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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The San Diego Legion have re-signed Canadian international Josh Thiel for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Now fully recovered from a knee injury that limited him to just one game last season, the 24-year-old will be looking to make up for lost time this year. Thiel’s time was also …

Rugby ATL have re-signed versatile forward Daemon Torres and prop Will Burke for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The club have also confirmed the return of prop Jonas Petrakopoulos for the second year of his contract signed in August of 2020. Torres, who recently celebrated his 25th birthday, appeared …