The Ealing Trailfinders have signed USA back-rower Malon Al-Jiboori. The English club will be the home of the 23-year-old USA Eagle. Al-Jiboori makes the move to Eailing Trailfinders after previously playing Major Leagure Rugby for the San Diego Legion and the Glendale Raptors and Sevens for the Eagles. Al-Jiboori is …
Read More »Santiago Arata scores first Top 14 try as Castres down Bayonne
Santiago Arata scored his first Top 14 try on Thursday. The Uruguayan scrum half went over for an early score for Castres who downed Bayonne 26-23 in an away contest. The match was a rescheduled Top 14 fixture. Castres’ win sees the Tarns moving into 6th position. Arata scored in …
Read More »Crusaders sign Pablo Matera for 2022 Super Rugby
The Crusaders have signed Pablo Matera for the 2022 Super Rugby season. Matera will move from Paris, France to Christchurch, New Zealand to continue his professional rugby career. It will be the fourth country that Matera has played professional rugby in. He previously played for the Leicester Tigers (UK), Los …
Read More »Old Glory confirms return of Dylan Taikato-Simpson
Old Glory DC have received a boost with the return of Dylan Taikato-Simpson for the remainder of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 31-year-old fullback had initially opted out of the season following the arrival of his first child last August. Taikato-Simpson joined the team from Glendale for the …
Read More »MLR Notes – Early season uncapped Eagles contenders
We are now six weeks into the Major League Rugby campaign with a dozen to go. Amazingly that is already one more week than the 2020 season lasted in its entirety. That in itself is reason to celebrate, so too the emergence of several potential Eagles for the return of …
Read More »July 2021 Internationals in Americas to be called off
The July 2021 Internationals involving the Americas are set to be changed. The Americas will miss out on hosting incoming tours against European opposition. This will affect Canada and the USA in North America and Argentina, and Uruguay in South America. It means England will not fulfill the scheduled tour …
Read More »MLR Team of the Week
Another busy week of Major League Rugby action saw all six teams in action. Unlike previous weeks, only one match was decided by seven points or less. Undoubtedly the top performance was that of the Toronto Arrows, whose tremendous win over New York is rewarded with four selections. 1 – …
Read More »San Diego signs ex-Houston pair Loots and Comptat
The injury-stricken San Diego Legion have reinforced their ranks with Major League Rugby experience. Inside center Tiaan Loots and second row Victor Comptat have joined the team ahead of their match against the New England Free Jacks this weekend. Both played for the Houston SaberCats last year. Loots was the …
Read More »Canadian center Ciaran Breen signs with Carcassonne
Another bright young Canadian prospect is heading to France next season. Pro D2 side Carcassonne have confirmed that Ciaran Breen will join on a senior academy deal next season. The news comes just days after the Victoria, BC, native celebrated his 20th birthday. It’s the second stint in France for …
Read More »Jérémy Lenaerts back in the frame for SaberCats
Jérémy Lenaerts has re-joined the Houston SaberCats for the remainder of the Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old second row signed with the club from the Seattle Seawolves in the off-season but earlier this year opted out of the season due to health concerns related to the pandemic. Lenaerts was …
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