Major League Rugby is a professional North America league.

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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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Seattle Seawolves Adds Karsten Leitner

By djcoilrugby on April 1, 2021 Major League Rugby

The Seattle Seawolves signed Canadian international Karsten Leitner for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old wing is 6’1″ and 210 lbs. Karsten is from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and attended St. George’s School from 2008-2013. He played First XV rugby, First XI soccer, and varsity squash. He attended the University of British Columbia from 2013-2016 majoring in political science and government. He also played for the Thunderbirds Rugby Club, BC Premiership League Championships from 2013-2015, and back-to-back 7s titles at the Las Vegas Invitational. He transferred to the University of Victoria in 2016 and earned with Bachelor’s Degree…

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Utah Warriors Dan Christensen 2021 Profile

By djcoilrugby on April 1, 2021 Major League Rugby

The Utah Warriors added Danny Christensen for the 2020 season. The 30-year-old scrum-half (31 in May) is 5’9″, 175 lbs. and is from Salt Lake City, Utah. Dan has been signed from the Selects training squad on a 4-week MLR contract after serving as Captain for the Warrior Selects during the Fall of 2020. Dan attended Olympus High School and played rugby for the Highland Rugby Club. In 2008, the team won the high school national championship and he was named the MVP. He then attended the University of Utah where he also played rugby and received a Bachelor’s Degree…

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Seattle Seawolves Adds Setareki Tuilevuka

By djcoilrugby on April 1, 2021 Major League Rugby

The Seattle Seawolves signed Eagle No. 418, Setareki “Seta” Tuilevuka, for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 39-year-old center is 6’0″ and 215 lbs. Seta, who is from Suva, Fiji, played rugby as a youth along with his brother Alipate, another former Eagle and the current Director of Seattle RFC. He also played basketball in the 2005 South Pacific Mini-Games. When he moved to the United States, he played with the Las Vegas Blackjacks before signing a professional contract to a Top 14 French club, Montpellier, where he played from 2010 to 2012, making 16 appearances and scoring 2…

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NOLA Gold Adds Hanno Dirksen

By djcoilrugby on March 30, 2021 Major League Rugby

NOLA Gold added Wilhelm Johannes ‘Hanno’ Dirksen for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. Hanno, who is 30 years of tomorrow, is 6’0” and 215 lbs. Hanno was born in Krugersdorp, South Africa, and played with the Blue Blues U12s and U13s. His family emigrated to the United States when he was 15, and lived in Nashville, Tennessee. He attended Lassiter High School in Marietta, Georgia, and played for the USA U17s and U18s. He then played in two friendlies with the Senior National team with his debut against Munster, for USA Coach Scott Johnson. Because they were friendlies, this…

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Utah Warriors Adds Mika Kruse

By djcoilrugby on March 28, 2021 Major League Rugby

The Utah Warriors added Mika Kruse through the 2022 Major League Rugby season after a trade from the LA Giltinis. The 22-year-old center/wing (23 in June) is 6’1″ and 220 lbs. Mika played 400 minutes, starting all five matches on the right-wing, and scoring two tries for the Colorado Raptors in 2020. During the 2019 season, Mika played 870 minutes in 14 matches, starting 11, and scored 3 tries. He also carried the ball 76 times for 722 meters and made 60 tackles. He also had 6 linebreaks, 5 tackle breaks, and 5 offloads. The Glendale Raptors initially signed Mika…

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Old Glory DC Defeats Rugby ATL in Thrilling Home Debut at Segra Field

By djcoilrugby on March 28, 2021 Major League Rugby

By Chris Wyatt, Rugby Ascendant & Guest Journalist, DJCoil Rugby (Chris is a retired Colonel, U.S. Army) After an action-packed, multi-try game in excellent weather conditions, Major League Rugby’s Old Glory DC walked off the field victors, defeating Rugby ATL 30-23. In Old Glory’s first-ever home game at its new home on Segra Field in Leesburg, Virginia, fans could hardly have asked for a better start to the day with clear skies, near-perfect game-time temperature, and outstanding views, regardless of where one sat. Coming off a draw last weekend in New Orleans against the Gold, head coach Andrew Douglas’s squad…

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San Diego Legion Adds Chris Schade

By djcoilrugby on March 28, 2021 Major League Rugby

San Diego Legion signed Chris Schade for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old hooker/prop (31 in May) is 5’10”, and 250 lbs. Chris satisfies the team’s needs for coverage at hooker, with Dean Muir and Pete Malcolm the only other players at that position. Chris played 144 minutes in two starts and scored one try for the Austin Gilgronis in 2020. Chris played 395 minutes in 9 matches in 2019 and scored 2 tries. He carried 38 times for 152 meters, had 2 tackle breaks, and made 57 tackles. An injury curtailed his season and he returns to…

