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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Rugby ATL Eamonn Matthews 2022 Profile

By djcoilrugby on January 16, 2022 Major League Rugby

Rugby ATL re-signed Eamonn Matthews for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old scrumhalf/fullback (25 in April) is 5’8″ and 170 lbs. Eamonn played 9 minutes in 2 matches for the Ratlers in 2021. he also played for Pathway 404. Eamonn signed with Rugby ATL for the 2020 season but did not play in any regular-season matches. Instead, he has played with Pathway 404 since Fall 2019. Eamonn played in the team’s silver and black 2021 preseason match. Eamonn was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and began playing rugby at 14 with the Jersey City Police Athletic League…

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San Diego Legion Chris Baumann 2022 Profile

By djcoilrugby on January 16, 2022 Major League Rugby

San Diego Legion re-signed Chris Baumann for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 34-year-old tighthead prop (35 in May) is 6’2″ and 273 lbs. Chris played 576 minutes in 15 matches, starting 5 for the Legion in 2021. Chris is from Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He attended Steamboat Springs High School where he played football as an offensive lineman and also played ice hockey before graduating in 2005. He then went to the University of Wyoming and played rugby from 2005/2006 before leaving for Scotland after the Summer. Summers would be a special time for Chris in playing for Steamboat…

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Rugby ATL Re-Signs Lincoln Sii

By djcoilrugby on January 16, 2022 Major League Rugby

Rugby ATL re-signed Lincoln Sii for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old tighthead/Loosehead prop (25 in May) is 6’0″ and 275 lbs. Lincoln played 4 minutes in one match for the Ratlers in 2021 and also played with Pathway 404. Lincoln is from Temecula, California, and attended Great Oak High School from 2012-2015. He played football as an offensive and defensive lineman and began playing rugby in 2015 for the Temecula Mountain Lions. He attended Grand Canyon University from 2015 through his graduation in April 2020 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering. He played rugby during his…

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LA Giltinis John Ryberg 2022 Profile

By djcoilrugby on January 16, 2022 Major League Rugby

The LA Giltinis has John Ryberg back for the second year of his contract through the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old wing (30 in March) is 5’11”, and 235 lbs. John played 1178 minutes for the Giltinis in 16 matches, starting 15, and scored 9 tries, which was tied for third in the MLR. He also played for The Team, in the inaugural United States professional sevens league, the Premier Rugby Sevens in Memphis, Tennessee on October 9, 2021. John started all five games on the right-wing in 2020 and was the leading try-scorer in MLR in 2019…

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LA Giltinis DTH Van Der Merwe 2022 Profile

By djcoilrugby on January 16, 2022 Major League Rugby

Los Angeles Giltinis has D.T.H (Daniel Talliferre Hauman) Van der Merwe back for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 35-year-old wing/center/fullback (36 in April) is 6’0″ (1.83m) and 215 lbs. DTH played 964 minutes in 13 matches, starting 12, and scored an MLR league-high 11 tries for the Giltinis in 2021. He also played with the Miami Sun in the inaugural 2020 World Ten Series in Bermuda prior to the 2021 MLR season. DTH was born in Worcester, South Africa, and played rugby since he was five years old. He was selected to the Boland U16s squad and played…

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LA Giltinis Bill Meakes 2022 Profile

By djcoilrugby on January 16, 2022 Major League Rugby

LA Giltinis has Bill Meakes returning for the 2022 Major League Rugby season, the second year of his two-year contract. The 30-year-old center (31 in February) is 6’2″ and 210 lbs. Bill played 865 minutes in 12 starts, scoring 2 tries, and even filling in a flanker for one match for the Giltinis in 2021. He also returned to the Aussie 7s for the first two legs of the HSBC World Sevens Series in Dubai in December 2021. Bill was born in Manly, New South Wales, Australia, and attended St Joseph’s College, Hunters Hill from 2003-2008. In his final year,…

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LA Giltinis Re-Signs Charlie Abel

By djcoilrugby on January 16, 2022 Major League Rugby

LA Giltinis re-signed Charlie Abel for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old tighthead prop 30 on January 29) is 5’11” and 260 lbs. He previously has played hooker and loosehead prop. Charlie played 1067 minutes in 16 matches, starting 14, and scored one try for the Giltinis in 2021. Charlie attended St Edmunds College – Canberra where he played rugby. He comes from a rugby family, whose brothers and cousins played with the Easts in 2016. His father also was a team manager with the ACT Brumbies. In 2016/2017 Charlie played in France with CS Beaune. In 2017/2018…

