Stephen Hoiles will not be staying in Major League Rugby. The now-former LA Giltinis Head Coach has returned to his native Australia to take over the lead role with Randwick in Sydney’s Shute Shield. After acting as an assistant for Darren Coleman during the victorious 2021 campaign, Hoiles guided the …
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Rugby ATL have confirmed two more departures ahead of the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Center and co-captain Ryan Nell ends a three-year stay with the Ratlers, while fullback Joaquín de la Vega Mendía has returned to Argentina after just one MLR campaign. Nell played every game of the shortened …
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Rugby ATL have said their goodbyes to six players who will not be returning in 2023. John Sullivan and Connor Cook have confirmed their retirements from professional rugby, while Marko Janse van Rensburg, Justin Basson, Evan Mintern, and Eamonn Matthews will move on to different clubs. Sullivan has hung up …
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Ma’a Nonu has re-signed with the San Diego Legion for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. It will be the third campaign for the All Blacks centurion in Southern California, having returned to the club ahead of the 2022 season after a one-year hiatus. Nonu captained the Legion this past …
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The Toronto Arrows have signed Irish international Noel Reid for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. He arrives from English Premiership side London Irish, boasting over a decade of experience at the highest levels of European rugby. Reid, 32, played for Ireland’s u20 side before making the jump to Leinster’s …
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Logan Tago will be back in a Utah Warriors shirt for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The powerful outside back spent the past year with the USA Sevens squad. Also confirmed by the club are the returns of prop Emerson Prior, lock Jamie Lane, center Tomasi Tonga, and winger …
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NOLA Gold have bid farewell to Argentine center Juan Cappiello, who has confirmed his retirement from the sport at the age of 30. At the same time 24-year-old outside back Jack Webster has committed through the end of the 2024 Major League Rugby season. Cappiello is originally from the Pucará …
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The Tucker brothers will not be teaming up for New York in 2023 after all. Will Tucker has been named in the Highlanders squad for the upcoming Super Rugby season. He departs Major League Rugby after one year having helped New York win their first championship in June. A New …
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Ben Grant has signed a one-year extension with the San Diego Legion. The 24-year-old lock enters his second Major League Rugby season after making the move from Australia. Standing a lofty 6’9″ (2.05m), Grant was the tallest player in the league this past year. His physicality proved a big plus …
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Rugby ATL have secured two more returning players for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Eightman Ross Deacon has renewed his deal for one year, while scrumhalf Rowan Gouws has committed through at least the 2024 campaign. Deacon, who turns 29 later this week, was one of three players used …
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