Tag Archives: Major League Rugby

Dan Faleafa’s latest rugby adventure will be in the USA. The 30-year-old Tongan international is set to join Austin Elite for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. He is slated to start on the blindside flank for the Ikale Tahi against Japan in the second round of the Pacific Nations …

The NOLA Gold’s re-signing spree continues as two more key players have extended their stay at the club for a further two seasons. Scrumhalf Holden Yungert and flanker Moni Tonga’uiha have committed to New Orleans through the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Yungert has started all 24 of the Gold’s …

The Toronto Arrows have announced the extensions of 10 players for the 2020 Major League Rugby season with two new additions. South American internationals Manuel Diana and Tomás de la Vega will boost the club’s loose forwards stocks in the upcoming campaign. Diana has been a regular in the Uruguay …

The New England Free Jacks have released a preliminary roster of 33 players for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Among the names are ten players new to the expansion side based in Boston who did not appear during the spring exhibition campaign. At least two further additions currently attached …

Dean Muir will be returning to the San Diego Legion for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The South African hooker has re-signed with the 2019 Finalists joining fellow forwards Psalm Wooching, Oti Pifeleti, and Keni Nasoqeqe in extending his stay. It’s welcome stability for Muir, 30, who arrived in …

Old Glory DC have confirmed the addition of Penn State flyhalf Mike Dabulas for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 22-year-old is the second player confirmed following the spring exhibition schedule, the other New Zealand-born prop Gordon Fullerton. Originally from Westfield, New Jersey, Dabulas earned second-team Collegiate All-American honors …

Players from six Major League Rugby franchises are set to feature in the upcoming Mitre 10 Cup. New Zealand’s national provincial competition runs from August 8 to the end of October, making it a convenient option for players looking to play high level rugby in the MLR off-season. Returning to …

All-American front row forward Matt Harmon has signed a two-year contract extension with the NOLA Gold. It keeps the 23-year-old with the club through the 2021 Major League Rugby season and follows previous extensions of Tristan Blewett, Eric Howard, Nikola Bursic, Kyle Baillie, and JP Eloff. Harmon joined NOLA at …

The San Diego Legion have confirmed the re-signing of another key forward. Bruising ball carrier Keni Nasoqeqe has extended his stay with the Major League Rugby finalists, following the footsteps of Oti Pifeleti and Psalm Wooching. The length of the new deal has not been disclosed. Nasoqeqe was earmarked for …

JP Eloff will be wearing Gold for at least two more seasons. The 28-year-old has extended his contract through the 2021 Major League Rugby season and is the latest in a string of re-signings following Tristan Blewett, Eric Howard, Nikola Bursic, and Kyle Baillie. After appearing in all 16 matches …