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LA Giltinis Re-Signs Cristian Rodriguez

By djcoilrugby on January 16, 2022 Major League Rugby

LA Giltinis re-signed Cristian Rodriguez for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old scrum-half (this week) is 5’6” and 170 lbs. Cristian played 304 minutes in 13 matches, starting 3, and scored 2 tries for the Giltinis in 2021. He also played for the Giltinis Academy side. On October 9, 2021 he played for the Team in the inaugural Premier Rugby Sevens professional league. Cristian played for the Ohio Aviators Tens in the World Tens Series in Bermuda in October/November 2020. Growing up in Hawaiian Gardens, California, a tough, little city in LA County, Cristian was first introduced to the…

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LA Giltinis Luke White 2022 Profile

By djcoilrugby on January 16, 2022 Major League Rugby

The LA Giltinis lock, Luke White, returns for the second year of a two-year contract for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old lock/prop is 6’3″ and 255 lbs. Luke played 361 minutes in 6 matches, starting 4, and scoring one try for the Giltinis in 2021 Luke started all five matches in 2020 with the Colorado Raptors and was the team captain. It was his third year with the club. During the 2019 season, he assumed a leadership role as either captain or vice-captain. He played 1,041 minutes in 16 matches, scoring 3 tries. He made 180 carries…

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San Diego Legion Signs Matt Moulds

By djcoilrugby on January 14, 2022 Major League Rugby

San Diego Legion signed Matt ‘Mouldsy’ Moulds for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old hooker (31 in May) is 6’2” and 235 lbs. Matt was born in Kaipara District, New Zealand, and attended Otamatea High School. He played club rugby with the Otamatea Hawks and then with Canterbury University where he attended from 2009-2013, earning a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Geology/ Earth Science General. From 2013-2019 he played with Northland Taniwha in the ITM Cup (later Mitre 19 Cup). The team came in third place in 2014, and he was a captain in 2015 and 2016.…

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San Diego Legion Signs Joe Walsh

By djcoilrugby on January 13, 2022 Major League Rugby

San Diego Legion signed Joe Walsh for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old loosehead prop is 6’3″ and 270 lbs. Joe is from Hamilton, New Zealand, and began playing rugby when he was 5 years old. He attended Hamilton Boys’ High School, played rugby, and also played with the New Zealand Secondary Schools Rugby team. Joe played club rugby with Woodlands. played with Waikato in 2015 and since 2016 have earned over 50 caps for the Southland Stags playing in the Mitre 10 Cup, currently renamed as the Bunnings Provincial Rugby Championship. He made his debut for the…

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Houston SaberCats Signs Wynand Grassmann

By djcoilrugby on January 13, 2022 Major League Rugby

The Houston SaberCats signed South African Wyand Grassman for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old back-row (next week) is 6’4″ and 245 lbs. Wayne was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and attended Despatch High school. He threw the javelin and played rugby in high school. He then went to Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University from 2014-2018, playing in the Varsity Cup for the madidaz. He also played age-grade rugby for Eastern Province, playing for the U19s and U21s. Between 2015-2018 he played for Eastern Province senior sides in the Provincial Cup, Currie Cup 1st Division and the SuperSport…

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Seattle Seawolves Mat Turner 2022 Profile

By djcoilrugby on January 13, 2022 Major League Rugby

The Seattle Seawolves re-signed Mat Turner for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The South African fullback from Cape Town, is 33 years old (34 next week), 5’9″, and 190 lbs. Mat played 667 minutes in 9 starts and scored 7 points (2 conversions, 1 penalty goal) for 2021. In 2020 he played 400 minutes, started all five matches at fullback, and scored one try. He also played in the World Tens in Bermuda in 2020. In 2019 He appeared in 15 matches, starting 14, including winning the MLR Championship for the second time, playing 1125 minutes, and scoring 8…

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San Diego Legion Re-Signs Josh Thiel

By djcoilrugby on January 12, 2022 Major League Rugby

San Diego Legion signed Canadian International Josh Thiel for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old fullback/flyhalf/center (25 in June) is 6’0″ and 210 lbs. Josh played 70 minutes in his only start for the Legion, before an injury curtailed his 2021 season. Josh joined the Legion during the truncated 2020 season after his visa was processed and played as a reserve during the final two matches. Josh was born in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, and comes from a rugby family. His father Jon earned 44 caps for Canada as a prop, played in three Rugby World Cups, and played…

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