Houston have confirmed the signing of two players from Old Glory DC. Will Vakalahi and Simi Moala will suit up for the SaberCats in their preseason match against New England on Wednesday night. Vakalahi is a USA u20 representative who was Old Glory’s second-ever signing in 2019. The 23-year-old is …

The San Diego Legion have re-signed Chris Baumann for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. It’s the third campaign in SoCal for the 35-year-old tighthead prop, who fills an immediate gap left by the decision of Australian international Paddy Ryan to remain in Japan rather than re-join the Legion. Baumann …

The second week of the Major League Rugby preseason saw four games taking place with seven teams suiting up. Seattle played against the only non-MLR opponent this week, the American Raptors of Super Rugby Americas. None of this past weekend’s matches were streamed live. This coming week will feature nine …

Pro D2 club Oyonnax have announced the signature of Lucas Mensa from next season. It comes with the club in control of the 2022-2023 Pro D2 table; Oyonnax have a 15 point lead after 19 rounds of the season. Mont de Marsan are second place with Mensa a regular for …

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The American Raptors roster is growing by one. Lucas González Amorosino will play Super Rugby Americas 2023 for the Colorado team. The veteran of Rugby World Cups 2011 and 2015 brings with him a wealth of experience – he has played at the elite in Super Rugby, England, France and …

The Dallas Jackals have moved to shore up their second row stock with the addition of Maikeli Naromaitoga. Originally from Fiji, the 31-year-old has inked a three-year deal through the 2025 Major League Rugby season and joins from the Houston SaberCats. Nicknamed the ‘Fijian Godzilla’, Naromaitoga is known for his …

Estanislao Bay will make his international debut on Sunday. The scrum-half from Argentina has been named to start for Spain against the Netherlands in the Rugby European Championship in Madrid. Bay will play alongside five other players from Argentina. Bay will wear the 9 shirt for Spain. Other Argentines in …

The Chicago Hounds have announced the signing of loosehead prop George Thornton for the upcoming Major League Rugby campaign. A former Scotland under-20 representative, the 26-year-old arrives from Australia where he has been playing with Northern Suburbs in the Shute Shield. Thornton is originally from England and is a product …

A pair of American forwards will be part of international squads in Europe this weekend. Tighthead prop Roman Salanoa has been called up to Ireland’s Six Nations training squad, while hooker Robert Irimescu has been named on the bench to make his test debut for Romania against Poland on Saturday. …