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With the MLR season hitting the home stretch, we'll take a weekly look at the potential impacts of the coming weekend on the final playoff picture. Eastern Conference xNew England Free Jacks New England can clinch a home playoff game if: The total number of points gained by New England and dropped by DC is … Continue reading MLR Playoff Scenarios: Eastern and Western Conference Analysis
With the MLR season hitting the home stretch, we'll take a weekly look at the potential impacts of the coming weekend on the final playoff picture. Eastern Conference New England Free Jacks New England can clinch a playoff spot if: The total number of points gained by New England and dropped by Miami is equal … Continue reading State of the Race: MLR 2024 Round 15
With the MLR season hitting the home stretch, we'll take a weekly look at the potential impacts of the coming weekend on the final playoff picture. Eastern Conference No Eastern Conference teams can clinch a playoff berth/position in Round 14. Western Conference Houston SaberCats Houston can clinch a playoff spot if: The total number of … Continue reading State of the Race: MLR 2024 Round 14
Much has been written about the NFL future of Welsh superstar Louis Rees-Zammit’s pivot from union to the gridiron. One potential benefit has been largely looked over. With the 2028 Olympics set for Los Angeles, could we see the former British and Irish Lion suit up for his country in flag football? Flag football will … Continue reading Louis Rees-Zammit’s NFL Switch Could Take Him to the Olympics
Stuck in Pool A with New Zealand and France, neither Italy nor Uruguay were ever likely to escape the group. Their meeting on Wednesday still holds tremendous jeopardy. World Rugby is expected to continue granting automatic qualification for Rugby World Cup 2027. Those spots have gone to the top three teams in each pool of … Continue reading Understanding the Importance of Uruguay v. Italy
The Major League Rugby Championship Final ratings on FOX haven't received much attention. Arguably, that's more than the game itself did. According to sportsmediawatch, the broadcast averaged 269,000 viewers. Compare that to the 2021 edition that drew over 2,000,000 viewers. In-stadium attendance for the 2023 Final topped the 2021 edition with over 10,000 versus 7,500. … Continue reading MLR Championship Ratings Land With a Thud
The removal of both the Austin Gilgronis and LA Giltinis prior to the 2022 playoffs left the MLR spinning. The 2023 Final faces a similar dilemma. According to a report from Jessica Sier of the Australian Financial Review, former Austin and LA owner Adam Gilchrist remains embroiled in disputes with at least five individuals (two … Continue reading Austin, LA Players Were Allegedly Offered Discounted F45 Franchises
Four teams will enter the MLR playoffs this weekend. Two will continue. Yet, any player could be the one to make a lasting impact on the league. As the players’ push for a recognized union continues, this weekend provides every player with the opportunity to push the message. Until this point, the messaging has been … Continue reading The Playoffs are a Platform. Will Any Players Use It?
The MLR postseason has potential to be one of the competition’s best editions. We’ll all have to toil through a weekend of glorified friendlies first. In the East, New England locked down the top seed weeks ago. New York and DC will play in the first round of the postseason with the location still technically … Continue reading With One Round to Go, MLR’s Stakes Could Hardly be Lower
Major League Rugby's all time win standings underwent a rearrangement last weekend. For the current basement dwellers, the door out is up some steep stairs. When Chicago, playing its fourth game in franchise history, hosted Dallas, playing its twenty-first game, a win for the home side was big. But where can the Jackals find their … Continue reading Where Can Dallas Find a Result?
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