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.

San Diego Legion Re-Signs Faka’osi Pifeleti for 2020

By djcoilrugby on July 18, 2019 Major League Rugby

San Diego Legion added Faka’osi Pifeleti in May 2018 and he was a key contributor during the 2019 Major League Rugby season, playing in all matches. Based on his performance, Legion Supporters can look forward to his return in 2020. Faka’osi was born in California and is of Tongan heritage. His family moved to England where he attended Oaklands College Hertfordshire. Prior to signing a contract with the Legion, the 22-year-old (23 in October), 6’0″, 265 loosehead prop, was playing with the Saracens Storm with his younger brother Kapeli. Both brothers excelled for the Legion in 2019 and it is…

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NOLA Gold Re-Signs Kyle Baillie

By djcoilrugby on July 18, 2019 Major League Rugby

New Orleans Gold Rugby Club signed Canadian international lock and back row, Kyle Baillie for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old player is from Summerside, Prince Edward Island. He is 6’5″ and weighs 240 pounds. Baillie graduated from Three Oaks High school and played rugby for the Axemen, winning Rugby PEI top junior athlete honors in 2009. He has played club rugby for the Castaway Wanderers, the Edmonton Druids, St. Albert RFC, Westshore RFC, and the Halifax Tars. He also played representative rugby for Atlantic Rock and the Prairie Wolf Pack in the Canadian Rugby Championship. In 2015…

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Rugby ATL Signs Zander Van Schalkwyk

By djcoilrugby on July 18, 2019 Major League Rugby

Rugby ATL signed Zander Van Schalkwyk for the 2020Major League Rugby season. The utility back can play flyhalf, center, or fullback and is 6’2″ and 185 lbs. Zander is from Pretoria, South Africa and moved with his family to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2005. He attended Providence High School and played rugby with the Charlotte Tigers, helping them to back-to-back North Carolina State Championships in 2011 & 2012. Zander was then recruited by Dan Payne, current Director of World Rugby Americas, to attend Life University as an undergraduate. He helped Life to win 2 National Championships as an undergraduate in…

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San Diego Legion Signs Dominic Day

By djcoilrugby on July 16, 2019 Major League Rugby

San Diego Legion signed Dominic Day for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 33-year-old (34 in August) lock is 6’6″ and 256 lbs. Dominic was born in Haverfordwest, Wales and grew up in Lamphey, outside of Pembroke. He attended school in Pembroke and was a discus thrower, as well as playing rugby. He joined the Scarlets Academy at 18 and attended the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, which is now Cardiff Metropolitan University, majoring in sports science. He played rugby his first year at the University and during his second year for Carmarthen Quins FRC, a Scarlets feeder team.…

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Photo: Peyton Van Schalkwyk, Wife; Duncan Van Schalkwyk, Rugby ATL Signed Player.

Rugby ATL Sign Duncan Van Schalkwyk

By djcoilrugby on July 15, 2019 Major League Rugby

Rugby ATL signed Duncan Van Schalkwyk for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old flyhalf is 5’9″ and 175 lbs. Duncan is from Pretoria, South Africa and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina with his family in 2005. He attended Providence High and played rugby with the Charlotte Tigers, and was honored by North Carolina Youth Rugby Union on their Wall of Stars in 2015. Duncan went to Life University from 2014-2019 and was a three-time National Champion and a standout in the Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship. He was a first team All-American, played with the USA Under-20s in…

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NOLA Gold Rugby and Nikola Bursic

By djcoilrugby on July 12, 2019 Major League Rugby

The New Orleans Gold Rugby Club has re-signed Chile National team lock and back-row Nikola Bursic through the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old athlete (26 in August) is from Torrance, California and resides in Santiago, Chile. He is 6’2″ and 253 pounds. He graduated from Craighouse School in Santiago and played rugby for the COBS (Craighouse Old Boys) from 2011-2015. Nikola played 11 times for the Chile Under-20s in 2012, scoring one try. He was part of the U20s squad that went to the World Rugby Trophy competition that year. Nikola made his debut for the Chile Men’s…

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NOLA Gold Rugby Captain Eric Howard

By djcoilrugby on July 12, 2019 Major League Rugby

New Orleans Gold Rugby Club announced that Canada National Team hooker and team captain, Eric Howard, has signed a 2-year contract extension through the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old player (26 in September) is 5’10” and weighs 233 pounds. He is part of the Leadership group for NOLA Gold and a key contributor to the team. Eric was a second-team All-MLR in 2019. He had 9 tries and 9 try assists and gained 434.4 meters. His tackle completion was 92 percent and he made 148 tackles. His leadership was evident when he was on the pitch, as he…

