Rugby has been given a wake-up call as the FIFA World Cup has expanded to 48 teams. Tuesday’s announcement that the 2026 FIFA World Cup would be increased from 32 to 48 participants sees it having more than double that of rugby’s showpiece event. FIFA World Cup Expansion The FIFA …
Read More »PRO Rugby 2016 – By the Numbers
PRO Rugby year one is in the books. The Denver Stampede are inaugural champions, lifting the unnamed trophy, and the verdict from American fans is unanimous – they want more. More teams, more players, more games, more exposure. It’s onwards and upwards from here. Before we look at where things …
Read More »PRO Week 16 – Sacramento vs San Francisco
It’s the final week of PRO Rugby’s inaugural season and an entertaining match between Sacramento and San Francisco at Bonney Field will serve as an appetizer for the Sunday’s finale in Ohio. With only three points separating the two sides, the winner will escape the foot of the table – …
Read More »Denver outlast San Francisco in shootout
Denver moved to the top of the PRO table with a 31-24 win over San Francisco at Boxer Stadium on Sunday. The Stampede won the try-scoring sweepstakes by 5-4 in an exciting match that featured no shortage of ambitious attacking rugby. While the Rush will be disappointed with the result, …
Read More »Express defeat Breakers in See-Saw Battle
Sacramento came away with the 35-27 win against San Diego in a lively encounter at Bonney Field on Saturday evening. After a dominant opening period for the home side, the Breakers enjoyed a purple patch in the second half that saw them erase an 18-3 deficit to take a temporary …
Read More »PRO Week 15 – Sacramento vs San Diego
It’s the penultimate round of the inaugural PRO rugby season and for San Diego this is the last kick at the can. Sacramento’s Bonney Field will host the show with the Express desperate for a win to escape the basement. The fate of the Breakers is academic at this point. …
Read More »PRO Week 14 – San Francisco vs San Diego
San Francisco are back in action after a week’s rest and will play hosts to the San Diego Breakers at Boxer Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Rush are on a two-game slide suffering heavy defeats to Ohio and then Sacramento, and will be looking to get their second straight win …
Read More »Express blow past the Rush
Sacramento pinched a vital bonus-point victory on Sunday as they overwhelmed a scrappy San Francisco side 43-19 at Boxer Stadium. There was plenty of endeavor from both sides but it came at a price with accuracy at a premium and a litany of handling errors marring an otherwise entertaining match. …
Read More »PRO Week 12 – San Francisco vs Sacramento
Two teams who came up short a week ago will meet in the battle of the basement dwellers at Boxer Stadium on Sunday. Sacramento are now firmly behind San Francisco and even a victory won’t lift them from the bottom, but it would be a good start. After a two-match …
Read More »Former USA Coach Assists Las Tucanes in Colombia
The Federación Colombiana de Rugby (Feco) has confirmed that from July 06-10 the Colombian Women’s Rugby Sevens team will prepare for the Olympic Games in Guarne, Antioquia. The national women’s team are stepping up their preparation with Al Caravelli arriving to assist Las Tucanes. Caravelli coached the USA from 2006-2012 …
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