Samoa

The highly anticipated start to the third season of Major League Rugby is just days away now. Three new teams will be added, and with them a host of new international players with prime time experience who will share the pitch with the best domestic talent from North America. Below …

Former US Eagles lock Tai Tuisamoa is making a surprise return to professional rugby with the San Diego Legion. The 39-year-old is one of four former San Diego Breakers forwards who have been added to the Major League Rugby roster for the 2020 campaign. Tuisamoa won the last of his …

Utah Warriors coach Chris Latham has named new signing Dwayne Polataivao as his captain for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old Samoan international becomes the third captain of the Salt Lake City-based club in MLR following Paul Lasike in 2018 and Tim O’Malley in 2019. The choice is …

Canada’s Men are closing in on a Semi Final spot at the Hamilton Sevens after finishing Day One at the top of Pool C. Meanwhile Argentina are holding on in Pool D but the best the USA can now hope for is a 5th-place seeding match after losing to hosts …

Old Glory DC have bolstered their squad with more front row talent. Joining Springbok star Tendai Mtawarira at the expansion team for the 2020 Major League Rugby season is USA international Mike Sosene-Feagai. The 5-times capped Eagle hooker arrives from Auckland, New Zealand. After representing Samoa at u20 level, Sosene-Feagai …

The New England Free Jacks have secured Samoa prop Donald Brighouse on a two-year contract through the end of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He represented New Zealand at the 2013 World Junior Championship and was most recently first choice tighthead for Taranaki Bulls in the 2019 Mitre 10 …

New Zealand broke South African hearts as they edged their hosts 7-5 in the Cup Final to complete a Cape Town double, following up on the victory earned by their women’s counterparts. The two finalists are now in a dead heat at the top of the men’s standings, with a …

The Men’s Eagles will miss out on the Cup Quarter Finals for the first time since the 2017-18 season after being halted by the Blitzboks on Day Two of the Cape Town Sevens. Argentina will be the only Americas team in the final eight after Canada’s hopes were snuffed out …

Argentina were the only men’s team from the Americas to taste victory on Day One of the Cape Town Sevens. Los Pumas came away convincing winners over Canada in their Pool B opener, while the Men’s Eagles were well beaten by Fiji in Pool A. A first-minute try from Franco …

World Rugby has revealed the draw for this weekend’s Cape Town Sevens. Both the men and women will again be in action after the first combined event of the season was held in Dubai this past weekend. Three Americas teams will compete in each bracket. The unusual knockout format employed …