Houston SaberCats prop Nikoloz Khatiashvili has returned to his home country of Georgia to join their new professional side Black Lion. The newly created team will be competing in the Rugby Europe Super Cup along with entries from Israel, Russia, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands. Khatiashvili made 12 appearances …

The San Diego Legion have announced the hiring of Danny Lee as Head Coach and Director of Rugby effective immediately. He replaces co-coaches Scott Murray and Zack Test. Their futures at the club remain uncertain on the back of the Legion’s first losing campaign. Lee, 45, is a native of …

Argentina lost their first match of the Rugby Championship by 32-12 to South Africa in Port Elizabeth on Saturday afternoon. It was a comprehensive victory for the Springboks who were too strong for the Pumas in a game dominated by stingy defense and tactical kicking. Elton Jantjies opened the scoring …

NOLA have secured Rookie of the Year Andrew Guerra on a three-year deal that keeps him wearing Gold through the end of the 2024 Major League Rugby season. It caps a remarkable year for the 23-year-old, who made his test debut for the USA against Ireland last month. Selected 10th …

Uruguay has confirmed a 25-man roster to train together at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. The players will train in the country’s High Performance Rugby Center to prepare for the upcoming RWC 2023 qualifiers against either Canada or the USA. As the winners of the South American RWC 2023 qualifying …

Victor Comptat’s stay in Seattle appears to be short-lived. The towering second row has returned to France, agreeing a two-year deal with Fédérale 1 side Rumilly. It’s the same club that initially captured the signature of Psalm Wooching, only for the Eagles flanker to later switch to Rouen Normandie. Comptat …

Canada’s Senior Women’s team are holding a training camp in Nova Scotia with 48 players as part of the preparations for next year’s World Cup in New Zealand. The week-long session begins on Friday, August 13, and will wrap up with a Friday evening Red vs Black trial match on …

Leonel Oviedo is following younger brother Joaquín to France. While the latter has signed a Top 14 deal with Perpignan, Leonel will open his European experience with Céret in the Fédérale 1. At 23 years old Leonel Oviedo is a player on the rise. He was selected for two World …

The World Sevens Series is returning this fall, but it will have a very different look to it. Not only is the circuit limited to just five men’s events and two women’s following the cancellation of the Paris and Hong Kong tournaments, the competing teams will also be incomplete. Only …

It was a remarkable Major League Rugby season given the context of the pandemic with all 99 games completed successfully. The standard of rugby took another step forward and relative parity which made predictions exceedingly difficult on any given weekend. A full slate of games meant for greater opportunity for …