Trending
djcoilrugby
USA & World Rugby News With A USA Slant
You are at:»»Category: "Major League Rugby" (Page 4)

Browsing: Major League Rugby

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.

Photo: Cool Rugby Photos

Toronto Arrows vs Rugby New York Preview

0
By on Major League Rugby

The Toronto Arrows host Rugby New York at York Stadium at Noon on May 8. The match will be broadcast on TSN in Canada and internationally on The Rugby Network. Both teams are in a fight for the playoffs with New York entering the match in third place with a 7-4 record and 37 points. Toronto is in fourth place with a 6-5 record and 30 points. Rugby New York has a +14 point differential and has scored 40 tries during the season, while the Toronto Arrows have a plus 6 point differential and scored 32 tries. New York also…

Read More
Tweet
Pin
Share
Share
0 Shares
Photo: Rugby New York

Rugby New York Adds Peter Reyes

0
By on Major League Rugby

Rugby New York added Peter Reyes, their 2021 MLR Collegiate Draft Round 3, pick 36, for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old loosehead prop is 6’2″ and 240 lbs. Peter played with White Plains during the Fall 2021 American Rugby Premiership and with Old Blue and the New York Foundry in 2022. The Kutztown University graduate practiced with players from the Academy, as well as with Rugby New York. Peter is from Brooklyn, New York, and attended Xavier High School from 2012-to 2016, where he played football and rugby.  Following his graduation, he attended Wheeling Jesuit University, where…

Read More
Tweet
Pin
Share
Share
0 Shares

Toronto Arrows Adds Sam Reimer

0
By on Major League Rugby

The Toronto Arrows added Canadian Development Academy, Pacific Pride scrumhalf Sam Reimer ahead of their match on May 8 against Rugby New York. The 19-year-old halfback is 5’9″ and 185lbs. Sam played for the Rugby Ontario Junior Blues, Nanaimo RFC, Ajax Wanderers, Oshawa Vikings, and for the Crimson Tide against the Seattle Seawolves in 2020. He represented the Rugby Canada U18s for Canada White against the USA Under-18s in a tour to California in 2019. The previous year, he played for the Canada Under-16s. Other ArticlesDJCoil Rugby articles by Doug Coil are also available on Facebook. Other Social Media sites…

Read More
Tweet
Pin
Share
Share
0 Shares
Photo: New England Independents

Dallas Jackals Adds Jack Paloucek

0
By on Major League Rugby

The Dallas Jackals added Mystic River forward Jack Paloucek from the New England Free Jacks as an unofficial part of the trade that sent Connor Robinson and Matthew Gash-Gilder to the Jackals. The 25-year-old back row is 6’0″ and 215 lbs. Jack is from Chicago, Illinois, and attended Wheaton High School before going to Montana State University from 2015 to 2019 and graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Land Rehabilitation. He played rugby there, as well as was the Vice President OG the powerlifting club. He played preseason games with Matakanui Mudfish in Omakau, New Zealand in 2020 before returning…

Read More
Tweet
Pin
Share
Share
0 Shares
Photo: Notre Dame College

NOLA Gold Obtains Rights to Sam Klimkowski

0
By on Major League Rugby

NOLA Gold received the playing service rights to Sam Klimkowski along with the LA Giltinis 2022 MLR Collegiate Draft First Round pick and the Dallas Jackals’ third-round pick with the Giltinis receiving 2022 salary cap considerations. The 24-year-old loosehead prop is 6’1″, 280 lbs, and was a 2021 MLR Collegiate Draft first-round selection as the #13 pick. Sam is from Avon Lake, Ohio, and attended Avon Lake High School. He played varsity football and in his senior year began playing rugby with the team winning the State Championship. He then attended Notre Dame College and helped the Falcons win the…

Read More
Tweet
Pin
Share
Share
0 Shares
Photo: Tom Marron Photo LLC

Old Glory DC Signs John Rizzo

0
By on Major League Rugby

Old Glory DC signed John Rizzo for the remainder of the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old fullback is 6’0″ and 205 lbs. John is from St John, Indiana, and attended Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis between 2017 to 2021 with one semester at West Point, where he played D1A rugby for Army-West Point. He was the vice-president of IUPUI Rugby Club and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management. He also attended Kelly School of Business for a graduate degree. John played for the EIRA Midwest and also for the Capital Selects. Since May 2021 he…

Read More
Tweet
Pin
Share
Share
0 Shares
Photo: Endicott College Rugby

Dallas Jackals Obtains Matthew Gash-Gilder

0
By on Major League Rugby

The Dallas Jackals obtained former Endicott College Matthew Gash-Gilder in a trade with the New England Free Jacks along with Connor Robinson, sending an international spot to the Free jacks for 2022, The Free Jacks now have 13 spots to the Jackals 6. Both players had signed a one-year developmental contract with New England. The 23-year-old flanker is 6’2” and 215lbs. Matthew trained with the Free jacks and played with the New England Independents in 2022. The 23-year-old flanker is from Kalispell, Montana. He attended Kalispell Flathead High School where he graduated in 2017. He was a multi-sport athlete in…

