I've loved jumping on podcasts over the last year or two, and with still 3 months to go until #MLR2026 kicks off, maybe I can get some more in the calendar before then! Excited to see what I can do with @narugbydb.com in the New Year! #MLRStats #NARDB

ICYMI: The @narugbydb.com Player Move summary for last week is up, and the accompanying article can be found below, with more info on each move! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #NARDB

A full 2-page Player Moves summary graphic for the last full week of 2025! As always, info on every single one of these moves can be found in the accompanying @narugbydb.com article below, which I write every week! #MLRStats #MLR2026

A very good pickup here by the #FreeJacks. It feels like Bailey Wilson is pretty underrated given his defensive skills. 750+ tackles puts him comfortably in the Top 25 #MLR tacklers EVER! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #LetsRide

. @anthemrugby.bsky.social announce a pair of new additions to their #MLR2026 squad! Jeron Pantor: 5th Overall pick in 2024, Life U alum capped for Trinidad & Tobago! Baden Godfrey: Shute Shield back row (Norths) with #Wallabies U20 & Sevens experience! #MLRStats #AnthemCountry

I can't help but wonder if there was a big trade or two between @anthemrugby.bsky.social & the #ChicagoHounds. Something like: '2 loanees + James Scott to ARC in exchange for Jake Turnbull + ???' If only the #MLR Trade Wire was still public... #MLRStats #MLR2026

We are 100 days out from the start of #MLR2026! Take a look at the full fixtures list below! #MLRStats #MLR

Thomson developed in England with Hartpury College, and was a standout for buth Notre Dame College and Walsh University (after NDC closed their doors). He was drafted by the #FreeJacks with the very final pick of the 2025 #MLRDraft. #MLRStats #MLR2026 #LetsRide

Although he was drafted by the Utah Warriors, Filimone Manu is actually a Free Jacks academy product. The #FreeJacks must be pleased that he'll be wearing red, white and blue in #MLR2026! #MLRStats #LetsRide

Mapa already has Premier Grade experience in Australia, but might have a hard time breaking into that #FreeJacks back row. Interesting that he's also listed as a hooker, though! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #LetsRide

The #MLR Player Moves summary from last week! A busy week in the player market results in a very full 2-page summary! The @narugbydb.com Article with more information and context on all of these moves can be found below: #MLRStats #MLR2026

A new addition to #MLR, a pair of players on new #MLR2026 teams, and a pair of former MLR players make up the 5 most popular #NARDB Player Profiles last week! #MLRStats

The #FreeJacks announce the signing of crossover athlete Line Latu for #MLR2026! Latu has scored 3 tries in 18 #MLR games (11 starts) between Houston and @anthemrugby.bsky.social, and set a new career high with 399m gained in 7 games for Anthem in 2025! #MLRStats #MLR #LetsRide

Really good news for USA fans to see newly capped prop Maliu Niuafe is back in #MLR! The New Zealand raised prop is only 22, and enjoyed a solid season with #RFCLA in 2025. A bit surprised the #CaliforniaLegion didn't hold on to him, but that might be his choice. #MLRStats #MLR2026

The #FreeJacks announce the signing of English raised US eligible lock Braemar Murray for #MLR2026! The former England U18 and USA U20 forward has completed an even 100 tackles in 15 #MLR games (5 starts) between @anthemrugby.bsky.social (2024) and Miami (2025)! #MLRStats #LetsRide

Missed from a few days ago - #MLR veteran and capped USA Eagle Vili Helu has signed with Kurita Water Gush in D3 of the Japanese League One Helu has 55 starts in 76 MLR games between ATL (2020-23) and San Diego (2024-25), scoring 8 tries and completing 583 tackles! #MLRStats #MLR2026

With all of this movement as well as the #MLR2026 schedule coming out AND a change in #MLR leadership, last week was the busiest week for quite some time! #MLRStats

Rivers has played in Hong Kong before, and has even represented their U20 side. With Hong Kong qualified for #RWC2027, it's possible he's moving back to try and earn a spot on the plane to Australia! #MLRStats #HKRugby

The Countdown is back up on nardb.com! We are 111 days out from #MLR2026! #MLRStats #MLR #NARDB

Although the league has seem a massive contraction this off-season, that doesn't mean that all rivalries have gone! This graphic highlights some of the existing ones, but with so much change, I hope we're going to get a few new ones in #MLR2026!

As mentioned, more info (context, team lists, etc.) will be added as each match draws closer, but dates, times, venues, and matchups are all ready to go over on #NARDB. Check it out below! #MLRStats #MLR2026

. @anthemrugby.bsky.social are putting together a pretty strong back row for #MLR2026! Makeen Alikhan, Johan Momsen, Alejandro Martinez Tapia, and now Moni Tonga'uiha signed. Didn't even include Sam Golla who will likely play lock but is capable of playing at the back too! #MLRStats

I'm really excited for Sunday Night Rugby, and looking forward to what Will Hooley and co. can bring to these marquee matchups! I really hope there is going to be a way for me to watch from outside the US, though. #MLR2026

Fixtures will be added once they are known, which should be in the next few days. This will be the home page of pretty much everything #MLR2026, though! #MLRStats #MLR

Off the top of my head, I believe this brings the total number of Canadians in #MLR2026 up to 7, three of them with the #ChicagoHounds. Still a LONG way off the 46 Canucks that played last season... #MLRStats

