The Geico XV selected for the fifth round of Major League Rugby. These 15 players left an impact on the pitch for their teams. Written by Aaron Castro. Loosehead Prop, Chance Wenglewski – Rugby ATL Wenglewski continues to shine for Atlanta providing a stable and powerful attacking platform in the scrum. On attack he …
Loosehead Prop, Jamie Mackintosh – Austin Gilgronis Mackintosh set up the Austin scrum and set-piece up to be strong against San Diego throughout the match. Making hard quick carries off the ruck or at first receiver he scored Austin’s loan try and made 22 meters from six carries.  Hooker, Mikey Sosene-Feagai – Old Glory …
The first XV players for round one of Major League Rugby, written by Aaron Castro. Loosehead Prop, Matt Harmon – NOLA Gold With Harmon at loosehead, the Gold were able to establish a physical attacking platform that proved difficult to contend with by Old Glory. With limited ball he still made 16 meters from two …
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (June 25, 2019) – Major League Rugby (MLR) officially announced its award winners and All-MLR team selections for the 2019 season on Tuesday. Fresh off his team’s successful title defense, Brad Tucker of the Seattle Seawolves has been named the 2019 Player of the Year. Tucker was a force at lock …
TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows, who recorded their first-ever win in Major League Rugby last Friday, have won team of the week honours in MLR. The Arrows (1-1-0) defeated Austin Elite Rugby 23-19 in Round Rock, Texas. Three Toronto players made the MLR First XV for Week 3: prop Morgan Mitchell and centres Spencer Jones …
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Written by Joe Harvey | Photos by Davey Wilson It has been a few weeks since the New England Free Jacks won the Major League Rugby Championship Final. Leaving it late to beat the San Diego Legion 25-24 at SeatGeek Stadium, a Sports Center Top 10 try for Namibia international Le Roux Malan proved the …
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Written by Joe Harvey | photos by Caean Couto, Bigshotsnapsshots, Getty & Paris Malone The number 2 and three teams from the Western and Eastern Conference will face off for a chance at reaching the Conference Finals. Two teams who played in the 2022 Championship Final, the Seattle Seawolves and the New York Ironworkers, will …
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Written by Joe Harvey | Photos by Lisa Li Studios As the New England Free Jacks head into the final game of the regular season, the team is safe knowing they will be hosting the Eastern Conference Final in two weeks. The Houston SaberCats will be visiting Veterans Memorial Stadium this weekend. The Western Conference …
DALLAS (April 20th, 2023) – Major League Rugby (MLR) announced its fourth annual Collegiate Draft today, where 39 of the best young rugby players in North America will be selected over three rounds. The MLR Draft will air on Thursday, August 17 at 6:30 PM ET on Fox Sports 2 in the United States …
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FORWARD OF THE YEAR: Brendon o’connor, RUGBY new york Playing in 17 games for Rugby New York this season as the Eastern Conference lifted their first Major league Rugby title was Brendon O’Connor. His first season in blue and orange, the former Leicester Tigers, Crusaders and Blues flanker was a dominant force in the New …
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On Saturday, March 19th Dylan Fawsitt became the fourth player in Major League Rugby to take the pitch for 50 matches. Fawsitt reached the 50 matches mark shortly after teammate Sam Windsor took the pitch. Although he was born in Ireland, Fawsitt moved to Atlanta, Georgia to attend Life University. He was capped by USA Rugby …
Written by Joe Harvey | Photo by Bryce France After five games this season, Rugby ATL sit at the top of the Eastern Conference. The teams’ most recent performance was perhaps their finest, subjecting Western Conference leaders, Austin Gilgronis, to their first loss of the 2022 season. Having been involved in four of ATL’s five …
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It takes a different kind of person to willingly want to run into a hard-charging Samu Manoa, but Paddy Ryan, San Diego Legion prop and Major League Rugby’s 2019 Forward of the Year, is that type of person. He’s a forward’s forward. “What do I enjoy the most? Certainly, the physical side of …
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The defending champion Seattle Seawolves and top-ranked San Diego Legion are marching into Sunday’s MLR Championship match about as evenly matched as they could possibly be. It’s logical that the last two teams standing also feature some of the best players in the entire MLR, but what’s extremely interesting is to see how well these …
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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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 …
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