Utah Warriors 39 – 33 New England Free Jacks UTAHvNE Match Highlight Reel Whilst Utah took an early lead thanks to a Hagen Schulte penalty, it was new England who scored the first try of this game. Deion Mikesell benefitted from quick hands to the corner, Guillimin unable to convert the try. Schulte would strike …
1. Loosehead Prop, Tendai Mtawarira – Old Glory DC Not often can one shift the fortunes of an entire team. The Beast settled down the Old Glory set piece at the scrum and lineout to give his team a chance. In the open field he bruisingly carried ten times for 40 meters and one …
About MLR Vegas Weekend Five of the 2020 regular season matches will be played in Las Vegas as part of the Major League Rugby Vegas Weekend. The matches will kickoff on Sunday, February 9 with newcomers, the New England Free Jacks, taking on last year’s semi-finalists Rugby United New York in their inaugural MLR match. …
MLR announces Player, Team and First XV of Week 18 Salt Lake City, UT; May 28, 2019: Major League Rugby’s playoff picture became a little clearer in an action-packed Week 18 that saw the Glendale Raptors, last year’s runner-ups, eliminated from playoff contention. One of the main reasons Glendale will be watching this year’s …
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Loosehead Prop, Hubert Buydens (New Orleans Gold) – Hubert Buydens cranked down for the New Orleans side. The NOLA scrum had been under duress over the past few weeks, but the old tactician settled down and New Orleans completed 100 percent of their scrums vs. New York. In the open field, he had six hard …
MLR announces Player, Team and First XV of Week 17 Salt Lake City, UT; May 21, 2019: The San Diego Legion became the first team in Major League Rugby’s second season to clinch a playoff spot with their win over the Utah Warriors on Saturday evening, while the NOLA Gold were stunned by the …
Loosehead Prop, Djustice Sears-Duru (Seattle Seawolves) – Djustice’s scrummaging has come on in recent weeks and has established an attacking platform that will be a key piece of the Seawolves playoff run. On attack, he took three hard carries for five meters. Where his work rate was needed, though, were his 10 tackles on defense. …
Loosehead Prop, Djustice Sears-Duru (Seattle Seawolves) – Djustice stabilized the Seawolves set-piece attack early, contributing with 22 grueling meters on eight carries. However, it was on defense where Djustice shined, completing a second-best 19 total tackles that helped hold up the Seawall upset on the shores of Coney Island Hooker, Dylan Fawsitt (Rugby United …
Loosehead Prop, Rob Brouwer (Toronto Arrows) – Rob Brouwer set the tone up front for the Arrows with a 74-minute outing against the tough Paddy Ryan of San Diego. Brouwer’s physical impact and field awareness helped establish the main attacking platform for the Arrows to move around the park. In the open field, Brouwer added …
MLR announces Player, Team and First XV of Week 15 Salt Lake City, UT; May 6, 2019: A scintillating performance from Robbie Petzer extended Glendale Raptors’ immaculate home record to 6-0, the inside center racking up 34 of his side’s 64 points in a commanding win over the Utah Warriors and earning Week 15 Player …
Loosehead Prop, Rob Brouwer (Toronto Arrows) – Brouwer stabilized his side’s scrum going up against the Seawolves tighthead in Tim Metcher. His eight carries fatigued the Seawolves, driving down their tackle rate. On defense, he completed seven tackles and contested numerous rucks to slow Seattle’s tempo. Hooker, Dylan Fawsitt (Rugby United New York) – …
Loosehead Prop, Anthony Parry (Rugby United New York) – Earning his first start of the season, Parry created a sturdy attacking platform against Utah, giving Angus MacLellan a tough assignment for the duration of the evening. With the ball in hand, Parry carried for 37 meters in traffic with one offload. On defense, he attacked …
Loosehead Prop, Kellen Gordon (Seattle Seawolves) – Gordon created history in the fourth minute of the Seawolves-SaberCats match, scoring the first ever try in the brand new AVEVA Stadium. Receiving a sweet offload from Phil Mack, Gordon burst over the try-line to score his second try of the season. Gordon’s presence around the breakdown on …
MLR announces Player, Team and First XV of Week 11 Salt Lake City, UT; March 12, 2019: Prolific Glendale Raptors wing John Ryberg added three more tries to his collection during his side’s 32-point comeback victory over the Houston SaberCats, earning the winger the Week 11 Player of the Week Award. The Seattle Seawolves secured …
Loosehead Prop, Franco Van Den Berg (Utah Warriors) – Franco’s powerful carrying on the edge rallied his team early on Friday night as he scored Utah’s first try. With 6 carries for 52 meters coming off phase-play to punish the Seawolves, Van Den Berg aided Utah in their, arguably, best game of the season. On …
Loosehead Prop, Rob Brouwer (Toronto Arrows) – Brouwer created a dominant attacking scrum for Toronto, forcing his opposite Angus MacLellan to commit three scrum penalties. Brouwer scored the Arrows’ first of nine tries within the opening five minutes, and would eventually gain 34 meters on six tough carries through the Utah defense. Brouwer held down …
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