Tag Archives: Major League Rugby

US Eagles cap Nick Boyer will be playing for the new Los Angeles franchise in the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 6’3″ (1.90m) scrumhalf confirmed the move in conversation with Colton Strickler on the latest edition of the DNVR Rugby Podcast. Boyer celebrated his 27th birthday just a week …

The NOLA Gold have announced the signing of Namibia scrumhalf Damian Stevens on a contract that runs through the 2023 Major League Rugby season. He joins after appearing for the Olímpia Lions in their only match of the cancelled Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season. Stevens, 25, was a standout …

Marno Redelinghuys has signed a one-year contract extension with Rugby ATL that commits him to the Atlanta franchise through the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The South African forward has also confirmed his enrollment in the Doctorate of Chiropractic program at Life University. Arriving from Western Province, Redelinghuys made an …

Mario Ledesma and Los Pumas need a warm-up match vs Uruguay. This is obviously an opinion; it is one based on three differing factors: (a) game-time; (b) a cost-effective location; and (c) appropriate facilities. The suggestion is for Argentina to play away to Uruguay in Montevideo prior to flying to …

The Toronto Arrows have confirmed five more returning players for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Uruguayan internationals Manuel Diana and Leandro Leivas are joined by flyhalf Tayler Adams and 2020’s first choice midfield pairing of Guiseppe du Toit and Ben LeSage. Diana’s return is notable after his performances at …

Rugby United New York’s third signing of the week is the extension of back row Kyle Sumsion through the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old with five US Eagles caps follows a pair of new wingers in Fiji’s Apenisa Cakaubalavu and New Zealand 7s rep Fa’asiu Fuatai. Sumsion was …

After a one-year hiatus, Kyle Rogers will return to Major League Rugby in 2021. The former San Diego Legion fullback has signed a two-year deal with the NOLA Gold and follows former Legion teammate Devin Short to The Big Easy. Rogers, 25, was a Collegiate All-American at the University of …

Thretton Palamo will play on for Old Glory DC in the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 31-year-old Eagles World Cup midfielder is set to play his third season in the league after acting as co-captain alongside Mungo Mason in the shortened 2020 campaign. After joining the Houston SaberCats halfway …

Rugby United New York have announced the signing of Fa’asiu Fuatai for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The hot-stepping winger arrives from Bay of Plenty in New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup where he has been a starter for the past two seasons. Fuatai will celebrate his 27th birthday on …

The Dallas Jackals have announced the signing of outside back Ryan James from the Colorado Raptors. He is the 6th player from the withdrawn Glendale franchise to join the expansion side ahead of their inaugural Major League Rugby campaign. James, who turns 21 in September, was in his second stint …