The Glendale Raptors have confirmed 31 players for the 2020 Major League Rugby season, among them 13 who were not part of the squad in 2019. Former Wallabies star Digby Ioane is officially unveiled along with Eagles pair Aladdin Schirmer and Nick Boyer, and former Manu Samoa prop Zak Taulafo. …
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Age is on Uruguay’s side for RWC 2023. Of Los Teros’ 31-man roster that competed in Japan 2019 only six players are currently aged 30 or higher. This means that little changes will be required to begin the RWC 2019-2023 cycle and that the vast majority of players could very …
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World Rugby have confirmed that Josh Larsen has been suspended following his red card for foul play against South Africa. The Canadian forward was sent off for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.20 (dangerous play in a ruck or maul) on October 08. The player attended a disciplinary …
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The San Diego Legion have stunned the rugby world with the signing of All Blacks centurion Ma’a Nonu for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. A two-time Rugby World Cup champion, the Wellington native is generally regarded as one of the world’s premier centers in the professional era. Nonu made …
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Digby Ioane is headed to Major League Rugby. The former Wallabies star has signed with the Glendale Raptors for the 2020 season. He is represented by SBM Entertainment, an agency that also secured contracts for Uruguay’s leading players and seems to be increasing its presence in North America’s professional competition. …
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Rugby United New York have confirmed the signing of Juan Pablo Aguirre for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The Argentine midfielder arrives from Austin, who he joined part-way through the 2019 campaign after a successful collegiate career at Lindenwood that saw him twice receiving honorable mention on the annual …
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The NOLA Gold have extended the contracts of flanker John Sullivan and winger Tim Maupin for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. For both players in will be a third season with the club, and it brings the number of re-signings to 18 for the Gold since the close of …
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Major League Rugby unveiled its regular season schedule for the 2020 season late last month. Among the most notable features of the season are a series of games in February listed as venue ‘tbd’. Americas Rugby News has now confirmed that multiple fixtures are set to be hosted in Las …
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Kyle Breytenbach will continue to play Major League Rugby in Texas next season, but it won’t be in Austin. The versatile second or back row forward will pack his bags and head east to Houston where he call AVEVA Stadium home with the SaberCats. It’s a like-for-like replacement for retiring …
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Peter Tiberio has brought the curtains down on his playing career. The 30-year-old outside back from Aurora, Illinois, will hang up the boots after two seasons of Major League Rugby with the Seattle Seawolves. The decision comes after concussion ruled him out of the second half of the 2019 season. …
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