Rugby ATL will square off against the Dallas Jackals for the first time at Silverbacks Park on Saturday afternoon. The home side are in the midst of a hyper-competitive Eastern Conference playoff race, while the visitors are intent on playing spoilers while still in search of their second franchise victory. …
Read More »Uruguay Pieces Falling Into Place for World Cup Planning
The pieces are falling into place for Uruguay. Los Teros preparations for Rugby World Cup 2023 are unlike those from 2019 and 2015. This time the player base is entirely professional. Players are now finalizing or have already finalized their seasons. Los Teros are an entirely homegrown team. Every player …
Read More »Another draw for Toronto leaves DC disappointed
It’s back-to-back draws for the Toronto Arrows as they fought Old Glory to a 29-all stalemate at York Lions Stadium on Thursday. A late try from D’Shawn Bowen evened things up and left DC disappointed after missing out on two competition points that could prove vital in the Eastern Conference …
Read More »MLR Notes – Hilterbrand and Hilsenbeck arrive, Golla re-signs
The New England Free Jacks have added experience to their front row with the signing of former Eagles hooker James Hilterbrand for the remainder of the 2023 Major League Rugby campaign. It’s an injury dispensation signing to cover for Andrew Quattrin, though the Canadian international is not expected to miss …
Read More »MLR 2023 – Toronto Arrows vs Old Glory DC – ARN Guide
The Arrows will have another crack at playing spoilers when they host Old Glory at York Lions Stadium in a rare Thursday night Major League Rugby contest. They are also looking for a bit of payback after DC were convincing winners when the two sides met in March. Toronto put …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week. UP Silver in Toulouse, Bronze overall for for Women’s Eagles The Women’s Eagles wrapped up their 2022-23 World Sevens Series campaign with …
Read More »Heartbreak for Chicago as late try gives New York win
It was heartbreak for the Hounds in Chicago as a late try gave the New York Ironworkers a 21-20 victory on Sunday afternoon. The expansion side gave the defending champions all they could handle and a last-second penalty goal attempt from Luke Carty rang off the uprights to the dismay …
Read More »Free Jacks outpace Old Glory in DC sunshine
The New England Free Jacks continued their march towards an Eastern Conference title with a convincing 42-24 win over Old Glory DC on Sunday afternoon. Bright, sunny conditions at the nation’s capital allowed for running rugby and 10 tries were scored between the two teams. Early pressure from the Free …
Read More »Second half collapse sees Houston fall to Seattle
The Seattle Seawolves scored 31 unanswered points in the second half to take a 34-17 come-from-behind victory in Houston on Saturday night. Despite holding the vast majority of possession and territory for nearly 50 minutes, the SaberCats failed to close out the game and took no competition points out of …
Read More »San Diego made to work for victory at The Gold Mine
The San Diego Legion stretched their winning streak to nine games after a 26-12 win at The Gold Mine on Saturday, but it was far from easy. It took until the 78th minute for the result to be secured as an injury-depleted NOLA put in a brave performance against the …
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