Tag Archives: Major League Rugby

The 9th season of Major League Rugby begins at a new venue. Championship Stadium at Irvine’s Great Park will host the California Legion, an amalgamation of the former San Diego Legion and RFC Los Angeles. Their opponent will be Anthem Rugby Carolina, based in Charlotte, who remain in search of …

Major League Rugby fans will wondering what to make of the new California franchise. Billed as a merger between LA and San Diego, it feels more like LA wearing San Diego’s brand playing in… well… everywhere. Homes games for the new-look Legion will be at five different venues, a situation …

There’s only upwards to go for Anthem in 2026. After two winless seasons, the Charlotte-based franchise will look to new leadership and a revamped roster to finally grab an elusive first victory. While other rosters are open to debate, there’s no doubt this is Anthem’s most competitive squad to date. …

A DHL Stormers XXIII took a dominant 45-14 win over the visiting Seattle Seawolves at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Sunday. The home side outscored their guests nine tries to two, with a halftime score of 17-7. It was the first runout of the preseason for the Major League …

Peñarol is set to become Canada’s favorite Super Rugby Americas (SRA) franchise. The Uruguayan team is bringing in four Canadians and they are set to begin training at the Uruguayan High Performance Rugby Headquarters, the Estadio Charrúa on Tuesday. The four players are: Noah Flesh Foster Dewitt Ethan Fryer James …

Canada has lost Logan Weidner to Romania. The second-rower / flanker has been named to start for Romania against Georgia in Sunday’s the Rugby Europe Championship match in Tbilisi. Weidner was born and raised in North Vancouver, BC, Canada. A product of Carson Graham Secondary School, he was identified as …

Major League Rugby have booked SeatGeek Stadium for their 2026 Championship Final to be held on Sunday, June 21, at 6pm local time. The venue serves as the home for the Chicago Hounds, and is located at Bridgeview in the southwest of the city. It previously hosted the 2023 Final …

Chilean preparations for Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2027 are well advanced. Having successfully qualified, by beating Samoa emphatically, Chile also managed to end 2025 ranked 17th in the world. This meant mission accomplished as Chile were placed in Band 3, rather than Band 4, for RWC 2027 draw . 2026 …

Major League Rugby (MLR) and the USA Rugby Players Association (USRPA) signed an agreement ratifying the first collective bargaining agreement (CBA) in American rugby history. Franco Molina and Leonel Oviedo make their Super Rugby debuts for Western Force. Tomás Lavanini is rumored to be joining Sale Sharks after Super Rugby …

Uruguay had a successful year in 2025. Los Teros qualified for Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2027 as Sudamerica 1 and Uruguay ended the year ranked 14th in the world to secure a spot in Band 4 for the Rugby World Cup 2027 draw. Attention has turned from qualifying and securing …