An American tournament will be innovative and diverse and is just what the sport needs to take it to a new levelThank you, World Rugby! Call me biased, as a current member of the national squad, but inviting the United States to host the 2031 and 2033 men’s and women’s Rugby World Cups is exactly what our sport needs. They know how to host a good party in the US and I believe both tournaments will be gamechangers.As I’ve previously stated a World Cup in America is imperative if we want to propel rugby into a new stratosphere. With Major League Rugby (MLR) now adding to the excitement, interest in the sport is already growing. A Rugby World Cup here...
With a World Cup bid under way, American professional union is determined to show it is on the riseMajor League Rugby will kick-off its fifth season this weekend with the addition of a 13th team, the Dallas Jackals, who postponed entry last year due to the Covid pandemic.Covid cut short the 2020 US season too but MLR came back to go “99 & 0” in 2021, completing every fixture. In the championship game, the LA Giltinis – one of two teams, with the Austin Gilgronis, still named for a cocktail named for their owner – beat Rugby ATL, from Atlanta, for the shield. Continue reading...
Professional rugby in the city that never sleeps sounds glamorous but the reality is often less soEarlier this year, thanks to the pandemic, season three of Major League Rugby ended after just five games. Covid allowing, the US pro competition will try again in March. Related: Major League Rugby faces a pandemic – and corrosive politics Related: 'Big Basta à Big Apple': Mathieu Bastareaud comes to New York Related: Coney Island, baby: New York wait for pro rugby ends with win over Toronto Sebastian Cray is a former director of operations at Rugby United New York who plays and coaches with the Gotham Knights, New York’s premier gay/inclusive rugby team. He is working on a book about his time in...
Australian group launches another unusual venture in US league curtailed by coronavirus, after Colorado withdrawalMajor League Rugby last week announced a new team for 2021: the LA Giltinis. Related: Austin Gilgronis: why would a US rugby club name itself after a cocktail? Related: State of the union: Old Glory DC bring Major League Rugby to Washington Continue reading...
The US pro league has big signings in the bag, a trip to Vegas on the horizon and political and financial challenges galoreThe third season of Major League Rugby will kick off in February with three games over two weekends in Americas No1 party city: Las Vegas. Related: Seattle defend Major League Rugby crown before season three expansion Related: Coney Island, baby: New York wait for pro rugby ends with win over Toronto Continue reading...