Week 17 of the Major League Rugby (MLR) season will see matches played on Saturday, and Sunday. Involved in the matches will be players from South America. The following preview details their involvement. In Louisiana NOLA play host to the Houston SaberCats. The home side have named Chilean Nikola Bursic …
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