American-born winger Tommy Seymour has announced his retirement from international rugby. The Nashville native represented Scotland for seven years beginning in 2013, coming to a close at the Rugby World Cup in Japan, his second World Cup. Seymour, 31, spent his formative years in Tennessee but then moved first to …
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Dallas and Los Angeles to join MLR in 2021
Dallas and Los Angeles are the next cities to join Major League Rugby according to new Commissioner George Killebrew. The statement was made at a press conference in New Orleans on Wednesday to announce the Gold’s move to a new stadium in 2020. While both cities have been mentioned in …
Read More »Austin forwards taking shape for 2020
Now more than a week into preseason training for the 2020 Major League Rugby season, there are still several key names to be confirmed by the Austin Herd including their new Head Coach. The club did announce the signing of two players this past week with others checking in to …
Read More »Seattle Seawolves sign Juan Manuel Leguizamón
The Seattle Seawolves have completed the signing of Juan Manuel Leguizamón. The 36-year-old joins the Major League Rugby side from Los Jaguares with whom he played Super Rugby for from 2016-2019. The move is the latest of a number of high profile signings for the new MLR season. As a …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol 5, Iss 3): Argentina Wingers
On November 11 2006 Argentina were 25-18 winners over England in London. The starting wingers were José Maria Nuñez Piossek and Pablo Goméz Cora. Neither player featured at RWC 2007 with the latter player appearing in what was his fourth, and final, test match. In RWC 2007 Argentina’s wingers were …
Read More »Draw revealed for Cape Town Sevens
World Rugby has revealed the draw for this weekend’s Cape Town Sevens. Both the men and women will again be in action after the first combined event of the season was held in Dubai this past weekend. Three Americas teams will compete in each bracket. The unusual knockout format employed …
Read More »Old Glory confirms Ciaran Hearn signing
Old Glory DC have confirmed the signing of Canadian center Ciaran Hearn for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The Newfoundland native turns 34 at the end of the month. He joins the team after representing Canada in his third World Cup, having now collected 73 caps since his debut …
Read More »Argentina to host France and Italy in July 2020
Argentina are to play host to France and Italy in the July 2020 Internationals. The home series will be the first time for Los Pumas to play test rugby since their early exit from RWC 2019. France will tour Argentina, competing against the South Americans in a two match series. …
Read More »Major League Rugby hires George Killebrew as new Commissioner
Major League Rugby has announced the hiring of George Killebrew as the new League Commissioner. The 56-year-old from Honolulu, Hawai’i, arrives after spending 27 years with the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks organization where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer. Killebrew assumes the post with immediate effect, taking over …
Read More »Russia’s involvement in RWC 2023 in doubt
Russia’s involvement in RWC 2023 is in doubt. The country was handed a four-year ban from all major sporting events by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Thus far Russia has been blocked from competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The ban prohibits the …
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