Rugby News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumours
Major League Rugby’s Houston SaberCats began working on their new stadium late last month. Last Word on Rugby spoke with SaberCats staff about the investment, MLR franchise and future prospects. AVEVA Stadium will be the second-ever stadium dedicated to professional U.S. rugby. It will seat 3,000 Houston Sabercats fans. It will have standing room for 1,000 more […] READ MORE
Hosting the Rugby World Cup 7s (RWC7s) for the first time ever, puts more pressure on them, but the US Eagles men’s and women’s sides are certainly ‘up for the challenge’. Under the coaching of Mike Friday, the men’s Eagles are ranked fifth, taking gold at the US Sevens leg of the World Series, the […] READ MORE
The championship was decided before the final match. It was with a last-minute try from Emilee Cherry in the Paris Sevens Cup semi-finals on June 9, the Australian Sevens women’s side became 2017/18 HSBC Women’s Sevens title holders. The 21-17 win over France propelled Australia to the final match against HSBC Women’s Series title opponents New Zealand. […] READ MORE
The Seawolves and Raptors lead Major League Rugby with four wins each. As the inaugural season of MLR reaches its halfway point, Seattle (4-1-0) holds first place with 21 table points, while Glendale (4-0-0) trails close behind at 19. The Seawolves suffered one loss at the talons of Glendale (19-15) on April 28 in the lowest-scoring […] READ MORE
Over the 2017/18 season, the ups and downs have been both an interruption and an example of professional rugby. But surely, Ulster secures Champions Cup status despite challenges on and off pitch READ MORE
Major League Rugby kicked off its inaugural season late last month with matches in the southern and western U.S., but talks of eastward expansion are already underway. The Guardian’s Martin Pengelly reported on Tuesday that a Washington, D.C. team will enter the league 'no later' than 2020. READ MORE
Patrick Koster is from Buffalo, NY, otherwise known as the land of beer, bizarre weather and wings. He started covering rugby for his college newspaper, where he fell in love with the sport. He's played at wing for a local club, but has since decided to step off the pitch indefinitely. Whenever he isn't writing, Patrick also enjoys talking in the third person, hockey, boxing and the Buffalo Bills.