Rugby New York have signed loose forward Pago Haini for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The USA Sevens international trades the west coast for east having played for the LA Giltinis this past year. After playing for the Houston SaberCats in 2018, Haini joined the Free Jacks in 2019 …

Harley Davidson is set to speed down the sidelines once again for Rugby ATL. The 28-year-old winger’s return for the 2022 Major League Rugby season is now official, as is a new deal for 24-year-old scrumhalf Eamonn Matthews. It was a frustrating year for Davidson, whose 2021 campaign ended abruptly …

The Houston SaberCats recruitment drive for the 2022 Major League Rugby season continues. The club are in the final stages of recruiting Pumas Sevens star Marcos Moroni. The move is subject to a visa. Moroni was a 2021 URBA Top 12 champion with CUBA. Marcos Moroni is the younger brother …

Emiliano Bergamaschi has been appointed Head Coach of Zebre Parma. The Argentine will be in charge of the Italian team for the remainder of the 2021-2022 season. Zebre Parma play in the United Rugby Championship (URC) and the European Challenge Cup. The club made the announcement earlier today. The contract …

La Federación Española de Rugby está cerca de incorporar a Raúl Pérez a su estructura técnica en un cargo como el de director de desarrollo o similar. Pérez fue asistente de Daniel Hourcade con Los Pumas. También entrenó a Jaguares en Super Rugby y Olímpia Lions en la Super Liga Americana …

Major League Rugby has finally unveiled its kit lineup for the 2022 season. This year’s reveal comes two months later than for the 2021 season. Paladin is once again the provider and maintains a largely positive reputation for their sharp designs. A comparison of 2018 and 2019 kits can be …

New Women’s Eagles coach Emilie Bydwell has made a shock decision to drop captain Abby Gustaitis ahead of the trip to Spain next week. In fact Gustaitis has been unceremoniously cut from the residential squad completely according to her statement on social media. “I was cut from the USA 7’s …

Individual attributes and the needs of a team can combine to see an established player moved to a different position. This happens everywhere from the amateur leagues to the test arena. If a player is ‘out of position’ at his club this may harm his chances of international honors; that …

The San Diego Legion have found their replacement for departed hooker Dean Muir. Arriving directly from the English Premiership is Matt Moulds, the 30-year-old New Zealander signing on for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Moulds has been a professional since 2013 when he broke into Northland’s senior provincial side. …

One of Seattle’s original members is returning for a fifth Major League Rugby campaign. Veteran fullback Mat Turner has re-signed with the Seawolves for the 2022 season. Turner had been a staple in Seattle’s lineups in each of their first three seasons and took on added responsibility in 2021 as …

Perry Baker is set to reach 50 World Sevens Series events in Malaga next weekend. The two-time World Sevens Player of the Year follows Martin Iosefo in reaching the half-century, and hits the mark at the same time as Carlin Isles makes his 60th circuit appearance and Stephen Tomasin his …

USA Rugby will have a new kit provider effective this spring. Castore has signed on to provide sports apparel for all USA national teams, senior and age grade, through 2027. They will provide new designs for both July’s Sevens World Cup in South Africa and October’s Women’s World Cup in …

San Diego have announced the signing of loosehead prop Joe Walsh for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old arrives from New Zealand where he has most recently been suiting up for the Southland Stags in the National Provincial Championship. Walsh has been a regular in Southland’s squad since …

Another South African has joined the Houston SaberCats for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Second row Wynand Grassmann arrives via Moscow, where he spent the past two years playing for Slava. There are now 10 players from South Africa signed up by the Cats since the hiring of Heyneke …

Exeter Chiefs have added two more North Americans to their roster for the remainder of the Premier 15s season. USA Eagles prop Hope Rogers and Canadian back row Gabrielle Senft make the move to England to prepare for October’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Rogers is one of the …

The first new name can be listed for Jaguares XV in 2022. The 21-year-old Ignacio Mendy will play for the Argentine franchise in this year’s Super Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Los Jaguares XV will begin training in Buenos Aires on Monday. A Pleno Rugby report that Mendy will be …

Argentines Juan Ignacio Brex and Ivan Nemer have been named on Italy’s roster for the 2022 Six Nations. The center and prop both made their test debuts for Italy in 2021. They may add to their respective 8 and 3 test caps in the upcoming European tournament. Both players play …

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 …

Rugby New York have added more height to their roster for the 2022 Major League Rugby season in the form of Otago lock Will Tucker. Standing nearly 6’8″ (2.02m), he joins returning trio Nick Civetta, Nate Brakeley, and Charlie Hewitt in New York’s engine room. Tucker represented New Zealand at …

NOLA Gold have confirmed two preseason games to be played at their home venue, The Gold Mine. The Houston SaberCats will visit first on Saturday, January 22, with Rugby ATL arriving a week later on Saturday, January 29. It’s the only preseason game confirmed for ATL to date, but the …