Fans who keep tabs of Major League Rugby’s internal match day eligibility requirements may have noticed something unusual in Round 1. For those unfamiliar, the competition has a strict limit on players who are classed as non-domestic – that is players not eligible for Canada or the USA. Each team …

Vannes’ quest to avoid relegation from the Top 14 will take place without Juan Bautista Pedemonte. The Pumas flanker is out for the remainder of the season. He underwent knee surgery in January. The operation was thought to see him sidelined for up to three months; however, it will be …

The USA Men’s Eagles have booked a meeting against powerhouses Scotland in November. The Saturday, November 01 fixtures will be the USA’s fixture test match away against Scotland since 2000. The teams last met in July 2024 with Scotland winning 42-7 in Washington, D.C. The match will be one of …

With the USA being the host country of Rugby World Cup 2031, there are significant efforts into taking major matches stateside. After months of speculation it is now confirmed: Chicago will play host to Ireland vs New Zealand in 2025. Soldier Field was the venue in which Ireland claimed their first-ever …

The San Diego Legion celebrated their return to Torero Stadium with a dominant 40-26 victory over the Seattle Seawolves on Sunday. While just two scores separated the two sides at the final whistle, the game was over as a contest early in the second half as the home side piled …

The battle of Asuncíon went down to the wire on Saturday evening. Yacare and Selknam both scored two tries each in a match decided at the final whistle. Yacare started well before Selknam fought back. The match had parity between the two teams.   NOTES Yacare had a dream start …

The New England Free Jacks took their first steps towards defending their Major League Rugby crown with a hard-fought 24-17 bonus point win over RFC Los Angeles on Saturday. It was a highly physical encounter with both sides throwing everything at each other, but ultimately the scramble defense of the …

Houston fans were left in disbelief as their home favorite SaberCats tasted defeat at the hands of the Chicago Hounds on Saturday by a final score of 25-22. The visitors earned their victory through toil and effort, and got the better of their hosts in the kicking exchanges in a …

NOLA got their 2025 campaign off to a flying start with a comfortable 35-14 victory over Anthem Carolina in Metairie on Saturday. The revamped Gold outfit showed their strength in the set piece with four of their five tries coming via the forwards. It took Xavier Mignot all of four …

The Miami Sharks squandered a 19-point second half lead to drop the Major League Rugby 2025 season opener 31-29 to Old Glory DC in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday. A dominant scrum kept the visitors in the game while a calamity of errors from the home side in the final minutes …

Los Tarucas put on a highly Impressive performance in their Super Rugby Americas debut. The newcomers completed a 45-6 win over Os Cobras in Tucumán. Signs after one match a highly positive; Los Naranjas have lifted the standards of rugby in the competition and play very different rugby to Los …

Major League Rugby returns to Torero Stadium for the first time since 2021 on Sunday, when San Diego and Seattle renew their classic West Coast rivalry. It was the Seawolves who took bragging rights last year in the post-season, through ultimately falling just short in the final. The Legion however …

Benetton and Zebre Parma were both winners this weekend in the United Rugby Championship (URC). Zebre Parma defeated Edinburgh away in Scotland while Benetton defeated Ulster at home in Treviso, Italy. The Italian weekend double featured key performances from Argentines. Pumas scrum-half Gonzalo García was a try scorer and uncapped …

The Super Rugby 2025 season opener was a slobberknocker. Played in Montevideo, Uruguay on Friday evening, Peñarol and Los Dogos put on a highly competitive contest which was decided in the final play. The match was a highly encouraging start to SRA 2025.   MATCH NOTES The result says the …

The two-time defending champion Free Jacks start their 2025 campaign on the road in California. Waiting for them is a heavily-upgraded Los Angeles side that is headlined by current Argentina scrumhalf Gonzalo Bertranou and former Australia and Samoa flyhalf Christian Leali’ifano. For New England it’s largely familiar names, with the …

Two playoff teams with their eyes on ultimate glory in 2025 will square off in Texas on Saturday night. Houston sported Major League Rugby’s best regular season record last season and feature a familiar lineup with all of their starters returning. Chicago meanwhile have made a handful of upgrades from …

A much-changed Anthem lineup starts their second Major League Rugby campaign against a similarly revamped NOLA side at The Gold Mine on Saturday. The Carolina outfit welcomes capped Eagles Sam Golla, Erich Storti, and Mitch Wilson among others, but the Gold feature a pair of French internationals in Kélian Galletier …

The 2025 Major League Rugby season kicks begins in Florida where the Miami Sharks host Old Glory DC. Miami’s heavy South American influence has only grown during the off-season, with long-time Argentina veterans Tomás Cubelli and Matías Orlando leading the way. DC have changed little of their roster, their new-look …

Gerónimo Prisciantelli was named Player of the Match for Zebre Parma on Friday. Zebre Parma were 22-17 winners over Edinburgh in Scotland. The win gives the Italian side completed an historic double as it means that the club has completed consecutive wins outside of Italy for the first time; Zebre …

Blistering heat awaits Yacare and Selknam on Saturday. The professional rugby teams from Paraguay and Chile clash in the opening round of Super Rugby Americas 2025. The SRA season is critical to both Paraguay and Chile’s preparations for the Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifiers. They join Brazil and Uruguay in …