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Thomas Morani’s third home should be his last this season. After initially re-signing with Houston, the outside center spent three weeks on loan with Old Glory DC before moving to San Diego this past weekend. He has now completed a permanent move to the Legion for the rest of the …

It’s been four months since our last look at Canada’s depth chart. While there have been no official selections since, we are now at the midpoint of the Major League Rugby season and can use club form as a guide to making some reasonable though not entirely objective adjustments. Canada’s …

Mario Ledesma’s Pumas roster for 2021 is big. It contains 67 players, a reflection of the options available for international duty. There are enough players to field four starting line-ups. This is also true per position with at least four players per position included. The roster was comprehensive, though there …

A near-perfect defensive performance from LA saw them pick up a 17-3 win over Austin at Bold Stadium on Wednesday night. Despite limiting the Giltinis to under 20 points for just the second time this season, the Gilgronis had middling success on offense with no line breaks and only a …

This past week of Major League Rugby action was unusual from a selection point of view. Though there were several strong team performances, individual standouts were quite difficult to identify. There were big plays but relative to previous weeks only a couple spots were clear and obvious choices. 1 – …

The top two teams in the standings will go head-to-head at Bold Stadium on Wednesday evening for a match some are dubbing the ‘Cocktail Bowl’. While the Austin Gilgronis and LA Giltinis may share the same owner, they are very different entities on the pitch. It’s just the second Wednesday …

The New England Free Jacks have confirmed the addition of Fijian flyhalf Tuidraki Samusamuvodre for the remainder of the Major League Rugby campaign. Initially signed by the Dallas Jackals in September, he was acquired in January’s supplementary draft but visa and travel restrictions delayed his arrival. Samusamuvodre represented his country’s …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP 2022 Women’s World Cup The new dates for the postponed Women’s World Cup are now set. World Rugby has …

Old Glory DC recovered from an early deficit to defeat the Seattle Seawolves 22-18 at Segra Field on Sunday afternoon. The visitors held a one-point lead at the half but were held scoreless in the second forty as their hosts held on to record a bonus point victory. Seattle looked …

The LA Giltinis were tested by Utah but came away with a 38-27 win over the Warriors on Saturday evening. It was a capacity sell-out for the first ever rugby match at SoFi Stadium, with all 4,880 tickets permitted under pandemic restrictions accounted for. LA came flying out of the …