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Steve Hoiles and Dave Dennis are back in Major League Rugby. The duo will reunite with fellow ex-Wallabies forward Adam Freier at RFC Los Angeles in 2025. Hoiles has signed a two-year deal to become the club’s Head Coach and Director of Rugby, with Dennis his chief Assistant Coach. Freier …

Dallas have added some class to their back row stable with the acquisition of Ronan Foley from Seattle. The 25-year-old heads to the Jackals in exchange for a 2nd-round pick in the 2024 Collegiate Draft and salary cap considerations. It will be the third Major League Rugby club in as …

The Seattle Seawolves have signed blindside flanker Charles Elton for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. An experienced provincial player from New Zealand, he spent the past year suiting up for Eastern Suburbs in Australia’s Shute Shield. Elton has been a long-time captain of the Harbour Hawks, playing over 100 …

San Diego have signed another youngster with links to Australian rugby. After announcing Alex Horan just a few days ago, the Legion have now confirmed the addition of Finn Kearns for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. He is the son of Phil Kearns, who alongside Tim Horan claimed World …

The Toronto Arrows have added a third scrumhalf for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Will Grant arrives from West Harbour club in Sydney. The 23-year-old is Canadian-eligible through his maternal grandmother who hails from British Columbia. Grant is originally from Rouchel, Australia, but broke into professional rugby in New …

Rugby ATL have revealed four overseas signings ahead of the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Incoming are hooker Ben Strang, a pair of locks in Jordan Brown and Nahuel Milán, and utility back Rewita Biddle. All four have signed multi-year agreements with Milán and Brown committed through 2024, while Strang …

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 …

NOLA Gold have announced the signing of Australian midfielder Jordan Jackson-Hope on a two-year deal through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old playmaker arrives from Eastern Suburbs in the Shute Shield, having recently returned from a professional contract in Japan. Jackson-Hope was considered one of his country’s brightest …

The Utah Warriors have added more muscle to their forward pack with the addition of Tongan international Onehunga Havili. Though most often employed as a ball carrying No8, the 6’5″ (1.95m) specimen is also comfortable at lock or blindside flanker. Havili, 26, moved to New Zealand as a teenager but …

The New England Free Jacks have signed 27-year-old prop Conor Young for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Originally from Australia, he represented Canada at the 2015 World Rugby u20 Trophy tournament and played for Scotland Clubs against their Irish counterparts in 2019. Young has made over 50 Shute Shield …