Brazilian test prop Caíque Silva is to play in Portugal. The 27-year-old will join CDUL for the 2020-2021 season, doing so from Corinthians. The move means that the loose head prop departs São Paulo and the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Silva was one of three loose head props …

Los Pumas are to play in the 2020 South American Championship before traveling to New Zealand to complete in the Rugby Championship. Rosario3 report that the South American competition will be played in Uruguay over fifteen days in September. Argentina will play matches against Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. The competition …

Aparejadores have signed Enzo Ignacio Beltramino for the upcoming season. The Argentine fly half or fullback joins from rival Spanish club Independiente de Santander. Beltramino comes from one of Argentina’s first rugby clubs, Club Atlético del Rosario (CAR). Despite being from Rosario the club continues to compete in URBA. Home …

Hanco Germishuys will remain with Rugby United New York for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The team confirmed a contract extension with the star flanker on Friday, joining the recent re-signings of fellow USA internationals Dylan Fawsitt, Nate Brakeley, and Kyle Sumsion. Germishuys will see a second season with …

Moe Abdelmonem has re-signed with the Austin Gilgronis for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The soon-to-be 28-year-old has been a staple in the No7 shirt for the team since arriving from Canada part-way through the 2019 season. Originally from Egypt, Abdelmonem emigrated to Halifax in 2009 and was in …

Old Glory DC have confirmed that Fijian lock Apisai Naikatini will stay with the team for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. They have clarified however that the 18-test veteran is not a re-signing but in fact completing the second of his initial two-year contract. Naikatini will enter his third …

The Dallas Jackals have confirmed the addition of versatile back Campbell Johnstone for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He is the 7th player from the withdrawn Colorado Raptors to be confirmed by the expansion franchise in recent weeks. Johnstone, 22, was a High School All-American and represented the USA …

Rugby United New York has announced the re-signing of flyhalf Harry Bennett for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old Australian has been with the team since their inception, having previously played for the Sacramento Express in the now-defunct PRO Rugby. Injury limited Bennett to eight appearances during the …

The New England Free Jacks have announced the signing of South African loose forward Lubabalo ‘Tera’ Mtembu on a long-term contract that runs through the 2023 Major League Rugby season. He arrives from Durban after a decade of experience with the Sharks. Mtembu, 29, represented South Africa at the 2010 …

Spanish side Gexto Rugby have signed Mariano Filomeno. The move marks a return to Spain for the former Argentina XV tight head prop. It also sees the promoted Gexto building their player roster as they prepare for the upcoming Division de Honor season. The 29-year-old has prior professional experience with …