Rugby News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumours
Major League Rugby (MLR) will be in its third season next year. For the first two years of its existence, MLR’s format had all teams in a single table format. However there will now be two divisions, the Eastern Division and the Western Division. Major League Rugby’s YouTube account revealed their new format this year. […] READ MORE
Major League Rugby (MLR) is an extremely young league, with only two seasons under its belt. Already in just a few short years of competition, Major League Rugby clubs have begun to obtained acclaimed International stars like ex-All Black, the wing Rene Ranger, as well as former Australian centre Digby Ioane. Add in European stars […] READ MORE
On March 12, Major League Rugby (MLR) went to twitter and announced it would suspend the 2020 Major League Rugby season. It follows suit with other competitions across the globe. MLR was one of several North American sports leagues that made these decisions in relation to the Covid-19 virus outbreak. Reacting to national and state […] READ MORE
The Toronto Arrows’ 2021 MLR schedule has officially been revealed. Their first game will be against 2019 MLR finalists, the San Diego Legion on March 28. The Arrows will have 16-games with eight of them at home and the other eight on the road. It is important to keep in mind that the Arrows home […] READ MORE
On Thursday, Greg McWilliams officially stepped down as New York City’s head coach in Major League Rugby (MLR). He cited reasons including significant health issues within his family. Rugby United New York head coach steps down Greg McWilliams resigns for personal reasons March 04, 2021 – Press Release Rugby United New York is sad to […] READ MORE
The revised 2021 Major League Rugby (MLR) schedule was released on Wednesday. This was because of the Dallas Jackals withdrawing from MLR in January. The starting date for the league is still March 20 – like the original MLR schedule was. One of the big differences is the Arrow’s first home game will take place […] 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
Andrew Durutalo and Mike Shepherd have re-signed with the Seattle Seawolves. Both players are likely to make a big contribution for the Seawolves as they get prepared for the 2021 MLR season. Both players are also former Seattle Saracens players, an amateur team that plays in a Canadian league in British Columbia. Mike Shepherd and […] 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
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.