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The inaugural World Tens Series event will kick off at the National Sports Centre in Bermuda on Sunday. With the World Sevens Series on hiatus, the ambitious venture has brought in a collection of talent from around the globe including a number of Major League Rugby standouts. There have been …

Some of Major League Rugby’s elite big men will feature for the Asia Pacific Dragons at the inaugural World Tens Series event in Bermuda. Originally set for a Saturday start, the tournament will now begin on Sunday with the finals booked for November 7. US Eagles pair Jamason Fa’anana-Schultz and …

The New England Free Jacks have confirmed the return of Josh Larsen for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. A member of Canada’s team at Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan, the 26-year-old enters the second year of his contract after signing from Austin in 2019. Larsen captained the team …

The San Diego Legion have confirmed the addition of loosehead prop Luatangi Li for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Originally signed earlier this year with the intent of playing during the 2020 season, the COVID-19 cancellation saw the 29-year-old’s league debut delayed by a year. Arriving relatively late in …

New Zealand have named a 38-strong traveling squad for the revised Rugby Championship to be hosted by Australia. Two uncapped forwards have been added to the Tri-Nations Cup roster as winger George Bridge drops out after suffering a long-term pectoral injury in training. Called up for the first time are …

New Zealand pulled ahead in the Bledisloe Cup stakes with a dominant 27-7 win over Australia at Eden Park on Sunday. A three-try blitz to start the second half put the All Blacks well ahead and the Wallabies had no reply to the delight of the 46,049 in attendance. Richie …

The fifth found of the Mitre 10 Cup season featured five crossover matches between Premiership division teams and the second-tier Championship. Not all went the way of the favorites. As ever a significant number of Major League Rugby players took part including six in the final match of the weekend. …

International rugby returned in sensational fashion at the Cake Tin in Wellington on Sunday morning. New Zealand and Australia fought to a 16-all dead heat in the opening match of the Bledisloe Cup. A precursor to the Rugby Championship, the two sides kept the ball alive until the 87th minute …

There has been a change to the Rugby Championship fixtures. It means that the All Blacks’ Christmas wish has been granted. They will be able to travel home in time for quarantine and thus time with their families on Christmas Day. The change brings forward the final round fixture. New …

It’s been a month and chance since our last Major League Rugby update, and much has happened. Most notable is confirmation that the Kanaloa Hawai’i bid was not approved and the 4th season will kick off on March 20 with 13 teams and some familiar broadcast partners. The Kanaloa news …