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Old Glory DC have signed Fijian lock Api Naikatini for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 34-year-old joins the expansion side from the defending champion Seattle Seawolves. He has most recently been suiting up for Waikato in New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup provincial competition. Naikatini won 18 caps for …

Both the Men’s and Women’s Eagles Sevens sides will be heading to England this weekend to take part in exhibition tournaments. The Men will be playing in both the AFI 7s and the new RugbyX event, with the Women also competing in the latter. RugbyX is an experimental format that …

The Austin Herd have signed two loose forwards from the Lindenwood Lions. First Team All-American selects Wesley White and Michael de Waal will join the team for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. While the length of White’s contract has not been revealed, de Waal has confirmed a three-year deal. …

The NOLA Gold have now officially locked in 24 players for the 2020 Major League Rugby season with the confirmation of three more re-signings. Cam Falcon, Kevin O’Connor, and Ross Depperschmidt will stay in New Orleans next season as continuity remains a theme of the off-season. Falcon has been an …

New Eagles cap Jamason Fa’anana-Schultz has signed with expansion side Old Glory DC for the 2020 Major League Rugby campaign. The powerhouse loose forward makes the switch from the Houston SaberCats, who he joined mid-season in 2019 after opting to pursue international honors with the USA. Fa’anana-Schultz made an immediate …

The Houston SaberCats have signed scrumhalf De Wet Roos for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Originally from South Africa, the 29-year-old moved to Australia in 2013 and has been a standout in the Shute Shield and National Rugby Championship. He was signed by the Brumbies in 2017 as an …

The Seattle Seawolves have secured four of their top players for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Brad Tucker, Vili Toluta’u, Mat Turner, and Brock Staller have put pen to paper for another campaign at Starfire Stadium. Having claimed back-to-back titles in the first two seasons of the new American …

The Glendale Raptors have confirmed 31 players for the 2020 Major League Rugby season, among them 13 who were not part of the squad in 2019. Former Wallabies star Digby Ioane is officially unveiled along with Eagles pair Aladdin Schirmer and Nick Boyer, and former Manu Samoa prop Zak Taulafo. …

RWC 2019 saw the top four from the Americas competing against the very best. No teams made the knock-out stages though there were moments of excellence both in terms of collectivity and individual brilliance. All players from all four countries were considered. Ultimately the strong campaign of Uruguay has converted …

It is too little too late for the USA as Tonga’s Paula Ngauamo is banned. The starting hooker committed foul play in Tonga’s win against the USA on Sunday only for it not to be picked up by referee Nigel Owens or his assistant officials staff. Ngauamo was cited for an …