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The weekend wraps up with an Eastern Conference clash between NOLA and New York at The Gold Mine. In six previous meetings the Ironworkers have won four, including both games last season. It’s been a horror start to the campaign for the Gold, whose playoff hopes are on the ropes …

The most intriguing match of the weekend takes place in Seattle on Saturday night. Major League Rugby’s only remaining unbeaten sides will to head-to-head as the Seawolves host the Houston SaberCats in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference Final. On that day it was Seattle who were the superior …

San Diego will look to bounce back from their first defeat of the campaign when they host Dallas at Snapdragon Stadium on Saturday. The Legion were made to look mortal against a determined SaberCats side in Houston but remain among the elite in the Western Conference. Fortunes for the Jackals …

Two storied metropolitan sporting rivals will clash for the first time on Saturday when the Toronto Arrows face the Chicago Hounds at SeatGeek Stadium. The two cities have squared off in hockey since 1926, followed by baseball, basketball, and soccer. Now it’s rugby’s turn. Chicago were formally welcomed by over …

It’s another home opener to start off the fourth week of the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The New England Free Jacks will take the field at Fort Quincy donning their green Irish heritage jerseys against Eastern Conference rivals Old Glory DC. Both sides enter the match with a record …

The USA Hawks came up against a formidable Pampas side at Casa Pumas in Buenos Aires on Friday. Though they held their own for parts of the first half, they young visitors were overwhelmed in the second 40 minutes and ultimately fell 69-14 after conceding 11 tries. Unlike the first …

Billy Meakes has at long last arrived in the Windy City. The Australia 7s international and former LA Giltinis star is in training with the Chicago Hounds and should make his anticipated debut for the expansion side against the Toronto Arrows at SeatGeek Stadium on Saturday night. Two starting players, …

Dallas Jackals flyhalf Martín Elías has been handed a three-week suspension following his red card against the Seawolves on Friday night. He received his marching orders just two minutes into the match at Choctaw Stadium by referee Federico Anselmi. In the act of jumping to corral a high ball, Elias …

The third round of the Major League Rugby season started with another convincing win for the Seawolves, who are joined in the unbeaten category by the SaberCats after their come-from-behind effort against the Legion. NOLA continue to struggle, DC collapsed in New York, and the Hounds came close but no …

The New England Free Jacks have confirmed the return of Jesse Parete for the remainder of the Major League Rugby season. Initially signed through 2023 when he was announced ahead of last season, the New Zealander was then confirmed to be departing the side in the off-season, only to suddenly …