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Major League Rugby is a professional USA league that began in 2018 and has teams in the U.S. and in Canada. Current MLR teams include Austin Elite Rugby, Glendale Raptors, Houston SaberCats, New Orleans Gold, Rugby United New York, San Diego Legion, Seattle Seawolves, Toronto Arrows, and the Utah Warriors. In 2020, teams in Atlanta, New England, and Washington, D.C. will join the league and have exhibition matches in 2019.

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Dallas Jackals Signs Jeronimo Gomez Vara

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The Dallas Jackals signed Jerónimo Gómez Vara for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 21-year-old flanker (22 in January) is  6’3″ and 225 lbs. The Argentinian back-row played with Atlético de Rosario and with San Patricio (Corrientes) in URBA.  He represented Argentina at the World Rugby Under-20s Championship and then captained the side last year against South Africa, Georgia, and Uruguay. In 2021 he also played for the Argentina XV squad for the Americas Pacific Challenge. In 2022 he played with the Jaguares XV in the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. Other Articles DJCoil Rugby articles…

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Seattle Seawolves Signs Mason Pedersen

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The Seattle Seawolves signed Mason Pedersen for the 2023 Major League Rugby season after obtaining his signing rights in the 2022 MLR dispersal draft for Austin Gilgronis and LA Giltinis players. The 26-year-old prop is 6’1″ and 260 lbs. Mason played 679 minutes in 13 matches, starting 7, and scored 2 tries for the Austin Giilronis in 2022. He played 747 minutes in 15 games, starting 10, for the Gilgronis in 2021. After being a reserve the first week of the 2020 truncated season, Mason started the remaining four matches, playing 301 minutes, scoring two tries, and cementing his role…

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San Diego Legion Dan Pryor 2023 Profile

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San Diego Legion re-signed Dan Pryor for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 34-year-old back-row (35 in April) is 6’3″ and 230 lbs. Dan”s  younger brother Kara, plays with Rugby New York. After joining the Legion toward the end of the 2021 season, Dan played 97 minutes in two starts. His contributions increased in 2022, playing 863 minutes in 14 matches, starting 12 and scoring one try. Dan is from Auckland, New Zealand, and attended Auckland Grammar School before going to Auckland University of Technology where he majored in Business and Advertising. He played rugby with Grammar TEC and…

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NOLA Gold Signs Jordan Trainor

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NOLA Gold signed Jordan Trainor through the 2024 Major League Rugby season after acquiring his signing rights in the MLR dispersal draft of LA and Austin players. The 26-year-old fullback, who has played wing, (27 in January) is 6’1″ and 195 lbs. Jordan played 970 minutes in his 13 starts, scored 3 tries, and carried for 804 meters for the LA Giltinis in 2022. He then played for Auckland in the Bunnings National Provincial Championship for 634 minutes in 10 matches, starting 8, and scored 3 tries. Jordan has played in 50 NPC matches, 2 in Super Rugby and 13…

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Rugby New York Re-Signs Ishmail Shabazz

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Rugby New York re-signed Ishmail Shabazz for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old wing is 5’10” and 215 lbs.  Ishmail played 128 minutes in 3 matches, starting twice for Rugby New York in 2022. He also played in the Premier Rugby Sevens this Summer with the Headliners and this Fall with New York Athletic Club in the American Rugby Premiership. Ishmail is from Portland, Oregon, and attended Central Catholic High School where he played football as a wide receiver and cornerback, and also played baseball.  He attended the University of Oregon from 2015 to 2019, earning a Bachelor’s…

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Rugby New York Jason Emery 2023 Profile

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Rugby New York will have Jason Emery returning for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old center, who has played fullback, is 5’9″ and 200 lbs. Jason played 1178 minutes in 17 matches, starting 16, and scored 46 points (2 tries, 6 conversions, 8  penalty goals) for Rugby New York in 2022. After helping New York win the MLR Shield Championship, he was the co-captain for the Manawatū Tubos in the Bunnings National Provincial Championship. Jason was born in Tauranga, New Zealand, and later moved to Wellington before moving to Palmerston at age 13. He attended Palmerston North Boys…

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Dallas Jackals Signs Pedro Imhoff

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The Dallas Jackals signed Pedro Imhoff for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 33-year-old scrum-half (34 in May) is 5’9″ and 180 lbs. Pedro, who is from Argentina, played for Duendes Rugby Club since 2009 and was the team’s captain in the URBA Top 13, Nacional de Clubes. He also is the former captain of Verdinegro Rugby Club. Pedro also has been capped three times f(1 start) or Argentina. He made his debut against Uruguay in Montevideo on April 17, 2013, and followed with two tests the first week in May against Chile and Brazil. In the first two…

