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MLR have released their 2022 season schedule. Featuring Dallas so hopefully that means after 5 years of 'next season' statements we could see the Jackals take to the field. There's been some movement on the expansion front with the league in active talks with two expansion bids on e of which is...

The short comp both the Barca and Cheetahs will play in this year will also feature a current defending Romanian SupaLiga champs Baia Marie alongside the Sharks and I think Kenya. Just spitballing here but RESC has Iberians (Spain), Lusitanos (Portugal), Devils (Belgium), Delta(the...

Just adding to this. There's apparently a 3rd Spanish franchise based out of Madrid in the works looking to compete in whatever competition the Cheetahs are supposedly looking at. So from Spain in the space of two years they could have 3 pro franchises potentially playing in two different...

Actually providing Ireland could get the GAA on board. They just might.

Oh the horror.

I actually posted something interesting about setting up franchises in the Asia/Pacific on the 'Unexpected Places' thread regarding talks about a Chinese backed team featuring the core of the national team playing in NZ (says a provincial competition so I'm thinking Heartland) in the near...

The solution is fairly simple then. Go to a 16 team 1st division. Four pools of 4. Two north and two ROTW. Home and away. And then progress into the finals/ranking round that will also go toward determining which pool for the RWC you end up in. Use the Cup, Plate, Bowl, Shield format for the...

So, there appears to be some level of discussions underway to enter a Chinese backed and largely filled team in what will most likely be the Heartland Championship in NZ. Seems to be the same group behind the China Lions from the GRR and will feature the bulk of the national team in an attempt...

Suspect so. The 2027 bid is more about signalling their intentions to host rather than really wanting that particular event. Everyone I know with anything to do with the game in the States are all in agreement that 2031 is the earliest they could possibly host. There's still a lot of ground work...

Here's another reason why USARugby aren't capable of hosting in 2027. Apparently the org. is so broke that they could only afford to run one session heading into the AB test. And that was the Captain's Run. If true there's little wonder they got flogged. Though they did score tries against the...

Stuff the 12 country comp. That's essentially just more of the same. I'd prefer the 8-8 as that would at least include a number of T1 nations. And if we're going to do this then they need to figure out exactly how they will qualify these nations. Is it on merit or potential commercial returns?

Ok, so Rugby Europe launched what is essentially it's beta test for their vision of professional Rugby beyond the 6Ns this year in the Rugby Europe Super Cup. I've posted about that before. It features two Russian teams and a team from each of Georgia, Israel, The Netherlands, Belgium's...

Yeah, but that team didn't waltz it in once the rest got up to speed with the new normal. Which from early season form most people thought they'd go undefeated in a dominant fashion. As for hosting. MLR as the only commercial venture for the game in the States (well, for now. There's a Pro 7s...

I fail to see how an organisation that would struggle to organise a piss up in a brewery having only recently emerged from bankruptcy which saw large segments of the game removed from under its umbrella to be run independently of it and one that has next to fuck all money would be able to manage...

Well, having a second Vancouver based Canadian team would help to a degree. But there's a lot of significant structural issues from the ground up that are in desperate need of reform that need to be addressed.

Not discounting Los Teros. They are a very solid outfit. Them getting one over the Eagles isn't all that surprising. They have good grassroots rugby backing a well established HP program. They will in time have two SLAR franchises which will help them continue to improve. The only real...

Canada has never really moved on from their nadir during the days of amateurism and continued to insist on keeping a distinct BC focus despite the vast bulk of the game being situated elsewhere. Ontario for example would have an equivalent scene these days to that of BC heyday but RC still...

Yep. But the loss isn't that surprising. Los Teros has traditionally always had the wood over the Eagles in Montevideo. The Eagles have never traveled well. Which should be a concern for Gary Gold seeing that they will have to run the North/South gauntlet again against Chile.

The Uruguay result isn't all that surprising. Tends to follow the historic trend between the two and the Eagles had to win by a far larger margin in Colorado for hold out. Los Teros in Montevideo have always troubled the Eagles. Chile on the other hand. I definitely thought they'd be able to...

More beneficial timezones. Who would have thought they make for better viewing opportunities.