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The Dallas Jackals have announced the signing of 20-year-old lock Hank Stevenson for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Arriving from the Toronto Nomads club, the 6’5″ (1.96m) forward is the first Canadian player to sign for the expansion franchise. Stevenson has taken an unusual representative pathway for a second …

Rugby ATL have re-signed back row forward Maciu Koroi on a one-year deal through the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old has yet to make his professional debut after making one match day appearance in 2020 as an unused replacement against NOLA. Originally from Fiji, Koroi represented the USA …

Four more returning players have signed on for a third season with the Toronto Arrows. Andrew Quattrin, Andrew Ferguson, Lucas Rumball, and Shawn Windsor have committed to the 2021 Major League Rugby season alongside Argentine arrival Manuel Montero. Quattrin has established himself as one of the top hookers in the …

Will Leonard will continue to play for Rugby United New York in the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old center enters the third of a three-year contract signed in December 2018. Standing 6’2″ (1.88m) and weighing nearly 230lbs (104kg), Leonard casts a formidable shadow in the midfield and is …

Colorado Raptors star Robbie Petzer will not be returning to Major League Rugby in 2021. While many of his teammates have opted to stay in the league following Colorado’s withdrawal, Petzer will move to Japan to take up a contract with Tokyo Gas. Petzer, 24, arrived from South Africa ahead …

The San Diego Legion have confirmed their first returning player for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. South African hooker Dean Muir will enter his third season with the team. This will be the second year of his contract signed in July of last year. Muir, 31, has been a …

The Toronto Arrows have unveiled Argentine international Manuel Montero in their latest batch of signings for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Standing 6’4″ (1.94m) and weighing in the neighborhood of 235lbs (107kg), ‘La Pantera’ is an imposing winger who takes the place of retiring captain Dan Moor on the …

The New England Free Jacks have announced the signing of Scottish dual-international Dougie Fife on a deal that runs through the 2022 Major League Rugby season. He arrives directly from the Guinness Pro 14, where he has played for Edinburgh since 2012. Fife, 29, was a standout winger with the …

It’s ‘silly season’ in Major League Rugby and after a barrage of player announcements over the past couple weeks, we thought it might be helpful to have a team-by-team look at what’s happened so far. We’ve also added a few hints of what might be coming down the pipeline. As …

The Houston SaberCats have confirmed the return of five ‘originals’ for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Cecil Garber, Sam Windsor, Kieran Farmer, Malacchi Esdale, and Zach Pangelinan will return for a fourth season having been with the club since their inception. Garber, 28, has been a staple at openside …