Dominic Day will not be heading to San Diego after all. The former Wales and Saracens lock was announced by the Legion in July but has now confirmed his retirement with immediate effect, opting instead to focus on his family and and business interests. He is the co-founder of FourFive …
Read More »Santiago Arata Signs for Peñarol
Uruguay’s best player from RWC 2019, Santiago Arata has signed for Peñarol. This sees the talented scrum-half continuing his professional rugby career in a different country. He moves from the Houston SaberCats (MLR) to play for Uruguay’s first professional rugby team, Peñarol in the new Súper Liga Americana. Arata was …
Read More »Austin add outside backs Corey Jones and Rodrick Waters
The Austin Herd have added two more outside backs to their roster for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Corey Jones joins from Southern Pines in North Carolina and Rodrick Waters makes the move from the West Houston Lions. Both players are 26 years old and new to the league. …
Read More »Ardron Starts For Barbarians vs Wales
Canadian captain Tyler Ardron has been named to start for the Barbarians in Saturday’s non-capped international against Wales. The match is the third in as many weeks for the Barbarians and for Ardron. The Canadian also started against Fiji in London, and Brazil in São Paulo. Ardron will play in the …
Read More »Nakai Penny re-signs with Seattle Seawolves
Canadian flanker Nakai Penny has re-signed with the Seattle Seawolves for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old enters his third season with the club having joined from the UBC Thunderbirds ahead of the inaugural 2018 season. Penny enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2019. In February he made his …
Read More »MLR Off-Season Update – Old Glory DC
There is a lot of optimism surrounding Major League Rugby‘s new Washington, DC, franchise. Old Glory has passionate owners with strong ties to the local community in Chris Dunlavey and Paul Sheehy, count the Scottish Rugby Union among their investors, and their new partnership with the Capital Rugby Union is …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Canada Women Canada won both matches of the Can-Am Series in decisive fashion this past week. A 19-0 shutout in poor …
Read More »Andre Coquillard helps Korea clinch Olympic spot
South Korea are headed to the Olympics. A try in sudden death extra time from Seong-Min Jang sent the crowd into rapture as the home side claimed a remarkable win over Hong Kong to win the Asia Rugby men’s qualifying tournament at Incheon and claim their spot in Tokyo 2020. …
Read More »ATL confirm three including RUNY No8 Ross Deacon
Rugby ATL have confirmed three more players for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. As expected, loose forwards Ross Deacon and Jason Damm will play for the expansion franchise, with St. Bonaventure scrumhalf Eamonn Matthews also signing up. All three have represented the USA at u20 level. Deacon is the …
Read More »MLR Off-Season Update – Colorado Raptors
It’s a fresh start for the Colorado Raptors, who will have a new name, mostly new coaching staff, and a much-changed team in 2020. The newest reveal is a sneak peak at their home kit for next season, a significant departure from the bright blue strip of 2019. Below we …
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