Two more Major League Rugby standouts have signed for Narbonne. San Diego Legion winger Save Totovosau and Utah Warriors second row Aston Fortuin follow Old Glory DC flyhalf Jason Robertson to the Southern France club in their return to the Pro D2. Totovosau proved one of MLR’s most dangerous finishers …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Restructuring approvals put Brazil in good light Brazil Rugby, the Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (CBRu) approved a new model …
Read More »Seawolves star Shalom Suniula confirms retirement
Shalom Suniula is officially hanging up the boots. The Seattle Seawolves star has called a close to a decorated career at the age of 33 after winning international honors for the USA and two Major League Rugby titles. He joins older brothers Andrew and Roland in retirement. After debuting for …
Read More »MLR Presence in New Zealand’s NPC
New Zealand’s National Provincial Championship is ready to begin and once again there will be several players with Major League Rugby experience taking part. Formerly known as the Mitre 10 Cup, this year’s competition is known as the Bunnings NPC for sponsorship reasons. Three notables have been included in the …
Read More »MLR Dream Team – Your Chance to Vote
Next week ARN will be publishing its annual MLR Dream Team. This year we’re giving you the chance to have your say. Over the next few days we’ll collect your feedback in the comment section below, on Facebook, and on our Twitter feed. Below we listed our nominees at each …
Read More »Hong Kong Sevens cancelled for a second straight year
For a second straight year there will be no Hong Kong Sevens. The plug has been pulled on the tournament that was due to run from November 5 to 7, with the COVID-19 pandemic once again the culprit. A media release indicates the 2022 edition is currently scheduled for April …
Read More »Rhyno Herbst and JP Smith commit to Seattle
Two more players have signed long-term deals to stay with in Seattle. South African pair Rhyno Herbst and JP Smith have committed each committed to the Seawolves through the end of the 2024 Major League Rugby season. They follow five others in re-signing during recent weeks – James Malcolm, Lauina …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Bronze Medal for brilliant Pumas Los Pumas made history at the Olympic Games, winning Argentina’s first medal of the …
Read More »LA claims MLR title with convincing win over ATL
The LA Giltinis are Major League Rugby champions after defeating Rugby ATL 31-17 at the Memorial Coliseum on Sunday afternoon. It was a comprehensive performance from the home side, who left their opponents frustrated and took advantage of nearly every scoring opportunity. Matt Giteau turned down an early chance at …
Read More »MLR Championship Final Preview – LA Giltinis vs Rugby ATL
Major League Rugby will crown its second-ever champion on Sunday afternoon. Appropriately it’s the top two teams from the regular season who square off at the Memorial Coliseum, where the Western Conference-winning LA Giltinis play host to Eastern Conference representatives Rugby ATL. This will be the third time the MLR …
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