Yearly Archives: 2020

Major League Rugby confirms ‘Virtual’ schedule

Major League Rugby has confirmed their schedule for their ‘Virtual Rugby’ tournament. A full series of Rugby20 matches will be streamed online via Twitch, with select players from each team competing for the virtual crown. Twitch is a popular streaming service used heavily by the gaming community that allows fans …

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MLR 2020: Toronto Arrows Tries

Thus far in the 2020 MLR season the Toronto Arrows have scored 16 tries. The Canadian MLR franchise are top of the Eastern Conference with a 4-1 record after five rounds of the season. The following video is courtesy of Toronto Arrows.

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Rewind: Spain vs Uruguay 2016

With rugby suspended many rugby followers, including ARN readers are left with a void. With that in mind the following video is an opportunity to see a previous match which most people never saw in the first place. It is from November 2016, the start of the RWC 2019 phase …

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SLAR Suspended Until 2021

The Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) has been suspended until 2021. The inaugural season began on March 04 with Peñarol vs Selknam and ended on March 14 following Selknam vs Ceibos. The season was limited to just three league matches due to COVID-19. Board meetings on Monday involving representatives …

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SLAR Full Match: Selknam vs Ceibos

With rugby competitions have been suspended worldwide there is a lack of matches for people to watch. With this in mind the following video may be helpful. It is the complete match from Saturday’s SLAR fixture in Santiago, Chile. It was Selknam’s debut home fixture in the new South American …

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Up and Under

Despite what has been a gloomy week for sport – and society in general – there was still rugby news worth lauding. Thus our weekly ‘Up and Under’ continues…   UP Ceibos Ceibos are top of the SLAR with a perfect 10 competition points from two matches. The Argentine side …

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Major League Rugby set to hold Rugby20 tourney

Major League Rugby has suspended on-field operations but is taking an innovative approach to the Corononavirus (COVID-19) shutdown. The league has confirmed that they will launch a ‘virtual competition’ featuring MLR players playing the Rugby20 video game on Twitch. Select players will represent their MLR teams in head-to-head battles that …

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