Old Glory DC have confirmed the signing of flanker Dom Bailey for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old flanker makes the move east after three years in Austin. At the same time DC have confirmed the re-signing of midfielder Simi Moala. Bailey was a regular for Austin during …
Read More »Houston signs South African center Louritz van der Schyff
The Houston SaberCats have signed midfielder Louritz van der Schyff for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. He is the seventh South African player to sign for the re-building Texan side during the off-season, joining new Director of Rugby Heyneke Meyer and Head Coach Pote Human at AVEVA Stadium. van …
Read More »LA re-signs Eagles winger Ryan James
The LA Giltinis have re-signed winger Ryan James for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. At the same time the club has confirmed the return of flyhalf Luke Carty for the second year of his contract announced in December 2020. Both players made their international debuts for the USA this …
Read More »Danny Tusitala back for third season with Old Glory
Danny Tusitala will return for a third season with Old Glory DC. The 30-year-old scrumhalf has re-signed with the club for the 2022 Major League Rugby season, returning from New Zealand where he has been playing for the Hawke’s Bay Magpies in the Bunnings NPC. In his two seasons to …
Read More »Tiaan Loots re-signs for San Diego Legion
Tiaan Loots has re-signed with the San Diego Legion for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old was a regular starter at inside center after arriving part-way through the 2021 campaign. He lined up for the SaberCats in 2020 but was released by Houston and left without a club …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP USA RWC 2031 bid The USA is in an exclusive bid position for Rugby World Cup 2031. World Rugby is …
Read More »Rugby New York signs Kalolo Tuiloma and Jack Heighton
Kalolo Tuiloma is returning to Major League Rugby with Rugby New York in the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The giant prop will be joined in the big apple by another New Zealander in North Harbour and former Blues squad flyhalf Jack Heighton. Tipping the scales in excess of 300lbs …
Read More »Free Jacks sign promising Taranaki hooker Mills Sanerivi
The New England Free Jacks have found their replacement for Vili Toluta’u in a young man from New Zealand with similar style and proportion. Mills Sanerivi has made two starts recently in the back row for Taranaki but arrives in Boston as a dynamic ball-carrying hooker option. A former captain …
Read More »Americas Rugby Dream Team 2021
The year 2021 was a busy one for Americas Rugby. Disruptions meant that it was short of being a normal year, though there were test matches for nine countries. The Men’s teams from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay and the USA all played test matches. The current …
Read More »Three more re-sign for Rugby ATL
Rugby ATL have re-signed hooker Marko Janse van Rensburg, tighthead prop Wikus Groenewald, and winger Jeremy Misailegalu for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The club has also confirmed the return of scrumhalf Rowan Gouws for the second year of his contract signed in October 2020. Janse van Rensburg and …
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