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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RFC LA Signs Rory Van Yugt

By djcoilrugby on December 24, 2023 Major League Rugby

Rugby Football Club Los Angeles signed Rory Van Vugt for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old fullback/wing is 6’2″ and 200 lbs. Rory joins RFC LA from the Southland Stags. He played 431 minutes in 6 matches, starting 5, for the Stags in 2023 and 575 minutes in 9 matches, starting 8, and scored 2 tries for the team in 2022. He also played 135 minutes in 2 starts and scored 1 try for the Super Rugby Highlanders in 2022. Rory played 962 minutes in 13 starts and scored 2 tries for Rugby ATL in 2021 and played…

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RFC LA Signs Will Leonard

By djcoilrugby on December 24, 2023 Major League Rugby

Rugby Football Club Los Angeles signed Will Leonard for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old center is 6’2″ and 230 lbs. He then played for Old Blue in the American Rugby Premiership. Will played 1178 minutes in 15 starts and scored 1 try for Rugby ATL in 2023. Will played 1104 minutes in 15 matches, starting 14, and scored 4 tries. for the Ratlers in 2022. Will played 1086 minutes in 16 matches, starting 14, and scoring 3 tries for Rugby United New York in 2021. He then played for Old Blue during the Fall American Rugby premiership…

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San Diego Legion Re-Signs Marcel Brache

By djcoilrugby on December 24, 2023 Major League Rugby

San Diego Legion re-signed Marcel Brache for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 36-year-old center/wing is 6’3″ and 205 lbs. Marcel played 1120 minutes in 14 starts and scored 2 tries for San Diego Legion in 2023. Marcel played in 13 matches, starting 12, for Austin Gilgronis during the 2022 MLR season. He is currently in South Africa with the USA National Team before traveling to Dubai for the World Rugby Repechage tournament to decide the last team for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. Marcel was born in Los Angeles, California, but raised in South Africa. He…

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San Diego Legion Re-Signs Oliver Kane

By djcoilrugby on December 23, 2023 Major League Rugby

San Diego Legion signed Oliver Kane for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old tighthead prop (26 in April) is 6’4″ and 270 lbs. Oliver played 4 minutes in 1 match for the Legion in 2023. He mainly played for the USA Hawks during their South American tour during the season. Oliver is from Nashville, Tennessee. He attended Father Ryan High School and began playing rugby in his junior year. From 2016 through his graduation in 2020, he attended Spring Hill College and played rugby. He was the Badgers captain in his junior and senior years and graduated with…

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San Diego Legion Chris Turori 2024 Profile

By djcoilrugby on December 23, 2023 Major League Rugby

San Diego Legion re-signed Chris Turori for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old flanker is 6’4″ and 230 lbs. Chris played 274 minutes in 13 matches, starting 2, for the Legion in 2023 and in 2022 played 293 minutes in 11 matches, starting once, and scored one try. Chris played 62 minutes in 1 match as a starter in 2021. He then played in the inaugural Premier Rugby Sevens in Memphis on October 9, 2021. Chris Turori played in 2020 preseason matches and 2019 played 241 minutes in his 4 starts. He carried 12 times for 59 minutes…

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San Diego Legion Chris Baumann 2024 Profile

By djcoilrugby on December 23, 2023 Major League Rugby

San Diego Legion re-signed Chris Baumann for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 36-year-old tighthead prop (37 in May) is 6’2″ and 273 lbs. Chris played 436 minutes in 15 matches, starting 5, and scored 1 try for the Legion in 2023. Chris played 411 minutes in 16 matches, starting once, and scored one try for San Diego Legion in 2022. In October he traveled to Montevideo, Uruguay to play with the USA Falcons against Uruguay XV. In 2021 he played 576 minutes in 15 matches, starting 5 for the Legion. Chris is from Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He attended…

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San Diego Legion Re-Signs Finn Kearns

By djcoilrugby on December 23, 2023 Major League Rugby

San Diego Legion re-signed Finn Kearns for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old eight-man is 6’0″ and 225 lbs. Finn played 205 minutes in 4 matches, starting 2, and scored 1 try for the Legion in 2023. Finn, who lives in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, played youth rugby for Mosman Rugby Club. He played in an Australian U20s tournament for Sydney, for Randwick Rugby Club’s 1st XVs from 2018 through 2021, and for the Premiere Grade 2022 side. Finn was supposed to play for the Legion in the 2022 season, however, visa delays prevented his inclusion. He…

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Miami Sharks Adds Reinaldo Piussi

