San Diego Legion & Brett Thompson The San Diego Legion have added Eagles Sevens and 15s player Brett Thompson for the 2018 Major League Rugby season. He is from Tempe, Arizona, 27 years old, 6’4″, and 225 pounds. Thompson was exposed to rugby at an early age and began playing when he was 12. His father Salty is the USA Boys High School All-Americans Coach, and also coached Tempe RFC, as well as at Arizona State. Brett spent a number of years playing with Tempe RFC. Tompson attended Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe, Arizona, where he played football…

San Diego Legion & Tony Purpura The San Diego Legion signed Eagle prop Anthony Purpura. He is 31 years old, 6’3″ tall and weighs 260 pounds. Purpura is from Lawrence, Massachusetts and attended Brooks School in Andover, MA, and Avon Old Farms in Avon, Connecticut. He then went to the University of Maine between 2005-2009.  While at the University, he played rugby and was a co-captain and president of the team. In 2007 was the team’s best year. “As the season went on, we climbed up higher in the national rankings,” Anthony Purpura said. “It was by far the most…

San Diego Legion & Cam Dolan The San Diego Legion will have an Old Blue of New York flavor with the signing of Eagle Cam Dolan. In addition to Dolan, Nate Augspurger, Ryan Matyas, and Tony Purpura have joined the team. Dolan is 28 years old, 6’7″ tall and weighs 254 pounds. He plays both back row and lock, although he normally plays No. 8. Dolan is from Fort Meyers, Florida and began playing rugby in high school with the Naples Bears before going to Life University. There he achieved rugby acclaim and was a 4-time Collegiate All-American. The team…

San Diego Legion & Tadhg Leader The San Diego Legion have a versatile back in the former Connacht player, Tadhg Leader. He is 26 years old and according to Murray Kinsella of the 42.ie, has signed a two-year contract. Leader is from Castlegar in Galway, Ireland and attended Cistercian College Roscrea, a boarding school in Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, from 2008-2010. According to Kinsella, he was the oldest brother of three, with his brother Darragh, a wing for Connacht and his youngest brother Greg having played age grade rugby for the Province. From 2012 to 2014 played for both the…

San Diego Legion & Nate Augspurger The San Diego Legion have a spark plug in Eagles scrumhalf and wing, Nate Augspurger. He is from Minneapolis, Minnesota and is 28 years old, 5’8″ tall and weighs 175 pounds. Augspurger went to Minneapolis Southwest High School before attending college at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities from 2008 until his graduation with a B.A. in Sociology in 2012. He played rugby at the University and was a Collegiate All-American. He also played rugby sevens with the Youngbloodz. Augspurger has also played club rugby for the East Side Banshees (beginning in high…

San Diego Legion & Ben Cima The San Diego Legion has been slowly revealing images of some of its players. Ben Cima is 21 years old, 6’1″ tall and weighs 189 pounds. Cima was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and prior to his move to San Diego, resided in Bethesda, Maryland. He attended Gonzaga College High School from 2010-2014 and was a four-time High School All-American. While at Gonzaga, the team won the National Championship in 2014. Cima then went to the University of Maryland in 2014, where he played with his brother Matias, before moving on to play club…