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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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New England Free Jacks Tevita Sole 2023 Profile

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The New England Free jacks re-signed Tevita Sole for the second year of a three-year contract which brings him through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old loosehead/tighthead prop (24 in January) is 6’0″ and 265 lbs. Tevita played 360 minutes in 11 matches, starting 2, for the Free jacks in 2022. Tevita is from Nuku ‘alofa, Tonga, and attended Tonga College’Atele. He moved to New Zealand in 2019 and played with the Bay of Plenty U19s under Free Jacks Assistant Coach Mike Brown in 2018 and then played with Tonga U20s in the World Rugby Junior Trophy competition.…

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Old Glory DC Re-Signs Kyle Stewart

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Old Glory DC signed Kyle Stewart for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old tighthead/loosehead prop (26 in March) is 6’0″ and 265 lbs. Kyle played 912 minutes in 16 matches, starting 14 in 2022 for Old Glory. Kyle played age-grade rugby with Taranaki, playing in the prestigious Jock Hobbs Memorial U19 Tournament in the top division for the Graham Mourie Cup in 2016. He played for the Taranaki Bulls Mitre 10 team in 2018 and 2019 and would return to the renamed Bunnings National Provincial Championship with the team in 2021. He also played Mitre 10 Cup for…

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Rugby New York Nate Brakeley 2023 Profile

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Rugby New York re-signed Nate Brakeley for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 33-year-old lock/flanker is 6’5”, and 260 lbs. Nate played 1101 minutes in 16 matches, starting 14, and was the team’s captain for most of the season. He has made 51 MLR appearances since the team entered the league in 2019. Nate has been a key performer for the team since his arrival in the 2018 exhibition season. He has been the team’s vice-captain since 2020. He also led the league with All-MLR Weekly selections in 2021. In 2021 he played 1162 minutes in his 15 starts…

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Rugby New York Charlie Hewitt 2023 Profile

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Rugby New York re-signed Charlie Hewitt for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old lock (28 in February) is 6’7″, and 265 lbs. Charlie played 822 minutes in 16 matches, starting 11 for Rugby New York in 2022. He played 522 minutes in 15 matches, starting 7, during the 2021 MLR season. He then was selected for the USA Selects tour which played two matches against Uruguay A. Charlie joined New York after the 2020 MLR season began and started two matches. Prior to the beginning of the 2019 season with the Houston SaberCats, he suffered a season-ending injury.…

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Old Glory Re-Signs Fintan Coleman

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Old Glory DC re-signed Fintan Coleman for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old flanker/No.8 (24 in March) is from Limerick, Ireland, and has a father from the U.S. Fintan played 406 minutes in 15 matches, starting 4, and scored one try for Old Glory in 2022. He played age-grade rugby for Munster, playing for the Under 17s, 18s, and 19s, and played against the Japan U19s touring side. He also played for Ireland Under 18s in 2017, making three appearances. He also had a short-term contract with the London Irish Academy in 2018. Fintan played for Crescent College…

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New England Free Jacks Re-Signs LeRoux Malan

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The New England Free Jacks re-signed LeRoux Malan for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old center (24 in March) is 6’3” and 210 lbs. LeRoux played 1287 minutes in 17 matches, starting 16, and scored 5 tries for the Free Jacks in 2022. He then was selected to the Namibia National Team for their November internationals and earned two caps. LeRoux was born in Windhoek, Namibia, and attended Paarl Boys High School outside of Cape Town, South Africa, where he played for the 1st XV. In 2018 he was signed with the Natal Sharks to a junior provincial…

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New England Free Jacks Mills Sanerivi 2023 Profile

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The New England Free Jacks will have Milleniam ‘Mills’ Sanerivi back for the second year of his contract for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old hooker is 5’11” and 250lbs. Mills played 614 minutes in 17 matches, starting 6, and scored 4 tries for the Free Jacks in 2022. He then played with Taranaki in the National Provincial Championship in New Zealand. Mills is from Mangere, New Zealand. He began playing rugby with the Manukau Magpies and the Mangere East Hawks. He attended King’s College, Auckland, and in 2018 was the rugby team’s 1st XV captain, playing with…

