In the early hours of Sunday morning, Talking Rugby Union’s Joe Harvey watched the USA take on Canada in Glendale. Here’s what Joe made of performance from both teams and how MLR will help both the teams be more competitive in Japan this autumn.
USA Women overcame a double from Olivia DeMerchant as they edged out Canada 18-20 in their Super Series encounter at Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center.
England Women came from behind to edge out Canada Women at Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center as they maintained their perfect record in the ongoing Women's Super Series.
New Zealand Women came up with a clinical display as they kick-started their Super Series campaign with a 20-35 win over Canada at Chula Vista Training Center on Saturday.
Ahead of the London 7s, TRU’s Joe Harvey caught up Canada’s captain, Harry Jones, as they look to gain some momentum ahead of their Olympic qualifiers.
The new MLR season kicked off last weekend and after a very promising debut campaign in 2018, the league is set to continue moving in the right direction this year. Joe Harvey has the latest from Round One of the 2019 term.
The second Major League Rugby season kicks off this weekend as Seattle Seawolves aim to defend their title, while the league also introduces two new teams.
Canada will be the final team to book a berth in the 2019 World Cup scheduled in Japan after they managed to defeat Hong Kong 27-10 in the final game of the repechage tournament in Marseille on Friday.
George Turner scored a hat-trick as Scotland dominated their June internationals contest against Canada with a 10-48 win at Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday.
Jessica Breach had an impressive debut as she amassed six tries to help England Women trounce Canada Women 79-5 in the opening game of the three-match series at Allianz Park on Friday.