The New England Free Jacks have signed tighthead prop Joel Hintz for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. He arrives from New Zealand, having spent the past five years playing in the National Provincial Championship initially with Wellington and more recently Hawke’s Bay. Hintz was 22 years old when he …
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Only one North American team will be left standing after this weekend’s Rugby World Cup Quarter Final in Auckland. Canada will take on the USA in a rematch of their pool match from just a week ago, with the winner booking a Semi Final place against the winner of England …
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Canada have summoned Olivia Apps to New Zealand as a replacement for Brianna Miller. The first choice scrumhalf suffered internal injuries in the second match of the pool stage against Italy and will miss the remainder of the World Cup. Justine Pelletier has taken over the lead No9 role. Apps …
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Ma’a Nonu has re-signed with the San Diego Legion for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. It will be the third campaign for the All Blacks centurion in Southern California, having returned to the club ahead of the 2022 season after a one-year hiatus. Nonu captained the Legion this past …
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Logan Tago will be back in a Utah Warriors shirt for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The powerful outside back spent the past year with the USA Sevens squad. Also confirmed by the club are the returns of prop Emerson Prior, lock Jamie Lane, center Tomasi Tonga, and winger …
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The Tucker brothers will not be teaming up for New York in 2023 after all. Will Tucker has been named in the Highlanders squad for the upcoming Super Rugby season. He departs Major League Rugby after one year having helped New York win their first championship in June. A New …
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Zion Going will play a second Major League Rugby season with the Utah Warriors. The 21-year-old scrumhalf arrived from Australian club Tuggeranong Vikings part-way through the 2022 campaign and impressed with his aggressive attacking style. Originally from New Zealand, Going is US-eligible through ancestry and will be followed closely by …
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NOLA Gold have bolstered their loose forward resources with the signing of Tom Florence on a two-year deal through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old New Zealander was a standout at provincial level and has also appeared in Super Rugby. Florence represented his country at the 2018 World …
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The New England Free Jacks have signed outside back Taniela Filimone for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Born and raised in Tonga, he represented his country at the World Rugby u20 Trophy tournament in 2019 and in a non-capped sevens tournament in 2021. Filimone was also a nationally-ranked track …
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San Diego have announced the signing of Blair Cowan for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The former Scotland flanker makes the move to Major League Rugby after a stint with the Tokyo Black Rams in Japan League One. Cowan is originally from New Zealand but moved to England in …
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