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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
One week in, and we're already looking forward to the playoff race. After this weekend's action, here's our first evolution of what's sure to be a long race. https://twitter.com/usmlr/status/1490741228714946561 In Control 1. Rugby New York Next Four: @HOU, @ATL, @DAL, vNE 2. Rugby ATL Next Four: @NOLA, vRNY, BYE, vHOU 3. New England Free Jacks … Continue reading State of the Race: MLR Eastern Conference – 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
We broke down some of Rugby ATL's options in their sudden coaching search yesterday. We think one choice stands up above the rest. Nate Osborne, are your bags packed? Osborne was the last of the original MLR coaches to be relieved of his duties. While he never made a playoff, his teams were constantly on … Continue reading RFT’s Pick for the Atlanta Coaching Vacancy
With Dallas and Atlanta suddenly needing to replace Michael Hodge and Scott Lawrence just weeks before the season, we've pulled together five names to watch in the coaching scramble search. Elaine Vassie Candidate for: Dallas Jackals The first name should be the most obvious. Elaine Vassie initially joined Dallas prior to its 2021 inaugural season … Continue reading 6 Names to Watch in Atlanta, Dallas Coaching Searches
A coaching change two weeks before the start of a season is only preferable to a coaching change one week (day/hour/minute...) before the start of a season. Nevertheless, that's where the Dallas Jackals and Rugby ATL find themselves. Scott Lawrence, Ruby ATL's General Manager and Head Coach announced his resignation earlier today. Lawrence led the … Continue reading Dallas, Atlanta Make Coaching Changes
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