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Major League Rugby is a professional USA league that began in 2018 and has teams in the U.S. and in Canada. Current MLR teams include Austin Elite Rugby, Glendale Raptors, Houston SaberCats, New Orleans Gold, Rugby United New York, San Diego Legion, Seattle Seawolves, Toronto Arrows, and the Utah Warriors. In 2020, teams in Atlanta, New England, and Washington, D.C. will join the league and have exhibition matches in 2019.

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New England Free Jacks Adds Stephan Coetzee

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The New England Free Jacks added Stephan Coetzee for the remainder of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old South African hooker is 6’1″ and 250 lbs. Seattle Seawolves announced in December that Stephan re-signed with the team, however, he did not arrive with the pandemic conditions still in place. Stephan played 137 minutes and scored one try during the truncated 2020 MLR season, starting weeks 3 and 4, and as a reserve in week 5. He then played in the World Tens Series in Bermuda for the London Royals. Stephan played 1085 minutes in 18 matches, scoring 8…

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Premier Rugby Sevens Hires Kellie Cavalier as Vice President of Operations

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Premier Rugby Sevens Release (NEW YORK, June 2, 2021) Premier Rugby Sevens(PR7s), the newly announced league that will feature North America’s top female and male athletes, today announced the hiring of Kellie Cavalier as their Vice President of Operations. With an impressive background in the sports industry, Cavalier will help lead PR7s’ organizational equality and inclusion, plus oversee game-day operations, team logistics, fan experience, and ticketing. Cavalier spent more than nine years with USA Rugby where she rose to the position of VP of International Events and oversaw the venue operations for the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 in San Francisco. …

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Rugby ATL’s Defense Stands Strong Against Giltinis

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Photos and article by Chris Wyatt, Rugby Ascendant Rugby ATL recorded its fifth consecutive win and improved all its table numbers as the front runner in Major League Rugby’s Eastern Conference with 17-12 home win over the LA Giltinis. The Ratlers now lead the Eastern Conference on points with 35 to Rugby United New York’s (RUNY) 34. Both are 7-3-0 after ten games in a competitive race. The previous week the Ratlers flew across the continent to play Seattle. The long trip cross country and back left some wondering whether the Ratlers would be sufficiently rested and ready to take…

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San Diego Legion Adds Dan Pryor

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San Diego Legion is making a push for the 2021 Major League Rugby playoffs and signed Dan Pryor to help with this goal. The 33-year-old back row is 6’3″ and 230 lbs. Dan now joins his younger brother Kara, who plays with Rugby United New York in the league. Dan is from Auckland, New Zealand, and attended Auckland Grammar School before going to Auckland University of Technology where he majored in Business and Advertising. He played rugby with Grammar TEC and won the Gallaher Shield in 2013. He also played with the Auckland Academy before playing club rugby with Marist…

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San Diego Legion Adds Tom Franklin

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San Diego Legion signed Thomas St George Franklin for the remainder of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old lock/back row is 6’7″ and 255 lbs. Tom is from Ōpōtiki, New Zealand in the Bay of Plenty region. He attended St Paul’s Collegiate School in Hamilton and then the University of Otago in Dunedin where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management. He played club rugby with Southern Rugby Club in the Dunedin club competition and also played with Otago Rugby Academy. He also played for the New Zealand U20s in 2010 and won the Junior World…

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New England Free Jacks Adds Cam Davidowicz

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The New England Free Jacks added Cam Davidowicz to the wider training squad for the remainder of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old back row is 6’1″ and 225lbs. He is from Bradford, Massachusetts, and attended Whittier Regional Vocational School. As a freshman, he began playing rugby with Essex County Youth Rugby Bulldogs, who won three consecutive Massachusetts High School Club Division Championships through 2014. Following high school, he went to Plymouth State University where he played rugby for the Norsemen and was honored twice as an NSCRO All-American. In 2019 he also attended the USA Men’s Collegiate…

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Rugby United New York Races Past Old Glory

