Argentina impresso on Day One of the Madrid Sevens. Los Pumas 7’s won 40-12 against Spain and 24-17 against the USA on the opening day of the competition. Joaquín de la Vega was the star against Spain. The former u20 fly half scored a hat-trick. Franco Sábato and Marcos Moneta …
Read More »MLR Off-Season Update – One Month Out
We are now exactly one month away from the start of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Normally another off-season update would not come this late in the hour, but much has changed since our last offering in mid-December. A planned January update was pushed to the side as the …
Read More »Madrid Sevens fixtures and Broadcast details
This weekend will see the return of international sevens rugby as Madrid plays host to an Olympic warm-up tournament. It’s the first such competition for many of the countries competing since the postponement of the World Sevens Series nearly a year ago. Originally slated for six teams in each division, …
Read More »Matt Wirken moves from RUNY to Free Jacks
This week’s signing spree from the New England Free Jacks continues with confirmation that Matt Wirken has joined from Rugby United New York. A veteran of three Major League Rugby campaigns, the 31-year-old lock moves to his third MLR team having initially played for the NOLA Gold. At 6’7″ (2.01m) …
Read More »Former Raptors prop Marco Fepulea’i lands in LA
The LA Giltinis have reinforced their front row stocks with the signing of former Raptors prop Marco Fepulea’i for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. A tighthead specialist, he is the latest Colorado castoff to find a third home in the span of a year following the subsequent withdrawal of …
Read More »Dallas Dispersal Update – Where would-be Jackals are now
The decision of the expansion Dallas Jackals to withdraw from the 2021 Major League Rugby season left 30 confirmed signings without a team. Some were entered in a supplementary draft that also included some college athletes, while others were released from their contract and are now free agents. To date …
Read More »Hencus van Wyk signs for NTT Docomo
Hencus van Wyk will not be joining the San Diego Legion after all, at least not yet. The South African tighthead prop will instead stay in Japan, signing with the NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes of the Top League. He had previously played for Sanix Blues and in Super Rugby with …
Read More »Free Jacks welcome Vili Toluta’u from Seattle
Seattle Seawolves favorite Vili Toluta’u has made a surprise move to the New England Free Jacks. The one-time US Eagles flanker has signed a one year deal just weeks out from the start of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He has also confirmed a full-time shift from the back …
Read More »Richie Asiata leaves Arrows for Super Rugby’s Reds
Richie Asiata will not be playing for the Toronto Arrows in the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old front rower has signed for the Queensland Reds and is now set to make his Super Rugby debut against the Waratahs on Friday having been named as reserve hooker for the …
Read More »ARN Player of the Week – Benjamín Urdapilleta
As with last week there was a mix of European club action with international rugby limited to the Six Nations. We are inching ever close to the return of professional rugby in the Americas, now just a little over a month away from the Major League Rugby season and the …
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