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New England’s finest will take the field in Weymouth on Saturday afternoon as one of Major League Rugby’s expansion sides – the Free Jacks – plays the first of two preseason matches against the Independents. The latter is an invitational side comprised of local club talent. It’s no surprise that …

The Seattle Seawolves enjoyed their first run-out of 2020 as they coasted to a 55-0 shutout win over the Vancouver Island Crimson Tide at Starfire Stadium on Thursday evening. A 36-0 halftime lead had the defending Major League Rugby champions in cruise control for the second part of the exhibition. …

Canada has named their Men’s and Women’s squads for the upcoming Oceania leg of the World Sevens Series. The circuit continues in Hamilton, New Zealand, on January 25 with Sydney, Australia, held the following weekend. Both are combined two-day events. The Men’s side has made two changes to the squad …

Major League Rugby has announced a change in venue for the five regular season games set to be played in Las Vegas next month. Originally scheduled to take place at Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin, the games have now been moved to Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney. The venue is …

USA Hawks Rugby League international Gabe Farley has joined the Austin Herd for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old center joins fellow Lindenwood graduates Sione Fangaiuiha, Wesley White, and Michael de Waal on the roster of the Texan franchise. Born in Denver, Farley moved to Australia at the …

The two-time defending Major League Rugby champions will dust off their boots on Thursday evening when the Seattle Seawolves host the Vancouver Island Crimson Tide at Starfire Stadium in an exhibition encounter. Championship rings for returning Seattle players are set to be doled out prior to the match with kickoff …

The first ever Americas Rugby Championship u20 tournament will be held in Montevideo, Uruguay, this coming June. Competing teams will play three matches each between the 10th and 22nd. Similar to the Americas Pacific Challenge, the teams will be split into two pools with each team facing the three teams …

Old Glory DC have confirmed a 36-man roster for their inaugural Major League Rugby campaign. Included are seven new names, among them a pair of Mitre 10 Cup wingers in former New Zealand Sevens star Declan O’Donnell and Northland flyer Renata Roberts-Te Nana. O’Donnell broke into the New Zealand side …

The Toronto Arrows have confirmed their on-field leaders for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Continuity has been a feature of the roster and is again as winger Dan Moor will captain the side with flanker Lucas Rumball named vice-captain. The duo were named co-captains in 2019 but it was …

After a relatively quiet weekend that saw just three teams suiting up, the Major League Rugby preseason will shift into high gear this coming week. Ten teams will be taking to the field in various capacities with only Rugby United New York and the Austin Herd staying behind closed doors. …