The New England Free Jacks have signed two props for the upcoming Major League Rugby season. Tongan age-grade international Tevita Sole joins on a three-year deal running through 2024, with Alex Johnston signed for one season. Both arrive from New Zealand. Sole represented Tonga at the 2019 World Rugby u20 …
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Tomás Lavanini has received a five week suspension following his sending-off against Ireland. The Pumas lock received a red card from referee Matthew Carley for a dangerous clearout at a ruck on Cian Healy in the second half of the match in Dublin on November 21. A disciplinary panel comprised …
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Rugby New York have re-signed second row pair Nick Civetta and Charlie Hewitt for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Both have represented the USA in recent months with Civetta on test duty with the Eagles and Hewitt traveling to Uruguay with the Selects for the Americas Pacific Challenge. Civetta …
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The LA Giltinis have signed former Brumbies prop Les Leulua’iali’i-Makin on a three-year deal through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. A former Australia u20 starter, the 29-year-old is qualified to play for Canada through his late father and Samoa through his mother. Following the 2012 Junior World Championship Leulua’iali’i-Makin …
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The Toronto Arrows have confirmed contract extensions for three more players ahead of the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Canadian international Andrew Ferguson headlines the trio with flanker Marcello Wainwright and winger Johnny Sheridan also returning for a fourth MLR campaign with the club. Ferguson, 29, competed with Jamie Mackenzie …
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The Houston SaberCats have confirmed the signing of flyhalf David Coetzer for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Arriving from South Africa, the 22-year-old represented the Junior Springboks at the 2018 and 2019 World Rugby u20 Championships. Coetzer has developed in the Blue Bulls age grade program. He led their …
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Harley Wheeler won’t be returning to Rugby ATL after all. The 24-year-old winger has signed on with the NOLA Gold for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. He makes the return to the XV-a-side game having spent the past year training with the Eagles Sevens side. The 2019 recipient of …
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Argentina are in Pool D of Rugby World Cup 2023. The group will contain five qualifiers. At present four places have been claimed by England, Japan, Argentina, and Samoa. The remaining competitor will be either the USA or Chile. The will play a home-and-away series next July. Who, then will …
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The year may be coming to an end but there is still international rugby to look forward to. Mexico will play host to the Cayman Islands in a test match on Saturday, December 11. The match will take place in Mexico City. Kick-off is scheduled for 2pm local time. The …
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The Austin Gilgronis have acquired Australian flanker Luke Beauchamp for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. He makes the move from the Houston SaberCats, having captained the side during the 2021 campaign following the season-long injury to De Wet Roos. Beauchamp has been a staple in the SaberCats lineup since …
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