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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New England Free Jacks Signs Tevita Sole

By djcoilrugby on December 3, 2021 Major League Rugby

The New England Free Jacks signed Tevita Sole to a 3-year contract through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 22-year-old loosehead/tighthead prop (23 in January) is 6’0″ and 265lbs. Tevita is from Nuku ‘alofa, Tonga, and attended Tonga College’Atele. He moved to New Zealand in 2019 and played with the Bay of Plenty U19s under Free Jacks Assistant Coach Mike Brown in 2018 and then played with Tonga U20s in the World Rugby Junior Trophy competition. In 2020 he played with the China Lions for one match in the Global Rapid Rugby competition before the league shut down due…

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Dallas Jackals Signs Chad London

By djcoilrugby on December 3, 2021 Major League Rugby

The Dallas Jackals signed Chad London for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 33-year-old center is 6’1″and 220 lbs. Chad was originally signed to play with the Dallas Jackals in 2021. He set up his chiropractic practice in Arlington, Texas in 2020, and with the postponement of the Jackals entry into the league, focused on his practice. Chad played 216 minutes in three matches with the Colorado Raptors during the Covid-19 shortened 2020 season. In 2019 he played 987 minutes with the Glendale Raptors in 15 matches, starting 12 and scored 4 tries. In 2018 he played 593 minutes…

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Rugby New York Re-Signs Conor McManus

By djcoilrugby on December 3, 2021 Major League Rugby

Rugby United New York re-signed Conor McManus for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 22-year-old scrumhalf is 5’10” (178 cm) and 187 lbs (85 kg). Conor played 490 minutes in 15 matches (17 on the matchday roster and starting 4 times) and scored one try during the 2021 MLR season. This past Fall he played for Old Blue in the American Rugby Premiership. Conor is from Timaru, New Zealand, and attended Waihi South School. He played basketball and rugby while there and for the South Canterbury U48 kg team when he was 12. He then attended Timaru Boys High…

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Rugby New York Re-Signed Connor Buckley

By djcoilrugby on December 3, 2021 Major League Rugby

Rugby United New York re-signed Connor Buckley for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 22-year-old scrumhalf 23 in March) is 5’7″ and 172 lbs. While with the team, Connor has been mentored by Andy Ellis and Mike Petri. In 2021 he was on the matchday roster 5 times and played 3 in three matches for 22 minutes. He also played for the team’s U23 Academy Team, as well as for New York Athletic Club, most recently during the Fall American Rugby Premiership season. Connor is from Rockaway Beach, New York, and graduated from Xavier High School in 2017. At…

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Utah Warriors Signs Jone Vatuwaliwali

By djcoilrugby on December 3, 2021 Major League Rugby

The Utah Warriors signed Jone Vatuwaliwali for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 21-year-old scrumhalf is 5’6″ and 195 lbs. Jone is from Labasa, Northern, Fiji. He played soccer and rugby in primary school and attended Ratu Kadavulevu School from 2015-2018 where he concentrated on playing rugby. He excelled in the sport and in 2017 played for Fiji’s U18 while he was 17 and again in 2018. In 2018 he was honored as the U18 Best players Deans Award after a Suva Rugby Club team championship, and the Fiji Secondary School Player of the Year. He also played for…

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Utah Warriors signs Jamie Lane

By djcoilrugby on December 3, 2021 Major League Rugby

The Utah Warriors signed Jamie Lane for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old lock is 6’6″ and 250 lbs. Jamie is from Auckland, New Zealand. He attended Howick College from 2009-2011 and then Sacred heart College from 2012-2013. During the 2013 rugby season, he was the team’s captain. In 2013 he also represented the New Zealand Schools and in 2015 played for the New Zealand U20s one match at the Oceania Junior Championships at the Gold Coast. From 2014-2017, Jamie attended Unitec Institute of Technology, where he earned a Bachelor of Engineering Technology, Civil Engineering Degree. During this…

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Utah Warriors Signs Reagan Leslie

By djcoilrugby on December 3, 2021 Major League Rugby

The Utah Warriors signed Reagan Leslie for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 21-year-old lock (22 in February) is 6’7″ and 255 lbs. Reagan was born in Brisbane, Australia, and began playing rugby at age 6 with Albany Creek GPS. He and his family moved to Toowoomba when he was 10, and he played with High Fields Redbacks. He attended Downlands College in Toowoomba and was coached by former Wallaby lock, Garrick Morgan. he also played basketball for the Toowoomba All-Stars. Reagan played rugby with the Queensland Reds Academy in 2018 and 2019 and represented Queensland County in the…

