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The New England Free Jacks have signed former Japan tighthead prop Kensuke Hatakeyama on a two-year contract that will run through the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He will become the second Japanese player to play in the league following loosehead prop Sunao Takizawa, who played three matches for Austin …

The Seattle Seawolves have signed Welsh outside back Harry Davies for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. An imposing figure who stands 6’4″ (1.93m), the 25-year-old has represented in country on the Rugby Europe 7s circuit in 2013. He joins the defending champions after five seasons of professional rugby in …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Rugby World Cup 2019 RWC 2019 is done and dusted and with this being the case the conclusion can now be …

The Americas missed out at the World Rugby awards. It ended a year of highs and lows in international competition for the four Americas competitors at RWC 2019. The 2019 World Rugby Awards ceremony was held in Tokyo, Japan and saw the USA having three nominees. Joe Taufete’e was up …

RWC 2019 is history. This year’s tournament is already receiving labeling from senior World Rugby officials as the greatest of all-time. In four years time attention will be highly focused on France with nine venues set to stage a tournament promising to be the highest attended of all RWCs thus …

The Houston SaberCats have signed Taylor Howden for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. After two seasons with the NOLA Gold, the 33-year-old New Zealand native heads to Texas to provide a highly experienced option at flyhalf or center. Howden has been a regular in the NOLA side over his …

Las Vegas will host five regular season Major League Rugby games over two weekends in February, it was confirmed on Friday. The games will be played at Las Vegas Ballpark, located in Summerlin approximately 10 miles west of ‘the Strip.’ It will be the first time MLR games have been …

US Eagles scrumhalf Shaun Davies has joined the coaching staff for the Utah Warriors. It’s not clear yet if the Rugby World Cup has signaled the end of the 30-year-old’s playing career with the official statement from the club simply reading that he is “ready to begin the next phase …

Joe Taufete’e has been shortlisted for the World Rugby Player of the Year award. The Californian is one of six players in consideration for the award which recognizes the best player in the world for the year. The winner will be announced at the World Rugby Awards 2019 in Tokyo …

Will Magie will make his London Scottish debut against Yorkshire Carnegie on Friday. The US Eagles flyhalf has been named on the bench for their RFU Championship clash at the Athletic Ground. He signed for the club earlier this month after spending two seasons with the Glendale Raptors in Major …