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The Toronto Arrows remain winless at home this year as they lost another game, this time at York Lions Stadium. Even with getting two recent draws at home, the Arrows are still struggling to get results at York Lions Stadium. Credit though to Houston, who saw this as a must-win game to keep their MLR […] READ MORE
HOUSTON, TX – The Houston SaberCats gets their first-ever win at AVEVA Stadium. It was also the SaberCats first-ever win against the Arrows. This win happened because of the strong start Houston had in the game, especially in the second half. The Arrows did score the last three tries of the game, but it was […] READ MORE
As the new Toronto Arrows season is on the horizon, what better way to look forward than to examine the franchise lessons learned across five home game results in 2019. The Toronto Arrows has only been in existence since 2017 when they were named the Ontario Arrows. They would eventually join Major League Rugby (MLR) […] READ MORE
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
Utah Warriors’ season hangs in the balance in final away match of the season. The Warriors season started on a difficult foot. They lost their first two matches against San Diego Legion and Glendale Raptors. Since then things have improved with Utah winning two of their last three matches. Three matches remain for each MLR […] READ MORE
Major League Rugby is growing into an exciting conference more and more, with every week. Three more first class matches will engage fans, prior to the US Eagles summer series fixtures. Look forward to the Major League Rugby Breakdown - Week Three READ MORE
The second weekend of the Major League Rugby season saw vast improvement in play. As would be expected in a Rugby Union League in its infancy, the play has improved from week one. This past weekend saw a drastic improvement in the San Diego Legion scrum, and the Glendale Raptors discipline. Utah Warriors finally made […] READ MORE
Last Weekend was the kickoff for the inaugural season of Major League Rugby. It was an action packed weekend that taught us a lot of what is to come this year. In a regular feature, Josh Bradham examines the outcomes, with his Major League Rugby breakdown READ MORE
This Tuesday afternoon, Major League Rugby announced a distribution agreement with sports giant, ESPN. The deal will ensure ESPN rugby coverage of 18 games, in the inaugural season of Major League Rugby (MLR). This announcement combined with the previous deal with CBS Sports Network will allow all 31 matches of MLR’s inaugural season to be […] READ MORE
The past few months have brought a lot of change and development to Major League Rugby. Franchise teams have developed their rosters, with a mix of American and International stars and with preseason games under way, MLR picks up speed in the New Year. READ MORE
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