Chicago Hounds Add Outside Back with Premiership Experience

April 30, 2025 - CHICAGO, Il. - The Chicago Hounds announced today they signed outside back James Stokes for the remainder of the 2025 Major League Rugby season. Stokes put pen to paper earlier this week, moments before Major League Rugby's transaction deadline. The outside back can play a variety of positions, including center, wing, and fullback and will look to bolster the Hounds' depth as they make a push for their second consecutive playoff berth. Stokes spent the 2024 season with Rugby Los Angeles. During his lone season in L.A.,... Full Story

Major League Rugby Week 11 Recap

April 30, 2025 - Written By Joe Harvey It was a bumper Week 11 of Major League Rugby action, with seven matches over five days. There have been big moves in the Eastern and Western Conference, and plenty more will follow in the coming days. But before Week 12 clicks into gear, here is a reminder of the most recent round of MLR action. NEW ENGLAND FREE JACKS 23-21 RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LOS ANGELES The New England Free Jacks moved top of the Eastern Conference thanks to their 23-21 win over Rugby Football Club Los Angeles on Tuesd... Full Story

Angus Maclellan - Third in Line to Reach 100 Mlr Appearances

April 30, 2025 - Written By Joe Harvey On Sunday evening, the Utah Warriors' Angus MacLellan became the third player to reach 100 Major League Rugby appearances. Prior to that landmark, team CEO Kimball Kjar described the 32-year-old tighthead prop as the definition of their "Utah Built" motto. A player who balances his time on the pitch with a full-time role in construction, MacLellan is the Warriors' longest-serving player alongside second-row forward Saia' Uhila. Until recently, MacLellan did not even know he'd scored three t... Full Story

Last Week around the Leagues

April 29, 2025 - This past week The Evansville Thunderbolts won their first SPHL Championship in the team's nine-year history, the Midwest League's Wisconsin Timber Rattlers were sold to Diamond Baseball Holdings, Vancouver was awarded a Professional Women's Hockey League expansion team next season, and Major League Rugby announced the 2025 Championship will be played at Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Highlights from this week come from the SPHL, Professional Women's Hockey League, Western Hockey League, Midwest League,... Full Story

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