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New England Free Jacks Signs Ben LeSage

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The New England Free Jacks signed Canadian international Ben LeSage for the 2023 Major League Rugby season after obtaining his rights in the MLR 2022 dispersal draft of LA and Austin players.  The 27-year-old center is 6’0″ and 215 lbs. Ben played 979 minutes in 12 starts and scored 4 tries for the LA Giltinis in 2022. He also continued to captain the Canadian National Team. Ben was obtained by LA in 2022 from Toronto in a trade for flanker James O’Neill, a third-round selection in the 2022 MLR Collegiate Draft, and salary cap considerations with Ben signing a two-year…

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Utah Warriors Signs Jonah Dietenberger

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The Utah Warriors signed Jonah Dietenberger after obtaining his signing rights from San Diego Legion in exchange for the rights to Mikey Te’o for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. In addition, Utah received salary cap consideration for the 2023 season. Johan was the Legion’s 2021 MLR Collegiate Round 1 draft pick #5. The 23-year-old lock (24 in March) is 6’6″ and 225 lbs. He played 54 minutes in 2 matches for San Diego in the 2022 season. Jonah played for the USA Falcons in Montevideo, Uruguay against Uruguay XV, and Argentina XV  in October. Jonah, who is from Fond…

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Toronto Arrows Jack McRogers 2023 Profile

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The Toronto Arrows re-signed Jack McRogers for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old hooker is 5’11” and 230 lbs. Jack played 396 minutes in 14 matches, starting 3, carried for 278 meters, and was the Arrows leading try scorer with 6 tries in 2022. He played 633 minutes in 16 matches, starting 7, during the 2021 season. He played in the Rugby Rally in October, the first time in 867 days, which the Arrows played at home. Jack did not play for the Arrows during the truncated 2020 season. He made two appearances for the Arrows in 2019,…

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NOLA Gold Signs Sebastian’s Villani

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NOLA Gold signed Sebastiano Villani, who was the second overall pick at the 2022 Major League Rugby Draft, through the 2024 season. The 22-year-old scrum-half is 5’9″ and 190 lbs/ Villani began playing rugby back in 2005 in his hometown of Milan, Italy. After moving to the United States, he graduated from Greenwich High School, where he played varsity rugby and was named to the USA High School All -Americans. He attended St. Bonaventure University from 2018 through his graduation in 2022, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Business management. He played rugby for the Bonnies and won a Division 1…

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Seattle Seawolves Sam Matenga 2023 Profile

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The Seattle Seawolves has Samuel Matenga returning for the second year of a three-year contract which takes him through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old tighthead prop is 6’1′ and 265 lbs. Sam played in 12 matches, starting 9, and scored 4 tries for the MLR Shield Finalists, Seawolves in 2022. Sam was born in Gisborne, New Zealand, before moving with his family to Sydney, Australia in 2006, and then removing to Gisborne in 2016. He attended Gisborne Boys High School and played rugby. In 2017 he played for the Hurricanes U18s, Linwood Rugby Club, Christchurch Football Club,…

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Seattle Seawolves Mzamo Majola 2023 Profile

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The Seattle Seawolves has South African Mzamo Majola returning for the second year of a three-year contract that takes him through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old loosehead prop (28 in February) is 6’0″ and 255 lbs. Mzamo played 1252 minutes in 17 starts and scored 2 tries for the MLR Shield Finalists, Seattle Seawolves in 2022. Mzamo is from Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa, where he attended Westville Boys High School and Varsity College, Durban North at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He also attended IMM Graduate School in KwaZulu-Natal, majoring in Marketing from 2019-2021. He played…

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Seattle Seawolves Re-Signs Dewald Donald

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The Seattle Seawolves re-signed South African Dewald Donald for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 22-year-old loosehead prop (23 in February) is 6’0″ and 265 lbs. Dewald played 110 minutes in 7 matches, starting 2, for the Seawolves in 2022. Dewald is from Pretoria, South Africa, and lives in Centurion, Gauteng. He attended Afrikaanse Hoer Seunskool from 2014 to 2018 and played rugby for the Affies. He also attended the University of Pretoria.  He played for the Blue Bulls Academy since 2018 and made his 2021 Currie Cup Premier Division debut against Western Province and scored a try. Other…

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