The New England Free Jacks have signed a pair of new college graduates for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. St. Mary’s Gaels scrumhalf Tom Brusati and Colorado Buffaloes flanker Jack Miller join as free agents following the inaugural Collegiate Draft. Brusati is the third Gaels No9 to sign on …

The NOLA Gold have acquired flanker Devin Short from the San Diego Legion in exchange for an extra foreign player slot. With his 22nd birthday just days away he will celebrate with a new contract that sees him tied to New Orleans through the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Short …

Guido Petti is leaving Los Jaguares to join Bordeaux Bègles for the 2020-21 Top 14 season. Multiple sources indicate that the 25-year-old second row will soon be confirmed to have signed a two-year contract, his first as a professional outside Argentina. The consensus choice as the best of Los Pumas …

Iona College star Connor Buckley has signed for Rugby United New York. The 2019 Major League Rugby Semi Finalists have wasted no time in snapping up the talented scrumhalf after he was passed over in Major League Rugby’s inaugural Collegiate Draft. A native of Rockaway Beach, New York, Buckley came …

Former England captain Chris Robshaw is heading for Major League Rugby, but not to New York. The 34-year-old flanker has signed a two-year deal that will see him joining the San Diego Legion after his commitments to long-time club Harlequins comes to an end this fall. Robshaw had considered a …

Tucumán flanker Julio Farías Cabello scored a memorable try for Argentina against New Zealand in 2011. He finished off what was a team score created by Rosario’s Leonardo Senatore, a player who was on debut against Tier 1 opposition. Senatore broke from a scrum several meters inside Los Pumas’ half. …

USA Rugby has issued a statement of apology regarding the process of investigation used following the catastrophic neck injury suffered by Robert Paylor. The Cal Golden Bears lock was left in a wheelchair following an incident in the 2017 Varsity Cup final against Arkansas State. Severe criticism has been leveled …

A strong Australian bid to host RWC 2027 is expected. The hosts of RWC 2003 and co-hosts of RWC 1987 are seeking to stage the event in seven years time. Their bid comes with Rugby Australia in financial crisis following events prior to and because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rugby …

Los Pumas were 23-20 winners over France in 2012. The match was played on June 16 in Córdoba. It was the first of two between the teams in their series and it was Argentina’s second of three following a match against Italy in San Juan seven days earlier. Due to …

Louisiana State University captain Jack Webster has signed for the NOLA Gold. Originally from Lakewood, Washington, he moved to Louisiana as a teenager. The 22-year-old midfielder is the first undrafted free agent to put pen to paper following Saturday’s inaugural MLR Collegiate Entry Draft. Webster notably only took up rugby …

Canadian prop Jon Thiel scored a memorable try against Uruguay in 2002. The score came off an assist from scrum half Ed Fairhurst who had received a backhand pass from second-rower Mike James. It was a highlight of a match which Canada won 51-16 in a RWC 2003 qualifier wherein …

The inaugural Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft is now complete. Two rounds of 12 were undertaken on Saturday morning with 10 teams taking part. Sitting out were the Houston SaberCats, Rugby United New York, and Toronto Arrows. Players were drafted from 18 different schools, with a dozen States represented. Two …

Old Glory DC and the NOLA Gold have announced one new signing each ahead of today’s inaugural Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft. DC have picked up Mystic River lock David Beach while the Gold add former UCLA utility back Cian Barry. Standing a lofty 6’7″ (2.01m), Beach hails from Franklin, …

The inaugural Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft will take place this evening. A broadcast will be available on the official MLR Facebook page beginning at 7pm Eastern. Once the draft begins teams will have up to 5 minutes to make their choice with 24 picks in total set to take …

On this day, June 13,  in 2009 Argentina defeated England in Salta. The home fans in attendance in the northern Argentine city left happy as Los Pumas were 24-22 winners. Argentina scored tries through flanker Juan Manuel Leguizamón and winger Gonzalo Camacho. Kicking the goals was Juan Martín Hernández who …

The Dallas Jackals have confirmed Allen Clarke as the first Head Coach of the Major League Rugby expansion side. The former Ireland international spent 15 years coaching for Ulster and the IRFU before joining Ospreys in 2017. He also coached Emerging Ireland in 2015. Clarke was Head Coach of the …

One of Canada’s top prospects has put pen to paper with French Top 14 club Montpellier. Men’s u20 standout Tyler Duguid has signed a two-year academy contract and will join his new team at the end of the month with training set to begin on July 1. Having spent the …

With 16 test match tries from 33 caps, Juan Imhoff has an excellent strike rate. He was a Puma from 2010-2015, with politics rather than merit restricting his time with the test side. His final cap came a week before that of Horacio Agulla, a Pumas winger from 2005-2015. In …

Argentine flanker Tomás de la Vega is one of five players who have extended their contracts with the Toronto Arrows for another year. Capped 12 times by Los Pumas, the 29-year-old enjoyed a storming first run in Major League Rugby and started all five games in the pandemic-shortened season. Also …

The final match of the 2001 Pan Am Championship saw hosts Canada square off against Argentina at Fletcher’s Fields. May 26 was the date, with both sides entering the match undefeated in their first two games of the competition against the USA and Uruguay. There were no debuts this time, …