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Hughes returns for Eagles in Los Angeles

Madison Hughes has returned to the US Eagles roster for the Los Angeles Sevens. The captain was rested for the Sydney tournament as precaution after taking a knock during the Hamilton event. There are changes to the squad of 13. Matai Leuta is replaced by Joe Schroeder, with Maceo Brown …

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Conor Trainor departs Nevers, joins Canada 7s

Conor Trainor has been released from his contract with Pro D2 club USO Nevers by mutual consent to pursue a spot on Canada’s Men’s Sevens team for the Olympic Games. The 30-year-old has been included in Canada’s roster for the upcoming Los Angeles event on the World Sevens Series. The …

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Stormers down Jaguares in wet Cape Town

The Stormers downed Los Jaguares 17-7 earlier today in Cape Town. The match was the first between the sides in 2020 and was Los Jaguares’ first of three matches on their current tour to South Africa. The Argentine side went for rotation for the contest, a decision made to have …

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Rugby ATL signs Southland No8 Bill Fukofuka

Rugby ATL have signed Southland Stags No8 Bill Fukofuka for the remainder of the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old is immediately available for the club and will make his debut in Sunday’s match against Rugby United New York. It’s the second professional stint in the USA for Fukofuka. …

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Los Ceibos debut with a bang

Los Ceibos debuted with a bang, defeating Los Pumitas 97-17 in their first ever rugby match. The fixture was a warm-up game two weeks out from the start for the inaugural Súper Liga Americana e Rugby (SLAR) season. The SLAR will begin on March 06. On that date Los Ceibos …

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RUNY signs Hanco Germishuys and Charlie Hewitt

Rugby United New York have confirmed the signings of US Eagles flanker Hanco Germishuys and former England age-grade lock Charlie Hewitt for the remainder of the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Both players join with immediate effect and are expected to play against Rugby ATL on Sunday. Germishuys recently cut …

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MLR 2020 – Week 3 Broadcast Guide

Week 3 of the Major League Rugby season brings us four games on Saturday and two on Sunday. With the Las Vegas experiment now over it’s back to business as usual with proper home and away contests and an array of viewing options. It’s both the first road game of …

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USA South Panthers to tour Colombia in July

The USA South Panthers are to tour Colombia in July. The USA Rugby South organization is the combination of unions in the south-east of the USA who compete as a non-capped representative team. The 2020 tour to Colombia will see the latest case of the organization breaking new ground. The …

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Gilgronis line up Australian flanker Maclean Jones

The full extent of the spending spree by the Austin Gilgronis is only now coming into focus. Set to follow newly-arrived Jamie Mackintosh to the club is former Australia u20 captain Maclean Jones, the fifth overseas addition since last month’s surprise re-branding. Jones, 23, is known as a tough-tackling openside …

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RWC Center Starts for Los Ceibos in warm-up match

RWC 2019 center Lucas Mensa is among the starting players for Los Ceibos’ debut match. The second Argentine professional side will take-on Los Pumitas in a warm-up match on Friday ahead of the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) debut. Mensa starts at inside center, forming a mid-field partnership with …

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Austin signs former All Blacks prop Jamie Mackintosh

Jamie Mackintosh is headed back to the USA. The 35-year-old loosehead prop has signed on with the Austin Gilgronis for the remainder of the 2020 Major League Rugby season. He has arrived in Texas and is expected to play this weekend against Utah. Affectionately known as ‘Whoppa’, Mackintosh stands 6’4″ (1.94m) …

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SR Preview: Stormers vs Jaguares

In the fourth round of the 2020 Super Rugby season, Los Jaguares are on the road for the first time. The Argentine side is up against the in-form Stormers in Cape Town, South Africa. The fixture is to be the first of three matches for Los Jaguares over consecutive weekends …

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Titi Lamositele to depart Saracens for Montpellier

USA Eagles front-rower, Titi Lamositele is to depart Saracens for Montpellier at the end of the current European professional season. The 25-year-old from Washington state moves from England to France after five years as a Saracen. With two RWC campaigns to his name, Lamositele is well-known across the rugby globe. …

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MLR Team of the Week – Round 2

The second week of the Major League Rugby season gave us plenty of thrills with some unexpected results. Las Vegas produced bags of tries but also bad decisions galore, perhaps appropriately. Only one name returns from last week’s selection, likely the most predictable of the lot. 1 – Djustice Sears-Duru …

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Tranquez Among Corinthians’ 16 New Signings

25-year-old Lucas Tranquez is among Corinthians’ 16 new signings unveiled today. He has been playing test rugby for Brazil since 2013 and has 30 test starts in his 36 test cap appearances. His signature for Corinthians is notable for the team which debuts next month in the new Súper Liga …

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