Jeff Hassler will be returning to the Seattle Seawolves for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The Canadian winger has put pen to paper for a full campaign with the defending champions after arriving late in the 2019 season to help them lift their second consecutive MLR Shield in June. …
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Boston rugby fans will at last have a professional outfit to call their own when the New England Free Jacks take the field in 2020. Early ticket sales suggest that the team will be well-supported, and if their off-field preparations go according to plan they could be a competitive force …
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Canadian international Robbie Povey touched down early in the second half for Northampton Wanderers in their Premiership Rugby Shield clash against Gloucester United on Monday. The Shield competition is for Premiership reserve-grade sides and typically features a mix of academy talent, trialists, and first team players in need of game …
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Make it five South African imports for Rugby ATL. Former Southern Kings forward Stefan Willemse has joined up with his new teammates in Georgia as preparations begin in earnest for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. He follows midfielder Ryan Nell from the Pumas, with countrymen Johan Momsen, Marno Redelinghuys, …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Canada Women Canada finished third at the Cape Town Sevens this past weekend. Though they were beaten by eventual champions New …
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It’s been a busy and memorable off-season across the board in Major League Rugby, and in particular for the Utah Warriors. Of the nine established teams, only Colorado can challenge in terms of improvement from 2019 though ultimately the winner will be decided by on-field results. The team’s adopted hashtag …
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Just days after new Major League Rugby commissioner George Killebrew revealed that Dallas would be fielding a team in the 2021 season, the project has hit a snag. A $15 million proposal from a Donnie Nelson-led investment group to rebuild the century-old facilities at Reverchon Park has been rejected by …
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It’s back to business for Canada’s only professional rugby team as the Toronto Arrows have begun their preseason training. The internationals will start to trickle in over the next couple weeks with those locally-based already stretching their legs. Having shed their expansion label, the Arrows approach their second Major League …
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The Houston SaberCats have confirmed the names of seven returning forwards for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Props Jamie Dever and Charlie Connolly, hooker Gabe Romero, flankers Luke Beauchamp and Cecil Garber, and second row trio Charlie Hewitt, Victor Comptat, and Diego Magno. Dever and Connolly have been spending …
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Rugby ATL will have a strong South African flavor to it with three more professionals heading across the Atlantic to take up residence for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Two have Super Rugby experience. With Springbok Sevens cap Ryan Nell already under wraps, Johan Momsen, Marno Redelinghuys, and Kurt …
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