International Rugby News
Definitions of what an academy is and is not in Major League Rugby remain fluid, and few things illustrated that than last week’s doubleheader meeting between academies from Rugby ATL and NOLA Gold.
The Rhinos lead the inaugural World Tens Series tournament in Bermuda after taking their fifth-straight win in dramatic fashion, scoring a try well into injury time and slotting a two-point conversion to beat the London Royals 7-6.
This is an Opinion Column by GRR Editor Alex Goff — So it seems that USA Rugby is pretty serious about bidding for the Men’s 15s Rugby World Cup for either 2027 or 2031.
Oddities and surprises dotted the opening day of the new World Tens Series in Bermuda, but it was rugby, and it was rugby with a bunch of Americans doing pretty well.
With one team having to bow out of this first session, the World Tens Series event in Bermuda gets going with six teams, three of which are based out of the USA.
The schedule is set now for Sunday's opening action (remember the games have been delayed one day because of Hurricane Epsilon).