Tag Archives: Major League Rugby

Make it four in a row for San Diego. The Legion romped to a 45-17 win over Austin Elite at Dell Diamond on Friday evening. In doing so they jump to first overall on the Major League Rugby table though New Orleans have a game at hand. It didn’t take …

The Toronto Arrows picked up their second win of the Major League Rugby season as they beat the Houston SaberCats 44-27 in an all-action affair at Constellation Field on Friday evening. After building a dominant 27-10 halftime lead, the Arrows again hit a wall in the second half but had …

In a rematch of last year’s Semi Final the Utah Warriors will take on the Glendale Raptors on Saturday evening. This time the venue will be Utah’s home turf, Zions Bank Stadium, and conditions will be considerably less hospitable with temperatures expected to dip under 5°C (40°F) by game time. …

This weekend will see Week 5 of the MLR season taking place. The latest round is to be a busy one with four league matches. Not playing is NOLA Gold due to there being nine teams in the 2019 MLR season. Of those competing this weekend there is to be …

After a stop start opening to their 2019 Major League Rugby campaign, the Houston SaberCats will kick off five consecutive weekends of games when they welcome the Toronto Arrows to Constellation Field for their first home game of the season. Calling it the ‘home opener’ feels a little premature given …

It’s desperation time at Dell Diamond as Austin Elite host the San Diego Legion on Friday evening. The Elite have lost all four matches on their new home pitch and only have two more there this season, with their other two ‘home’ games set to be played in San Antonio …

It was an interesting week when it came time to select our Major League Rugby standouts. It took a second watch to make the less obvious decisions and the intensity of the games in New Orleans and Seattle was a step above those in San Diego and Austin. The contenders …

Canada have called up six players for the North American leg of the Americas Rugby Championship. Among them are three uncapped forwards, two of whom are products of New Zealand rugby. A new name to Canadian fans is 26-year-old hooker Jordan Olsen. Born and raised in Whangarei, he qualifies for …

Two undefeated sides went head-to-head at Gold Stadium on Saturday as NOLA played host to Rugby United New York. Fans were treated to an exciting contest with both teams proving they will be among the league leaders come playoff time. Playing just their second-ever regular season match, New York handed competition …

Blaine Scully has returned to the USA squad after recovering from injury. The Eagles captain will stay with the group for the remainder of the Americas Rugby Championship as coach Gary Gold shuffles his 30-man playing roster. Scully is the most notable of six additions to the camp. David Ainu’u, …