Samoa

NOLA Gold have signed flyhalf Rodney Iona on a two-year deal through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 31-year-old Samoa international arrives from Australia after playing 7 times including 4 starts for the Brumbies in the 2022 Super Rugby season. Iona is a long-time professional who also made appearances …

Old Glory DC captain Danny Tusitala has signed on for a fourth year with the club. The 30-year-old New Zealander, who has represented Samoa in both 7s and XVs, is the first returning player formally confirmed by the team who finished at the bottom of the Eastern Conference in 2023. …

Marco Fepulea’i has joined French Pro D2 club Colomiers on a one-year deal with an option. The 27-year-old tighthead prop departs the LA Giltinis having played in the last three Major League Rugby seasons, first with the Colorado Raptors in 2020. Though he appeared in just 7 games during the …

Chile will play in four different French cities at Rugby World Cup 2023. The South Americans will play their pool matches in Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lille and Nantes. Los Cóndores qualified as Americas 2 and will thus compete in Pool D alongside Argentina, England, Japan, and Samoa. The leading two performers …

This was Major League Rugby’s biggest season yet with 13 teams and 109 games played. An extra round of playoffs was added and off-field controversy saw the top two teams in the Western Conference disqualified from contesting for the Shield. New England set a new standard for success in the …

Manu Samoa have named a squad of 30 for the upcoming Pacific Nations Cup. Head Coach Seilala Mapusua has selected five players from Major League Rugby, while three others have experience in the North American competition. LA Giltinis front row pair Andrew Tuala and Marco Fepulea’i have each received their …

This past weekend saw pivotal results that have likely ended the playoff hopes of both Toronto and San Diego. New York’s place in the postseason is now almost secure, while Houston took a big step towards a first-ever playoff appearance to set up a titanic head-to-head clash against record setters …

There are now clear battle lines in the playoff race being drawn. New England and ATL are neck-and-neck at the top of the East with New York holding off Toronto for the third spot. In the West there are four teams within five points of each other. Three one-sided games …

This past weekend of Major League Rugby action seemed to have it all in only five games. Two blowouts, three close calls, some wacky TMO decisions, a winning streak extended, and a long losing streak ended. There were also some fine individual performances that made a few selections difficult. 1 …

It has been confirmed that Los Pumas will be based in Ville de La Baule at Rugby World Cup 2023. The leading competitor from the Americas will be based in the Southern Brittany beach resort town on France’s Atlantic Coast. Ville de La Baule is located between Nantes and Vannes. …