The LA Giltinis have confirmed the signing of Australian international Dave Dennis. He arrives direct from the English Premiership and Champions Cup title-winning Exeter Chiefs on a contract that runs through the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Dennis, 34, won 18 caps for the Wallabies between 2012 and 2013. Primarily …
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Dallas have confirmed a ninth addition from the withdrawn Colorado Raptors. Tighthead prop Marco Fepulea’i has signed with the Jackals for the 2021 Major League Rugby season, following fellow front rowers Kelepi Fifita and Chad Gough to Texas. Fepulea’i, 25, immediately established himself as the first choice No3 at Glendale …
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The LA Giltinis have announced their first official player signing for their maiden campaign in Major League Rugby. Iona College center Watson Filikitonga has put pen-to-paper for the 2021 season after being selected 14th overall in the inaugural MLR Collegiate Draft. Filikitonga was a high school football standout before making …
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Ben Cima will play a third season with the Seattle Seawolves. The two-time Major League Rugby champions have confirmed their starting flyhalf, the latest in a recent string of returning player announcements following Tim Metcher, Brock Staller, and Eric Duechle. Since joining the team from the San Diego Legion, Cima …
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The New England Free Jacks have confirmed the return of Japan international Kensuke Hatakeyama for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He fulfills the second of a two-year contract announced in November of last year. Hatakeyama managed just two games during the MLR campaign. The 78-test veteran started the season …
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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 Uruguay Los Teros bounced back to defeat Spain on Friday. The 19-10 win leaved the series 1-1 and ends …
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Our last update was on October 4 so now is a good time to get caught up on everything that has happened over the past month or so. Perhaps the most notable from a league standpoint is the creation of several academy and development programs that will see franchises widening …
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Old Glory DC have announced the signing of Glasgow Warriors flanker Callum Gibbins on a player-coach deal for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 32-year-old New Zealand native arrives having co-captained the Warriors for the past two Guinness Pro 14 seasons. Gibbins will arrive stateside with vast professional experience. …
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Santiago Arata will make his first start for Castres on Saturday. The ace Uruguayan sacrum-half will start against Toulouse. He has been named in the halves together with Argentine Benjamín Urdapilleta. Both players featured at RWC 2019. Arata and Urdapilleta will be joined by two others from the Americas. Canadian …
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Old Glory DC have announced the re-signing of co-captain Mungo Mason for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old flanker has most recently been playing in Australia for Warringah Rats in the Shute Shield, scoring four tries in nine games. Mason arrived from Scotland ahead of the 2020 campaign …
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