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Dallas have added a third Fijian to their backline ahead of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The Jackals have signed up 23-year-old fullback Josateki Degei from Namosi. He follows countrymen Tuidraki Samusamuvodre and John Vasurakuta to the expansion side. Degei has followed a similar lineage in his rugby career. …

The New England Free Jacks have confirmed the return of Josh Larsen for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. A member of Canada’s team at Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan, the 26-year-old enters the second year of his contract after signing from Austin in 2019. Larsen captained the team …

Six members of England’s Sevens team will suit up for the London Royals at the inaugural World Tens Series event in Bermuda. The team was recently made redundant in its entirety while the World Sevens Series is on an indefinite hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Two members of the …

Old Glory DC will have a new home turf for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Having used Cardinal Stadium at Catholic University during their exhibition campaign in 2019 and their two home games in 2020, the team will move to the newly-constructed Segra Field. Located in Leesburg, Virginia, Segra …

The San Diego Legion have confirmed the addition of loosehead prop Luatangi Li for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Originally signed earlier this year with the intent of playing during the 2020 season, the COVID-19 cancellation saw the 29-year-old’s league debut delayed by a year. Arriving relatively late in …

An approaching hurricane has forced the World Tens Series to delay the start of the tournament by one day. Hurricane Epsilon is expected to pass close to Bermuda on Thursday evening. Originally set for Saturday, the Series will now kick off on Sunday, October 25. The inaugural event will be …

Rugby ATL have confirmed the signing of Grand Canyon University prop Lincoln Sii for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old tighthead joins as an undrafted free agent following a trial period that saw him playing in two recent intra-squad matches with 404 Rugby, ATL’s development side. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRjSxfevAy4   …

This past weekend the return of international rugby to the Americas as the South American 4 Nations kicked off. With the games not counting as tests, a number of young players were given opportunities to prove themselves and will do so again later today in the second round. In Europe …

The Seattle Seawolves have confirmed the return of Tim Metcher for a fourth Major League Rugby campaign. A staple in the No3 shirt since joining ahead of the inaugural 2018 season, the 29-year-old Australian has spent recent months playing for Southern Districts in the Shute Shield. Metcher played all five …

Canadian international star DTH van der Merwe headlines the Miami Sun entry for the upcoming World Tens Series. The 34-year-old suits up for the first time since departing Glasgow Warriors earlier this year. He is one of three inclusions set to join the LA Giltinis for their inaugural Major League …