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Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP South American 4 Nations International rugby has resumed at last! The South American 4 Nations got underway on Saturday. The two …

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LA confirms former Wallabies hooker Adam Freier as GM

The LA Giltinis have emerged from their slumber. Major League Rugby’s 13th team has confirmed former Wallabies hooker Adam Freier as their new General Manager. The 40-year-old joins previously announced coaches Darren Coleman and Stephen Hoiles on the expansion side’s staff. Freier won 25 caps for Australia between 2002 and …

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World Tens Series to proceed with seven teams

The inaugural World Tens Series event in Bermuda will proceed with seven teams. An eighth team was to arrive from South American but has been forced to withdraw due to COVID-19 restrictions. The new round-robin format will see each team playing each other twice across the opening two weekends to …

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Poasa Waqanibau returning to Free Jacks in 2021

Poasa Waqanibau will return for the New England Free Jacks in 2021. The 26-year-old Fijian enters the second of a three-year contract that runs through the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Arriving from the Fijian Drua, Waqanibau showed off his pace and power in 2020 with two tries scored, though …

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San Diego re-sign Eagles hooker Peter Malcolm

Peter Malcolm has re-signed with the San Diego Legion for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The USA international returns for a second campaign with the club after joining from Austin last year. It’s been over two years since Malcolm made his most recent Eagles appearance. A serious knee injury …

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ARN Player of the Week – Marcos Kremer

More COVID difficulties in Europe saw some potential contenders sitting out this weekend but the beginning of the Premier 15s season gave us a few others to consider for the first time. In all there was a reasonable spread of contenders. There should be significantly more this coming weekend as …

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Mitre 10 Cup – Round 5 Review

The fifth found of the Mitre 10 Cup season featured five crossover matches between Premiership division teams and the second-tier Championship. Not all went the way of the favorites. As ever a significant number of Major League Rugby players took part including six in the final match of the weekend. …

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