The San Diego Legion have re-signed dynamic winger Save Totovosau for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He enters his third season with the team, having proven one of the most prolific finishers in the league with 8 tries scored in 14 games. Totovosau arrived from Australia ahead of the …
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Frank Halai will return to Austin for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The Tongan-born powerhouse enters the second season of his contract signed in September 2019 and joins fellow All Blacks international Jamie Mackintosh on the confirmed list for the Gilgronis. Having been used primarily as a winger both …
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Women’s Eagles veteran Bui Baravilala is stepping away from the spotlight at the age of 29 after a decade of representing the USA on the international stage. The Honolulu native first suited up for the national u20 side in 2010 and would go on to achieve senior honors in both …
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Old Glory DC have re-signed hooker Timothy ‘Mo’ Katz for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The Virginia native was the fourth player signed after the club’s founding in 2019, joining from NOVA Rugby. He toured Australia with the Collegiate All-Americans in 2016 while playing for James Madison University. An …
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Houston have signed center Moa Maliepo, prop Nikoloz Khatiashvili, and second row Apisai Tauyavuca for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. SaberCats flyhalf Sam Windsor confirmed the news on the latest edition of the MLR Kickoff Podcast. All three arrive from European professional clubs. Maliepo arrives from Romania, most recently …
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The Toronto Arrows have confirmed the addition of scrumhalf Jason Higgins for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He arrives from Cork Constitution, who he helped win All-Ireland League titles in both 2017 and 2019. Also confirmed are the re-signings of lock Mike Sheppard and wing Johnny Sheridan Higgins, 25, …
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The San Diego Legion have confirmed that Ben Mitchell is staying with the team for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. It’s the second year of his contract signed in August of last year after the big second row opted to depart Austin Elite for the West Coast. Mitchell has …
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Versatile front rower Brendan Rams has re-signed with the Gilgronis for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 31-year-old will play a third season for Austin, first joining the club ahead of the 2019 season after recovering from a long-term knee injury. Despite making 14 appearances in his two seasons …
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Steven Hinshaw has signed a two-year contract extension with the New England Free Jacks that ties him to the club through the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old hooker is the second front row player confirmed by the club this week following incoming prop Erich de Jager. A product …
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Pele Cowley will be returning to Austin for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The Manu Samoa scrumhalf was one of three internationals who arrived just one game before the campaign was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His MLR debut was a memorable one. Cowley played all 80 minutes …
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