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Rugby United New York jumped to a 24-0 lead in the first 20 minutes and emerged with a 46-10 win over Old Glory DC on Sunday, May 30 at Segra Field in Leesburg, VA. The match was broadcast on NBS Sports Washington, MSG, and streamed on The Rugby Network. Match Recap Rugby United New York fired out of the blocks to a quick try by captain Dylan Fawsitt from a maul to open the scoring in the third minute. Then after breaks by Ben Foden and Quinn Ngawati, Fa’asiu Fuatai drew in defenders down the left wide channel and executed…

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Match Preview: Old Glory DC vs Rugby United New York

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Old Glory DC hosts Rugby United New York on Sunday, May 30 at 1 pm at Segra Field in Leesburg, VA. The match will be broadcast on NBS Sports Washington, MSG, and streamed on The Rugby Network. It is Armed Forces Appreciation day featuring the Quantico Marine Corp Band and Color Guard performances, a special jersey auction after the match, limit edition military team apparel at the merchandise tent, kid’s zone with face painting, and curtain-raiser. Old Glory’s partner’s Veterans Moving Forward and their service dogs are excited about this match. Place your Old Glory jersey bids or RUNY ones…

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Major League Rugby Partners with National Collegiate Rugby

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National Collegiate Rugby Release National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) has announced a partnership with Major League Rugby (MLR). This partnership will allow NCR and MLR to work together to build a strong collegiate to professional rugby pathway for current and future members. This announcement comes in tandem with The Rugby Network partnership as a streaming service for many NCR matches including the 2021 Collegiate Rugby Championship in New Orleans, LA taking place May 29-31. NCR CEO Jeremy Treece said, “Major League Rugby is one of the ultimate goals of collegiate rugby players in the United States. The League gives our players the domestic competition to keep rugby growing…

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Rugby United New York Flips the Free Jacks

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Rugby United New York defeated the New England Free Jacks 29-19 in a Major League Rugby Eastern Conference match on Sunday, May 23 at Cochrane Stadium in Jersey City, N.J. The match was broadcast on CBS Sports and internationally on The Rugby Network. It was a grilling day, yet the fans from the New York and New England areas flowed to Cochrane Stadium and baked in the humid, sunny day with temperatures over 90 degrees. There was a sizeable crowd who witnessed Rugby United New York U23 Academy claiming a narrow 28-26 win over the New England Free Jacks Academy…

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MLR Rivalry Match: Rugby United New York vs New England Free Jacks

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Rugby United New York faces New England Free Jacks in a Major League Rugby Eastern Conference match on Sunday, May 23 at 4 pm ET at Cochrane Stadium in Jersey City, N.J. The match will be broadcast on CBS Sports and internationally on The Rugby Network. For tickets, click here! Preceding the match at 1:30 pm will be a Rugby United New York U23 Academy match against the New England Free Jacks Academy U23s. Both teams come into the match after an away loss and will be looking to rebound. Rugby United New York lost 16-9 to Austin Gilgronis, while…

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San Diego Legion Adds Thomas Morani

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San Diego Legion added Thomas Morani for the remainder of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Thomas initially re-signed for the 2021 MLR season with the Houston SaberCats but was loaned to Old Glory DC from the Houston SaberCats before playing last week for the Legion. The 25-year-old center is 5’9″ and 195 lbs. Thomas joined the Houston SaberCats in 2020 and played 110 minutes in his two starts. he was re-signed by the team but did not play in any regular-season matches before being released from his contract. This made him available to Old Glory DC, who needed a…

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LA Giltinis Adam Ashe 2021 Revised Profile

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Los Angeles Giltinis signed Scotland international Adam Ashe for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old No.8/flanker (29 in July) is 6’4″ and 240 lbs. Adam was born in Livingston, Scotland, and attended Alva Academy from 206-2012. In 2010 he played for Scotland U17s at the Wellington International Festival and went to Valladolid, Spain as part of a development training squad. He progressed to the U18s the following year at the European Uner-18 Rugby Union Championship, and in 2013 made ten appearances for the U20s at the Six Nations U20s and then at the IRB Junior World Championships. On…

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