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Utah Warriors Signs Mick O’Gara

By djcoilrugby on December 3, 2021 Major League Rugby

The Utah Warriors signed Mick O’Gara for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 21-year-old flyhalf, who is U.S. eligible through his grandfather Martin O’Gara, is 5’11” and 205 lbs. Mick began playing rugby in 2006 at age 6 with Greystones Rugby Club and then for Pres Cubs in 2011. In 2013 he went to Presentation College Bray and continued to play rugby, his main sport. Mick has been a multi-sport athlete, having played Gaelic football and hurling for Bray Emmets. He also is an avid golfer, following another grandfather’s passion, John Nestor, who represented Ireland. Mick played age-grade rugby…

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Rugby New York Wilton Rebolo Returns for 2022

By djcoilrugby on December 2, 2021 Major League Rugby

Rugby New York will have Uruguay international Wilton Rebolo returning for the second year of his contract for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old plays all three front row positions and is 6’0″ and 265 lbs. Wilton played 541 minutes in 13 matches, starting twice, and scored one try for New York in 2021. He returned to Uruguay prior to the season concluding to join the Brazil National Team for a South American Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifier test against Uruguay. Wilton quickly made himself invaluable to New York in 2021, by his versatility in the front row,…

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Rugby New York Re-Signs Kaleb Geiger

By djcoilrugby on December 2, 2021 Major League Rugby

Rugby New York re-signed Kaleb Geiger for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old hooker (26 in May) is 6’1″ and 250 lbs. After playing with Colorado XO, Kaleb signed with Rugby United New York during Summer 2021. He did not play with New York in a regular-season match but played with the Academy side against Roots Rugby at St. John’s University. He returned to the American Raptors for their Fall season, including a tour of Uruguay where the team beat Los Cuervos and Uruguay A before a narrow loss to Uruguay A to end the tour. Kabel is…

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Rugby New York Re-Signs Sak Taulafo

By djcoilrugby on December 2, 2021 Major League Rugby

Rugby United New York re-signed Sakaria Taulafo for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 38-year-old (39 in January) loosehead prop is 6’0″ and 255 lbs. Sak played 661 minutes in 14 matches, 12 as a starter, and scored one try for New York in 2021. Following the conclusion of the season, he signed a two-year contract with Graulhet in the French Fédérale 1 league. He played both loosehead and tighthead prop for New York and his experience, leadership, and sense of humor proved invaluable for the team. Sak continues to perform at an international level. Last weekend, Sak was…

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LA Giltinis Signs Les Leuluaialii-Makin

By djcoilrugby on December 2, 2021 Major League Rugby

The LA Giltinis signed powerful Canadian qualified prop Leslie Leuluaialii-Makin through the 2024 season. The 29-year-old prop (30 in January) is 5’9″ and 255 lbs. Les is from Canberra, Australia, however, his father Joseph was born in Canada, and his mother Lave in Samoa, which makes him eligible to play for three national teams. Les played club rugby with the Queanbeyan Whites since 2012 and played in the inaugural National Rugby Championship in 2014 with Canberra Vikings. With the latter, he made 32 appearances through 2019. From 2015-2019 he played 50 Super Rugby matches with the Brumbies before joining the…

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New England Free Jacks Signs Alex Johnston

By djcoilrugby on December 2, 2021 Major League Rugby

The New England Free Jacks signed Alex Johnston for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old prop is 6’0″ and 245lbs. Alex is from Whakatane, New Zealand, (the heart of Eastern Bay of Plenty) and will be joining his younger brother Joe on the Veterans Memorial pitch in Quincy, Massachusetts this year. Alex attended Trident High School where he played rugby and continued his education at Lincoln University from 2014-2018, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Science. While at Lincoln, he continued to play rugby and In 2018 Johnston helped bring the club to a Baywide Championship in the…

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Houston SaberCats Signs David Coetzer

By djcoilrugby on December 1, 2021 Major League Rugby

The Houston SaberCats signed David Coetzer for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 22-year-old flyhalf (23 in February) is 5’9″ and 185 lbs. David is from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and attended Selborne College, where he played water polo and rugby. In 2018 and 2019 he played with the Junior Springboks at the World Rugby U20 Championship, and also layed with the Western Province U19s and U21s. In 2020 he played with the Blue Bulls U21 side, which won the South African Rugby U21 championship. In 2021 he played with the University of Pretoria Tuks Rugby in the Varsity…

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