May 7
New England Free Jacks 26 v Old Glory DC 20 @ Veterans Memorial Stadium
New England are 1st in the East. Josh Larsen starts at second row, Reegan O’Gorman is in the reserves.
Old Glory are 6th in the East. Luke Campbell starts at #8 and Doug Fraser gets the start on the wing.
Doug Fraser scored two tries for DC.
April 30
Rugby ATL 19 v LA Giltinis 31 @ Silverbacks Park
Atlanta are 2nd in the East. Matt Heaton starts at openside flanker, Conor Keys is in the reserves.
LA are 2nd in the West. Corey Thomas starts at blindside flanker, Ben LeSage is outside centre. Lindsey Stevens is reserve hooker.
Matt Heaton scored a try for Atlanta.
April 23
Houston SaberCats 29 v Toronto Arrows 17 @ Aveva Stadium
Houston are 5th in the West. There are no Canadians in the roster.
Toronto are 3rd in the East. Keith and Quattrin are in the front row, Sheppard and Ciulini second row, Rumball and O’Neill loose forwards. Di Nardo is scrum half, Richardson, Sheridan, Voralek the back three. Spencer Jones is outside centre, 11 Canadian in the starting XV. On the bench McRogers, Rowland, Wadden, Vikilani, McRorie, du Toit.
April 15
Old Glory DC 22 v Utah Warriors 21 @ Segra Field 5pm PT
DC are last in the East at 0-9. Luke Campbell starts at #8 and Jake Ilnicki is in the reserves at prop.
April 9
Toronto Arrows 32 v Old Glory DC 27 @ York Lions Stadium 9am PT
Toronto are 4th in the East at 4-4. It’s an all Canadian front row this week with Keith, McRogers and Rowland. Second row is Mike Sheppard and Paul Ciulini, loose forward Kyle Baillie and James O’Neill. Riley de Nardo starts at scrum half, an all Canadian backline with du Toit, Richardson in the centres, Voralek and Sheridan on the wings and McCann at fullback. A season high 13 Canadian starters. On the bench Quattrin, Rumball, Nott, McRorie, Jones, Kelly.
April 1
Utah Warriors 25 v San Diego Legion 40 @ Zions Bank Stadium 7pm PT
Utah in 6th place in the West have no Canadians in the roster.
San Diego, second in the West, feature Michael Smith as starting openside with Jason Higgins as reserve scrum half.
Michael Smith was the top tackler in the game with 22 tackles made.
[ed. good to hear from Jamie Cudmore again. Also kudos to them for putting out their long list, hint, hint, BC.]
The Atlantic Selects, Atlantic Canada’s renewed high performance Men’s Rugby team, announced today their 2nd ever match. The team was founded in the fall of 2021 to help rebuild high performance Rugby in Atlantic Canada, and travelled to Toronto in October to play the Toronto Arrows.
March 26
Old Glory DC 22 v New Orleans Gold 31
@ Segra Field 12pm PT
DC are last in the East at 0-6. Jake Ilnicki starts at tighthead, Luke Campbell at #8, Doug Fraser on the wing.
March 19
Utah Warriors 24 v Toronto Arrows 27 @ Zions Bank Stadium 1:30pm PT
Utah are in 5th place in the West at 2-3. They have no Canadians in the roster.
Toronto are in 5th place in the East at 2-3. They have Keith and Quattrin in the front row, Sheppard and Ciulini in the second row, Rumball and O’Neill in the backrow. The first start for James O’Neill. Braude starts at scrum half, Richardson in the centres, McCann at fullback and Webster on the wing. Nine Canadians in the starting XV. In the reserves are McRogers, Brouwer, Rowland, Wadden and Kelly.
Matches are streamed live at therugbynetwork.com
March 12
Rugby ATL 29 v Austin Gilgronis 14
@ Silverbacks Park – 12pm PT
The top two teams in the league go head to head.
Atlanta at 3-1 feature Matt Heaton at openside with Conor Keys on the bench.
Austin don’t have any Canadians in the side.
Matt Heaton scored a try in the game for Atlanta.