NOLA Gold have announced the signing of Australian midfielder Jordan Jackson-Hope on a two-year deal through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old playmaker arrives from Eastern Suburbs in the Shute Shield, having recently returned from a professional contract in Japan. Jackson-Hope was considered one of his country’s brightest …
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The New England Free Jacks have signed flanker Mitch Jacobson for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. A former New Zealand u20 representative, the 26-year-old arrives from Waikato having previously played Super Rugby with the Chiefs and Sunwolves. Jacobson is one of few players to appear in three Junior World …
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Old Glory DC have re-signed second row Apisai Naikatini for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The Fijian international will celebrate his 38th birthday during what will be his 5th year in the league and 4th in the nation’s capital. Despite being one of the oldest players in MLR, Naikatini …
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John Poland will play a fourth Major League Rugby season with the New England Free Jacks. The 25-year-old scrumhalf has committed to the last of his three-year deal signed in August of 2020. Since arriving ahead of New England’s inaugural MLR campaign, Poland has been one of the club’s most …
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The Utah Warriors have re-signed one of their key attacking players for the 2023 Major League Rugby campaign. Eagles winger Mika Kruse has signed on for a third year at Salt Lake, having previously spent three seasons with the Raptors in Colorado. Injuries affected Kruse’s form this past season though …
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The Toronto Arrows have signed hooker Gene Syminton for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Arriving from New Zealand, the 25-year-old was linked to the club through flyhalf Sam Malcolm and forwards coach Francisco Deformes. Syminton will make the move from the Hawke’s Bay Magpies, where he has spent the …
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Interim Head Coach Josh Reeves has named 26 players in his Brazil squad to prepare for Sunday’s meeting with the Chile XV. It’s the first match of the Americas Rugby Trophy series that also includes Canada ‘A’. The games are being hosted at the Estádio Nogueira in Mogi des Cruzes. …
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The Dallas Jackals and NOLA Gold have swapped players ahead of the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Heading from Texas to Louisiana is USA Selects three-quarter Cael Hodgson, and moving in the opposite direction is once-capped Eagles scrumhalf Devereaux Ferris. Hodgson, 23, was initially selected by the New England Free …
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Canada are set to play two tests in Europe next month. Both will take place at the National Rugby Stadium in Amsterdam. The first will be against the Netherlands on Saturday, November 12, with the second a neutral-venue clash against Namibia on Saturday, November 19. While Rugby Canada has not …
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The San Diego Legion have acquired versatile backfielders Marcel Brache and Luke Burton for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Both come in exchange for salary cap considerations from the Austin Gilgronis and LA Giltinis respectively. Brache made the move from Super Rugby to Texas in 2022 and played in …
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