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.

Rugby United New York Signs Scottish Premiership Prop Callum Mackintosh

By djcoilrugby on January 7, 2019 Major League Rugby

Rugby United New York signed Scottish Premiership Prop Callum Mackintosh for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. Callum is from Galashiels and lives in Edinburgh, UK. He attended Galashiels Academy and later Edinburgh’s Telford College. He played youth rugby with Gala RFC and then representative rugby Under-16s and Under-18s with Border Reviers. He then played with Gala in the Scottish Premiership, playing in the British & Irish Cup two years with the club. In 2017 he joined Hawick RFC and also played in the British & Irish Cup. He was also selected for the South of Scotland representative team. Callum…

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Glendale Raptors Sign Brendan Daly

By djcoilrugby on January 7, 2019 Major League Rugby

Glendale Raptors signed Brendan Daly for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old USA National Team lock/back row is 6’4″ and 252 lbs. Brendan attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory from 2005-2009 and played football and rugby his Senior year. He then attended the University of California, Berkeley from 2009-2013, earning a B.S. in Business Administration. He was a three-time USA Rugby Men’s Collegiate All-American. The team gained National Championships over BYU in 2010 and in 2011, as well as second place in the Varsity Cup in 2013. he also played sevens with the team. Following the 2012-2013 season, he…

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Glendale Raptors Sign Celester Asuega

By djcoilrugby on January 7, 2019 Major League Rugby

Glendale Raptors signed Celester Asuega for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The 24-years-old fullback and center is 6’0″, and 215 lbs. Celester is from Pago Pago, American Samoa and moved to California in 2011 and played with the Dead RAbbits RFC. He attended Silverado High School in Victorville, playing football and track before graduating in 2013. During the 2013-14 season he received a football scholarship at Southeast Community College in San Diego and also played rugby with San Diego Old Aztecs. He then transferred to New Mexico Highlands University, attending as a Criminal Justice major from 2014-2017. While with…

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Glendale Raptors Siale Maka

Glendale Raptors Sign Siale Maka

By djcoilrugby on January 7, 2019 Major League Rugby

Glendale Raptors signed Siale Maka Jr. for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. He is 22-years-old, 6’3″, and 225 lbs. Siale is from Ewa Beach, Hawaii and moved to Aurora, Colorado with his family when he was 4 years old. He attended William C. Hinkley High School and played football and basketball his freshman year. He was introduced to rugby and played with the Aurora Saracens. The team tried him at lock before he ended up at fullback and assumed the kicking duties. He then played three years in high school at flyhalf. During his Sophomore year, he was named…

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Rugby United New York Signs Seimou Smith

By djcoilrugby on January 7, 2019 Major League Rugby

Rugby United New York signed Seimou Smith for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The 23-years-old center is 6’1″, and 210 lbs. Seimou was born in Conakry, Guinea and lived in Concord, New Hampshire. He attended Concord High School from 2011-2014 and was a 3-sport varsity athlete in football, basketball, and track. He also was a member of the concert and Jazz band, as well as the boy scouts. Seimou attended Southern Connecticut State University from 2014-2018 majoring in Sports Management. He played football his freshman year and was a Northeast 10 Conference All-Rookie Selection. He also was introduced to…

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Houston SaberCats Adds Uruguay No.8 Alejandro Nieto

By djcoilrugby on January 6, 2019 Major League Rugby

Houston SaberCats added Uruguay No.8 Alejandro Nieto for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. Alejandro is 6’1″, 238 lbs., and turns 31-years-old tomorrow. He is from Montevideo, Uruguay and attended St. Catherine’s School and Instituto Crandon. He also attended Universidad de La Empresa. Alejandro plays for Champagnat Rugby Club in Montevideo and also is a National Team player. This year was the 10th Anniversary of World Rugby merging Under-19s and Under-21s into an Under-20s competition. In 2008, he was on the Uruguay World Rugby Trophy squad that won the competition with wins over Korea, Jamaica, Georgia, and Chile. Since 2012,…

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Seawolves Defeat San Francisco Golden Gate

By djcoilrugby on January 5, 2019 Major League Rugby

The Seattle Seawolves traveled to San Francisco and defeated San Francisco Golden Gate 45-0 on Saturday, January 5 at Ray Sheeran Field on Treasure Island. Both teams will open their regular season at the end of January with Golden Gate opening their Pacific Rugby Premiership season on January 27, and the Seawolves opening defense of their 2018 title against the Glendale Raptors on January 27. San Francisco Golden Gate has played one pre-season match against the Saint Mary’s College Gaels. The Seawolves played one other pre-season match against the Vancouver Island Crimson Tide. A match preview may be viewed here.…

