While the New England Free Jacks are getting ready for their inaugural season in Major League Rugby, four of their players have been spending the past few weeks in New Zealand getting valuable experience in premier club competitions. Loose forward Owen Hundt has just completed a six-week stay with the …
Read More »Rugby Championship Highlights – Argentina vs New Zealand
In round one of the Rugby Championship the world no1 New Zealand were four point winners over Los Pumas in Buenos Aires. The match went down to the wire with the home side being within try-scoring range throughout the final minutes. Ultimately the All Blacks outscored Los Pumas by 20-16, …
Read More »New Zealand Beat Argentina in tight encounter
New Zealand opened their Rugby Championship defense by beating Argentina in a tight encounter in Buenos Aires. In the first hit-out for both countries in this RWC year the All Blacks came out on top 20-16, doing so despite being kept scoreless in the second half. The match would ultimately …
Read More »Rugby Championship Preview – Argentina vs New Zealand
With 2019 being a RWC year the Rugby Championship is to operate on a reduced capacity. There are to be three matches per team, rather than six as all teams play against each other on one occasion rather than doing so both at home and away. Argentina’s opening match is …
Read More »Rugby Championship Preview – South Africa vs Australia
For the first time ever this year’s Rugby Championship will open in South Africa on Saturday. The Springboks will play host to Australia at Ellis Park in Johannesburg in the first of two matches taking place on Saturday afternoon. The home side are to be captained by Eben Etzebeth. The France-bound …
Read More »New Zealand stop England to earn Super Series title
New Zealand underlined their status as the world’s best with a thorough 28-13 victory over England at Torero Stadium in San Diego on Sunday afternoon. In doing so the Black Ferns excised the disappointment of defeat at the hands of France and clinched the Women’s Rugby Super Series title. Emily …
Read More »Super Series Preview – England vs New Zealand
It’s all to play for on Sunday as the world’s best collide at Torero Stadium in a rematch of the 2017 Women’s World Cup Final. The Super Series title is on the line with England undefeated and ahead in the standings, but a New Zealand win would be good enough …
Read More »12 Canadian Targets for MLR 2020
Major League Rugby is now in its second off-season, and this one has a very different feel to the first a year ago. Big name signings Mathieu Bastareaud, Adam Thomson, and Steffon Armitage have already hit the press and more international talent will be unveiled over the next couple months. …
Read More »Boris Stankovich to coach Canadian scrum
Leicester Tigers scrum coach and former prop Boris Stankovich has been recruited to help the Canadian set piece for the Pacific Nations Cup and Rugby World Cup. The New Zealander takes over the role previously occupied by former Italian international Massimo Cuttitta, who worked with the side during the World …
Read More »Old Glory sign Kiwi prop Gordon Fullerton
Old Glory DC have announced the signing of prop Gordon Fullerton for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. A native of Hamilton, New Zealand, the 21-year-old qualifies to play for the USA via his mother who is from Oregon. Fullerton has most recently been playing club rugby for Te Awamutu …
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