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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 Danny Collins 2021 Profile

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The New England Free Jacks re-signed Danny Collins for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old fullback/wing is 6’1″ and 185 lbs. Danny played 265 minutes in four matches, three as a starter, during the Covid-19 shortened season. He has played in the three 2018-2019 exhibition season matches against the Ontario Arrows, Rugby United New York, and the Utah Warriors., as well as in the Cara Cup. Danny is from Abbington, Massachusetts, and played football at Boston College High School. He is currently a Senior at UMass Boston, majoring in Criminal Justice. He has played with the Boston Irish…

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New England Free Jacks and NESN TV 2021 MLR Partnership

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Free Jacks Release The New England Free Jacks and New England Sports Network (NESN) announced a partnership to carry New England Free Jacks Major League Rugby for the 2021 season. The Free Jack’s partnership with NESN continues the relationship that began during the COVID-19 shortened 2020 MLR season. “NESN is the region’s top-rated regional sports network and sports fans in New England are well conditioned to turn to NESN for the best live sports,” said Free Jacks Co-founder and CEO Alex Magleby. “NESN’s linear and digital reach offers a significant platform to grow fan interest and awareness in rugby and…

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New England Free Jacks Adds Vili Toluta’u

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The New England Free Jacks signed Vili Toluta’u for the 2021 Major League Rugby season according to the Maui News. The 27-years-old hooker/flanker is 6’0″ and 250 lbs. Vili played three seasons with the Seattle Seawolves and was the 2018 MLP in the Shield Final. In 2020 he played 197 minutes in all five matches, starting twice, and scoring a try in the Covid-19 shortened MLR season. In October/November he played with the Asia Pacific Dragons in the World Tens Series in Bermuda. He also “developed his own rock-wall business on Maui after returning from Seattle shortly before the MLR…

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Seattle Seawolves Signs Les Soloai

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The Seattle Seawolves signed Les Soloai for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The soon to be 34-year-old No. 8/lock is 6’5″ and 265 lbs. Les was scheduled to make his Seawolves debut in 2020, however, the league shut down due to Covid-19 derailed this. Les played 76 minutes in 4 matches with the Utah Warriors in 2018 and in 2019 played 156 minutes in 4 matches, starting twice and scoring one try. Les was born in Auckland, New Zealand, but moved with his four sisters and one brother to Queensland, Australia. He attended Keebra Park State High school in…

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Seattle Seawolves Signs Obert Nortje

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The Seattle Seawolves signed Obert Nortje for the 2021 Major League Rugby (MLR) season. The 23-year-old Namibian hooker (24 in April) is 5’11” and 226 lbs. Obert is from Windhoek, Namibia. He attended Windhoek High School, graduated in 2015, and played rugby. He attended the University of Namibia from 2016-2019, pursuing an honours degree. In 2016 and 2017 he represented Namibia in the U20 World Rugby Trophy competitions. In 2017 he made his senior national team debut for the Welwichias against Senegal on 8 July. Since then, he has played in 17 tests, starting 9 times, and scoring 3 tries.…

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San Diego Legion Adds Carlo De Nysschen

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San Diego Legion signed Carlo De Nysschen for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old scrumhalf from Pretoria, South Africa is 5’10” and 190 lbs. Carlo was drafted in the MLR Dallas Jackals dispersal draft after the Dallas entry into the league was postponed until 2022. During the 2017-2018 season, Carlo played with the Glendale Rugby Academy and with the Glendale Merlins. This Fall he played with the Glendale Raptors during their exhibition season. Carol played 226 minutes in his five matches in 2020, with three of them starts. During 2019, he played 469 minutes in 11 matches, starting…

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Seattle Seawolves Signs Tommy Hunkin-Clark

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Seattle Seawolves signed Washington Athletic Club 7s and former Dallas Jackals draftee, Tommy Clark for the 2021 Major League Rugby (MLR) season. The 23-year-old flanker/No.8 (24 in May) is 6’4″ and 235 lbs. Tommy was a free agent signing for the Seawolves after the Dallas Jackals postponed their MLR debut until 2022. The former Collegiate All-American out of American International College (AIC) was drafted to the Dallas Jackals in round one of the inaugural MLR College Draft in April 2020. But with Dallas withdrawing from the 2021 season, Clark was one of many players who entered free agency just months…

