Rugby United New York have announced the signing of top Canadian prospect Quinn Ngawati for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 21-year-old midfielder was under contract with the Toronto Wolfpack but the rugby league side’s financial woes will see him instead making a quick return to rugby union. At …
Read More »Ciencias Olavide sign Gabriel Roldán
Ciencias Olavide has signed Gabriel Roldán. The Argentine player will play the 2020-2021 División de Honor for the Spanish club. Roldán joins from Aldro Independiente. The 29-year-old is naturally a scrum-half, though he has also played at fly half and fullback in Spain. He is 1.74m tall and weighs 82kg. Both …
Read More »Argentina innovate with notable Rugby Championship roster
Argentina has ticked boxes with a notable Rugby Championship roster. Mario Ledesma appears to have learned lessons from 2019 and opted for innovation for 2019. Los Pumas were eliminated from RWC 2019 at the group stage; the worst result since 2003. Ledesma’s roster for RWC 2019 was Jaguares-centric. Three players …
Read More »Official: January 2020 rankings will determine World Cup 2023 Draw
The January 2020 rankings will determine the World Cup 2023 draw. World Rugby made the decision noting that it believed it to be fair. The official release noted: “The RWC Board determined that the rankings to determine seedings was best taken after Rugby World Cup 2019 as it was the …
Read More »Argentina recall Juan Imhoff for Rugby Championship
Argentina have recalled Juan Imhoff for the Rugby Championship. The Racing 92 winger was last capped by Argentina at RWC 2015. His only appearances for his country since then have been in Rugby 7’s. He represented Argentina at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Imhoff’s non-selection from 2015-2019 was not …
Read More »Matías Moroni out of Rugby Championship
Matías Moroni is out of the Rugby Championship. The former Jaguares center suffered a sprained knee in training in Uruguay. He will not play for Argentina in 2020. He is to next play for his new club, the Leicester Tigers. The 29-year-old Moroni joined the Leicester Tigers from Los Jaguares. …
Read More »Northland flanker Kara Pryor joins RUNY for 2021
Rugby United New York have signed Northland flanker Kara Pryor for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He initially signed on for the 2020 season but visa delays prevented him from making an appearance. It’s a near identical situation to that of Evan Mintern. Pryor is currently turning out for …
Read More »JP Doyle to referee at World Tens Series
JP Doyle has accepted an invitation to referee at the World Tens Series slated to take place in Bermuda next month. The 41-year-old has been one of the leading referees in Europe for the last decade and took charge of the 2014 English Premiership Final. He was on the match …
Read More »San Diego signs World Sevens great Cecil Afrika
San Diego have unveiled the signing of World Sevens Series star Cecil Afrika for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He is the second South African international to join the Legion in following Bjorn Basson, the former Springbok winger announced just two days ago. Afrika is widely considered one of …
Read More »Free Jacks confirm contract for draft pick Spencer Krueger
The New England Free Jacks have confirmed a Major League Rugby contract for second round draft pick Spencer Krueger. Selected 18th overall in the inaugural Collegiate Draft, the 22-year-old tighthead prop is set to play for the Ohio Aviators in the upcoming World Tens Series. Krueger captained Ohio State where …
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