Rugby ATL winger Harley Wheeler will skip out on the 2021 Major League Rugby season in order to take up a full-time position with the USA Sevens program in Chula Vista. The 23-year-old has committed to pursuing a spot at the Tokyo Olympics that were postponed to July 2021 due …
Read More »Conor Keys signs extension with Rugby ATL
Conor Keys has confirmed a two-year extension with Rugby ATL. The Canadian lock joined the Major League Rugby side ahead of their inaugural campaign in 2020, arriving from England where he was playing for Rotherham Titans in National One. The extension runs through the 2023 MLR season. A member of …
Read More »Taylor Paris enters free agency after leaving Castres
Taylor Paris is officially a free agent after Castres Olympique opted not to re-sign the Canadian winger. Despite being a regular starter in his three seasons with the club, the pandemic has forced the 2018 Top 14 champions to make significant cuts to their payroll heading into the 2020-21 season. …
Read More »MLR 2020 Review – Old Glory DC
Not many pegged Old Glory DC as the best of the expansion sides heading into the season, and after their rude introduction to Major League Rugby even less would have expected them to be third overall and second in the East Conference when the season closed. It’s fair to say …
Read More »MLR 2020 Review – NOLA Gold
This was supposed to be the season that NOLA pushed through into the Major League Rugby playoffs, having missed out by the narrowest of margins in 2019. It’s hard to say how things might have gone with their early season form inconsistent as they suffered two defeats at home. RESULTS …
Read More »Houston acquires Robbie Povey from Utah
The Houston SaberCats have acquired Canadian international Robbie Povey from the Utah Warriors in exchange for first and second round picks in the inaugural Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft. Utah will now have four picks with Houston skipping out entirely. Povey arrived in Utah after playing for Sale FC in …
Read More »Full Match – Canada vs USA 1999
Canada’s fourth match of 1999 saw the Pacific Rim Championship move to Toronto, where the USA were waiting for their rivals at Fletcher’s Fields on June 19. The Canadians had won seven straight over the Americans dating back to May 1996 and had conceded only six defeats and a draw …
Read More »Evan Olmstead signs new Biarritz contract
Evan Olmstead has signed a permanent contract with Biarritz Olympique that will see him stay in the Basque region of France at least until the end of the 2021-2022 season. The Canadian international has been a starting lock for the Pro D2 club since signing as a medical joker in …
Read More »Paige Farries signs for Worcester Warriors
Canadian international Paige Farries has signed for Worcester Warriors of the Tyrrell’s Premier 15s. The 25-year-old outside back is originally from Red Deer, Alberta, and has 10 caps to her name since debuting against England in November 2017. Farries makes the move from BC Premier League side Westshore having previously …
Read More »World Rugby officially postpones July internationals
In a move widely seen as inevitable, World Rugby has officially postponed the upcoming July test window. All international tours that were due to take place during that month have been cancelled. Though discussions are ongoing about the potential of playing some of those matches at a later date, there …
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