The NOLA Gold have revealed their latest signing for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Former Brumbies utility back Robbie Coleman has signed a three-year deal that will see him through the 2022 season in New Orleans. The 29-year-old recently played for Gordon in the Shute Shield after two injury-ravaged …
Read More »Canada falls short against Tonga
Canada’s Pacific Nations Cup campaign has come to a close without a win as they fell short by 33-23 to Tonga in Lautoka on Friday. A late surge closed the gap after a sluggish first hour that left them 20 points behind late in the second half. The Tongan forwards …
Read More »Peter Malcolm moves from Austin to San Diego
The San Diego Legion have made another splash on the free agent market ahead of the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Austin Elite hooker Peter Malcolm has signed on to play at Torero Stadium, following Dominic Day, Steffon Armitage, and Tira Patterson in joining the 2019 Finalists. Malcolm, 25, won …
Read More »Joeli Tikoisuva re-signs with NOLA Gold
Joeli Tikoisuva has re-signed with the NOLA Gold for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The club has confirmed a one-year deal for the 23-year-old winger, the 9th player to extend their contracts since the 2019 season concluded. An age-grade All-American up to u19 level, ‘Jojo’ took his first steps …
Read More »Sevens Series moves to LA, Women’s circuit expands
World Rugby have confirmed the schedules for the 2019-20 World Sevens Series. They have also unveiled the new home of the USA stop on the men’s circuit. Previously held at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, the tournament has been moved to Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles. Also …
Read More »PNC Preview – Fiji vs Samoa
The 2019 Pacific Nations Cup will come to a close in Suva on Saturday as Fiji host Samoa at ANZ National Stadium. There is no possibility for either to win the competition but a clash between the two island nations is never one that needs added stakes to produce fireworks. …
Read More »PNC Preview – USA vs Japan
The 2019 Pacific Nations Cup will be decided at the neutral ground of ANZ National Stadium in Suva, Fiji, on Saturday (Friday evening North American time). While designed in a hybrid round-robin-slash-pool format, results from the first two rounds of the competition see both the USA and Japan enter undefeated …
Read More »PNC Preview – Tonga vs Canada
The Pacific Nations Cup has flown by with the third and final round now just a day away. A neutral-venue clash between Tonga and Canada will open things up as the final round is based entirely in Fiji. The Friday-afternoon (Thursday evening North American time) match will take place at …
Read More »Nathan Sylvia re-signs with San Diego Legion
Nathan Sylvia has signed an extension that will see him continue with the San Diego Legion for the 2020 Major League Rugby season and beyond. The 25-year-old prop has become a key component of the San Diego front row since arriving early in the 2018 season. Previously seen as a …
Read More »BC Rugby confirms Pacific Pride schedule
BC Rugby has confirmed a 12-game schedule for the newly revamped Pacific Pride. Rugby Canada announced in April that the centralized academy program would be revived after a 14-year absence, and recently appointed Jamie Cudmore as Head Coach. Though the team will have a full plate of fixtures, they will …
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