The Utah Warriors re-signed Connor Burns for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old fullback is 6’4″ and 200 lbs. Conor was the 24th pick in the 2021 MLR Collegiate draft. Connor played 548 minutes in 10 matches, starting 7, and scored 12 points (2 tries, 2 conversions, 1 penalty goal) for the Warriors in 2022. Connor is from Reading, England, and attended Leighton Park School and Millfield School from 2015-2017. He also was a member of the London Irish Gold Academy. He played rugby in college on a scholarship at Lindenwood University in Saint Charles, Missouri from 2017-2021,…

The Utah Warriors signed Siaosi Nauer for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 19-year-old center/wing (20 in February) is 5’11″and 215 lbs. Siaosi played 22 minutes in 1 match for the Utah Warriors in 2022 and then played for the Warriors Selects. Siaosi is from Independence, Missouri, and attended William Chrisman High School, where he played football as a quarterback, running back, and strong safety. He was an All-Conference running back in 2018 and Third-Team All-State safety in 2019. He also played rugby for the Kansas City Junior Blues in high school and played with the Badger Kings U17s…

The Utah Warriors re-signed Paul Lasike for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 31-year-old center is 5’11” and 250 lbs. Paul returned to the Utah Warriors in 2022 after playing with the Harlequins of Premiership Rugby. He played 134 minutes in 4 matches,  starting once and scoring done try. He then played with the USA National Team in the 2023 Rugby World Cup Final Qualifier against Kenya, Hong Kong, and Portugal. Paul grew up in Takapuna, New Zealand, and was one of ten children from an ethnic Tongan family. He began playing rugby when he was 8 years old…

The Utah Warriors re-signed Tyler Fisher for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old center is 6’3″ and 245 lbs. Tyler played 921 minutes in 14 matches, starting 11, and scored 3 tries for the Utah Warriors in 2022. In 2021 he played 1030 minutes in 14 matches, starting 13, and scored one try. Tyler played 257 minutes in all five matches, during the COVID-19-shortened 2020 MLR season, and scored one try. He started at the outside center three times and was a replacement twice. Tyler is from Westville, South Africa, and attended the Westville Boys’ High School. He…

The Utah Warriors re-signed Niall Saunders for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old scrumhalf (25 in December) is 5’10” and 195 lbs. Niall played 548 minutes in 10 matches, starting 7, and scored 3 tries for the Utah Warriors in 2022. He then played with the Tel Aviv Heat this Fall. Niall is from Chertsey, Surrey, United Kingdom. He attended Epson College and represented Ireland at the U18, U19, and U20 levels. He played with Ireland’s U20 squad at the 2016 and 2017 U20 World Championships. He also played in the 2015 Oceania Junior Championship at the Gold…

The  Utah Warriors re-signed Coleson Warner for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old fullback/flyhalf (25 in June) is 5’10” and 170 lbs. Coleson played 27 minutes in 3 matches for the Utah Warriors in 2022. Coleson is from Pocatello, Idaho, and attended Highland High School. He attended Lindenwood-Belleville University and helped the team win the USA Rugby Collegiate 7s I-AA 2019 National Championship, while also being named MVP. He then transferred to Lindenwood University, earning a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources Management. He was a 2019 Collegiate All-American 7s (2nd Team) selection and played on the…