New Zealand

Dallas Jackals signing Jinho Mun will move to the Houston SaberCats for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old scrumhalf was acquired by in the supplementary draft following the expansion side’s withdrawal from their intended inaugural campaign. Mun was born in American Samoa and grew up in New Zealand …

Rugby Canada have announced the sudden removal of John Tait as Head Coach of Canada’s Women’s Sevens program. While he is not mentioned by name, the official release confirms that Sandro Fiorino, Tait’s Women’s XVs counterpart, has taken over in an interim capacity until Mick Byrne is available and approved …

World Rugby has officially opened the process to determine hosts for the next four World Cups. Expressions of interest for the hosting of the women’s tournaments in 2025 and 2029, and the men’s tournaments in 2027 and 2031 will be tabled through May of this year. The second phase of …

The match schedule for the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021 took place today. RWC 2021 will kick-off with the USA vs Europe 1 on Saturday, September 18. It will be the first of two matches that day in Whangarei. The 12-team tournament will operate on a model of equal …

The Houston SaberCats have confirmed the signatures of Van Stewart, Zachary Short, and Max Tacket for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. All three are US-eligible and part of the team in 2020. Stewart is the most recent arrival. The 23-year-old lock or blindside flanker debuted in the 4th week …

The LA Giltinis have snapped up another hard-running loose forward for their inaugural Major League Rugby campaign. Former USA Sevens select Pago Haini has signed on after spending the past two years with the New England Free Jacks. This will be Haini’s third MLR team. The 29-year-old made four appearances …

Recent Major League Rugby signings have revealed several players eligible for the USA that may have been previously unknown. Players like Gordon Fullerton, Thomas Morani, and Zack Godfrey were signed up in 2020. In 2021 we can add James King, Luke Carty, Joe Johnston, Harrison Boyle, Harry Barlow, Joel Miranda, …

Rugby United New York have signed Bay of Plenty flyhalf Dan Hollinshead for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old New Zealander recently completed his fifth Mitre 10 Cup campaign with the Steamers, and also boasts professional experience in France and Japan. Hollinshead made his senior provincial debut as …

Old Glory DC have re-signed US Eagles hooker Mike Sosene-Feagai for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old follows the lead of scrumhalf Danny Tusitala in returning from his third stint with Auckland in New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup. Injury delayed Sosene-Feagai’s MLR debut but he started the last …

Rugby United New York have signed World Cup-winning scrumhalf Andy Ellis for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The former All Black brings a wealth of experience with over 150 Super Rugby games and 28 test caps on his resume. Ellis was an All Black from 2006-2015, and was notably …