James Deeley

jamdelay.bsky.social

21 October 2026 19:14

Flesch is the first Canadian to sign with a #PREMRugby side in 7 years, and completely deserves it. He's been incredible for club and country for a while, and I hope he gets a decent opportunity on Tyneside! #MLRStats #MLR2027 #RugbyCA

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats

narugbydb.com

21 October 2026 13:29

2026 #MLR Forward of the Year Mason Flesch joins the #NewcastleRedBulls for their 2026/27 #PREMRugby campaign! Flesch has 69 #MLR caps to date and was a standout with the #ChicagoHounds in #MLR2026, scoring 10 tries in 11 games to earn an All-MLR First XV selection! #MLRStats #MLR2027

Sam Larner

samlstandsup.bsky.social

21 October 2026 13:27

It's been announced that Ben Whitehouse has moved to the WRU as a specialist coach and ended his refereeing career. I talk about that modern trend in a section called Gamekeeper Turned Coacher in Attacking the Space, it might be my favourite pun. Get your copy to see!

James Deeley

jamdelay.bsky.social

20 October 2026 16:51

Like the most capped players in #MLR history, 8 of the 10 players on this list played in #MLR2026! Pretty crazy that the 3 @seawolves.rugby players on the list have ONLY played with Seattle. Hattingh is the only 100% starter, 104 starts in 104 games! #MLRStats #MLR2027

HG Rugby

huwgriffinrugby.bsky.social

20 October 2026 16:11

Also i take issue with this section: “there are also structural elements that Canada have right… players have been gaining experience in England's PWR… giving Rouet's players a level of training and match experience they cannot find anywhere else.” My issues with this is two fold: