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The New England Free Jacks have found their replacement for Vili Toluta’u in a young man from New Zealand with similar style and proportion. Mills Sanerivi has made two starts recently in the back row for Taranaki but arrives in Boston as a dynamic ball-carrying hooker option. A former captain …

Rugby ATL have re-signed hooker Marko Janse van Rensburg, tighthead prop Wikus Groenewald, and winger Jeremy Misailegalu for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The club has also confirmed the return of scrumhalf Rowan Gouws for the second year of his contract signed in October 2020. Janse van Rensburg and …

The USA is in an exclusive bid position for Rugby World Cup 2031. World Rugby is in exclusive talks with USA Rugby to have the Men’s RWC tournament played in the Americas for the first time. In an interview with Martin Pengelly for the Guardian USA Rugby chief executive Ross …

NOLA Gold have signed back row Maciu Koroi on a two-year deal through the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old is yet to make his regular season debut but was on the Rugby ATL roster for the shortened 2020 campaign and was an unused replacement against the Gold. Koroi …

Old Glory DC have re-signed tighthead prop Jack Carroll for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old returns for a second year at Segra Field, having recently returned from a three-month stint playing for Clontarf in Ireland. Carroll was a High School All-American and played for the USA u19 …

The Toronto Arrows have announced the signing of winger Dennon Robinson-Bartlett for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. At the same time they have promoted academy winger Brandan Ferguson to the senior side while confirming a contract for 2021 Collegiate Draft pick Sam Mace. Robinson-Bartlett, who turns 22 in a …

Former Wales international Aaron Jarvis is set to call time on his professional playing career to take up a coaching position with the Dallas Jackals. The 35-year-old tighthead prop will depart the Dragons after this weekend to make the move to Texas. Jarvis is originally from Exeter and represented England …

New England Free Jacks forward Vili Toluta’u will not be playing in the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old has made the decision to sit out the year to focus on his family, says a a statement posted on social media. “For over 10 years, the support of my …

The Houston SaberCats have announced the signing of World Sevens Series star Maka Unufe for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. Additionally they have re-signed loosehead prop pair Nicolás Solveyra and Valdemar Lee-Lo, and hooker Diego Fortuny. This will be the first MLR campaign for Unufe. The 30-year-old made his …

A lot of test match rugby was played in 2021. Test teams from the Americas battled-it-out in Rugby World Cup Qualifiers and also played in a range of matches against teams from other regions. 2021 was very different to 2020, though there were still teams that did not get to …