Author: John Murren
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Ireland Reshuffle For Italy
Joe Schmidt has chosen to make four changes to the Ireland team that beat Scotland in Week 2 of the Guinness Six Nations. All four changes made are in the pack with the notable inclusion being Sean Cronin who starts in place of captain Rory Best. In the absence of Rory Best, Munster flanker Peter…
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Team of the Week 4
Week 4 saw some intense games with NOLA vs. RUNY going right down to the wire as did Toronto Vs. Seattle. In the case of the NOLA Vs. RUNY game, it was a case of Cathal Marsh shining for RUNY and picking up the man of the match award. In the Toronto Arrows Vs. Seattle…
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Week 4 Recap
NOLA 24 – RUNY 27 In what was an extremely close game, RUNY once again irked out a win at the end to bring to an end NOLA Gold’s winning streak. After RUNY initially took the lead through the boot of the sublime Cathal Marsh in the 3rd minute, they would not take the lead…
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NOLA Vs RUNY
As we covered in the week 4 preview, the big question today was whether the NOLA Gold could go four and 0 and go nine points clear ahead of San Diego at the top of the table. The excitement on NOLA’s side was justified with the much anticipated New Zealander Tony Lamborn making his debut…
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Week 4 Preview
RUNY Vs. NOLAA break in the 6 nations this weekend means all the focus is on the MLR. RUNY travel to New Orleans to take on the high flying New Orleans Gold. NOLA certainly look like the team to beat so far. NOLA Gold have gained maximum points from their opening 3 games including 3…
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New England Free Jacks host Irish Provinces
The NE Free Jacks play host this spring to all 4 provinces development teams who will compete in the inaugural Cara Cup. The newly announced tournament sees New England’s first ever professional team compete against the 4 Irish provinces development squads with the provinces also competing against each other. This is a great opportunity to…
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Old Glory DC Unveiled as Newest Addition to MLR
Old Glory DC have been announced as the professional team to be based in the Washington DC area. Old Glory will join the MLR in the 2020 season joining the New England Free Jacks and a team based in Atlanta which has yet to be announced, bringing the league up to 12 competing teams. DC…
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MLR Team of the Week – Week 2
The second week of the MLR was missing some big name players due to the US Eagles involvement in the Americas Rugby Championship. The Eagles had a convincing win over Chile in the opening round of the competition. There was still work to be done in the MLR with 3 games over the weekend. The…
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MLR Week 2 Recap
The second weekend of the MLR picked up where week one left off with some action packed games. From the rain soaked game between Seattle Seawolves and San Diego Legion where conditions were extremely difficult to another terrific display from NOLA Gold who racked up another win and bonus point combination. The Utah Warriors got…
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6 Nations: Ireland Vs England
This blockbuster and arguably the most anticipated game of the six nations despite being played on the opening weekend certainly lived up to all the hype. The first half being an extremely tight and physical affair with no side willing to give the other an inch. Inevitably it was the fine margins that decided the…