Matoko Noudéhou will return to the Dallas Jackals in 2023. It will be primarily as a Strength & Conditioning Coach, however, with no indication that the soon-to-be 28-year-old will be considered as a player as well. He assumed the same coaching role this past season. When the Jackals were facing …
Read More »Uruguay Hit Hard With Scrum-half Crisis for November Internationals
Uruguay has been hit hard. Los Teros will be without two leading names, both of whom play in the same position. In short, Uruguay now has a scrum-half crisis for the start of the upcoming November Internationals. Santiago Arata was injured on Saturday. The country’s best player left the field …
Read More »Canada book Semi Final spot with big win over USA
Canada have booked their spot in next weekend’s Semi Finals after a convincing 32-11 victory over the USA in Auckland. The heavy rain let up before the match but slippery conditions still saw both teams making several unforced errors, with the Canadians proving more accurate at key moments. Tactical kicking …
Read More »Free Jacks sign Hawke’s Bay prop Joel Hintz
The New England Free Jacks have signed tighthead prop Joel Hintz for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. He arrives from New Zealand, having spent the past five years playing in the National Provincial Championship initially with Wellington and more recently Hawke’s Bay. Hintz was 22 years old when he …
Read More »Canada names squad for Hong Kong Sevens
Rugby Canada have confirmed their traveling roster for the upcoming Hong Kong Sevens. It’s the first World Series stop at the famous venue since 2019, with pandemic restrictions causing the cancellation of the even in each of the last two years. The 13-man squad includes one new player. Peterborough, Ontario, …
Read More »Stephen Hoiles returns to Australia to coach Randwick
Stephen Hoiles will not be staying in Major League Rugby. The now-former LA Giltinis Head Coach has returned to his native Australia to take over the lead role with Randwick in Sydney’s Shute Shield. After acting as an assistant for Darren Coleman during the victorious 2021 campaign, Hoiles guided the …
Read More »Ryan Nell and Joaquín de la Vega Mendía depart Rugby ATL
Rugby ATL have confirmed two more departures ahead of the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Center and co-captain Ryan Nell ends a three-year stay with the Ratlers, while fullback Joaquín de la Vega Mendía has returned to Argentina after just one MLR campaign. Nell played every game of the shortened …
Read More »RWC 2022 Quarter Final – Canada vs USA – ARN Guide
Only one North American team will be left standing after this weekend’s Rugby World Cup Quarter Final in Auckland. Canada will take on the USA in a rematch of their pool match from just a week ago, with the winner booking a Semi Final place against the winner of England …
Read More »Uruguay names squad for historic Hong Kong Sevens
Uruguay have confirmed their roster for the Hong Kong Sevens. The opening round of the 2022-23 World Series is an historic event for Los Teros, their first ever as a core member on the circuit after achieving victory at the Challenger Sevens event in Santiago, Chile, earlier this year. Most …
Read More »ATL confirms departures of six players ahead of 2023
Rugby ATL have said their goodbyes to six players who will not be returning in 2023. John Sullivan and Connor Cook have confirmed their retirements from professional rugby, while Marko Janse van Rensburg, Justin Basson, Evan Mintern, and Eamonn Matthews will move on to different clubs. Sullivan has hung up …
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