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NOLA Gold Signs Jarred Adams

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NOLA Gold signed Jarred Adams through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old loosehead prop is 5’11, 270 lbs. and also can play tighthead. Jarred is from Auckland, New Zealand, and attended Wesley College. He played 9 matches for the Samoa Under-20s in 2015/2016. He then joined Counties Manukauin in 2016 and made his NPC debut. He switched to Auckland in 2018 through 2020 before signing with the Super Rugby Sunwolves where he made 5 appearances before the pandemic ended the season. In 2021 he played in the National Provincial Championship in New Zealand with Manawatu and in Japan…

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Seattle Seawolves Signs Karl Keane

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The Seattle Seawolves signed former Saint Mary’s Gael and Pacific Northwest product, Karl Keane through the 2025 season. The 21-year-old scrumhalf is 6’0″ and 180 lbs. Karl was born in Dublin, Ireland, and played for Dublin’s Malahide Rugby Club before moving to Seattle at the age of 10.  He played with Rugby Washington’s Eastside Lions and the Washington Loggers before attending Saint Mary’s College where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications. Though eligible for the 2022 Collegiate Draft, Keane was granted an exemption under the league’s Homegrown Player Policy. He has represented the USA at every age grade…

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Seattle Seawolves Re-Signs Reid Watkins

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The Seattle Seawolves re-signed Reid Watkins through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old scrumhalf (29 in June) is 5’10” and 185 lbs. Reid played 1462 minutes in 16 matches, starting one, for the Seawolves in 2022 He was a late-season addition to the Toronto Arrows in 2021 for the last two matches but did not see regular-season action. He is from Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, and attended Holy Trinity Academy from 2010-2012, where he was a two-time Canadian High School Wrestling champion. He began playing rugby with Foothills U14 Lions, which was from Okotoks. He competed in the High…

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Seattle Seawolves JP Smith 2023 Profile

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The Seattle Seawolves will have Juan-Philip Smith for the second year of a three-year contract that has him with the team through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old scrumhalf/flyhalf (29 in March) is 6’2″ and 205lbs. JP played 583 minutes in 19 matches as a starter and scored 32 points (4 tries, 3 conversions, 2 penalty goals) for the Seawolves in 2022. JP played 1021 minutes, starting 14 matches, and scored one try while playing flyhalf and wing in addition to his normal scrumhalf position. JP started all five matches for the Seawolves during the COVID-19-shortened season, playing…

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Seattle Seawolves AJ Atatimu 2023 Profile

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The Seattle Seawolves re-signed AJ Mamoe Alatimu for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old flyhalf (30 in March) is 5’9″ and 225 lbs. AJ played 1453 minutes in 18  matches, starting 16, for the Seawolves in 2022. He was the leading MLR point scorer with 164 points, as well as the goal-kicking leader with 67. He also led the league in kicking meters with 5521. After the season, he was named to the 2022 Pacific Nations Cup team for Samoa. AJ joined the team during the 2021 MLR season, playing 785 minutes in 10 matches as a starter,…

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Seattle Seawolves Tavite Lopeti 2023 Profile

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The Seattle Seawolves Tavite Lopeti returns for the second year of his contract that was signed through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old center is 5’11” and 210 lbs. Tavite played 1196 minutes in 17 matches, starting 15, and scored 5 tries for the Seawolves in 2022. Following the season he played with the USA Falcons as a reserve against the Toyota Cheetahs and started against the Pumas. He then traveled with the Eagles to Dubai for the Final 2023 Rugby World Cup Qualification Tournament and was named to the roster for the final match against Portugal, but…

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Seattle Seawolves Dan Kriel 2023 Profile

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The Seattle Seawolves has Dan Kriel back for the second year of a contract that takes him through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old center (29 in February) is 6’4″ and 225 lbs. Dan played 1293 minutes in 17 starts and scored 4 tries for the Seawolves in 2022. Dan was born in Cape Town, South Africa, and comes from a rugby family. His twin brother Jesse plays professionally, as did his great grandfather John Hodgeson, who had 15 appearances for the British Irish Lions in the 1930s. Dan attended Maritzburg College and played for the school’s age-grade…

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