Monday Morning Fly-Half: The Week That Wasn’t
When you’ve lived 36 years, you’ve seen a few things. Not everything. But enough. Maybe you’ve seen the smoke from planes crashing into the Twin...
Author : Craig Gridelli
Monday Morning Fly-Half: Epic Finishes Mark MLR Week 5
WHAT. A. WEEK! One would be hard-pressed to find a more entertaining week in Major League Rugby history. With an average victory margin of a...
Monday Morning Fly-Half: Undefeateds Survive The MLR Quarter-Season
With a quarter of the MLR regular season done, both San Diego Legion and Toronto Arrows remain undefeated. Each made a significant road trip this...
Monday Morning Fly-Half: Beasts In The East Reign In MLR Week 3
In the first year featuring conferences, the East has seized the upper hand. Despite expansion teams constituting half the conference, the East is routinely whipping...
Monday Morning Fly-Half: Expectations Lose Big In MLR Week 2
There was something very close to consensus on the would-be winners of MLR Week 2’s six matches. That consensus was torn to shreds, with three...
Monday Morning Fly-Half: Crazy Eights In MLR Opening Weekend
WE. ARE. BACK. Major League Rugby season three has officially begun. Week 1 of 2020 had a little of everything. We had a headline match...
Good Things Come In Threes: MLR Season 3 Preview
This Sunday, most American sports fans will have their TVs tuned to the Super Bowl. But, when the final whistle blows, the pigskin will go...
Five Bold Predictions For MLR 2020
In 2019, Major League Rugby was full of surprises. The (then) Glendale Raptors, stars of season one, failed to advance to the playoffs. Expansion teams...
Monday Morning Fly-Half: Fallen Eagles
So, that’s that. After the build-up of the Gary Gold era, including the historically successful 2018, we were expecting something more. But the magic that...
Monday Morning Fly-Half: Shedding The Tiers
After the penultimate week of Rugby World Cup pool play, a clearer picture is beginning to develop. It isn’t really a picture of tier one...