Tag Archives: College Rugby

Two of North America’s top forward talents are effectively heading in opposite directions. Hawaiian second row Sione Lolohea has opted out of his Brive contract to instead take up a rugby scholarship at Life University. Filling the spot at the French Top 14 club’s academy is Canadian back row Logan …

The New England Free Jacks have signed a pair of new college graduates for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. St. Mary’s Gaels scrumhalf Tom Brusati and Colorado Buffaloes flanker Jack Miller join as free agents following the inaugural Collegiate Draft. Brusati is the third Gaels No9 to sign on …

Iona College star Connor Buckley has signed for Rugby United New York. The 2019 Major League Rugby Semi Finalists have wasted no time in snapping up the talented scrumhalf after he was passed over in Major League Rugby’s inaugural Collegiate Draft. A native of Rockaway Beach, New York, Buckley came …

USA Rugby has issued a statement of apology regarding the process of investigation used following the catastrophic neck injury suffered by Robert Paylor. The Cal Golden Bears lock was left in a wheelchair following an incident in the 2017 Varsity Cup final against Arkansas State. Severe criticism has been leveled …

Louisiana State University captain Jack Webster has signed for the NOLA Gold. Originally from Lakewood, Washington, he moved to Louisiana as a teenager. The 22-year-old midfielder is the first undrafted free agent to put pen to paper following Saturday’s inaugural MLR Collegiate Entry Draft. Webster notably only took up rugby …

The inaugural Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft is now complete. Two rounds of 12 were undertaken on Saturday morning with 10 teams taking part. Sitting out were the Houston SaberCats, Rugby United New York, and Toronto Arrows. Players were drafted from 18 different schools, with a dozen States represented. Two …

Canadian university rugby players will have to wait until 2021 to represent their schools on the pitch. USPORTS today announced the cancellation of all athletic championships through the end of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with regional university athletic competitions following suit. While only women’s rugby technically falls under …

The Toronto Arrows have completed the signing of Canada ‘A’ lock Adrian Wadden for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. A native of Mississauga, Ontario, the 23-year-old returns to Canada after a three-year spell with Leeds Beckett University in England. Wadden played his youth rugby with Oakville Crusaders before spending …

Alex Sedrick and Payton Telea-Ilalio have claimed the top collegiate rugby awards in the USA. Sedrick has won the MA Sorenson Award as the nation’s top women’s player at college level, with Telea-Ilalio taking home the men’s equivalent Rudy Scholz Award. Hailing from Herriman, Utah, Sedrick is a standout in …

Major League Rugby announced on Wednesday that it will conduct their first ever Collegiate Draft across the June 13 weekend of this year. Players will be selected from US college programs with ‘at least four rounds’ to take place, and possibly more ‘if necessary.’ Following Colorado’s decision to withdraw from …