The US competition is adding three teams but it is also switching to conferences, aiming for sustainable growthMajor League Rugby will add three teams for its third season, allowing for the creation of two six-team conferences. Related: Coney Island, b…
MLR documents confirm near-30% stake in Old Glory DCCo-owner suggests deal may produce talent for both sidesThe Scottish Rugby Union has taken close to a 30% stake in Old Glory DC, a Washington-based team preparing to enter Major League Rugby next year…
MLR came to the Big Apple and it seemed to fit right in: rough, raucous and at the end, to home fans, a genuine nailbiting thrillOut on the turf at MCU Park, by the mock dirt of the baseball diamond and the covered pitcher’s mound, James Kennedy puffed…
MLR came to the Big Apple and it seemed to fit right in: rough, raucous and at the end, to home fans, a genuine nailbiting thrillOut on the turf at MCU Park, by the mock dirt of the baseball diamond and the covered pitcher’s mound, James Kennedy puffed…
A win without Perry Baker and Danny Barrett will alarm the super powers: the Americans are starting to find some depthIn Las Vegas on Sunday, the USA men’s Eagles beat Samoa 27-0 to win a second USA Sevens title in a row. It was their first gold medal …
Ahead of Vegas showpiece, Eagles coach discusses diversity, psychology and why his team has made four finals in a rowIn the HSBC World Rugby Men’s Sevens Series, the USA have reached four finals in a row. Going into their home event in Las Vegas this w…
As the Six Nations enters its rest weekend, it’s worth watching MLR online to see a league which is beginning from rugby’s glorious basicsRecently, Major League Rugby commissioner Dean Howes called rugby union “a great stadium sport”. Related: Major Le…
Seattle seek to repeat feat as pro competition’s first champions while RUNY look to flourish in a city that demands successMajor League Rugby kicks off its second season this weekend with two new teams to watch. The Toronto Arrows will join Rugby Unite…
The Eagles look well set for an automatic Olympic place. Rugby’s sleeping giant is most definitely stirringThe USA men’s sevens team has found a way to win – or at least to lead – while losing. Related: Twickenham considers NFL-style plan for elite to …
Now that the autumn internationals have been completed we take a look at the prospects for the opening stage in JapanIreland, Scotland, Japan, Russia, Samoa Continue reading…
Ireland have much to thank Schmidt for, Italy bear the brunt of All Blacks’ frustrations and Fiji look ominous foes for AustraliaEngland’s autumn ledger reads as follows: P4 W3 L1; tries scored 10, tries conceded six. They have looked both excellent an…
• Ireland 57-14 USA• Joe Schmidt’s side complete autumn clean sweepAndrew Conway’s hat-trick sealed a second straight autumn series clean sweep as Ireland extended their record home winning run to 12 matches. Jack Conan, Tadhg Beirne, Stuart McCloskey,…
• Ireland 57-14 USA• Joe Schmidt’s side complete autumn clean sweepAndrew Conway’s hat-trick sealed a second straight autumn series clean sweep as Ireland extended their record home winning run to 12 matches. Jack Conan, Tadhg Beirne, Stuart McCloskey,…
A year from the World Cup New Zealand look good for a hat-trick of wins but Ireland, South Africa and Wales are all on the rise with England and Australia heading in the other directionDefeat by South Africa in Wellington reminded the world that the Al…
Black Ferns concede first points before beating US EaglesFrance shock world series champions AustraliaAmerica’s women fell in the semifinals of their own Rugby World Cup Sevens, losing an entertaining game to New Zealand at AT&T Park in San Francis…
At AT&T Park, men and women will share the stage. Under sudden-death rules, there will be no second chances for anyoneIt is perfectly possible that the USA men’s and women’s sevens teams will bring home two world titles this weekend, when the Rugby…
The US professional competition staged its final in San Diego on Saturday and will be in Los Angeles and New York next yearAs Major League Rugby commissioner Dean Howes put it, the trophy the Seattle Seawolves lifted on Saturday night “looks and feels …
No8 Cam Dolan scores three tries in 42-17 victoryNova Scotia Test is Eagles’ eighth win in 2018The USA extended their record unbeaten run against Canada to nine Tests in the first rugby Test ever played in Nova Scotia on Saturday, following their histo…
With a professional squad thanks to the advent of Major League Rugby, the USA have taken their first major scalpOut of chaos, Nietzsche said, comes order. Of late, American rugby union has been particularly chaotic: political upheaval at the governing …
USA 30-29 ScotlandEagles survive last-gasp conversion miss The USA rallied from 21-6 down in the first half and 24-13 at half-time to grab their first win over any tier-one international team, by a single point in a thriller. Related: HR McMaster on ru…
