Cal Golden Bears captain Nic Mirhashem has signed for Old Glory DC. The openside flanker will join the expansion team for the 2020 Major League Rugby season having led Cal to a second-place finish in the Division 1-A National Championship earlier this year. Mirhashem, 22, was born and raised in …
Read More »Global Players to join South Americans in Súper Liga Americana
Players from around the globe are to be unveiled in the new South American professional rugby competition. Set to start in February 2020 there are to be players from Namibia, Portugal, and the Pacific Islands joining South Americans in the new competition. As reported by Ignacio Chans in El Observador …
Read More »Uruguay In Negotiations to Face Italy in 2020
Following impressive improved as demonstrated at RWC 2019 Uruguay are in negotiations to face Italy in 2020. Ignacio Chans notes that Los Teros are going to secure a three match series as part of the November Internationals with one of these fixtures being against Italy. If confirmed the fixture would …
Read More »RUNY bring in Cork scrumhalf Jason Higgins
Rugby United New York have signed Irish scrumhalf Jason Higgins for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. A Munster age-grade product and former Munster ‘A’ Player of the Year, the 24-year-old arrives from All-Ireland League champions Cork Constitution. Higgins has been a standout at AIL level for the past five …
Read More »NOLA Gold re-sign Waguespack and Feakes for 2020
The NOLA Gold have re-signed two talented youngsters for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Second row William Waguespack and versatile back Nick Feakes are the latest to agree new deals, joining a growing list that now numbers 24 returnees from this past season. Waguespack enters his third season with …
Read More »Canada names Women’s squad for Can-Am Series
Sandro Fiorino has named a 28-strong traveling group in his Canada Women’s side to play in the upcoming Can-Am Series. The team will play tests against the USA on November 20 and 24 at the Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista, the site of this year’s Super Series where …
Read More »ARN Rugby World Cup XV
It’s hard to believe that another Rugby World Cup has now come and gone. Outside of the unfortunate typhoon incident it was a marvelous tournament, if perhaps somewhat anti-climactic in its finale. Nonetheless as a whole it ranks among the best editions of the flagship tournament with Japan and Uruguay …
Read More »Utah signs Jurie van Vuuren from Southern Kings
The Utah Warriors have confirmed the addition of South African forward Jurie van Vuuren for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. He joins the side after two seasons with Eastern Province and the Southern Kings, playing in both the Currie Cup and Guinness Pro 14. Equally comfortable at lock or …
Read More »Metcher and Cima extend Seattle stays
Two more pieces of the Seattle Seawolves puzzle for the 2020 Major League Rugby season are now in place. Tighthead prop Tim Metcher and flyhalf Ben Cima have extended their stays with the two-time defending champions for at least one more campaign. It brings the number of re-signings to nine …
Read More »Canada lock Conor Keys joins Rugby ATL
Rugby ATL will have at least two Canadians running out in their forward pack in their inaugural season. The Major League Rugby expansion side has signed lock Conor Keys for the 2020 campaign, joining World Cup teammate Matt Heaton in Atlanta. At 1.99m (6’6″), Keys was the tallest player in …
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