The Ghost of Raelene
Rod McCall (65)
25k or completely unknown? Madness crowd. Playing there must have been incredible.
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25k or completely unknown? Madness crowd. Playing there must have been incredible.
Omar Comin'
Peter Fenwicke (45)
Hong Kong also played the Brumby Runners on the weekend losing 55-14. On the positive side, it's an improvement on last year when they lost 65-0. But World Rugby will have to put a lot of work into them over the next 2 years if they qualify for the world cup (which is expected).
WorkingClassRugger
Michael Lynagh (62)
The Rugby Premier League kicked off last night in Mumbai. Only seen highlights so far as it started around midnight AEST. Boradcast looked good. Games seemed competitive. Not a bad start from what I can tell. First game ended in a 21 all draw. 2nd was 24-5 and the 3rd 24-12.
Wilson
Tim Horan (67)
MLR seems to be in a pretty bad way, will be down 2 teams for next season - NOLA Gold have pulled out entirely and San Diego and LA have merged
www.americasrugbynews.com
Major League Rugby Down Two Teams for MLR 2026 Season - Americas Rugby News
Major League Rugby is officially down two teams for the MLR 2026 season. Tumultuous back-to-back day
www.americasrugbynews.com
Omar Comin'
Peter Fenwicke (45)
MLR seems to be in a pretty bad way, will be down 2 teams for next season - NOLA Gold have pulled out entirely and San Diego and LA have merged
Major League Rugby Down Two Teams for MLR 2026 Season - Americas Rugby News
Major League Rugby is officially down two teams for the MLR 2026 season. Tumultuous back-to-back day
Yeah doesn't look great, that league really needs some stability.
The latest reports out of R360 land is that there's at least 2 American teams in the mix - one from Boston, backed by Fenway Sports (owners of the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool FC), and the other from Miami. Given the MLR team, the Miami Sharks has some pretty big money behind it I'm wondering if that ownership group is looking to switch competitions (or I guess they could be in both). One of their owners is the CEO and co-Founder of MercadoLibre (the South American equivalent of Amazon) and the wealthiest person in Argentina.
WorkingClassRugger
Michael Lynagh (62)
Could be more yet to come.
Highlander35
Steve Williams (59)
Saudi on tob
WorkingClassRugger
Michael Lynagh (62)
I was more referring to MLR clubs folding. On the Saudi's the head of the state backed investment fund that has financed things such as LIV Golf has publically come out and said that they aren't funding R360.