NOLA Gold Players Say Team Offered Unfair Severance, Ghosted Them
NOLA Gold’s decision to not play in the 2026 Major League Rugby season has led to a potential conflict with the players contracted to the team.
Warriors, Eagles, and Now Tigers, Too. The Tonga Kofe Journey
HERRIMAN, Utah - The Utah Warriors Rugby Club announced that forward Tonga Kofe, a homegrown player who rose through the Warriors’ development pathway, has officially signed with Leicester Tigers of England’s Premiership Rugby - one of the sport’s most storied professional clubs.
Originally written and posted by the Utah Warriors. Reprinted with permission.
MLR Holds Draft; Will Sherman #1 Pick
FRISCO, Texas – Major League Rugby, the premier professional rugby league in North America, announced the results of the 2025 MLR College Draft on Thursday.
MLR Loses One More, Down to 8
As hinted at in the below video, Major League has now dropped to eight teams.
The Miami Sharks, two days after their CEO Milagros Cubelli was named Executive of the Year, multiple sources are telling GRR or reporting elsewhere that the Sharks are out of the league and ceasing operations.
MLR Draft Deadline Extended
The deadline for applying for the 2025 Major League Rugby draft has been extended to August 13.
The old deadline was July 30.
The reason for the change is because the old deadline was set with an anticipated draft in early August. That draft is now slated for around August 21 or so (to be confirmed), so the deadline can be extended.
