The San Diego Legion have confirmed contract extensions for No8 Tevita Tameilau and fullback Matias Freyre. It will be the 4th season with the Legion for Tameilau, who began his Major League Rugby career with Utah. Freyre moved to California from Houston ahead of the 2022 season. Tameilau was a …
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Rugby New York have re-signed two members of the backline for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Quinn Ngawati and Troy Lockyear return for their 3rd and 4th seasons with the club respectively. Ngawati, 23, played a largely supporting role for New York this past year. The Canadian international played …
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A last-gasp try gave Namibia a 43-37 victory over Canada at NRCA Stadium in Amsterdam on Saturday. It’s the first-ever victory for the Welwitschias over the Maple Leafs, and it comes three years after the two sides were meant to square off during the 2019 World Cup in Japan. The …
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Rugby World Cup 2023 is to be the first Men’s Rugby World Cup without North Americans. It is to be the first without Canada and the second without the USA. Both teams missed out on qualifying to leave North American rugby in crisis. The USA were eliminated on points differential. …
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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 …
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The game that never was will be revisited in Amsterdam on Saturday. It is perhaps fitting that Canada will take on Namibia at a neutral venue. The two sides were scheduled to meet in Kamaishi at Rugby World Cup 2019, but the match was eventually scrapped due to damage caused …
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Major League Rugby’s newest team will be called the Chicago Hounds. The name and logo of the expansion side were unveiled at a press conference earlier today. General Manager James English explained the choices behind the brand. “Our hound’s head embodies the spirit of Chicago, with strength, guts, and ferocity. …
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Rugby New York have signed former New Zealand u20 lock Hamish Dalzell for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. At the same time the club has retained USA u20 scrumhalf Connor Buckley and Canadian international outside back Andrew Coe. Dalzell, 26, was a starter for Auckland during the recent National …
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Joe Johnston will play a third season with the New England Free Jacks. The 24-year-old, who is US-eligible, has committed to the 2023 Major League Rugby campaign, after playing a leading role for the club in their first trip to the playoffs this past year. Primarily an openside flanker, Johnston …
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The newest team in Major League Rugby will hold a media availability at their new home of SeatGeek Stadium on Thursday mid-day. Chicago are expected to unveil a number of details including their team name and logo, and coaching staff. A live stream for the event has not been confirmed. …
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