Tag: MLR
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Updated schedule for MLR 2021 season
The schedule for the MLR 2021 season has been updated as with many things in this ever changing climate. Due to the unfortunate postponement of the Dallas Jackals debut season (moving their debut season to 2022) 12 teams will now compete in the 2021 MLR season. As was announced previously – it will be a…
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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…
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RUNY Defeat Houston SaberCats
RUNY travelled to Houston off the back of a tough defeat to the Seattle Seawolves last week looking to capture the form that saw them beat San Diego Legion and NOLA Gold in their opening two games of the season. This tuned out to be a return to form for RUNY in what was a…
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Rugby ATL To Join MLR 2020
Earlier today it was revealed that the name for the Atlanta based rugby team to compete in the 2020 season of Major League Rugby would be called ‘Rugby ATL’. Rugby ATL will join New England Free Jacks and Old Glory DC as the additional three teams to compete in the MLR starting in 2020 in what…
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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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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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MLR Team of the Week – Week 1
The first weekend of the MLR resulted in some nail bitting fixtures that went right down to the wire with each game of the weekend decided by a single score. There were also some stand out performances in the opening games most notably with NOLA Gold and Seattle Seawolves leading the charge with three players…
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Second Season of the MLR Kicks Off
The 2019 and second ever season of the MLR kicks off this weekend. With the addition of RUNY and Toronto Arrows, the league grows from 7 teams to 9. The 2019 season also sees an additional 8 games for each club bringing the total number of games to 16 per club before the playoffs. Defending…