end of a disappointing year for the Raptors, who ended the 2019 Major League Rugby season with a 7-7-2 record after …