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Seattle Seawolves Adds Gavin Prentice

By djcoilrugby on March 27, 2021 Major League Rugby

The Seattle Seawolves added Gavin Prentice from their 2021 extended roster. The 20-year-old prop (21 in June) is 6’0″ and 260 lbs. Gavin is from Seattle, Washington, and began playing youth rugby in elementary school with the Rugby Washington club, Eastside Lions, and also participated in Atavus Rugby camps. His father Chris and mother Julie were founders of ATAVUS Rugby and are owners of the Seattle Seawolves, as well as Abeja Winery. Gavin comes from an athletic family with his sister Emily, graduating from Harvard University and winning the 2019 NIRA National Championship in rugby. She was a two-time high…

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NOLA Gold Steals Mines Win Over Rugby United New York

By djcoilrugby on March 27, 2021 Major League Rugby

NOLA Gold defeated the Major League Rugby Eastern Conference leaders Rugby United New York 51-28 at the Gold Mine on Airline on Saturday, March 27. NOLA Gold picked up a bonus-point win and have 8 points in the standings with a 1-0-1 record. Rugby United New York also had a bonus point in the loss and have 6 points, with a 1-1 record. Both teams have a bye week next week with NOLA Gold then hosting Austin Gilgronis on April 10. RUNY will travel to Rugby ATL after their bye week the same day. Last week NOLA Gold came back…

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Seattle Seawolves Adds James Malcolm

By djcoilrugby on March 27, 2021 Major League Rugby

Seattle Seawolves signed James Malcolm for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old hooker/prop is 6’2″ and 236 lbs. James was originally signed by the Dallas Jackals for the 2021 MLR season, however, when the team postponed entering the league until 2022, he became a free agent and now joins the Seawolves. James is from Glasgow, Scotland. He began playing rugby when he was 9 years old at Hutcheson’s Grammar School in Glasgow, playing for the Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians (GHA) RFC. He was also the captain of his age group throughout his time there. He represented Scotland on the…

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Rugby ATL Adds Manasa Saulo

By djcoilrugby on March 26, 2021 Major League Rugby

Rugby ATL added Manasa Saulo for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 31-year-old tighthead/loosehead prop (32 in April ) is 6’0″ and 290 lbs. Manasa is from Wainawaqa, Naitasiri, Fiji, and attended Ratu Sukuna Memorial School, and Lelean Memorial School. StarFish, as he is called, played for the Timisoara Saracens from 2014-2016, Toulon in the Top 14 during the 2016-2017 season, the London Irish from 2017-2019, and signed with Agen in the Top 14 for 2020. Manasa has 47 caps for Fiji, with 34 of them starts. He made his test debut against England at Twickenham on 12 November…

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Utah Warriors Adds Sione Tau’ataina

By djcoilrugby on March 26, 2021 Major League Rugby

The Utah Warriors signed Sione Tau’ataina for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 22-year-old wing is 5’11” and 230 lbs. Sione was on the Utah Warriors training squad for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. he played with the Warrior Selects during the Fall, and then was included in the team’s 2021 training squad before being called up to the MLR squad. Sione is from West Valley City, Utah, and attended Granger High School. He played football as a running back and an outside linebacker. He also played rugby with the West Valley Warriors and the Utah Cannibals. After…

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Kyle Breytenbach Returns to Austin Gilgronis

By djcoilrugby on March 26, 2021 Major League Rugby

Austin Gilgronis signed Kyle Breytenbach for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old lock (28 in April) is 6’5″ and 250 lbs. Kyle originally re-signed with the Houston SaberCats for the 2021 season, however, in February, he opted to sit out the 2021 season after his wife Heather became pregnant. “Heather was still living in Austin and I would’ve been in Houston for five months plus traveling around, and that just wasn’t going to be feasible for us. So I made the decision to sit out, and I was going to have to miss the MLR season until the…

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Houston SaberCats Adds Gabe Farley

By djcoilrugby on March 26, 2021 Major League Rugby

The Houston SaberCats obtained Gabriel Farley by way of a trade with NOLA Gold, who had signed him through the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old center is 6’1″ and 210 lbs. Gabe played 261 minutes in all five matches with the Austin Gilgronis during the truncated MLR 2020 season, starting the final three, and scoring one try. Gabe was born in Denver, Colorado, but moved to Australia with his family when he was one. His hometown is Maroubra, a beachside suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. He began playing rugby at the age of five and later…

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