Tag Archives: Major League Rugby

It’s ‘Superhero Day’ at Lupo Family Field and Rugby ATL will need a commensurate effort to topple the unbeaten Toronto Arrows on Sunday afternoon. ATL suffered their first defeat last weekend to Rugby United New York and the Arrows are another step up, their most recent effort a dominant road …

Seattle’s three-game losing streak to start the season is the main talking point as the two-time defending champions host the expansion New England Free Jacks on Saturday evening. A combination of injuries, visa delays, and shortage of form have left the Seawolves in uncharted territory. The good news is that …

The San Diego Legion will look to continue their unbeaten run but will face stiff competition on Saturday afternoon in the form of the NOLA Gold. Clear skies are on the forecast in New Orleans, which suggests an exciting match between two sides who prefer to play high tempo attacking …

The ‘Rocky Mountain Rumble’ takes place at Infinity Park on Saturday afternoon as the Colorado Raptors welcome the neighboring Utah Warriors. It’s been a difficult season with three losses on the trot for the Raptors, while the Warriors narrowly escaped Austin with a draw last weekend. Colorado welcome back two …

Austin will take their home show on the road this week as Toyota Field will host its second Major League Rugby fixture. It’s Old Glory who arrives for what is being dubbed the ‘Cuisine Solutions Cup’, a nod to DC’s major sponsor that will soon open a new sous-vide franchise …

Enter Week 4 of the 2020 Major League Rugby campaign, and there are some tasty matches that will be difficult to predict. Last week was unkind to the home teams (1-4-1). Will they fare better this week? Two matches will kick off at the same time to start Saturday’s proceedings. …

Retirement will have to wait for Peter Tiberio. The 30-year-old outside back has re-signed with the Seattle Seawolves for the remainder of the 2020 Major League Rugby season. It’s an about-face on his late-September announcement that he would be hanging up the boots. Tiberio quickly became a fan-favorite at Starfire …

The Houston SaberCats have signed a new forward for the remainder of the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Van Stewart has arrived from Sydney, Australia, where he has been playing for Manly Marlins in the Shute Shield. He could debut in Sunday’s match against Rugby United New York. Stewart was …

Standards seemed to dip a little in the third week of the Major League Rugby season. Perhaps it was fatigue, or the return to cooler temperatures after the sun of Las Vegas. It was a good week for kickers as discipline faltered, and players on both ends of the throw-in …

With the advent of professional rugby in South America, soccer clubs Peñarol and Corinthians will battle it out in the new Súper Liga Americana e Rugby (SLAR). Their inaugural battle is to take place today in Montevideo in a warm-up match ahead of the 2020 season which begins on March …