Rugby News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumours
On Friday, George Killebrew officially stepped down as MLR Commissioner as stated in a Major League Rugby press release. Killebrew was MLR’s second and right now longest-ever serving MLR Commissioner. Under his leadership, Major League Rugby was able to have sustainable growth and most notably supported the players financially during the difficult COVID-19 times. Former […] READ MORE
The 2023 MLR season will see the addition of one new team. This will be the Chicago Hounds, based out of Bridgeview, Illinois. However, this season also marks the time that MLR loses two teams, the LA Giltinis and the Austin Gilgronis. Austin was one of the original seven teams in the league while Los […] READ MORE
USA Rugby got a huge boost today as they will host the 2031 Rugby World Cup (men’s) and the 2033 Women’s Rugby World Cup. They will be hoping to replicate the success Japan had in the 2019 Rugby World Cup (men’s). USA Rugby was given rights to host both Rugby World Cups Embed from Getty […] READ MORE
INTERVIEW – MLR 2022 has just started with an addition of the 13th team in Dallas. The North American league, which currently has 12 teams in the U.S., and one in Canada, could be the next big sport in North America. At the centre of that is MLR Commissioner George Killebrew, who previously worked with […] READ MORE
ANALYSIS – The 2022 MLR season schedule was revealed in December and it has some interesting games to look at. Of course, with the Dallas Jackals getting a team there will be three pro teams from the state of Texas. Also, the LA Giltinis will look to defend their title as they begin their second […] READ MORE
This is a continuation of the first part of the interview with MLR (Major League Rugby) Commissioner George Killebrew. In this interview, the MLR Commissioner talks about topics like developing local talent in North America. MLR Commissioner George Killebrew’s vision for North America What do you think of having players like Andrew Durutalo, and somebody […] READ MORE
Major League Rugby (MLR) commissioner George Killebrew gave a few minutes of his time to talk about MLR to Last Word on Sports. He talked about the present and future of MLR and how it compares to Major League Soccer (MLS). In this exclusive conversion leading into the launch of the new season, George Killebrew […] READ MORE
It is official, the 2021 Toronto Arrows MLR Season will be relocated to a new home base in the state of Georgia. This is the same state where Rugby ATL plays at. Rugby ATL [Atlanta] has played a huge role in the Arrows playing in Georgia this year, as they have partnered with the Canadian […] READ MORE
The Dallas Jackals have decided not to play in the 2021 MLR (Major League Rugby) season. Instead, they plan to play in the 2022 MLR season. This does not mean the Jackals are folding or that there is a problem with the ownership group. There are other professional sports teams in other sports that have […] READ MORE
Major League Rugby (MLR) will be back on March 20, 2021. There will be two expansion teams in the 2021 season, which will be in Dallas and Los Angeles. Major League Rugby is Back in 2021 Are you ready for rugby? Get the inside scoop on #MLR2021 📰 https://t.co/jtvRRAyOlp@MartinPengelly @GeorgeKillebrew @guardian @GuardianUS @TonyFayPR pic.twitter.com/eekRnYPfMB — […] READ MORE
Raheem Bashir started blogging on a Gmail site called Blogger and has covered sporting events in rugby union/league and soccer. Since then he has become the Last Word on Sports writer for rugby, soccer, and previously basketball. He is also a member of the North American Soccer Reporters and The Rugby Union Writers’ Club.
Raheem graduated from George Brown College with a Digital Media Marketing Post-Grad Certificate in 2019. From the same college, Raheem also did a post-grad certificate in Sport and Event Marketing in 2017. Lastly, he did an undergrad Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 2016.