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Houston SaberCats Adds Thomas Morani

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The Houston SaberCats have added Thomas Morani for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Thomas is from Buenas Aires, Argentina and played outside center for CUBA (Club University of Buenas Aires at least since 2016. He attended the University of Business and Social Sciences since 2016. He played rugby with CUBA and fellow SaberCats teammate Nicolás Solveyra, who is a prop. Another CUBA teammate Tomas De La Vega plays for the Toronto Arrows. Thomas is the fourth player from Argentina that is on the Houston SaberCats, along with Nicolás Solveyra, Diego Fortuny, and Matias Freyre. Other Articles DJCoil Rugby articles…

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Kurt Coleman Boots NOLA Gold for Rugby ATL Win

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NOLA Gold lost 22-10 to Rugby ATL in a Major League Rugby Eastern Conference Match on Sunday, February 16 at the Shrine on Airline. The match was the CBSSN game of the week. After two weeks, Rugby ATL is in second place in the Eastern Conference with a 2-0 record and 9 points, while NOLA Gold has a 1-1 record and is in fourth place with five points based on a better point differential over Rugby United New York and Old Glory DC. The first place Toronto Arrows also has 9 points, but has a better PR then Atlanta. Both…

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San Diego Legion Rolls Past Colorado Raptors

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The San Diego Legion defeated the Colorado Raptors 49-22 on February 16 at Sam Boyd Stadium as part of MLR Vegas Weekend. San Diego opened the 2020 Major League Rugby season with a win over the Seattle Seawolves, while the Colorado Raptors lost to the Houston SaberCats. New Saturday the Colorado Raptors will host NOLA Gold in their home opener at Infinity Park at Glendale. The San Diego Legion host the New England Free Jacks the following day. San Diego Legion vs Colorado Raptors Recap For the second week in a row, the Legion made a last-minute change with Paul…

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Toronto Arrows Hold Off Houston SaberCats Surge

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The match between the Toronto Arrows and the Houston SaberCats on February 16 at Sam Boyd Stadium came down to the final play with the SaberCats 14 man maul going into in-goal. Referee Jamie Nutbrown ruled that the ball was held up and the Arrows held on for a 27-22 win. Toronto picked up four points with the win to push their record to 2-0. They have 9 points and are in first place in the Eastern Conference. The Houston SaberCats record is 1-1 and they have 5 points as the picked up a losing bonus point. They are in…

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Old Glory DC Hold Up Seattle Seawolves in Home Opener Win

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Old Glory DC thrilled the crowd of 2850 in beating the defending two-time champions Seattle Seawolves in their MLR home opener on Sunday, February 16 at Cardinal Stadium at Catholic University. It came down to the final play of the match as a Seattle player was held up in-goal and ended the match. The match was preceded with a women’s college match with Life University defeating Penn State 28-12 and a women’s representative match with the Old Glory Selects winning 29-10 over USA Rugby South. The Old Glory DC vs Seawolves match was broadcast on NBC Sports Washington, Root Sports,…

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NOLA Gold vs Rugby ATL: Match Preview

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NOLA Gold hosts Rugby ATL in a Major League Rugby Eastern Conference Match on Sunday, February 16 at the Shrine on Airline at 6 pm ET. The match is the CBSSN game of the week. Both teams won their home openers with NOLA Gold defeating Old Glory DC and Rugby ATL winning against the Utah Warriors. NOLA GoldNate Osborne has made three changes in his starters and four changes in his reserves for this week’s match against Rugby ATL. Lindsey Stevens, Kevin O’Connor, and Ross Depperschmidt move from last week’s reserves to starting roles at hooker, flanker, and at outside…

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Rugby United New York Defeat Austin Gilgronis in Offensive Match

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Rugby United New York defeated the Austin Gilgronis 49-31 on February 15 at Sam Boyd Stadium as part of MLR Vegas Weekend. The match will be streamed on ESPN+ and broadcast for international viewers on Major League Rugby Facebook live. Both teams lost in the opening week of the 2020 Major League Rugby season. RUNY lost to the New England Free Jacks to open the  MLR Vegas Weekend, while Austin Gilgronis lost their home opener to the Toronto Arrows. RUNY will travel to face Rugby ATL next Sunday, while the Austin Gilgronis host the Utah Warriors the preceding night. Rugby…

