The Dallas Jackals have announced the signing of Ayemere Oiyemhonlan for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Formerly a member of Old Glory DC, the 25-year-old back row has most recently been playing for the St. Louis Bombers and impressed recently at the Premier Sevens event in Memphis. Oiyemhonlan was …
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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 Argentina XV crowned APC champions The Argentina XV lifted the Americas Pacific Challenge trophy on Saturday. Doing so required …
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Portugal Head Coach Patrice Lagisquet has named a squad of 33 players to prepare for next Saturday’s test match against Canada in Lisbon. It will be the fifth meeting of the two sides since 2007, with the Canadians winning all four including a 52-8 result in their most recent encounter …
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After two long years of waiting the Senior Women’s teams for the USA and Canada will take the field at Infinity Park on Monday in the first of two matches between the North American rivals. Neither team were able to play a competitive match during the pandemic-stricken 2020 and this …
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The Houston SaberCats have added another new name to their back row stocks for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Jaco Bezuidenhout arrives from South Africa having recently made his senior Currie Cup debut for the Blue Bulls. Bezuidenhout, originally from Durban, was vice-captain of the University of Pretoria Tuks …
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NOLA have completed a trade with Rugby United New York to acquire 6th overall draft pick Chase Schor-Haskin. The Gold also receive a 2nd round pick in the 2022 Collegiate Draft in exchange for a foreign player slot that will allow New York to select one extra import in match …
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The New England Free Jacks have reached a loan agreement with Gloucester that will see England u20 center Jack Reeves spending the next two Major League Rugby seasons in Boston. When not involved with the Free Jacks he will be available to the English Premiership club. Reeves can play either …
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Kurt Morath will start for Tonga in their international against Scotland on Saturday. The 36-year-old flyhalf will win his 39th test cap for the Ikale Tahi, appearing in a third decade having made his test debut in 2009. His most recent match was against England at Rugby World Cup 2019. …
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National Rugby League veteran Will Chambers is set to join the LA Giltinis on a two-year deal, according to multiple reports from Australian media. The 33-year-old center has been targeted as a replacement for Adam Ashley-Cooper who confirmed his retirement after lifting the MLR Shield in 2021. Chambers has been …
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Zach Pangelinan has signed on for a fifth Major League Rugby season with the SaberCats. The 33-year-old USA international is the first ‘original’ Houston player to commit for the 2022 campaign. Pangelinan captained the SaberCats in the first match of 2021 but injuries would restrict him to 9 appearances over …
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