Major League Rugby MLR

[shark]

great

[Bovidae]

Kanaloa Hawaii Rugby will contract 40 players from across the Wider Oceania, Asia and the US region with a commitment to appoint a minimum 25% local players of Hawaiian heritage.

[Machpants]

Time for The Rock to put some real money into this, then they could get decent players!

[Bovidae]

Maybe they could get Jason Momoa involved too.

[Stargazer]

Don't know who or what to believe ...

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/122207636/hawaiian-senator-glenn-wakai-casts-doubts-over-new-rugby-venture

[Machpants]

@Stargazer I’m not big into believing politicians, especially Yank ones

[Stargazer]

[Kiwiwomble]

@Stargazer wow, thats a big change for Ryan, i assumed he'd be hanging in Dunners waiting for a crack at the Otago head coach role, overseas experience is good i guess

[muddyriver]

Mitre10 is doomed sadly. I think mlr better on the cv

[Stargazer]

New Hawaii club backed by ex-All Blacks won't play in 2021 MLR

Kanaloa Hawaii, the club set-up by numerous ex-All Blacks, was launched to much fanfare but MLR now says they won't play in its 2021 season.

[Bovidae]

Isaac Ross has accepted his playing days in Japan are over, and will instead head to the USA to take up a player/coach role with Austin Gilgronis next year.

The  Ta$man Mako lock will team up with fellow former All Black Jamie Mackintosh for the Texas-based Major League Rugby side, splitting their time between playing and coaching the forwards.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/300168185/former-all-black-isaac-ross-headed-to-the-us-after-tasmans-mitre-10-cup-final

[Stargazer]

This is hilarious. Kiwi rugby convo during an MLR game: Andy Ellis and ref Mike Lash
Cheeky halfbacks ...

[Daffy Jaffy]

The try all Props dream of!

[Machpants]

@daffy-jaffy he's got some wheels for a fatty!

[Daffy Jaffy]

[Stargazer]

Junior Sa'u makes code switch with a twist

Leigh’s former New Zealand international Junior Sa’u is to switch codes at the age of 34 after joining Washington Old Glory.

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https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/126706370/former-all-black-star-carlos-spencer-to-coach-in-the-united-states

[muddyriver]

The Recruitment to the MLR has been very strong. The old dogs will do so much for the development over their. Very similar to early japan but with proper development.

[mikedogz]

[Bovidae]

Scanning through the team websites I saw this:

Wiki says Abel is only 32, so not old.

https://www.warriorsrugby.com/news/utah-warriors-add-robbie-abel-as-forwards-coach/