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USA Men’s Sevens Madrid Sevens Squad

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USA Rugby Release by Aalina Tabini Head Coach Mike Friday has picked 16-players to travel for the USA Men’s Sevens National Team’s first international competition of 2021. The event takes place in Madrid, Spain from Feb 20 to 21 and 27 to 28 with six senior national men’s and women’s sides competing across both weekends. A LIVE stream location will be announced by tournament organizers this week.  The squad will compete internationally for the first time in nearly a year following strong scrimmage performances in the Golden Eagles Showdown last December. Martin Iosefo will lead the group as Captain with…

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USA Women’s Rugby World Cup XVs Performance Squad

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USA Rugby Release by Aalina Tabani Head Coach Rob Cain has named 51 players to the USA Women’s XV National Team’s World Cup Performance Squad. The program will hold two 7-week training blocks at the RugbyTown National Training Center before departing for the World Cup in New Zealand at the beginning of August.  The first training block runs from March 13 to May 2 and features the bulk of players named to the Performance Squad with consideration for those who have club commitments in the UK and Sevens Residency. At the end of May, the squad will filter down to…

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Utah Warriors Signs Logan Tago

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The Utah Warriors signed Logan Tago for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. U’umaulauaganu’u Tago is his formal name. The 23-year-old center/wing (24 in March) is 6’4″ and 250 lbs. Logan is from Fagasa, American Samoa, and attended Samoana High School in Pago Pago. He was a multi-sport athlete, twice earning varsity letters in basketball, soccer, and volleyball, as well as varsity letters in football where he was the team’s captain his last two years. In basketball, he was the MVP of the Championship game, and in volleyball, he was on the Samoa Bowl Team his junior year. He won…

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National Collegiate Rugby 2021 Men’s & Women’s 7s Championship

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National Collegiate Rugby Release National Collegiate Rugby will host the 2021 Collegiate Rugby Championship on Memorial Day Weekend, crowning men’s and women’s 7s national champions in conjunction with an all-star 10s competition. The CRC has been the crown jewel of collegiate rugby since 2010, putting the sport on the big stage via national television and major league stadiums and serving as the proving grounds for dozens of future Olympians and pros, like Nate Ebner, Madison Hughes, and Danny Barrett. Now owned and operated by NCR, the membership home to more than two-thirds of college rugby, the CRC is poised for…

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Seattle Seawolves Signs Rhyno Herbst

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The Seattle Seawolves signed Rhyno Herbst for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old lock (25 in July) is 6’6″ and 265 lbs. Rhyno is from Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa, and attended Monument High School. He played rugby while there, as well as playing age-grade rugby from 2012-2017 with the Golden Lions. IN 2015 he played for the U19s and the following year for the U21s, as well as being part of the Junior Boks Training Squad. In 2017 he played with the Witwatersrand Varsity Cup team and his performance led to playing with the Golden Lions XV Currie…

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Houston SaberCats Adds Jinho Mun

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Houston SaberCats signed Jinho Mun for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old scrumhalf (25 in May) is 5’9″ and 175 lbs. Jinho was drafted in the second round of the Dallas Jackals dispersal draft as the result of changing the team’s MLR debut to 2022. He is from Aua, American Samoa, but lived in Christchurch, New Zealand, and later in Dunedin. He attended Aranui High School and played rugby while there. From 2018-2020 he attended Otago Polytechnic. He played rugby with the Hellers Premier Colts of the Linwood Rugby Club and also with LRC Linwood in the Metro…

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Houston SaberCats Adds Kody O’Neil

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Houston SaberCats signed Dakota O’Neil for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old lock/back row is 6’4″ and 240 lbs. Kody was selected in the first round of the Dallas Jackals dispersal draft by the Houston SaberCats. Kody previously played with the Colorado Raptors since 2018 and played in 25 matches. With the withdrawal of the Raptors from the MLR in May, he was one of several players selected by the Jackals in the dispersal draft. In 2020 he played 228 minutes in 5 matches, starting 3 times for the Raptors. In 2019 he played 360 minutes in 12…

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