Austin’s Major League Rugby franchise are no longer the Elite. After extensive polling at the end of the 2019 campaign, the team has opted to re-name itself the Herd. The logo will stay identical though there appears to be a shift away from using orange for the upcoming season. It …
Read More »RWC Pool C Preview – Argentina vs France
Match three of RWC 2019 sees a fierce rivalry set to explode in Tokyo as Argentina take-on France. The match is to open Pool C, the tournament’s Pool of Death. Argentine Head Coach Mario Ledesma experimented during the 2019 internationals only to revert to the formation from the 20-16 loss …
Read More »Tasman Mako headed to Houston and Seattle in January
New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup will go head-to-head with Major League Rugby for the first time in the New Year when the Tasman Mako arrive on US soil. The provincial unit will play against two MLR sides – the Houston SaberCats on a date to be confirmed followed by the …
Read More »RWC 2019 – Pool C Preview
Half of the Americas representation at the Rugby World Cup is contained in Pool C where both Argentina and the USA are found. Many have labeled it the ‘Pool of Death’ with both England and France also in search of a Quarter Final spot and Tonga playing the potential spoiler …
Read More »RWC Rewind: 2015 World Cup
The 2019 Rugby World Cup is now just two days away. Opening the event will be hosts Japan against Russia. It is a fitting opening to the tournament due to it, at long last, being played outside of the founding union locations. It is also a notable fixture for the …
Read More »Shawn Riley re-signs for NOLA Gold
Shawn Riley will be back in Gold for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The Ohio native suited up for the Aviators during the 2016 PRO season and returned from the rugby wilderness to sign his second professional contract for NOLA ahead of the 2019 campaign. Despite seeing little playing …
Read More »RWC Rewind: 2007 World Cup
Rugby World Cup 2007 would be a very different tournament to that of RWC 2003. With more even match scheduling it would be a more competitive event and there would be far more unpredictability in the results. Unlike RWCs 1999 and 2003 there would be three rather than four competitors …
Read More »RWC Rewind: 2003 World Cup
Rugby World Cup 2003 took place in Australia. It would be the second RWC of the professional era but unlike RWC 1999 the tournament in 2003 would be staged in just one country. RWC 1999 had five pools of four which saw them being spread around Great Britain, Ireland, and …
Read More »Nova Scotia High School rugby reinstated with changes
The end result of a story that has caught international attention is a positive one. On Monday afternoon the Nova Scotia Schools Athletic Federation confirmed that rugby has been fully reinstated as a high school sport for the upcoming school year, with some interesting changes. An announcement in May by …
Read More »How to watch the Rugby World Cup in the Americas
The Rugby World Cup kicks off this coming Friday, September 21, with the Webb Ellis Cup Final set for Saturday, November 2. Millions of fans across the Americas will be watching the tournament with four teams representing the region – Argentina, Canada, Uruguay, and the USA. There are three main …
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