Tag Archives: Major League Rugby

Mateo Sanguinetti has signed a two-year-deal with Massy. The contract sees the Uruguayan loose head prop continuing his professional career. Having already played for the Houston SaberCats and Peñarol, in  Major League Rugby and Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) respectively, Sanguinetti will now play in France. Rugby Club Massy …

Major League Rugby is on hiatus until 2021 but the recruitment process for next season has already begun. That includes the two newest teams in the American professional league – Dallas and Los Angeles. The first order of business is the ‘dispersal draft’ featuring players from the now-defunct Colorado Raptors. …

Joe Pietersen says he intends to continue on playing in Major League Rugby for as long as he is physically able. The Legion’s captain is currently residing near Durban for now to be with family during the COVID-19 pandemic, but told South African site Rugby Rocks that a return to …

Rugby United New York are looking to sign legendary New Zealand fly half Dan Carter, reports Rugby Pass. The RWC 2011 and 2015 winner departed Japanese side Kobelco Steelers last week and is now a free agent. The 38-year-old could now join his opponent from the RWC 2015 final, Drew …

Drew Mitchell will join Rugby United New York for the 2021 Major League Rugby season, but whether he actually plays remains to be seen. The former Wallabies winger announced that he will move stateside when conditions allow on The Lockdown with Jim Hamilton. RugbyPass first reported that Mitchell had signed for …

The ARN Podcast is back!… sort of. It’s not a full episode but it’s not every day you get the opportunity to interview the World Rugby Council Vice-Chairman. Agustín Pichot is now running against incumbent Bill Beaumont for the position of Chairman, an election fast approaching that many are calling …

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 …

The Colorado Raptors are dropping out of Major League Rugby. Multiple sources confirmed the news earlier this week and on Wednesday a brief letter – attached below – was circulated by co-owner and Mayor of Glendale Mike Dunafon stating that the team will be officially departing the league effective May …

I was recently pondering to myself – what would a fantasy match-up look like between Uruguay’s professional players from Peñarol and abroad? After some thought I decided that in the Uruguayan context the real question ought to be that of Peñarol vs the rest. That is to say a match …

Picking a select XV after only five completed weeks of what was supposed to be a 16-game regular season with three weeks of playoffs doesn’t seem quite right. Some players who surely would have been prime contenders under normal circumstances hardly had the chance to fire a shot. Our Americas …