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NOLA Gold Rugby Re-Signs Tristan Blewett

By djcoilrugby on July 12, 2019 Major League Rugby

New Orleans Gold Rugby Club re-signed South African, Tristan Blewett for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Blewett was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and grew up in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal. He is 22 years old (23 in August), 5’10 1/2″ tall, and weighs 196 pounds. Tristan was an electric player during 2019 for NOLA Gold and was recognized on the All-MLR 1st team. He was one of the MLR leading try scorers with 12 tries and had 8 try assists. He also made 131 tackles with a tackle completion percentage of 91. His line breaks made several highlight videos…

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San Diego Legion Re-Signs Psalm Wooching

By djcoilrugby on July 11, 2019 Major League Rugby

San Diego Legion re-signed Psalm Wooching for the 20120 Major League Rugby season. The Hawaii native is 25-years-old (26 just prior to the 2020 season), 6’3″, and 235 pounds. Psalm Fa’afosia Pulemagafa Wooching is from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii and is of Samoan descent. He attended Kealakehe High School through his graduation in 2012, played rugby with the Kona Bulls from 2006-2012, and participated in a rugby training camp in New Zealand in 2011. While in high school he also began playing football as a linebacker and running back, helping the Waveriders win the BIIF Division 1 title his senior year, rushing…

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Rugby ATL Adds Alex Maughan

By djcoilrugby on July 11, 2019 Major League Rugby

Rugby ATL signed Eagle #508 for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old hooker and prop is 5’10” and 240 lbs. Alex played with NOLA Gold Rugby at the end of the 2019 MLR season Alex is from Charlotte, North Carolina and attended Arborbrook Christian Academy. He went to Life University from 2014-2018, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. He was the captain of the two -time D1A National Champions in 2016 and in 2018. He was an All-American and toured with the AIG Men’s Collegiate All-Americans to Queensland, Australia in 2016. Currently, he is enrolled in an MBA…

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San Diego Legion Signs Steffon Armitage

By djcoilrugby on July 11, 2019 Major League Rugby

San Diego Legion signed Steffon Armitage for the 2020 season. The 33-year-old back row (34 in September) is 5’9″ and 234 lbs. Steffon is from San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago and grew up in the south of France, where he and his brothers played for Rugby Nice Côte d’Azur Université-Racing. He also played youth rugby for Richmond. Steffon began his professional rugby career in 2004 with the Saracens and signed with the London Irish in 2006 and played with the team until 2011. From 2011-2016 he played for Toulon in the Top 14 and in 2016-2019 with Pau. On the…

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Old Glory DC Signs Gordon Fullerton

By djcoilrugby on July 11, 2019 Major League Rugby

Old Glory DC signed Gordon Fullerton for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Gordon is a 21-year-old tighthead prop (22 in November), who is 6’1″ and 256 lbs. He played for Te Awamutu and trained with the wider Waikato Mitre 10 Cup squad in New Zealand. Gordon comes from a dairy farming family with 500 cows that require attention every day. He attended St. Paul’s Collegiate School, a boarding school in Hamilton for five years and graduated in 2015. He played rugby for the 1st XV and in 2015 also played with the Chiefs Under-18s and the Waikato Under-18s. He…

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Rugby ATL Signs Zachary Young

By djcoilrugby on June 19, 2019 Major League Rugby

Rugby ATL signed Zach Young for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old center is 6’2″ and is from the Gold Coast in Australia. He attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School and then went to Arkansas State where he played rugby. He was selected to the 1st Collegiate All-American team for XV’s & 7’s in 2017 & 2018 and was invited to the 2019 Collegiate All-American Selection camp. Young is currently playing in Invercargill NZ to prepare for the 2020 season. Young made his first international appearance at the 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge against Argentina XV, in Montevideo.…

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Photo: Austin White, Rugby ATL Signed player; Robert White, Austins Father.

Rugby ATL Signs Austin White

By djcoilrugby on June 19, 2019 Major League Rugby

Rugby ATL signed Austin White for the 2020 season. The 26-year-old wing/fullback is 6’1″ and 210 lbs. Austin is from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He attended Victory Christian School and then Bixby High School, graduating in 2011 and playing football, as well as for the Bixby Rugby Club. He then attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College from 2013-2014, earning an Associate’s Degree in Physical Education. He continued playing football and earned All-Conference honors. Austin played club rugby for Tulsa Rugby Football Club from 2015-2016. He then attended Life University from 2016-2019, pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. The team won the 2018…

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