Men’s Eagles captain Greg Peterson has announced his retirement from professional rugby. The 33-year-old lock, an imposing figure who stands a lofty 6’8″ (2.04m), steps away after a decade of wearing the USA jersey and 51 tests all told, which included selection the 2015 and 2019 World Cups. He took …
Read More »Los Angeles Complete Big Signing of Puma Gonzalo Bertranou
Rugby Football Club LA (Los Angeles) have completed the big signing of Pumas scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou on a two year deal. This means Bertranou will play for RFCLA in Major League Rugby (MLR) 2025 and 2026. The move comes on the back end of a busy 2024; Bertranou played in …
Read More »Gastón Mieres to Retire from Los Teros After Facing Romania
Saturday will be the last time Gastón Mieres plays for Uruguay. Mieres will hang up his boots after a lengthily test career for his country. Mieres will earn his 86th cap for Los Teros in Saturday’s test match against Romania in Bucharest. Retirement comes for the Teros winger / fullback …
Read More »November Internationals 2024 – Romania vs Uruguay – ARN Guide
20th in the world host 19th as Romania take-on Uruguay in Bucharest on Saturday. The fixture is the third and final for both teams this month. Uruguay is on a two-match winning-streak against Romania. Uruguay will need confidence going in to the match with regular names missing and Romania having …
Read More »Major League Rugby reveals big schedule changes for 2025
Major League Rugby’s schedule in 2025 will have a very different look than a year ago. The league on Tuesday confirmed a 17-week regular season and three rounds of playoffs. East and West Conferences remain though the league has dropped from 12 to 11 teams, with the Dallas Jackals confirming …
Read More »San Diego returns to Torero Stadium, LA to play at UCLA
Major League Rugby’s two California-based teams are both changing their home venues for 2025. The San Diego Legion will return to their former home of Torero Stadium at the University of San Diego, while RFC Los Angeles will play the majority of their home games at UCLA’s Wallis Annenberg Stadium. …
Read More »November Internationals – USA vs Tonga – ARN Guide
The second of three November tests for both the USA and Tonga will take place at the neutral venue of Chambéry, France, on Saturday. Though each took part in this year’s edition of the revived Pacific Nations Cup, it’s been five years since they two sides collided in test rugby. …
Read More »November Internationals 2024 – Japan vs Uruguay – ARN Guide
Japan and Uruguay clash on neutral territory for the first time. Chambéry, France will play host the Asia no 1 vs South America no 2 on Saturday. Japan has won four of the five prior test matches against Los Teros. Uruguay’s win was the inaugural test match between the teams …
Read More »Five MLR veterans set to achieve domestic status in 2025
Five veterans of Major League Rugby will have their status changed from ‘international’ to ‘domestic’ for the 2025 campaign. Each joined the American competition for the 2020 season and will become US-qualified in the new year under the new five-year registration regulation. The players include Houston SaberCats lock or blindside …
Read More »Taniela Filimone departs NOLA Gold for Super Rugby
The Highlanders have plucked another star winger out of Major League Rugby. Taniela Filimone will join the Super Rugby Pacific franchise from the NOLA Gold, reuniting with coach Cory Brown at the Dunedin-based franchise. Utah’s Michael Manson will join the same team. Filimone was a revelation for the Gold in …
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