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Each week brings too many story lines to cover in depth. 3 Things is our weekly feature to rectify that, taking a shallow dive into three story lines that deserve more coverage. Only Six Games Left at the SportsDeck If you're one of the fans enjoying the San Diego SportsDeck, no you're not. Its hard … Continue reading 3 Things: MLR Round 2
A weird week in the MLR schedule-wise calls for a rare Thursday Spoiler Alert. We started the year 4-2. In the crapshoot that is the early rounds, I'll take it. Seawolves v. Warriors Both of these teams are genuine playoff contenders, but only one is playing like one. Both sides look like what they are. … Continue reading Spoiler Alert: MLR Round 2
Crafting power rankings before the season starts is a tough assignment. Arguably, doing it after one round of work is even worse. We'll try to avoid overreacting to eighty minutes of rugby (or less) per team when there's still so much to play. 1. Austin Gilgronis (Last Week: 3) Remember when they were called the … Continue reading Power Rankings: MLR Round 1
With one round of MLR action in the books, there's an initial sorting in the Western Conference. Notably, each team's forward looking potential will mirror their standing since everyone is level on games played. Without further ado... https://twitter.com/usmlr/status/1490740408954933249 In Control 1. Austin Gilgronis Next Four: vDC, vUTAH, @SEA, vLA 2. San Diego Legion Next Four: … Continue reading State of the Race: MLR Western Conference – Round 1
Each week brings too many story lines to cover in depth. 3 Things is our weekly feature to rectify that, taking a shallow dive into three story lines that deserve more coverage. Let the Overreactions Fly 'SaberCats are going to win it all!' 'The Jackals/Old Glory couldn't beat a college team!' 'Ma'a Nonu is going … Continue reading 3 Things: MLR Round 1
Bye: Rugby New York Rugby ATL v Old Glory DC Eastern Conference champions versus the bottom of the conference, yet the gap isn't as wide as it appears. I don't know where ATL's floor is under new leadership, but I know DC's ceiling. Winner: Rugby ATL Austin Gilgronis v Dallas Jackals Austin is in the … Continue reading Spoiler Alert: MLR Round 1
If the last couple of years has taught us anything, its that trying to predict where the world will be in five months is a crap shot. Well, he's some certified crap. For some reason, I continue to torture myself with this annual exercise despite the unknowns. For example, I went into this exercise unaware … Continue reading RFT’s MLR 2022 Predictions
With the Major League Rugby season just days away, its time to unveil our initial MLR Power Rankings. Rankings are largely based on how we think teams stack against each other after considering off-season moves. 1. LA Giltinis America's best somehow got better. For a bit of reference, Luke Carty has started tests at 10 … Continue reading MLR Power Rankings: Round 0
Major League Rugby's docuseries on the 2021 Austin Gilgronis is a six part weekly serial on FS2 and available to stream on The Rugby Network after a 24 hour delay. We'll be providing a weekly recap of our key takeaways. The Good We’ve moved into a tough part of the season for Austin. Level on … Continue reading Inside the Scrum: Episode 3
One of the hardest episodes of any series to create is the second. Pilots have a clear job to do; sequels need to take the pilot's foundation and begin the transition to the larger story. Inside the Scrum's second episode might not have pushed the narrative too far forward, but a few seeds were sown that could prove fruitful in the coming weeks.
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