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The Austin Gilgronis have confirmed the re-signing of Jamie Mackintosh for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. As expected the 35-year-old New Zealand international will return as a player-coach, joining a new-looking coaching staff that includes Australian duo Sam Harris and Mark Gerrard. Mackintosh, nicknamed ‘Whoppa’, signed on for a …

Rugby United New York have announced the signing of Samoan international Sakaria ‘Zak’ Taulafo for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 37-year-old prop joins from the Colorado Raptors following their withdrawal from the league. Taulafo signed for the Raptors after spending a decade as a professional in Europe and …

The influence of the No10 position in any rugby game is great. In the Americas it’s a position that has been filled by some of the very best players that the region has seen over the years. Not just national all-time greats but World Rugby Hall-of-Famers have come from this …

World Rugby have confirmed a one-year extension of their previously-approved amendment to international eligibility criteria. The May 2017 decision to change Regulation 8 from a 36-month residency qualification period to 60 months will now come into effect on January 1, 2022, one year later than originally intended. An official statement …

Rugby ATL have unveiled a new logo for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Without an official team nickname since the original team branding, the new design is dubbed the ‘Ratler’ and embraces a popular online fan name – the RATLsnakes. The new logo was designed by ATL players Chance …

Four Major League Rugby players have been named in the Counties Manukau training squad for the upcoming Mitre 10 Cup season. New Zealand’s provincial competition is to begin on September 11 following the completion of Super Rugby Aotearoa. Colorado Raptors eightman Sam Slade has returned to his club side Pukekohe …

The Austin Gilgronis have confirmed the addition of Round Rock native Christian Ostberg for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He returns home after a six-year overseas career first with Chinnor in England and then for the past five years with Aurillac in France. Ostberg’s MLR debut has in fact …

Rugby United New York have recruited Brazilian front rower Wilton Rebolo from the Austin Gilgronis. The 25-year-old signed for Austin ahead of the 2020 Major League Rugby campaign but missed out on the regular season after an injury during exhibition play. Equally capable of playing tighthead prop or hooker, Rebolo has …

New England Free Jacks prop Donald Brighouse has been named in the Taranaki Bulls squad for the upcoming Mitre 10 Cup. The 27-year-old Wellington native has most recently been playing for New Plymouth Old Boys since the Major League Rugby season was suspended. Brighouse signed for the the Free Jacks …

Rugby United New York have announced the signing of former Pumitas fullback Joel Miranda for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old is US-born but raised in Argentina. He arrives from Jockey Club in Salta having also represented Salta province in the Campeonato Argentino. Miranda graduated through the Argentine …