A penalty goal from Robbie Povey with time expired gave Canada a desperate 22-21 win over Chile in the first leg of their World Cup Qualifying series in Langford on Saturday. The result sets up a winner-take-all match in Valparaiso next week with the loser dropping out of contention to …
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Mike Dabulas has signed a one-year extension with Old Glory DC that will keep him in the nation’s capital through the end of the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old recently celebrated his test debut for the USA Eagles after coming on as a replacement against Canada in the …
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Nese Malifa is packing his bags for Seattle. The Dallas Jackals Assistant Coach will follow Allen Clarke to the Seawolves, with whom the 36-year-old attack specialist has signed a three-year deal through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. A dual international having represented the USA in both test rugby and …
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Two teams will square off in Langford on Saturday but only one will continue on the path to potential World Cup qualification when they wrap up the series in Valparaiso next weekend. Canada hosts Chile at Starlight Stadium in a rematch of a series last played in 2002. On that …
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The New England Free Jacks have announced the signing of versatile forward Jesse Parete on a two-year deal through the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Hailing from Hāwera, New Zealand, the 28-year-old heads stateside after a spell in Japan with the Canon Eagles, where he was a teammate of Sef …
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Victor Comptat will be staying in Seattle after all. The 24-year-old second row signed a two-year deal with Rumilly in the French Fédérale 1 earlier this year but he will now return to the Seawolves on a three-year deal that runs through the end of the 2024 Major League Rugby …
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The Dallas Jackals have signed former Gloucester center Henry Trinder on a two-year contract through the end of the 2023 Major League Rugby campaign. He brings well over a decade of experience at the highest level of English rugby, and follows fellow Premiership centurion Chris Pennell to the expansion side. …
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World Rugby have provided further detail on the new annual women’s rugby competition involving Canada and the USA. Unveiled earlier this year, the four-team series will include New Zealand and Australia and has been dubbed the ‘Pacific Four’. The competition will double as a qualifier for the new ‘WXV’ tiered …
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Eric Howard will stay on for a fifth campaign with NOLA Gold. The 28-year-old Canadian international has signed a one-year extension through the end of the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Since joining ahead of the inaugural season Howard has been a mainstay on Gold match day rosters. He captained …
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New England Free Jacks hooker Pieter Jansen has signed a short-term contract with the Tel Aviv Heat. The 26-year-old South African will play in the pool stage of the Rugby Europe Super Cup before returning to the Free Jacks for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Jansen joined from the …
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