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NOLA Gold Defeats Rugby Midwest Selects

By djcoilrugby on January 5, 2019 Major League Rugby

NOLA Gold Rugby defeated the Midwest Select 74-0 in their third Major League Rugby exhibition match on January 5 at Gold Stadium. Preceding the match NOLA Gold Academy played against 5785 U-19 Rugby. The Match was streamed by Gift-time Rugby Network on their Facebook page. A preview of the match may be viewed here. To read about NOLA Gold player profile articles, click on the player’s name below. Articles on NOLA Gold players Billy Stewart and Amro Gouda are in progress. Match Recap NOLA Gold dominated the first half using quick ball to create numbers mismatches in taking a 41-0…

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Utah Warriors 2019 Coaches & Pathway

By djcoilrugby on January 5, 2019 Major League Rugby

The Utah Warriors have announced their coaching staff for the 2019 Major League Rugby season and a pathway from youth rugby to playing at the professional level. Coaching a professional team is a challenge and Utah Warriors Head Coach Alf Daniels has reflected on the team’s last season’s performance and now looks for them to improve on a semi-final playoff appearance. With this in mind, Daniels has added Stevie Scott as forwards coach and James Semple as the backs and kicking coach. Scott played professional rugby from 1999 to 2006 and coached at both the Scottish Premier League amateur level…

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San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby Host Seattle Seawolves

By djcoilrugby on January 4, 2019 Major League Rugby

San Francisco Golden Gate will host the Seattle Seawolves on Saturday, January 5 at 1:30 pm PT at Ray Sheeran Field on Treasure Island. SFGG is planning on streaming the match on their Facebook page, weather permitted. Golden Gate will open their Pacific Rugby Premiership season on January 27, while the Seawolves open defense of their 2018 title against the Glendale Raptors on January 27. The match will help SFGG assess team fitness and the physicality in the team’s style of play. San Francisco Golden Gate has played one pre-season match against the Saint Mary’s College Gaels. The team has…

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NOLA Gold Rugby Face Midwest Selects

By djcoilrugby on January 4, 2019 Major League Rugby

NOLA Gold Rugby will face the Midwest Select in their third Major League Rugby exhibition match on January 5 at 2 pm CT at Gold Stadium. Preceding the match NOLA Gold Academy will play at Noonagainst 5785 U-19 Rugby. The Match will be streamed by Gift-time Rugby Network on their Facebook page. Many of NOLA Gold internationals are now in town and as the 2019 MLR season draws near on January 26. The match provides the opportunity for the team to gain cohesion, while still looking at how some of the reserves will contribute during the season. The team has…

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Houston SaberCats Adds Uruguay Prop Mateo Sanguinetti

By djcoilrugby on January 4, 2019 Major League Rugby

Houston SaberCats signed Uruguay International Mateo Sanguinetti for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old, 6’1″, 231 lb. prop has made 54 appearances for the Los Teros XVs, 49 of them against National team sides. Mateo plays club rugby for Los Cuervos and has played for Uruguay A, most recently in the 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge. He made his debut for Uruguay against Paraguay at Asuncion on April 26, 2014 and his last test was against Romania on November 24, 2018. Mateo played in the 2015 Rugby World Cup for Uruguay and helped the team to qualify as the…

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Glendale Raptors Adds South African Robbie Petzer

By djcoilrugby on January 4, 2019 Major League Rugby

Glendale Raptors signed South African Robbie Petzer at flyhalf for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The 22-year-old is from Vredefort, South Africa, is 6’1″ and 207 lbs. Robbie attended Die Afrikaanse Hoërskool Kroonstad, Hoërskool Parys, Hoërskool Noord Kaap and after high school, at Kovsies (University of the Free State). The rugby resume of Robbie Jacobus Petzer is an extensive one for a young player. He played for the Under-16s Griffons in in the 2012 Grant Khomo Week and the Under-18s Griquas in the 2014 Craven Week. After high school, he played with the Western Province Academy in 2015 before…

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Glendale Raptors Sign Dylan Takaito-Simpson

By djcoilrugby on January 4, 2019 Major League Rugby

Glendale Raptors signed Dylan Takaito-Simpson for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. Dylan is 28-years-old, 5’9″, and 190 lbs. He was a member of the Australia Sevens training squad, and has played professionally in Australia, New Zealand, Romania, Scotland, and Italy. Dylan lives in Auckland, New Zealand and has been employed as a recruitment consultant, while playing for the 2018 Waikato Development Squad and for Hautapu in the Waikato Premier Club competition. Dylan attended Tauranga Boys College in Tauranga, New Zealand from 2003-2006. He then moved to Australia and attended Keebra park High School in Southport from 2006-2008. He also…

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