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The Dallas Jackals have announced the signing of Australian prop Rory O’Connor for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. A veteran of two Super Rugby campaigns with the Waratahs, the 27-year-old most recently lined up the Warringah Rats in the Shute Shield. O’Connor made his Shield debut as a 19-year-old …

Old Glory DC have announced the re-signing of second row Stan South for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The former England u20 starter made a strong impression in his first season with the club in 2021 after arriving from French Top 14 club Brive. South made his Old Glory …

Canada secured a Pacific Four series win over the USA with a 26-13 victory in an all-action contest at Infinity Park on Friday evening. It was the second test of the week in Colorado following Monday’s 15-9 result for the visitors. Both teams now play two matches overseas to close …

Canadian flanker Michael Smith has signed a one-year extension with the San Diego Legion that sees him returning for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old notably earned Rookie of the Year honors for the club in his first season as a professional after joining from the UBC Thunderbirds. …

Toronto Arrows scrumhalf Jamie Mackenzie has confirmed his retirement from professional rugby. The 32-year-old Canadian international was a regular for the club in their first two Major League Rugby campaigns but missed the entirety of the 2021 season with a hip injury. Mackenzie emerged from the Oakville Crusaders club in …

After shaking off the cobwebs on Monday evening North America’s best will again collide at Infinity Park on Friday in the second match of the Pacific Four series. Canada earned bragging rights over their hosts in the first match but the USA were very much in the fight in a …

The Dallas Jackals have announced the signing of Ryan Bower for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. A former England u20 international, the 30-year-old arrives with a decade of professional experience largely in the English Premiership. Bower debuted with Leicester Tigers at the age of 19 in 2010. He would …

The Toronto Arrows have re-signed Canadian international trio Ross Braude, Spencer Jones, and Lucas Rumball for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. All three were part of Canada’s squad during the recent World Cup Qualifiers and are currently on tour in Europe for the tests against Portugal and Belgium. This …

The New England Free Jacks have confirmed the signing of scrumhalf Holden Yungert from the NOLA Gold. A staple in New Orleans lineups since their inception in 2018, the 28-year-old has signed a three-year deal with New England through the end of the 2024 Major League Rugby season. Yungert appeared …

The 2021 Americas Pacific Challenge was an all-Americas competition. It involved young talent from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the USA. Competing were the ‘Next Senior’ development sides with many players from both Major League Rugby and the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby. Champions Argentina make up one third …