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Major League Rugby's first Signing Deadline is less than a week out. Whether it will matter is yet to be seen. The point of the deadline is twofold: Prevents late signings/acquisitions that could significantly upgrade a teamPrevents a team from signing non-league players to fulfill fixtures that have little consequence However, if a team runs … Continue reading Will Major League Rugby Enforce the Signing Deadline?
1. New England Free Jacks (1) 8 wins in a row. Their biggest rival could be complacency. ( Ex: NOLA @ LA 2021) 2. Austin Gilgronis (2) A wild playoff could be fun. An Austin-New England Final could be much more fun. 3. LA Giltinis (4) At this point, they could have a prop play … Continue reading Power Rankings: MLR Round 13
https://twitter.com/usmlr/status/1521173694915047424 In Control 1. Austin Gilgronis Next Four: @ LA, BYE, @ UTAH, v. SD 2. LA Giltinis Next Four: v. AUS, @ SD, @ DAL, @ UTAH 3. Houston SaberCats Next Four: @ SD, v. UTAH, @ DC, @ SEA In The Hunt 4. San Diego Legion Next Four: v. HOU, v. LA, @ … Continue reading State of the Race: MLR’s Western Conference – Round 13
https://twitter.com/usmlr/status/1521175775096889344 In Control 1. New England Free Jacks Next Four: v. DC, v. ATL, @ TOR, v. NOLA 2. Rugby ATL Next Four: @ UTAH, @ NE, @ NY, v. TOR 3. Rugby New York Next Four: @ TOR, v. SEA, v. ATL, @ DC In The Hunt 4. Toronto Arrows Next Four: v. NY, … Continue reading State of the Race: MLR’s Eastern Conference – Round 13
In LA, Everyone Plays 10 Luke Carty? Still hurt. Matt Giteau? Injured... or missing... no one seems to know. Orene AI'i? Suspended. Luke Burton? Somehow on the bench despite Super Rugby experience at flyhalf. Enter Harrison Goddard. Goddard is one of the top 9s in Major League Rugby and entered LA's game with a 9 … Continue reading 3 Things: MLR Round 13
Major League Rugby is in the business end of the season. The MLR business season is even closer to its end. Major League Rugby has its first public Trade and Signing Deadline set for May 9th, 2022. While the league declined to announce the date, they slipped it onto their Trade Wire sometime in the … Continue reading Welcome to MLR Deadline Week
A 5-1 week pushes us up to 48-21 on the year. Its a five game slate this weekend as we enter the back third of the season. Quick picks this week. Eventual winners are in bold below. Bye(s): Houston SaberCats, Old Glory DC, Toronto Arrows Rugby ATL v. LA Giltinis New England Free Jacks v. … Continue reading Spoiler Alert: MLR Round 13
The Major League Rugby schedule is a frequent source of discontent for fans. Successful implementation of gambling would (indirectly) resolve the issue. Much has been made about about the MLR scheduling games in competing time slots. With an average of 5.78 games per round, each game could be receive its own window, in theory. The … Continue reading Successful Gambling Would Dictate MLR Schedule Changes
1. New England Free Jacks (1) Sometimes the result is a statement regardless of the style. 2. Austin Gilgronis (2) Keep rolling against Seattle and LA and they'll have one hand on the top seed in the West. 3. Rugby ATL (3) Traveling to California and beating the Legion reiterates that its a four team … Continue reading Power Rankings: MLR Round 12
https://twitter.com/usmlr/status/1518625413723004928 In Control 1. Austin Gilgronis Next Four: v. SEA, @ LA, BYE, @ UTAH 2. LA Giltinis Next Four: @ ATL, v. AUS, @ SD, @ DAL 3. Seattle Seawolves Next Four: @ AUS, v. DAL, v. NY, BYE In The Hunt 4. Houston SaberCats Next Four: BYE, @ SD, v. UTAH, @ DC … Continue reading State of the Race: MLR’s Western Conference – Round 12
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