LA Giltinis Release Highly regarded Rugby Coach and Operation Manager Kevin Battle has joined the LA Giltinis as a key figure who will smooth the club’s entry to Major League Rugby. Today’s announcement is a huge plus for the go-ahead club because Battle brings on board the vast experience of two decades across just about every level of American rugby. Battle, 46, will take the role of Giltinis Rugby Operations manager which will include the Team Manager duties he filled for the USA Eagles at the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cups. Battle is another powerful investment in Californian rugby talent…

The LA Giltinis signed Visesioparapa Leasi for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old wing (24 in February) is 6’2″ and 243 lbs. Visesio was born in Ili’ili in American Samoa before moving with his family to Samoa. He attended Church College Vaiola – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and in 2015 played for Samoan Schools against the Australian Barbarians, and Samoa’s bronze medal-winning Youth Commonwealth Games team in rugby sevens. He was a non-traveling reserve for the Samoa U20s in 2016. He also played volleyball in school. Visesio played for Belmont Shore Sevens in 2018 at…

LA Giltinis signed Charlie Abel for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old tighthead prop  (29 in January) is 5’11” and 260 lbs. He previously has played hooker and loosehead prop. 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 he played with the Manly Marlins in the NSW Shute Shield, in 2018/2019 with NSW Country Eagles in the…

The LA Giltinis signed Luca Tani for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old lock is 6’4″ and 240 lbs. Luca joined the Austin Gilgronis from San Francisco Golden Gate during the 2020 MLR season and played in the final three matches as a reserve. In November he played with the Miami Sun at the World Tens Series in Bermuda. Luca is from Santa Cruz, California, and attended Monta Vista High School. He wrestled in middle school and was on the swimming and water polo teams in high school. Recently he was attending Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz to…

The LA Giltinis signed Angus Cottrell for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 31-year-old back-row is 6’3″ and 240 lbs. Angus was born in Brisbane, Australia, and comes from a rugby family. His grandfather Nev has 14 caps for the Wallabies and captained the team twice against the British and Irish Lions in 1950. His father Nev Cottrell Jr., played representative rugby for Queensland in the late 1970s. Angus attended Brisbane Boys’ College from 2000-2007 and has furthered his education through Deakin University from 2017-2020, earning a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor’s Degree in Property and Real Estate.…