The Americas nations will not be playing their traditional year-end tours this month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead Argentina will take part in the Tri Nations, while Uruguay has just wrapped up a short two-match series against Spain in Montevideo. For fans in Canada and the USA it’s been …
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Old Glory DC have announced the signing of Glasgow Warriors flanker Callum Gibbins on a player-coach deal for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 32-year-old New Zealand native arrives having co-captained the Warriors for the past two Guinness Pro 14 seasons. Gibbins will arrive stateside with vast professional experience. …
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Old Glory DC have announced the re-signing of co-captain Mungo Mason for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old flanker has most recently been playing in Australia for Warringah Rats in the Shute Shield, scoring four tries in nine games. Mason arrived from Scotland ahead of the 2020 campaign …
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The second day of the inaugural World Tens Series event in Bermuda brought a new challenge for players. Short island rain storms required tactics that closer resembled a full 15-a-side battle at times, though the sun did shine enough to allow for some sevens-style free flow as well. Results were …
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South Africa’s four existing Super Rugby franchises will leave the competition. SA Rugby confirmed that the Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers will transition to an expanded Pro 14. The four Super Rugby teams will take part while the Cheetahs and Southern Kings exit the league. SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux noted …
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The New England Free Jacks have signed scrumhalf Sean Yacoubian to a long-term deal through the 2023 Major League Rugby season. He joins from the withdrawn Colorado Raptors, making just one appearance in 2020 before the season was suspended. Originally from Scotland, Yacoubian represented his home country at u20 level …
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Old Glory DC have looked to solve their scrummaging problems with the addition of Scottish tighthead prop Steven Longwell for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old arrives from Italy where he has been playing professionally for Verona in the Serie A. Longwell has been a prominent figure in …
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Gordon McRorie is set to move to Italy to take up a player-coach role with Serie A club AS Milano. The 32-year-old will call Europe his home for the first time since arriving in Canada from Scotland in 2011. Milano have signed McRorie initially on a one-year deal with a …
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The Dallas Jackals have announced the signing of Scottish age-grade international James Malcolm for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Arriving from London Scottish in the RFU Championship, the 25-year-old represented Scotland at both the 2013 and 2014 World Rugby u20 Championships. Malcolm joined the Glasgow Warriors in 2014 and …
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The New England Free Jacks have announced the signing of Scottish dual-international Dougie Fife on a deal that runs through the 2022 Major League Rugby season. He arrives directly from the Guinness Pro 14, where he has played for Edinburgh since 2012. Fife, 29, was a standout winger with the …
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