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Another twist is coming to Major League Rugby in what has already been an eventful offseason. The league is set to add a 12th team for the 2024 campaign based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Unlike the other 11 teams, its primary purpose will be to develop US-eligible players with an …

Danny Tusitala will return for a fifth season with Old Glory. The Samoan international has incredibly appeared in every Major League Rugby game the club has played to date, starting all but one. This season could see that consecutive appearance streak break with the arrival of two promising American scrumhalves. …

Chicago have revealed a further seven returning players from last season’s inaugural campaign. LaRome White, Charlie Abel, Maclean Jones, Luke White, and Luke Carty enter the second of multi-year deals signed in late 2022. Fred Apulu and Michael Baska have agreed one-year extensions. White and Abel were match day regulars …

A pair of ex-Ironworkers landed with new teams on Tuesday, with second row Charlie Hewitt confirmed by San Diego and three-quarter Ishmail Shabazz joining Old Glory. The announcements pushed the number of players signed after being selected in the Dispersal Draft to 16 out of 30 to date. Notably four …

The American Raptors are set to have Argentine flavor in Super Rugby Americas 2024. New Head Coach Marcelo Loffreda will have at least five Argentines on the soon to be announced roster. Two of the players are former Pumas. ESPN Argentina reports that Loffreda and his assistant, Ignacio Fernández Lobbe …

Blair Cowan will return for a second season in San Diego. The 37-year-old flanker served as captain for the Legion in 2023 and looked in fine form until an untimely red card in the final game of the regular season ended his campaign early. He had started 11 of 16 …

In a special edition of Up and Under, ARN looks at 2023 in Review. As is the norm of Up and Under, the article covers the best and worst; however, this edition looks at what went well and what did not over the course of the year.   UP Chile …

Chris Mattina is headed back to San Diego. The 30-year-old fullback has officially signed on with the Legion after being selected in the Dispersal Draft. He was due to make a return to New York from Chicago, but saw his plan come to an abrupt end when the Ironworkers folded …

All seven stadiums for Super Rugby Americas 2024 have now been confirmed. They include some repeated and some new venues compared to Super Rugby Americas 2023. Selknam will play their matches at the Estadio Nacional while Os Cobras move from São Paulo to Jacareí for the new season.   AMERICAN …

Latino Flavor continues to be added to the Miami Sharks. The latest player to sign for the East Coast’s new Major Leaguer Rugby (MLR) franchise is Matías Freyre. The 29-year-old joins after previously playing MLR for the Houston SaberCats and the San Diego Legion over a period from 2020-2023. Freyre …