The LA Giltinis have announced the signing of second row Shawn Clark and hooker Gelen Robinson for the remainder of the season. Both players come from the Colorado XO crossover athlete program. At 6’8″ (2.04m) Clark joins San Diego’s Victor Comptat and New York’s Nick Civetta as the tallest players …

Houston have begun the search for a new Head Coach with confirmation that Paul Healy will depart when his contract expires at the end of the season. The news comes as the SaberCats occupy the bottom of the overall table with just two wins from 11 games. There were early …

Locky McCaffrey has finally landed in Austin. The former Brumbies loose forward will at long last join the Gilgronis as he arrived with his family just over a day ago from Japan. It ends a period of uncertainty caused by a lengthy visa delay though the 31-year-old will not be …

Jason Robertson is set to move to France at the end of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Old Glory’s star flyhalf has signed a two-year deal with Narbonne, who recently confirmed a return to the Pro D2 after earning promotion from the Nationale. It’s a blow for DC who …

US Bressane have confirmed the signing of Matt Beukeboom from USM Sapiac. The Canadian flanker will stay in the French Pro D2, with the Bourg-en-Bresse club recently earning promotion from the Nationale. Beukeboom arrived at Montauban in 2019 and leaves after two seasons of mixed fortunes. He started on eight …

Brive have re-signed Lucas Paulos. The Top 14 club have extended the contract of the Pumas second-rower to include the 2021-2022 season. The player arrived 0n December 16 from Argentina as a medical joker. Paulos joined Brive from Los Jaguares. It marked a return from Europe; the Argentine native moved to …

Brive have signed Colombian lock Andrés Zafra. The second-rower will join the Top 14 from another; he makes the move from Agen who were relegated this season to the Pro D2. Zafra is weighs 115kg and stands at 1.97 meters tall. He is a product of Los Carboneros club in Cúcuta. The …

Major League Rugby has confirmed the second edition of the Collegiate Draft will take place on August 19. There are two notable changes to the format – the addition of Canadian university athletes and the expansion from two to three rounds. As with 2020, the order of selection will run …

USA Rugby has been formally accepted as a candidate to host an upcoming Rugby World Cup. A feasibility study that began in August of last year has been completed with a bid proposal now to be submitted in January 2022, part of a process to determine hosting rights for RWC’s …

Eddie Jones has named 21 uncapped players in his first training squad ahead of the July internationals against the USA and Canada. The group does not include the 12 players selected for the British & Irish Lions or any from the Premiership Semi Finalists – Bristol, Exeter, Harlequins, and Sale. …