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Phil Mack has left Seattle. One of the most popular figures in the Seawolves since the team’s creation in 2018, the 34-year-old departs with two Major League Rugby Championship rings and three seasons of experience coaching the professional side. The first two were unorthodox to say the least. Mack was …

Malcolm May has signed a contract extension with the NOLA Gold that will see him through the end of the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old Collegiate All-American follows teammates Matt Harmon and Moni Tonga’uiha in re-upping with New Orleans. After playing just two games in 2019 due to …

World Rugby have officially cancelled the u20 Trophy tournament scheduled to take place in September. Set to be hosted in Villajoyosa, Spain, the decision comes as no surprise with the COVID-19 pandemic also causing the cancellation of the u20 Championship earlier this year. Americas teams affected are Uruguay, Canada, and …

The Dallas Jackals have added rugby league expertise to their coaching staff in the form of Lee Radford. A former England international in the 13-man code, the 41-year-old joins after recently ending a seven-year stay as Head Coach of Super League side Hull FC. Radford will be in charge of …

The New England Free Jacks have signed a pair of new college graduates for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. St. Mary’s Gaels scrumhalf Tom Brusati and Colorado Buffaloes flanker Jack Miller join as free agents following the inaugural Collegiate Draft. Brusati is the third Gaels No9 to sign on …

The NOLA Gold have acquired flanker Devin Short from the San Diego Legion in exchange for an extra foreign player slot. With his 22nd birthday just days away he will celebrate with a new contract that sees him tied to New Orleans through the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Short …

Iona College star Connor Buckley has signed for Rugby United New York. The 2019 Major League Rugby Semi Finalists have wasted no time in snapping up the talented scrumhalf after he was passed over in Major League Rugby’s inaugural Collegiate Draft. A native of Rockaway Beach, New York, Buckley came …

Former England captain Chris Robshaw is heading for Major League Rugby, but not to New York. The 34-year-old flanker has signed a two-year deal that will see him joining the San Diego Legion after his commitments to long-time club Harlequins comes to an end this fall. Robshaw had considered a …

USA Rugby has issued a statement of apology regarding the process of investigation used following the catastrophic neck injury suffered by Robert Paylor. The Cal Golden Bears lock was left in a wheelchair following an incident in the 2017 Varsity Cup final against Arkansas State. Severe criticism has been leveled …

Louisiana State University captain Jack Webster has signed for the NOLA Gold. Originally from Lakewood, Washington, he moved to Louisiana as a teenager. The 22-year-old midfielder is the first undrafted free agent to put pen to paper following Saturday’s inaugural MLR Collegiate Entry Draft. Webster notably only took up rugby …