The LA Giltinis have secured 20-year-old flanker Cyrille Cama on a two-year contract through the 2023 Major League Rugby season. It’s a re-signing of sorts, with the USA u20 select called up to the senior squad late in the 2021 season to cover for injuries. Cama turned heads with an …
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The New England Free Jacks are putting the finishing touches on their roster for the 2022 Major League Rugby season with the signing of Fijian winger Paula Balekana. He makes the move east from Houston, having spent the 2021 campaign on the books for the SaberCats. Having previously spent two …
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NOLA Gold have signed back row Maciu Koroi on a two-year deal through the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old is yet to make his regular season debut but was on the Rugby ATL roster for the shortened 2020 campaign and was an unused replacement against the Gold. Koroi …
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Old Glory DC have re-signed Tevita Naqali for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old joins fellow Fijian lock Api Naikatini in returning for a third campaign, with former England age grade international Stan South back for his second. Naqali has been an automatic selection since arriving in DC …
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The USA Women’s Eagles finished in 5th spot in the second of two Dubai tournaments to start the new World Sevens Series season. Canada would close in 8th spot, with Brazil slipping to 9th but capping their day with a first ever victory over Great Britain. Mixed results in the …
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The World Sevens Series continues on Friday (local time) and while it’s a new tournament, the venue will stay the same. Dubai plays host once again with fans now permitted to attend following the lifting of pandemic restrictions. Martin Iosefo will play his 50th World Series event which could also …
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The World Sevens Series continues on Friday (local time) and while it’s a new tournament, the venue will stay the same. Dubai plays host once again with fans now permitted to attend following the lifting of pandemic restrictions. Only four players have changed from this past weekend’s event. Australian flyer …
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Rugby New York have confirmed new contracts for five returning players. Back rowers Benjamín Bonasso and Kara Pryor, and backs trio Fa’asiu Fuatai, Quinn Ngawati, and Apenisa Cakaubalavu have all re-committed for a second Major League Rugby season in 2022. Bonasso represented Argentina at age-grade level but made his Eagles …
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Old Glory have re-signed Fijian international Apisai Naikatini for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 36-year-old second row will play in his third season with the DC side and fourth all told in MLR. He was part of the title-winning Seattle Seawolves side in 2019. Naikatini’s outstanding form in …
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World Rugby Council have approved dramatic eligibility changes to international rugby that will allow players to represent a second nation after a three-year stand-down period from their last ‘binding’ representative appearance for their first nation. According to Uruguayan journalist Ignacio Chans, the vote passed by a vote of 39 in …
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