No surprises with the #MLR2026 season. This is the most sensible and only realistic structure with only 6 teams remaining. Rumour is still that Rhode Island will host the Final again. Bit of a shame we have to wait until April for kick-off but weather for CHI/NE will be better then anyway. #MLR

Although changing the structure/titles AGAIN is a weird, I love these choices! Mags has worked wonders with the #FreeJacks and is the perfect choice for long-term strategy, while Bradbury has already served as COO, so Ops/Comp is a great fit! I'm excited to see what this means for #MLR! #MLR2026

Another busy week for Player Moves around #MLR, with 5 of 6 teams actively announcing players once again! I know for a fact that the California Legion are signing players. Maybe they're going to announce their roster all at once? It'd be a shame, but it'd be something! #MLRStats #MLR2026

If there was a #MLR Hall of Fame, I have absolutely no doubt that Nate would be a part of it. Wishing him all the best with what comes next! #MLRStats #MLR2026

This merger was already a very bold and ambitious move - even if it was out of necessity. But I’m struggling to see how 1 game a year in 5 different locations is going to create a loyal fanbase #MLR2026

The #CaliforniaLefion have jumped the gun on the #MLR2026 fixtures…sorta. They will face @anthemrugby.bsky.social in OC, #FreeJacks in San Diego, and @seawolves.rugby in LA, with their other two home games taking place in NorCal. No dates. Via u/Unhappy-Cupcake5857 on Reddit. #MLRStats

This is a bit of a surprise. I thought that having been given a centralised contract with the Scotland Sevens team, that ruled Hoyland out of #MLR2026! That coupled with #MLR's move towards more focus on domestic talent made it unlikely, but Hoyland has been a stud! #MLRStats

Not sure if I like this little series or not. I suppose it's better than nothing during the off-season though! Let me know what you think! #MLRStats #MLR2026

From Martin Pengelly: "interviews for a new commissioner and chief executive have been held, Nic Benson having moved on." Also mentions a 10-game #MLR2026 season starting in April. No surprise that Benson didn't survive #MLR's worst ever offseason. #MLRStats

Well #FreeJacks fans, there's your replacement for Jayson Potroz! And it's a damn good one! Joel Hodgson is already #MLR's 9th highest scorer, 3rd among active players! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #LetsRide

Although not domestic, this is a brilliant pick-up for @anthemrugby.bsky.social! Momsen is one of the most consistent forwards in #MLR. He's regularly in the teens for starts and has completed 100+ tackles in each of the last FIVE seasons, including 200+ twice! #MLRStats #MLR2026

The #ChicagoHounds announce the additon of South African born Australian raised hooker Theo Fourie for #MLR2026! Fourie played under Hounds Assistant Coach Todd Dammers at Souths Rugby and has represented the #Rebels, #Waratahs, and #Reds in #SuperRugby! #MLRStats #MLR

My (personal) gripe with announcing players in batches is that I have to condense their achievements down into often 1 line or less. I'd prefer to give each of them a bit more hype individually. #MLRStats #MLR2026 #LetsRide

The summary of last week’s #MLR Player Moves is below and as always, the accompanying article is available at @narugbydb.com or below! Give it a read! narugbydb.com/mlr-player-mov…#MLR20262#MLRStatsts

The reigning champs continue to announce their #MLR2026 roster in batches on Instagram! #MLRStats #LetsRide

Announced by his agency a few days ago, this is an excellent addition for @anthemrugby.bsky.social, and probably the most obvious place for a really promising young US player! #MLRStats #MLR2026

The first two (officially) signed Draftees from the 2025 #MLRDraft Class! #MLRStats #MLR2026

The #ChicagoHounds announce the signing of #MLR veteran forward and Chicago native Malcolm May for #MLR2026! May earned 60 appearances (42 starts) with the #NOLAGold from 2019-2025 scoring 7 tries and recording over 450 tackles, but missed most of 2025 due to injury. #MLRStats #NARDB

A HUGE signing for @seawolves.rugby! Coetzer is an excellent young talent and was a stud for Houston during his time there. Although he's not domestically qualified yet, he's already expressed interest in representing the USA so keeping him in #MLR is a win! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #TogetherWeHunt

Morgan Di Nardo earns his Canada debut against Portugal this weekend with James Naylor hoping to do the same off the bench! Coats returns for the first time since the PNC, and #FreeJacks' Piers von Dadelszen is the only man to start every test in 2025! #RugbyCA #PORvCAN

For almost entirely selfish reasons, I'm not a fan of when teams announce players in batches. It makes it difficult to highlight the achievements of each player individually. #MLRStats #MLR2026 #MLR #FreeJacks

Potroz leaves #MLR as the league's 8th highest scorer all time, with 8 tries and 353pts scored in total including a 181pt season in 2024 to follow up his 146pt, MLR Player of the Year season in 2023. A big loss for New England ahead of #MLR2026. #FreeJacks #MLRStats #Rugby

A busy week for 5 of the 6 #MLR2026 teams...

Some tinkering by Scott Lawrence ahead of the USA's clash with Romania this weekend! Tonga Kofe is back in the starting front row, and Marno Redelinghuys shifts to lock as Captain Jason Damm moves to 8! Starting back line is identical, with a 6-2 split on the bench #GEOvUSA #USARugby

#Canada announce their 23 to face #Georgia in a massive test this weekend! Prior comes in for his first test start, as does Waddell who earned his debut last week. Jason Higgins returns at 9, and Benn & Morra switch wings with Noah Flesch back in the centre! #RugbyCA #GEOvCAN