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MLR San Diego Legion sign former Super Rugby player Paddy Ryan
Paddy Ryan (pictured above) will join the second half of the 2021 MLR season. This will be his second stint with the San Diego Legion, with Ryan’s first stint in San Diego came in 2019, where he scored 15 points in 18 games. Paddy Ryan and his professional career It is official, Paddy Ryan is […] READ MORE
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Lions: Which Scotland Players could make the squad?
Scotland fans have been hotly debating which players deserve to be on the plane for the 2021 Lions tour, with just one month to go before Warren Gatland announces his 36-man squad. In total, there have been 835 individuals capped for the Lions since the first tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1888 and […] READ MORE
Is Springbok rugby for sale?
There has been a lot of conjecture and questions recently. Is Springbok rugby for sale? This is no different from what is happening in New Zealand, with New Zealand in consultation with possible equity partner Silver Lake. The history Both countries have a rich history in the game. Their national rugby teams are revered and […] READ MORE
Closed Shop; Six Nations Championship status quo unjustifiable
With both the Six Nations Championship wrapped up and the Rugby Europe Championship 2021 on pause until the summer, the status quo that is the 6 Nation’s closed shop is the question that won’t go away. There has been a repeated failure by one of the championship partners. With Italy continually living down to original […] READ MORE
Champions Cup Round of 16 should be retained (as shown last weekend)
The hugely interrupted European calendar this season has provided an opportunity for live test changes to the tournament format. Original plans had the well-supported Champions Cup Round of 16 adjusted in the 2020/21 season. The group stages had already been cut from six games to four, and we ultimately only saw two games before Covid-19 […] READ MORE
The San Diego Legion returning to hometown Carlsbad, San Diego base
There is some good news for San Diego Legion fans. On April 12, the side returns to their San Diego hometown base, and resume their training at Carlsbad. The Legion will play the rest of their home games at San Diego, having only played one home game this year in a temporary base in Las […] READ MORE
Champions Cup: Top 5 Player Performances (Round of 16)
It’s a Knockout! We saw many top performances in a scintillating weekend of Champions Cup rugby. One that could force a case for a re-jig of the tournament’s formatting in the future! If we can expect fast-paced rugby like when knockout stages are brought forward, then the organisers might just be sitting up in their […] READ MORE
Rugby Sevens played at either end of the Globe; focus on Tokyo Games
There are Rugby Sevens games being played at either end of the globe, with tournaments in Dubai, Florida, and planned for in Wellington, New Zealand. Each will entertain fans bereft of the sport, with all similarly thirsting for more global competition. All with a focus on the impending Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games [which are still […] READ MORE
