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The Utah Warriors have added considerable bulk to their scrum with the signing of tighthead prop Kalolo Tuiloma from Counties Manukau. Standing 6’4″ (1.93m) and tipping the scales at over 300lbs (137kg), the 29-year-old could be the largest player in Major League Rugby this coming season. Tuiloma had a breakthrough …

South African hooker Cullen Collopy has been signed by the NOLA Gold for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old joins from the Sharks, where he made two replacements appearances for the Super Rugby side in 2019 after impressing as a starter in the Rugby Challenge. Born in Cape …

Rugby United New York have announced the re-signing of five players for the 2020 Major League Rugby Season. Former England star Ben Foden is among them along with Eagles lock Nate Brakeley, flanker Alex MacDonald, and versatile backs Chris Mattina and Mark O’Keeffe. Foden signed for the club from Northampton …

The Houston SaberCats have signed former Manawatu Turbos front rower Tim Cadwallader for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. He arrives from Hong Kong where he has been playing for Kowloon RFC in recent months, having spent five seasons with the Turbos prior to the move. Cadwallader played tighthead prop …

The Glendale Raptors are now the Colorado Raptors. A new logo and team name was unveiled for the 2018 Major League Rugby finalists on Thursday. After speculation the team could shift to the more widely known Denver name, they have instead opted to attach themselves to the state to follow …

The Utah Warriors have signed Australian forward Richard Stanford for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. A former Super Rugby player with the Brumbies, Force, and Waratahs, confirmation of the 33-year-old addition comes just a day after that of South African newcomer Jurie van Vuuren. Stanford is an unusual signing …

Cal Golden Bears captain Nic Mirhashem has signed for Old Glory DC. The openside flanker will join the expansion team for the 2020 Major League Rugby season having led Cal to a second-place finish in the Division 1-A National Championship earlier this year. Mirhashem, 22, was born and raised in …

Rugby United New York have signed Irish scrumhalf Jason Higgins for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. A Munster age-grade product and former Munster ‘A’ Player of the Year, the 24-year-old arrives from All-Ireland League champions Cork Constitution. Higgins has been a standout at AIL level for the past five …

The NOLA Gold have re-signed two talented youngsters for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Second row William Waguespack and versatile back Nick Feakes are the latest to agree new deals, joining a growing list that now numbers 24 returnees from this past season. Waguespack enters his third season with …

Sandro Fiorino has named a 28-strong traveling group in his Canada Women’s side to play in the upcoming Can-Am Series. The team will play tests against the USA on November 20 and 24 at the Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista, the site of this year’s Super Series where …