Tag Archives: Major League Rugby

The Toronto Arrows have signed hooker Gene Syminton for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Arriving from New Zealand, the 25-year-old was linked to the club through flyhalf Sam Malcolm and forwards coach Francisco Deformes. Syminton will make the move from the Hawke’s Bay Magpies, where he has spent the …

The Dallas Jackals and NOLA Gold have swapped players ahead of the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Heading from Texas to Louisiana is USA Selects three-quarter Cael Hodgson, and moving in the opposite direction is once-capped Eagles scrumhalf Devereaux Ferris. Hodgson, 23, was initially selected by the New England Free …

A 26-man USA roster will travel to Montevideo for upcoming matches against development sides from Uruguay and Argentina. The team will play under the ‘Falcons’ banner, though the same title is also being used for a separate group that is competing in South Africa at the same time. Chris Pittman …

The San Diego Legion have acquired versatile backfielders Marcel Brache and Luke Burton for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Both come in exchange for salary cap considerations from the Austin Gilgronis and LA Giltinis respectively. Brache made the move from Super Rugby to Texas in 2022 and played in …

NOLA Gold have re-signed versatile forward Malcolm May for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. It will be the fifth season in Louisiana for the former Penn State All-American. May has steadily increased his playing time since joining the Gold in 2019. This past year saw him making a career-high …

Doug Fraser is the latest Old Glory DC player to re-sign for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old Canadian international has committed to a fourth year in the capital district. Since arriving from Austin ahead of the 2020 campaign, Fraser has been an invaluable member of DC’s backline. …

Two North American teams are set to be added to the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) for the 2023 season. Contested entirely by South American teams to date, multiple sources now indicate that the competition is expanding its borders. In June two SLAR teams – the Jaguares XV from …

The Utah Warriors have signed hooker Henry Bell for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. He joins from New Zealand, where the 23-year-old enjoyed a breakout NPC campaign with Otago. Bell had seven first class appearances for the Razorbacks across his first two seasons, but this year claimed the No2 …

Shane O’Leary will be playing in Major League Rugby next year after signing on with the Toronto Arrows. The 29-year-old Irish-Canadian flyhalf makes the move to North America after spending the past decade playing professionally in Europe. Originally from Cork, O’Leary first played for Canada at the 2013 Junior World …

Rugby World Cup 2023 will begin on September 08, 2023. Teams are to have a thin corrider in which to prepare in between the completion of professional seasons and the World Cup. There will be RWC warm-ups played. What are desirable World Cup warm-up matches for the Americas? Obtaining player …