That’s more like it. The third week of the 2022 Major League Rugby season was filled with drama and saw four games going right down to the wire. Along with it were some outstanding individual performances. Austin might feel hard done by with only one player selected, but theirs was …
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The first week of the new Major League Rugby is in the books and that means it’s time for our picks for top performers at each position. Most spots had a couple contenders but there here were several talented individuals who looked off the pace, so competition can be expected …
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The 2022 Six Nations Championship is the 23rd edition of the competition since expanding to include Italy in 2000. It was originally conceived as the Home Nations Championship and first contested by England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales in 1883. France joined in 1910 to create the Five Nations Championship. Eligibility …
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The San Diego Legion have signed scrumhalf Jason Higgins for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Originally from Cork, Ireland, Higgins spent the 2021 season with the Toronto Arrows and won five caps for Canada during the fall international campaign. Visa complications prevented Higgins from joining New York in 2020, …
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Jamaica’s Men’s team will take part in the World Sevens Series events in Spain over the next two weekends, World Rugby have confirmed. Pandemic restrictions have seen New Zealand and Samoa drop out entirely with Fiji likely to miss the Malaga tournament. Germany have also been summoned to help fill …
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As expected the San Diego Legion have confirmed that second row Ben Mitchell will return for a third season with the club. The 27-year-old recently made his international debut with the USA Select XV in the Americas Pacific Challenge and is now aiming for full test honors. Mitchell made the …
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Roman Salanoa has inked a three-year contract extension with Munster that ties him to the Irish provincial side until at least 2025. The 24-year-old Hawaiian prop is yet to make his United Rugby Championship debut due to injury but appeared in 7 senior games last season. Despite representing the USA …
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David Busby has re-signed with the Seawolves for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The Ireland u20 and Sevens international returns to contention after missing the entirety of the 2021 campaign with injury. It will be the third year in Seattle for the 27-year-old outside back. Things have not gone …
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The LA Giltinis have re-signed winger Ryan James for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. At the same time the club has confirmed the return of flyhalf Luke Carty for the second year of his contract announced in December 2020. Both players made their international debuts for the USA this …
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Mark O’Keeffe has signed with the Austin Gilgronis for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. He makes the move west from 2021 Eastern Conference champions Rugby ATL. It’s the third MLR club for the 27-year-old Irishman, having played the 2019 and 2020 campaigns for Rugby United New York. O’Keeffe enjoyed …
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