Australians Adam Ashley-Cooper and Matt Giteau, two ex-Wallabies, both shone on Saturday at the start of the North American League (MLR), allowing their team Los Angeles Giltinis to claim their first victory (42-27) in the Championship.
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Adam Ashley-Cooper (121 caps) scored a try in the second period of the game between the California franchise and the New England Free Jacks, played at the legendary Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, where the Olympic Games were held in 1932 and then in 1984. L former Toulonnais Matt Giteau (103 caps) for his part managed five transformations.
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The MLR, the launching pad for a World Cup in the United States?
Twelve teams, including a Canadian, will compete in fiscal 2021, which will include sixteen days until the final on August 1. Which will air on the national CBS television station in prime time.
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For League boss George Killebrew, former Dallas Mavericks (NBA) leader, the expansion of the MLR, created in 2017, could help his country put forward a strong bid to host a World Cup. rugby. Although the 2027 one has been mentioned, the most reasonable time slot is 2031 according to him, because the United States, together with Canada and Mexico, will host the 2026 World Cup. And two years later, Los Angeles will be the scene of the Summer Olympics.
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