The NOLA Gold have announced the signing of Namibia scrumhalf Damian Stevens on a contract that runs through the 2023 Major League Rugby season. He joins after appearing for the Olímpia Lions in their only match of the cancelled Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season. Stevens, 25, was a standout …
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Marno Redelinghuys has signed a one-year contract extension with Rugby ATL that commits him to the Atlanta franchise through the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The South African forward has also confirmed his enrollment in the Doctorate of Chiropractic program at Life University. Arriving from Western Province, Redelinghuys made an …
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The Toronto Arrows have confirmed five more returning players for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Uruguayan internationals Manuel Diana and Leandro Leivas are joined by flyhalf Tayler Adams and 2020’s first choice midfield pairing of Guiseppe du Toit and Ben LeSage. Diana’s return is notable after his performances at …
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Rugby United New York’s third signing of the week is the extension of back row Kyle Sumsion through the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old with five US Eagles caps follows a pair of new wingers in Fiji’s Apenisa Cakaubalavu and New Zealand 7s rep Fa’asiu Fuatai. Sumsion was …
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After a one-year hiatus, Kyle Rogers will return to Major League Rugby in 2021. The former San Diego Legion fullback has signed a two-year deal with the NOLA Gold and follows former Legion teammate Devin Short to The Big Easy. Rogers, 25, was a Collegiate All-American at the University of …
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Thretton Palamo will play on for Old Glory DC in the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 31-year-old Eagles World Cup midfielder is set to play his third season in the league after acting as co-captain alongside Mungo Mason in the shortened 2020 campaign. After joining the Houston SaberCats halfway …
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The Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) will act as Americas 1 and Americas 2 qualifiers for RWC 2023, notes Ignacio Chans for Uruguayan publication El Observador. Americas Rugby News has been independently informed that the existing agreement will be implemented as planned. An official announcement is forthcoming from World Rugby. Such …
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The Pacific Rugby Players Welfare (PRPW) have issued a 59-page report recommending an investigation into the re-election of Bill Beaumont. The Englishman defeated Argentine Agustín Pichot for the spot of World Rugby chairman, winning re-election on May 12. The voting was close and split within many regions, including the Americas. …
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Due to unprecedented circumstances the 2020 Rugby Championship is now mooted for November and December. The annual competition involving Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa is set to be played over a six week period with all matches taking place in a single country. An official announcement of where …
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Player recruitment for the upcoming season continues. Spanish side Ciencias Rugby Sevilla have added further to their Argentine contingent by signing Franco López. He joins from Division de Honor rivals Bathco. The 24-year-old usually plays flanker but he has previously demonstrated an ability to slot in to the second-row. His …
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