Rugby ATL have signed former Colorado Raptors back row Connor Cook for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old adds experience to an already impressive Rattlers loose forward contingent that features Canadian international Matt Heaton and powerful No8 Ross Deacon. Cook was an invaluable member of the Raptors squad …
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This past weekend saw limited action with most competitions ground to a halt, no thanks again to the raging pandemic. The Top 14 did manage to fit in some make-up dates from previously postponed matches, and in fact all of our candidates come from France. In the Pro D2, Biarritz …
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Riekert Hattingh will play for the Seattle Seawolves in the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Confirmation comes at last of the team captain and star eightman who has been a talismanic figure for the club since the inaugural 2018 campaign. This past season, though brief, was one of frustration for …
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The 2021 Junior World Championship will not take place. For the second year in a row World Rugby’s annual u20 World Cup has been cancelled. It is a major blow to all competing teams, none more so than the Tier 2 countries involved. In 2020 they were to be Fiji, …
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The year 2020 saw a player exodus from Argentina abroad. The pandemic effect caused players left in droves. This came in the form of an exodus from Los Jaguares and another exodus from Los Ceibos. The outcome saw an influx of players into a number of markets. The leading two …
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The Dallas Jackals will not compete in the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The club confirmed the decision on the website. The Dallas Jackals were to make their debut in the upcoming 2021 MLR season as an expansion team. Dallas were named as an expansion team in 2020. The team …
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Toulouse have signed Juan Cruz Mallía from Los Jaguares. The 24-year-old joins the French giants as a medical joker. The move will be Mallía’s first overseas contract. He joins after featuring for Los Jaguares in Super Rugby from 2018-2020. Toulouse have lost Romain Ntamack, Lucas Tauzin and Arthur Bonneval to …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Rugby United New York A busy week saw Rugby United New York confirming four significant signings. First, Giant second-rower …
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Castres completed an away win over Montpellier on Sunday. The 21-19 victory saw the Tarns coming back from 19-11 to seal an important road victory. Benjamín Urdapilleta had a busy match. The Argentine play-maker scored 11 points in the win. Urdapilleta started outside Santiago Arata. In doing so, the Rio …
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Recent Major League Rugby signings have revealed several players eligible for the USA that may have been previously unknown. Players like Gordon Fullerton, Thomas Morani, and Zack Godfrey were signed up in 2020. In 2021 we can add James King, Luke Carty, Joe Johnston, Harrison Boyle, Harry Barlow, Joel Miranda, …
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