By djcoilrugby on December 23, 2023 Major League Rugby

The Miami Sharks signed Uruguayan Reinaldo Piussi Mendoza for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old loosehead prop is 6’4″ and 310 lbs. Reinaldo, who is from Montevideo, Uruguay, played for the Carrasco Polo Club. He moved to France to join Oyonnax Espoirs from 2018 to 2020 before returning to Uruguay to enter the Uruguayan High-Performance system. He played 34 minutes in 2 matches for Peñarol in Super Rugby Americas in 2023. He then played for Uruguay in the 2023 Rugby World Cup against France and Namibia. He made his debut for the National Team against Tonga in 2022…

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Old Glory DC Re-Signs Mike Weir

By djcoilrugby on December 22, 2023 Major League Rugby

Old Glory DC re-signed Mike Weir for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old flyhalf (24 in January) is 5’10” and 175 lbs. Mike made his professional rugby debut for Old Glory DC late in the 2023 season. Mike is from Antrim Antrim, United Kingdom, and grew up in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania. He attended Perkiomen Valley High School from 2014 through his graduation in 2018. He played rugby for Doylestown Youth Rugby Club and earned USA High School All-American honors. He also toured with Eagle Impact Academy Under-17s to Ireland, playing against the Ulster and Leinster Under-17 Academy sides. From…

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RFC LA Michael Amiras

By djcoilrugby on December 22, 2023 Major League Rugby

Rugby Football Club Los Angeles signed Michael Amiras for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old flanker is 6’4″ and 244 lbs. Mike was born in Benoni, South Africa, and attended Helpmekaar College from 2014 through 2018, where he played rugby. He attended the University of Pretoria in 2019, majoring in Sports Science, and played for the Tuks. He also played for the Blue Bulls Under-19s Currie Cup team in 2019, He prioritized playing rugby and traveled to Russia to play for Slava Moscow during the 2020-2021 season. He returned to South Africa to play for the Griquas in…

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Houston SaberCats Re-Signs Asa Carter

By djcoilrugby on December 21, 2023 Major League Rugby

The Houston SaberCats signed Asa Carter for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old flanker (25 in April) is 6’4” and 245 lbs. Asa played 72 minutes in 5 matches for the Houston SaberCats in 2023. He also played for the Academy team. The Dallas Jackals obtained Asa in 2022 after a trade with Austin Gilgronis. He played 40 minutes in 2 matches for the Gilgronis and 352 minutes in 6 matches, starting 5, for the Jackals. Austin Gilgronis originally signed Asa Carter for the 2022 Major League Rugby season after being drafted 20th overall in the MLR 2021…

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Rugby Football Club Los Angeles

By djcoilrugby on December 21, 2023 Major League Rugby

Major League Rugby Release Major League Rugby (MLR), which represents the highest level of rugby competition in North America, is pleased to officially announce its newly relocated team, Rugby FC Los Angeles (RFCLA), will join the pitch in 2024. Along with the official team name announcement, RFCLA will call AEG’s Dignity Health Sports Park (DHSP) home for the upcoming season. Relocating from Atlanta, Ga., RFCLA’s new ownership group is composed of leaders in the sports and entertainment space with deep roots in Los Angeles who are looking to strengthen an already robust rugby community and fan base on the West Coast.…

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Miami Sharks Signs Michael Etete

By djcoilrugby on December 21, 2023 Major League Rugby

The Miami Sharks signed Michael Etete for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old lock/flanker (27 in June) is 6’7″ and 265 lbs. Michael was born in the United Kingdom and attended Ashford School where he played rugby on the 1st XV. He also played representative rugby for Berkshire Men. Michael attended the University of Reading from 2017 through 2020 and played rugby for Redingensians RFC from 2018 through 2020. He played for Leeds Beckett University in the BUCS Super Rugby, Leeds Tykes, and Rams RFC in the National One, before playing for Bath during the 2022-2023 season. In…

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Old Glory DC Acquires Charlie Overton

By djcoilrugby on December 21, 2023 Major League Rugby

Old Glory DC acquired Charlie Overton from the Miami Sharks, who was Miami’s 2023 MLR Collegiate Draft Second-Round Selection (#14). It is unclear what Miami received in return, but likely was salary cap space. The 24-year-old lock is 6’6″ and 257 lbs. Charlie is from Westport, Connecticut, and attended Staples High School from 2014 through his graduation in 2018. He played rugby and football. In 2017 he toured Ontario with the Eagle Impact Rugby Academy. Charlie attended Penn State University from 2018 through his graduation in 2022 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science. He played rugby for…

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