Tag Archives: Major League Rugby

Jamason Fa’anana-Schultz will stay on with Old Glory for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old USA international has signed a one-year extension in what is the first bit of positive news for DC fans in what has been a dreary off-season thus far. After a highly impressive first …

Nine players affiliated with Major League Rugby sides have been named in a 27-strong training group that have convened for a nine-week High Performance camp under the USA’s Pathways Academy program. The camp is funded by World Rugby and hosted by the National Training Center at Glendale’s Infinity Park. New …

One of the original Seawolves is stepping away from the game. Eric Duechle has announced a one year sabbatical from rugby that sees him departing the team after four Major League Rugby campaigns and two MLR Shield titles. He does so at the age of 35. A succinct post on …

Serupepeli Vularika has signed on with the Fijian Drua for their inaugural Super Rugby campaign. In doing so the utility back bids farewell to the LA Giltinis after one season of Major League Rugby. The 31-year-old joined LA in April and would go on to play 9 games for the …

Dallas have confirmed the signing of second row Jérémy Lenaerts for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old moves to the Jackals after one season with the Houston SaberCats. It is his third MLR team having previously spent three years with the Seattle Seawolves. Lenaerts has represented Belgium at …

Peter Malcolm will stay in San Diego for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old USA international hooker has re-signed for what will be his third year with the Legion after making the move from Austin ahead of the 2020 campaign. This past year saw Malcolm play the most …

The Dallas Jackals have enlisted former England coach Brian Ashton to act as a consultant for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. A teacher by trade, the 75-year-old has coached at the highest levels of the game for well over 30 years. Ashton is best known for his time with …

A new competition is set to kick off this weekend that could restore British Columbia’s place as the leading source of amateur talent in North America. The Coastal Cup is aiming to revamp high performance rugby in the province in an effort to bridge the considerable gap between the amateur …

William Waguespack and Ross Depperschmidt have each re-signed with NOLA for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. It will be the fifth year in Gold for local product and USA u20 cap Waguespack, and the fourth for Texas native and USA South Panthers select Depperschmidt. This past season started slowly …

Nakai Penny has signed a three-year contract extension with the Seattle Seawolves. The new deal sees the Canadian international through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. He has appeared in each of the club’s four campaigns including a starting role in the 2019 Championship Final. Having established himself as the …