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Steve Hoiles and Dave Dennis are back in Major League Rugby. The duo will reunite with fellow ex-Wallabies forward Adam Freier at RFC Los Angeles in 2025. Hoiles has signed a two-year deal to become the club’s Head Coach and Director of Rugby, with Dennis his chief Assistant Coach. Freier …

Santiago Grondona left his mark twice on debut for the Bristol Bears. A week on from starting for Argentina against South Africa, Grondona scored two tries in the English Premiership. Grondona touched down twice in the try zone in the opening half against Bath. The Bristol Bears were 36-26 winners …

Canada kept their unbeaten record on the year intact with a comfortable 21-8 victory over Ireland in Langley on Saturday. All the scoring for the Maple Leafs came in the first half, with the home side shifting their focus to defense in the second stanza. It was a stalemate until …

France bounced back from their opening round WXV loss to Canada with a 22-14 win over the Women’s Eagles in Langley on Saturday. Discipline and a technical mistake resulting in a disallowed try contributed to the loss with two second half USA scores restoring some respectability to the final outcome. …

The WXV moves to the southeast of Vancouver to Langley for Round 2 this weekend. With their most difficult opponent now behind them, the USA will be looking for a more competitive showing against France. Les Bleues suffered a heavy defeat to Canada but haven’t lost to the Eagles since …

The Utah Warriors have confirmed a list of 17 departures from their 2024 campaign. It accounts for greater than 40% of the 39 players who made an appearance during the course of the season. On the list are several prominent names, among them five internationals including three USA Eagles. Loosehead …

Women’s Eagles coach Emilie Bydwell has named a roster of 24 residency athletes who will be based in Chula Vista for the 2024-25 World Sevens Series. Included are 10 uncapped players, 8 of them new to the residency program. The squad marks the first in the Olympic cycle with the …

USA Rugby has found their successor to Mike Friday. Former England Sevens and Great Britain coach Simon Amor takes over the Men’s Eagles Sevens program. A press release indicates the 45-year-old will relocate to California near the Eagles home base in Chula Vista, with Amor set to lead the side …

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Canada started their WXV campaign in style with an emphatic 46-24 victory over France in Vancouver on Sunday. Two tries in a span of three minutes just before halftime put the Maple Leafs out in front and from there out Les Bleues were left chasing the game. It didn’t take …