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San Diego Legion Signs Tai Enosa
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San Diego Legion Tai Enosa 2020 Profile

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San Diego Legion re-signed Tai Enosa for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The  30-year-old halfback is 5’9″, and 190 lbs. Tai played 429 minutes in 13 matches and scored one try. He carried 27 times for 181 meters, had 2 linebreaks, 2 tackle breaks, 2 offloads, kicked 22 times for 659 meters and made 31 tackles. Tai was born in American Samoa and moved to California with his family when he was young and attended San Leandro High School. Tai was an outstanding rugby 15s and 7s player, who played for the USA Rugby National Team in both. Tai…

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Utah Warriors Win Shootout Over New England Free Jacks

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The Utah Warriors beat the New England Free Jacks 39-33 on February 15 at Sam Boyd Stadium that was part of MLR Vegas Weekend. The match was broadcast on Eleven Sports and for international viewers, on the Major League Facebook page live. It will also be broadcast on NESN tape delay on Feb. 16 at 5 pm ET. Last week the Utah Warriors lost to Rugby ATL, while the New England Free jacks opened MLR Vegas Weekend with a win over Rugby United New York. Next week the 1-1 Utah Warriors travel to Austin to meet the Gilgronis, while New…

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Old Glory DC vs Seattle Seawolves: Match Preview

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Old Glory DC hosts the Seattle Seawolves in their MLR home opener on Sunday, February 16 at Cardinal Stadium at Catholic University. Kickoff is at 3 pm ET and the match will be preceded with a women’s college match at 11 am between Life University and Penn State and a women’s representative match between the Old Glory Selects and USA Rugby South at 12:30 pm. The Old Glory DC vs Seawolves match will be broadcast on NBC Sports Washington, Root Sports, and ESPN+. Tickets for the match are available and are expected to sell out. Get your tickets for Sunday…

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Toronto Arrows vs Houston SaberCats: MLR Vegas Weekend

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The Toronto Arrows host the Houston SaberCats on February 16 at 2:30 pm ET at Sam Boyd Stadium as part of MLR Vegas Weekend. The match is being broadcast on TSN and streamed on ESPN+. International viewers who are not located in Canada may watch on Major League Rugby Facebook live. Last week, the Arrows beat the Austin Gilgronis and the Houston SaberCats won against the Colorado Raptors. Toronto Arrows Director of Rugby Chris Silverthorn has made one change in his starters and two in the reserves for the match against the Houston SaberCats.  Jonny Sheridan starts at wing in…

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San Diego Legion vs Colorado Raptors: MLR Vegas Weekend

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The San Diego Legion hosts the Colorado Raptors on February 16 at 6 pm ET at Sam Boyd Stadium as part of MLR Vegas Weekend. San Diego opened the 2020 Major League Rugby season with a win over the Seattle Seawolves, while the Colorado Raptors lost to the Houston SaberCats. San Diego Legion San Diego Legion has made two changes from last week’s match. Aaron Mitchell is the tighthead prop and Tira Patterson is at wing with Dylan Audsley moving to fullback. Jamie Dever and Ben Mitchell could see playing time in the reserves. San Diego Legion vs Seattle Seawolves…

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Utah Warriors vs New England Free Jacks: Vegas Weekend Preview

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The Utah Warriors host the New England Free Jacks on February 15 at 2:30 pm ET at Sam Boyd Stadium as part of MLR Vegas Weekend. The match will be broadcast on Eleven Sports and for international viewers on the Major League Facebook page live. It will also be broadcast on NESN tape delay on Feb. 16 at 5 pm ET. Last week the Utah Warriors lost to Rugby ATL, while the New England Free jacks opened MLR Vegas Weekend with a win over Rugby United New York. Utah Warriors The Utah Warriors made two changes from last week’s match…

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