Read More
Tweet
Pin
Share
Share
0 Shares
Photo: Cool Rugby Photos

Dallas Jackals Obtains Connor Robinson

0
By on Major League Rugby

The Dallas Jackals obtained former Boston College Connor Robinson in a trade with the New England Free Jacks along with Matthew Gash-Gilder sending an international spot to the Free jacks for 2022, The Free Jacks now have 13 spots to the Jackals 6. Both players had signed a one-year developmental contract with New England. The 22-year-old hooker is 5’10” and 235lbs. Connor trained with the Free jacks and played with the New England Independents in 2022. Connor is from Wilmington, Massachusetts, attended St. John’s Prep from 2014 to 2017 and played rugby in the back-row at eight-man. In 2015 Robinson…

Read More
Tweet
Pin
Share
Share
0 Shares
Photo: Major League Rugby

Major League Rugby 2022 Collegiate Draft

0
By on Major League Rugby

The MLR Collegiate Draft 2022 will take place on Thursday, August 18th, 2022. For viewers in the United States, the first hour of the Draft will be broadcast on FS2 at 7:00 p.m. ET.  Following the first hour, coverage will switch to The Rugby Network. For viewers outside of the United States, the entire Draft will be streamed on The Rugby Network beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET. “MLR will use a “Draft and Follow” approach. Rights to drafted players will be assigned following the MLR Collegiate Draft. MLR teams may activate those rights at any point until the mid-point of…

Read More
Tweet
Pin
Share
Share
0 Shares
Photo: Majoor League Rugby

Dallas Jackals Obtains Houston SaberCats 2022 Collegiate Draft Picks

0
By on Major League Rugby

The Dallas Jackals traded for the Houston SaberCats second and third round 2022 Major League Rugby Collegiate Drafts picks. In return, the SaberCats receive salary cap space for both the 2022 and 2023 MLR seasons. Other Articles DJCoil Rugby articles by Doug Coil are also available on Facebook. Other Social Media sites to follow or subscribe to include Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube for interviews.

Read More
Tweet
Pin
Share
Share
0 Shares
Photo: Rugby ATL

Dallas jackals obtain Jalen Tatum

0
By on Major League Rugby

The Dallas Jackals obtained Jalen Tatum, along with Lui Sitama, from Rugby ATL for the remainder of the 2022 Major League Rugby season in exchange for salary cap space for Rugby ATL for 2022 and conditional cap space for 2023. Rugby ATL had re-signed Jalen Tatum for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old-wing is 6’5″ and 245 lbs. He did not play in any regular-season matches in 2021 but played for Pathway 404, the team’s Academy team in 2020 and 2021. Jalen was a crossover athlete who played lacrosse for 9 years by his senior year at Kennesaw…

Read More
Tweet
Pin
Share
Share
0 Shares
Photo: Rugby ATL

Dallas Jackals Obtains Lui Sitama

0
By on Major League Rugby

The Dallas Jackals obtained Lui Sitama, along with Jalen Tatum, from Rugby ATL for the remainder of the 2022 Major League Rugby season in exchange for salary cap space for Rugby ATL for 2022 and conditional cap space for 2023. Lui joined Rugby ATL from the Austin Gilgronis in 2021 and re-signed with Atlanta for 2022. He was the 4th player selected in the 2020 Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft and in the 2021 season played 22 minutes in one match with Austin Gilgronis before finishing the season with Rugby ATL where he did not see any regular-season action. The…

Read More
Tweet
Pin
Share
Share
0 Shares
Photo: Dallas Jackals

Dallas Jackals Signs Rodrick Waters

0
By on Major League Rugby

The Dallas Jackals signed Roderick Waters for the remainder of the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old wing is 5’9″ and 200 lbs. Rodrick joins the team after playing for the Austin Blacks for the 2021-2022 season. After missing the opening match of the 2020 season, Rodrick started the remaining four matches of the 2020 MLR season on the left wing. During the 2018 and 2019 seasons, he spent time with the Houston SaberCats during the pre-season and played with the West Houston Lions Division 1 club. Rodrick is from Richmond, Texas, and attended Foster High School until his…

Read More
Tweet
Pin
Share
Share
0 Shares
Photo: Rugby New York

Rugby New York Adds Antonio Kiri Kiri

0
By on Major League Rugby

Rugby New York signed Antonio Kiri Kiri for the remainder of the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old flanker is 6’2″ and 230 lbs. Antonio joins the team after playing for the Cornish Pirates since 2019, making 36 appearances in the English RFU Championship. Antonio is from Whanganui, New Zealand, and holds New Zealand and Italian passports, the latter as the result of his mother being from Italy before moving to New Zealand when she was 11 years old. Tonio attended Palmerston North Boys’ High School and later at Auckland University, where he played for the Vipers. He also…

Read More
Tweet
Pin
Share
Share
0 Shares
1 2 3 4 5 6 … 213