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Major League Rugby Preseason Week 1 guide

The Major League Rugby regular season is now just two weeks away and preseason games officially get underway in Chula Vista on Friday afternoon. Four games are scheduled to take place this weekend, two each on Friday and Saturday.   SAN DIEGO LEGION vs AUSTIN GILGRONIS Friday, January 21, 13:00 …

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Busy week of Ins and Outs for San Diego Legion

The San Diego Legion continue to trickle out their roster for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Three more players have been confirmed since Ben Mitchell’s re-signing was announced on Monday, along with a new member of the coaching staff. Meanwhile some other notables have left the team. Jack Wiggins …

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MLR gets Argentina referee flavor

The 2022 Major League Rugby season will have Argentina flavor on the field. The majority of the MLR teams have Argentine players on their rosters. The new MLR season will also have Argentina flavor in terms of referees; Damian Schneider will officiate MLR matches in the 2022 season. The 28-year-old …

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Colombia and Late Changes to RWC Repechage

Colombia’s upcoming RWC qualifiers have been impacted. World Rugby has confirmed that Hong Kong and Samoa will miss the upcoming tournaments to determine who will compete at the 2022 Women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. The changes see Kazakhstan automatically qualifying for the Final Qualification Tournament to join Colombia and …

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Final Women’s Rosters for Málaga Sevens

The Women’s bracket of the World Sevens Series returns to a more familiar three-pool format in Málaga beginning on Friday. There will be only 11 teams competing, however, as Fiji have been forced to withdraw due to pandemic complications. Belgium and Poland join the tournament and with Great Britain now …

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Final Men’s Rosters for Málaga Sevens

The World Sevens Series resumes in Málaga on Friday despite the specter of the pandemic in the backdrop. New Zealand, Samoa, and Fiji have all dropped out of the tournament though a window has been left open for the latter to possibly resume on Day Two. There are significant changes …

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Four overseas additions complete Old Glory roster

Old Glory DC have unveiled their roster for the 2022 Major League Rugby season, at the same time confirming four previously unannounced overseas additions. Prop Kyle Stewart, lock Felix Kalapu, and winger Peni Lasaqa are to join from New Zealand with back row Fintan Coleman arriving from Ireland. Despite being …

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Las Primeiras Uruguayas Profesionales

María Eugenia Cruces y Cecilia Verocai se convertirán en las primeras jugadoras profesionales del rugby uruguayo. Firmarán su primer contrato a nivel de clubes y emigrarán a Italia. Por: Agustín Basso Un hecho sin precedentes. Las Teras María Eugenia Cruces y Cecilia Verocai se convertirán en las primeras jugadoras profesionales en la historia del rugby uruguayo. …

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Scott Lawrence steps down from Rugby ATL post

Rugby ATL have been hit with the sudden resignation of Scott Lawrence as General Manager and Head Coach. The news comes with the 2022 Major League Rugby season just two weeks away, and leaves assistant coaches Blake Bradford and Stephen Brett to lead the team in the interim. Lawrence is …

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Guido Petti sidelined until March

Guido Petti is sidelined until March. Bordeaux will be without the Argentine second-rower for upcoming competition in the European Champions Cup and the French Top 14. Petti’s injury is a minor knee problem. He has complained of discomfort. Bordeaux have prioritized having Petti fully-fit for the business end of the …

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Phil Berna returns to captain Canada in Spain

Phil Berna will captain Canada at the upcoming World Sevens Series tournaments in Spain. The experienced forward has recovered from injury that kept him out of the Dubai Sevens tournaments. He leads a team that shows seven changes from their last outing in December. Andrew Coe has departed for Rugby …

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