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Mike Shepherd will play a fourth Major League Rugby season with the Seattle Seawolves. The 31-year-old hooker has extended his stay with the two-time champions, becoming the 13th player to renew during the off-season and third front rower. Injuries have disrupted Shepherd’s involvement with the team during his the first …

The LA Giltinis will welcome a third player from Darren Coleman’s Shute Shield-winning Gordon side for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Having already confirmed hooker Mahe Vailanu and scrumhalf Harrison Goddard, LA will bring in front rower Robbie Abel to help bolster the scrum. At 28 years old Charlie …

The Greene King IPA Championship, England’s second division, will begin a drastically reduced season on the weekend of March 6. Having conceded six months to the pandemic, the 12-team competition will now be split into two conferences with each side playing 10 regular season games. It remains to be seen …

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 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby The second edition of the Súper Liga American de Rugby (SLAR) will have …

Luca Tani will trade one cocktail for another as the Austin Gilgronis lock has signed for the LA Giltinis. The 25-year-old from Santa Cruz returns to his home state for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. A late addition to the AG’s roster in 2020 from San Francisco Golden Gate, …

The Austin Gilgronis have signed a third scrumhalf for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. 20-year-old Indiana native Sidney Shoop joins incumbent internationals Marcelo Torrealba and Pele Cowley at the revamped Texas club. Shoop earned invitations to two High School All-American camps while playing for South Greenville. He attended the …

Mexico is eyeing a future in Major League Rugby. Plans for the coming decade include a Mexican team in the USA-based competition. Such a move would see Mexico joining professional rugby for the first time and see the MLR expanded to a third North American country. The plans were confirmed …

North Americans will again feature strongly this weekend in the Premier 15s. There is a full slate of five games on offer with Canadian players featuring in four lineups and USA internationals in two. Saturday’s feature broadcast will see Loughborough traveling to London to play Saracens. DaLeaka Menin and Courtney …

The LA Giltinis have reached ‘down under’ for another recruit. Arriving from the Melbourne Rebels for the 2021 Major League Rugby campaign is Angus Cottrell. The 31-year-old flanker brings eight years of Super Rugby experience to the expansion side. Originally a rugby league player, Cottrell signed for the Western Force …

The Houston SaberCats have confirmed the return of two international back rowers for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Uruguay’s Diego Magno and Namibia’s Adriaan Booysen follow previously announced Luke Beauchamp and Cecil Garber in committing to another year in Texas. This will be the third MLR campaign for Magno. …