Charlie Hewitt has re-signed with Rugby United New York for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old lock joined the team in February after leaving the Houston SaberCats. Hewitt had limited time to impress for his new club before the season was suspended due to the pandemic. He started …
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The NOLA Gold have confirmed the acquisition of midfielder JP du Plessis from the San Diego Legion. He arrives as part of a trade deal that loosely involves three teams, and has signed on with New Orleans though the 2024 Major League Rugby season. Prior to the move, NOLA sent …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Chile Chile’s preparations for the South American 4 Nations are innovative. On Saturday there was a special trial match with the …
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The COVID-19 pandemic ended the inaugural Súper Liga Americana (SLAR) season early. What had been scheduled to be a ten week regular season was ended before competing week two. Only one team was able to play two league matches. The suspended season was a five team league. It had teams …
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Ma’a Nonu has officially departed the San Diego Legion. The All Blacks centurion has returned to France, signing on with Toulon until the end of the of the 2020-2021 Top 14 season. It’s his second stint at the club having played there from 2015-2018. At 38 years old Nonu should …
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Austin have announced the signing of South African hooker Robbie Coetzee for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 31-year-old arrives at the AG’s with nearly a decade of experience as a professional in his home country, most notably with the Lions in Super Rugby. Originally from Pretoria, Coetzee made …
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USA Rugby has announced the approval of eight National Development Programs that will officially join the High Performance Pathways initiative. Among them are two Major League Rugby teams – the New England Free Jacks and San Diego Legion. Each program was required to submit a plan for verification with USAR …
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The Utah Warriors have confirmed a four-match fall series for their Warriors Selects side. Composed of local development players and fringe senior squad members, the Selects group has unearthed the likes of Puna Vuli, Thomas Tu’avao, and Dom Toluono who made their MLR debuts in 2020. Kick-starting the series on …
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Chile vs Chile will be played on Saturday. The match is both a trial and a warm-up match. It takes place before Chile’s roster is finalized for the South American 4 Nations. The two teams consist of players in consideration for the tournament in Uruguay. They are divided into Cóndores …
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The Houston SaberCats have confirmed the returns of Zack Godfrey and Valdemar Lee-Lo for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Both players carry over existing contracts announced in September and November of last year respectively. Godfrey arrived from England having previously been part of the Leicester and Ealing academy programs. …
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