The New England Free Jacks have reached a loan agreement with Gloucester that will see England u20 center Jack Reeves spending the next two Major League Rugby seasons in Boston. When not involved with the Free Jacks he will be available to the English Premiership club. Reeves can play either …
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Kurt Morath will start for Tonga in their international against Scotland on Saturday. The 36-year-old flyhalf will win his 39th test cap for the Ikale Tahi, appearing in a third decade having made his test debut in 2009. His most recent match was against England at Rugby World Cup 2019. …
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National Rugby League veteran Will Chambers is set to join the LA Giltinis on a two-year deal, according to multiple reports from Australian media. The 33-year-old center has been targeted as a replacement for Adam Ashley-Cooper who confirmed his retirement after lifting the MLR Shield in 2021. Chambers has been …
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Zach Pangelinan has signed on for a fifth Major League Rugby season with the SaberCats. The 33-year-old USA international is the first ‘original’ Houston player to commit for the 2022 campaign. Pangelinan captained the SaberCats in the first match of 2021 but injuries would restrict him to 9 appearances over …
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NOLA Gold have announced the signing of second row Taylor Krumrei for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old has been part of the Seattle Seawolves since their inception and helped the team win back-to-back titles, playing a starting role in the 2018 Championship Final. Krumrei missed the entirety …
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Former Fiji Sevens captain Osea Kolinisau is one of six individuals to be inducted in World Rugby’s Hall of Fame. The 35-year-old will be joined by Kenya’s Humphrey Kayange, New Zealand’s Huriana Manuel-Carpenter, Australian Cheryl McAfee, England’s Will Carling, and Jim Telfer of Scotland. One of the world’s great international …
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Former US Eagles and Rugby United New York coach Greg McWilliams is to become the new Head Coach of Ireland’s Senior Women’s team. The IRFU have confirmed that current coach Adam Griggs will step down at the end of the November international series to move into an ID and development …
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Canada Senior Men’s Head Coach Kingsley Jones has named a squad of 28 players for their two-match tour to Europe next month. Currently ranked 23rd in the world, the team will face No19 Portugal in Lisbon on November 6 and No28 Belgium in Brussels on November 13. Jones remains in …
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Tuidraki Samusamuvodre has departed Major League Rugby to take up a contract with the Fijian Drua in Super Rugby. The 23-year-old was initially signed by the Dallas Jackals but when they withdrew before the season he instead joined the New England Free Jacks for the second half of the 2021 …
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The Toronto Arrows have announced the signing of loosehead prop Sione Fa’alelei for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. In addition, there are new one-year extensions for Uruguayan outside back Gastón Mieres and second row Adrian Wadden. Fa’alelei is new to MLR and arrives from Eastern Suburbs in Sydney’s Shute …
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