The Rugby Evangelist

We're into the fifth season of Major League Rugby  (MLR) and already too deep into the crazy, speculative questions about the MLR. Today's question was posted in The MLR Fanzone group on the tome of faces.  The question of promo/releg and anything likened to a 2nd division seems to assume that the MLR is part of its home unions ( USA Rugby & Rugby Canada ) like in other rugby-prominent nations. Instead, the MLR is a stand-alone commercial sports entertainment enterprise with a joint "sanctioning agreement" between itself and the home unions that basically tells the home unions what their place is in the order of things. Part of that order of things means understanding that each MLR club is a commercial enterprise in and of itself and that each of those clubs enjoys an equal ownership in the League. This is very different from England where the RFU (England's home union) governs its pro/semipro competitions - the Gallagher Premiership and the Gr...

 I like making memes. I've made hundreds. I made this one after Toronto beat NOLA yesterday 24-23.

We are five years into Major League Rugby. Wifey & I have had season tickets to the SaberCats for all five years. We've missed ONE (1) home game (Season 2 vs Raptors in May on a Thursday because we BOTH had the flu). Just this December, I stepped away from being the Team Manager of Rugby HTX, the Cat's Senior (>18yo) Academy Team, because the day job's responsibilities increased. So I'm bored and I want to say something, regardless if anyone is paying attention or not. This is a bit of a ramble, so please bear with or go do something else. There's a lot to talk about in this season already. The Cats are playing entertaining, competitive, and yet sloppy (at times) rugby. All three Texas teams are playing entertaining and competitive rugby. Rugby HTX is a definite success with former players signed for multiple MLR teams, USA Men's 7s, Zimbabwe, and Colombia. It's moving in the right direction, generally. But today, I'd like to talk about something ...