Shawn Clark’s belongings are scattered throughout the United States. He’s called apartments in New York, Colorado, Texas, and California home throughout the last 22 months of his life. He’s gotten good at moving. “I still feel like I have too much stuff,” Clark laughed. That’s life as a professional rugby player in the United States. That’s a life Shawn Clark…
Welcome to the Major League Rugby Grab Bag where I highlight some of the best things I’ve seen from around the league every week. Well, the final week of Major League Rugby’s 2022 regular season was something, wasn’t it? We all were heading into the weekend with the assumption that the 2022 playoff teams were locked up. We were just…
Welcome to the Major League Rugby Grab Bag where I highlight some of the best things I’ve seen from around the league every week. The 2022 Major League Playoffs are set! Well, kind of. Round 17 revealed the six teams that will have the opportunity to duke it out for the championship shield, now we just need to determine the…
The idea behind the American Raptors is a simple one. Take high-level athletes that didn’t advance to the professional levels of their respective sports and transform them into the best rugby players they can possibly be. By training bigger, stronger athletes to play the game of rugby, the club’s ultimate goal is to funnel these players into the United States…
Welcome to the Major League Rugby Grab Bag where I highlight some of the best things I’ve seen from around the league every week. Don’t look now, but the Toronto Arrows are making a strong final push for the postseason. Had they not put a stop to the New England Free Jacks 10-match win streak, they’d be making plans three…
Welcome to the Major League Rugby Grab Bag where I highlight some of the best things I’ve seen from around the league every week. It’s about that time. Round 15 is officially in the books and the playoff picture is a little clearer than it was a week earlier. In the West, the Austin Gilgronis have officially punched their ticket…
Welcome to the Major League Rugby Grab Bag where I highlight some of the best things I’ve seen from around the league every week. I’ve dedicated a few different sections of the column throughout the course of the season to the players that have earned 50 Major League Rugby caps, and I am going to write one more in this…
Welcome to the Major League Rugby Grab Bag where I highlight some of the best things I’ve seen from around the league every week. Since Major League Rugby was created the tail end of every season has mattered. The 2022 edition of MLR is shaping up to have another exciting home stretch, and that is great news for the fans.…
Welcome to the Major League Rugby Grab Bag where I highlight some of the best things I’ve seen from around the league every week. If I’m being honest, I don’t have a ton to say about Round 12 in this week’s Grab Bag. I continue to be impressed by Rugby ATL, the New England Free Jacks, and the Austin Gilgronis,…
Welcome to the Major League Rugby Grab Bag where I highlight some of the best things I’ve seen from around the league every week. Round 11 of Major League Rugby consisted of a little bit of everything. There were upsets, there were nailbiters, and there were blowouts. That’s what I’ve enjoyed about this competition since it’s been around. Every week…
Welcome to the Major League Rugby Grab Bag where I highlight some of the best things I’ve seen from around the league every week. A few weeks ago I wrote about how I appreciated the fact that the players that have achieved 50 Major League Rugby caps are receiving the praise that they deserve. I was reminded of that again…
Welcome to the Major League Rugby Grab Bag where I highlight some of the best things I’ve seen from around the league every week. With the conclusion of Round 9, we have officially hit the midway point of the 2022 Major League Rugby season. One thing I’ve liked about Major League Rugby since the league’s inception is the unpredictability. Every…
Welcome to the Major League Rugby Grab Bag where I highlight some of the best things I’ve seen from around the league every week. I was in Seattle this weekend for what has turned into an annual trip for me. I always make sure to catch a Seattle Seawolves match when I am in town. My first trip to Starfire…
Welcome to the Major League Rugby Grab Bag where I highlight some of the best things I’ve seen from around the league every week. Major League Rugby’s fifth season is in full swing. The halfway point is right around the corner, and it’s exciting as ever. If you look back to the Round 2 Grab Bag, I thought the MLR…
Line Latu is grateful to be alive. If things had gone a little differently on the morning of June 6, 2021, the American Raptors fly-half knows that might not have been the case. A few weeks prior on May 22, The Colorado XOs – Glendale’s newly formed crossover academy – had just wrapped up their inaugural season with a match…
Welcome to the Major League Rugby Grab Bag where I highlight some of the best things I’ve seen from around the league every week. I saw an interesting piece on Amanda Windsor White, president of Rugby ATL, in Front Office Sports on Monday. Here are some interesting bullet points from the article: The league has collectively attracted over $100 million in investments,…
Welcome to the Major League Rugby Grab Bag where I highlight some of the best things I’ve seen from around the league every week. The scenes in Hoboken, New Jersey looked incredible on Sunday afternoon. Rugby New York hosted the New England Free Jacks in what was their first home match of the season and their first match at JFK…
Welcome to the Major League Rugby Grab Bag where I highlight some of the best things I’ve seen from around the league every week. The month of the season is done and dusted and there have been quite a few surprises early on. I never would’ve guessed that the Warriors would be winless at this point in time. I also…
Welcome to the Major League Rugby Grab Bag where I highlight some of the best things I’ve seen from around the league every week. Saturday is a rugby day for every other team in the country not named the Seattle Seawolves. Sundays are for the Seawolves. Did you know that in the 52 regular and post-season matches that the Seawolves…
Welcome to the Major League Rugby Grab Bag where I highlight some of the best things I’ve seen from around the league every week. Major League Rugby had the right idea when it came to scheduling its Round 2 fixtures. With the NFL adding another regular season game to its schedule, that means that the Super Bowl is going to…
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