Leaders on both sides of the ball hailed a new collective bargaining agreement between Major League Rugby and its players, the union chief welcoming “a new standard” for US professional men’s rugby after a traumatic off-season in which four teams exited MLR and two merged, leaving just six on the field.
“We are happy with where the talks landed,” United States Rugby Players Association executive director Chris Mattina, a former US Eagles wing, told the Guardian.
