Conor Keys has confirmed a two-year extension with Rugby ATL. The Canadian lock joined the Major League Rugby side ahead of their inaugural campaign in 2020, arriving from England where he was playing for Rotherham Titans in National One. The extension runs through the 2023 MLR season. A member of …
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Taylor Paris is officially a free agent after Castres Olympique opted not to re-sign the Canadian winger. Despite being a regular starter in his three seasons with the club, the pandemic has forced the 2018 Top 14 champions to make significant cuts to their payroll heading into the 2020-21 season. …
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Not many pegged Old Glory DC as the best of the expansion sides heading into the season, and after their rude introduction to Major League Rugby even less would have expected them to be third overall and second in the East Conference when the season closed. It’s fair to say …
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This was supposed to be the season that NOLA pushed through into the Major League Rugby playoffs, having missed out by the narrowest of margins in 2019. It’s hard to say how things might have gone with their early season form inconsistent as they suffered two defeats at home. RESULTS …
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The Houston SaberCats have acquired Canadian international Robbie Povey from the Utah Warriors in exchange for first and second round picks in the inaugural Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft. Utah will now have four picks with Houston skipping out entirely. Povey arrived in Utah after playing for Sale FC in …
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US Eagles prop Eric Fry has bid adieu to RC Vannes after four seasons with the Pro D2 club. In speaking to Ouest-France, the 32-year-old concedes that injuries have taken their toll on his body and retirement is an option though he hopes to be fit enough for one last …
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USA Rugby has named their Men’s under-20 squad for 2020. Head coach Scott Bracken has selected 33 players though as of yet there is no confirmation that the team will play any games this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The u20 Americas Rugby Championship has been postponed with the …
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Major League Rugby has provided an update on the upcoming Collegiate Draft. Originally set to be at least four rounds over two days, the inaugural event will now be trimmed to just two rounds and will take place on Saturday, June 13. Interested players have until Sunday, May 17, to …
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The pandemic pause button was hit just before the New England Free Jacks were set to host their first ever Major League Rugby match in Weymouth. Making it doubly untimely was that several of the team’s best players were just returning to the lineup from injury. The Boston faithful will …
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The SaberCats ownership didn’t wait until the end of the 2019 season to make changes. Once they knew they needed to go in a different direction, they put Paul Emerick in charge of the team and the decision paid off with a nice winning streak to close out the campaign. …
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