Author: John Murren
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Union cup in Dublin
The semi finals of the MLR Championship is not the only big ticket happening on the rugby calendar this weekend. Dublin is the host city for the Union Cup which is a two day festival held from June 7th – 9th. The Union Cup is Europe’s largest LGBT+ inclusive rugby tournament with 45 teams competing…
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MLR Final four weekend
This Sunday is the beginning of the playoff section of the league, with San Diego Legion taking on RUNY and the Toronto Arrows playing the Seattle Seawolves. The winners of each game will face off in the MLR Championship final which will take place a week later on June 16th. San Diego Legion vs RUNY…
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RUNY edge out NOLA Gold in tense affair
In what was a beautiful afternoon for rugby, this was playoff jostling clash between 2nd place NOLA Gold and 4th place RUNY. NOLA started off the game dominating both possession and territory. This dominance paid dividends on the 6th minute when Cam Dolan crossed over the line following multiple pick and drives for a well…
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MLR Week 18 Previews and Predictions
Week 17 produced a huge upset with the Houston SaberCats taking down NOLA Gold on their home ground. Seattle Seawolves ran out convincing winners against the Glendale raptors despite the Raptors showing some good form recently while San Diego clinched victory over Utah, thereby securing their place in the last 4 championship. RUNY also defeated…
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MLR Week 17 Preview and Predictions
Week 17 of the MLR kicks off this weekend with San Diego Legion at the top of the table with NOLA Gold in second place trailing by a single point. The Toronto Arrows in 3rd place in the standings have a week off but fourth and fifth place teams Seattle Seawolves and RUNY are also…
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Preview: RUNY Vs Seawolves
RUNY host the Seattle Seawolves today at 4.30pm EST at MCU Park in Brooklyn. Tickets for the game are still available via RUNY’s store, while the game can be watched live on ESPN+, Root Sports and SNY. Seattle Seawolves currently lie in sixth position in the standings however they are still just 1 point behind…
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Preview: NOLA Gold Vs San Diego Legion
Saturday May 11th sees San Diego Legion travel to take on NOLA Gold in the top of the table clash. The game kicks off 3pm EST (2pm CT) with tickets still available via NOLA Gold’s store. The game will also be televised live on CBS Sports Network. NOLA Gold NOLA Gold are 3 wins from…
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MLR Week 15 Preview
With just 5 weeks left of the regular season, the race for the play off spots in intensifying even further with Austin Elite Rugby travelling to the big easy to take on NOLA Gold, Glendale Raptors host Utah Warriors, Toronto Arrows take on San Diego Legion in Toronto and RUNY host Houston SaberCats in Brooklyn.…
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Owen Hundt: “Getting an opportunity to play for the Free Jacks is something special”
Owen Hundt is a flanker for the New England Free Jacks and a man of massive talent and ambition. Owen recently played in the Free Jacks team that recently hosted the Cara Cup. Below Owen talks about life at the Free Jacks, his ambitions in a Free Jacks jersey and the upcoming season in the…
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Bastareaud and what this means for the MLR
Recently RUNY announced that they will sign French superstar Mathieu Bastareaud. The French center will join RUNY after the world cup in Japan in time for the start of the expanded 2020 season. Bastareaud will join RUNY on loan from his current club Toulon for a single season before returning to Toulon. To date the…