The Toronto Arrows have announced the signing of three players for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Scrumhalf Cole Brown, prop Lolani Faleiva, and No8 Taitusi Vikilani complete the team’s roster. The latter’s history includes a criminal conviction and time spent behind bars. Brown is a graduate of the Arrows …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Dallas parts ways with Head Coach Michael Hodge
A second Major League Rugby team is now without a Head Coach. On the same day that Scott Lawrence announced his resignation from Rugby ATL, the Dallas Jackals have parted ways with Michael Hodge. The Australian had yet to arrive in Texas and a statement from the team says that …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »LA signs Great Britain’s Olympic captain Tom Mitchell
The LA Giltinis have signed World Sevens Series star Tom Mitchell on a two-year contract through 2023 Major League Rugby season. A long-time captain of the England Sevens side, the 32-year-old also led Great Britain in both the Rio and Tokyo Olympics games, winning Silver in 2016. Mitchell notably lined …
Read More »Austin to host New York for preseason contest
The Austin Gilgronis will host Rugby New York at Bold Stadium for a preseason contest on Saturday, January 29. Kickoff is set for 5pm local time in what will be Austin’s second warm-up match with a trip to San Diego on deck this coming Friday. This is New York’s only …
Read More »Third season in San Diego for Ben Mitchell
As expected the San Diego Legion have confirmed that second row Ben Mitchell will return for a third season with the club. The 27-year-old recently made his international debut with the USA Select XV in the Americas Pacific Challenge and is now aiming for full test honors. Mitchell made the …
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