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Former Utah Warriors captain Dwayne Polataivao has been selected to play for Moana Pasifika in their historic match against the New Zealand Māori next month. The December 5 match in Hamilton will be the first for the team tipped to join a revamped Super Rugby for the 2022 season. There …

Former Utah Warriors captain Tim O’Malley will return to Major League Rugby in 2021 but with a new team. The Dallas Jackals have captured the signature of the 26-year-old New Zealander who is set to start for the Tasman Mako in Saturday’s Mitre 10 Cup Semi Final against Bay of …

The 2020 Mitre 10 Cup regular season has come to a close and the Semi Finals are up this coming weekend. Overall it was a unique campaign with a number of test All Blacks taking part during the early stages of the competition and New Zealand Sevens reps appearing throughout. …

Dallas have confirmed a ninth addition from the withdrawn Colorado Raptors. Tighthead prop Marco Fepulea’i has signed with the Jackals for the 2021 Major League Rugby season, following fellow front rowers Kelepi Fifita and Chad Gough to Texas. Fepulea’i, 25, immediately established himself as the first choice No3 at Glendale …

This past weekend featured a variety pack of rugby action with Americas involvement spread all over the globe. There was a test match in Montevideo, a Tri Nations warm-up in Sydney, the World Tens Series in Bermuda, the Premier 15s in England, some Top 14 games in France, and the …

Tony Lamborn had a match to remember today. The USA Eagles flanker took Southland to a win over league leaders Otago. Southland were 32-15 winners in Invercargill. Lamborn not only captained the Southland Stags, he also scored the opening try of the match. The win keeps Southland’s Semi Final hopes …

Old Glory DC fans can breathe a sigh of relief with the announcement that Jason Robertson has re-signed with the team for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Soon to celebrate his 26th birthday, the star playmaker is currently in his native New Zealand playing for Counties Manukau in the …

The San Diego Legion have confirmed the addition of loosehead prop Luatangi Li for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Originally signed earlier this year with the intent of playing during the 2020 season, the COVID-19 cancellation saw the 29-year-old’s league debut delayed by a year. Arriving relatively late in …

The fifth found of the Mitre 10 Cup season featured five crossover matches between Premiership division teams and the second-tier Championship. Not all went the way of the favorites. As ever a significant number of Major League Rugby players took part including six in the final match of the weekend. …

Rugby United New York have signed Northland flanker Kara Pryor for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He initially signed on for the 2020 season but visa delays prevented him from making an appearance. It’s a near identical situation to that of Evan Mintern. Pryor is currently turning out for …