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Old Glory DC have signed Fijian Drua lock Tevita Naqali for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 6’5″ (1.96m) athlete is set to form a dynamic second row partnership with countryman Api Naikatini, who recently joined the expansion side from the 2019 champion Seattle Seawolves. Naqali has played for …

Steffon Armitage will not be joining the San Diego Legion after all. The England international and former European Player of the Year has this week arrived in Biarritz, where he has signed a two-year contract through the end of the 2020-2021 season. In July he signed a Major League Rugby …

The Toronto Arrows have unveiled the latest group of signings for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Along with seven returnees from their inaugural campaign, the 2019 Semi Finalists have added two new players in World Cup midfielder Ben LeSage and Canada u20 prop Tyler Rowland. Approaching his 24th birthday, …

Jeremy Misailegalu is on the move again. ‘The Missile’ will play for his third Major League Rugby team in 2020 having joined up with Rugby ATL for their inaugural campaign. In doing so he will join a select club that will include New England’s Tadhg Leader and soon-to-be ATL teammate …

The USA will host Canada for a two-game test series at the Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista this coming November. Having already played two exhibition matches and one test during July’s Super Series, the Women’s Eagles will close their 2019 campaign against familiar opponents on November 20 and …

The Austin Herd have signed two Pacific Challenge representatives for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Samoa ‘A’ cap Potu Leavasa and Fiji Warriors select Enele Malele will join the re-branded team as it looks to rebuild following their winless 2019 campaign. Leavasa, 23, joins the Herd from the Warringah …

Former Canada Men’s Sevens coach Damian McGrath has landed in Germany. The 61-year-old has signed a five-year deal that will see him leading the country’s Men’s program through 2024. It’s the third national side he been in charge of. McGrath was Head Coach of Samoa prior to Canada, and before …

The Seattle Seawolves will have a new flyhalf on their roster for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Ryno Eksteen as signed on with the defending champions, joining from the Cheetahs, South Africa’s Guinness Pro 14 franchise based in the Free State. Eksteen played four matches for the Cheetahs this …

Devereaux Ferris has been added to the San Diego Legion roster for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The Life West captain and once-capped Eagle fills the gap at scrumhalf left by departed Nick Boyer, who has returned to the Glendale Raptors. Originally from New Zealand, Ferris emerged as an …

Old Glory DC have signed Fijian lock Api Naikatini for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 34-year-old joins the expansion side from the defending champion Seattle Seawolves. He has most recently been suiting up for Waikato in New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup provincial competition. Naikatini won 18 caps for …