An inspired performance from Canada saw them take a stunning 34-21 win over the USA in St. John’s on Saturday afternoon. Absent several of their top players in Europe, the home side scored 24 unanswered points in the second half to take a commanding 13-point lead into the second leg …
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Brad Tucker has signed a two-year contract extension with the Seattle Seawolves, tying him to the club through the end of the 2023 Major League Rugby season. He is the 10th player re-signed by Seattle in what has already been an active off-season. Since arriving in Seattle ahead of the …
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Saracens have locked in a third Canadian for the 2021-2022 Premier 15s campaign. Openside flanker Janna Slevinsky has signed on, joining hooker Mackenzie Carson and outside back Alysha Corrigan on the confirmed roster. USA Eagles scrumhalf Carly Waters is also on the books. Slevinsky, 28, was a standout at university …
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Marcel Brache is on his way to Major League Rugby. The Los Angeles-born USA Eagles utility back has signed for Austin Gilgronis. He makes the move to the Texan side from the Western Force in Super Rugby. The 33-year-old brings plenty of experience to Austin. He has played professional rugby …
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The Toronto Arrows have announced their first batch of returning players for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Cole Keith continues the deal signed ahead of the 2021 campaign while Andrew Quattrin, Guiseppe du Toit, Will Kelly, and Ronan Foley have committed for another year. Keith made the switch from …
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A pair of San Diego Legion players have found new homes abroad. Fijian back row Jasa Veremalua has signed for the Tel Aviv Heat – Israel’s first professional team – in the Rugby Europe Super Cup competition, while Irish prop Cronan Gleeson has joined Tomitanii Constanta of the Romanian SuperLiga. …
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The pandemic has claimed two more stops on the World Sevens Series. Both the Singapore and Cape Town tournaments have now suffered the same fate as the Hong Kong Sevens, effectively bringing an end to the 2021 circuit in its entirety. The Canadian stops in Vancouver and Edmonton are the …
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DaLeaka Menin is the latest North American to sign on with Exeter Chiefs. The Canadian international prop makes the switch from Premier 15s rivals Loughborough Lightning. In doing so Menin reunites with former Calgary Dinos teammate Emily Tuttosi, who herself spent two seasons with Loughborough. Consistently ranked among the best …
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Canada will play host to the USA in St. John’s, Newfoundland, on Saturday in the first of a home-and-away series with big implications. The cumulative result will determine the Rugby Americas North seedings in the Americas zone qualifiers for Rugby World Cup 2023. Both sides, win or lose, will live …
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Canadian international Mackenzie Carson has re-signed with Saracens for the 2021-22 Premier 15s campaign. The 22-year-old hooker returns for a third season with the London-based club, having initially joined in 2019 after one season with Bristol. Carson saw her game time severely limited due to injury during the 2020-21 season, …
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