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NOLA Gold Obtains Rights to Sam Klimkowski

By djcoilrugby on May 6, 2022 Major League Rugby

NOLA Gold received the playing service rights to Sam Klimkowski along with the LA Giltinis 2022 MLR Collegiate Draft First Round pick and the Dallas Jackals’ third-round pick with the Giltinis receiving 2022 salary cap considerations. The 24-year-old loosehead prop is 6’1″, 280 lbs, and was a 2021 MLR Collegiate Draft first-round selection as the #13 pick. Sam is from Avon Lake, Ohio, and attended Avon Lake High School. He played varsity football and in his senior year began playing rugby with the team winning the State Championship. He then attended Notre Dame College and helped the Falcons win the…

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Old Glory DC Signs John Rizzo

By djcoilrugby on May 5, 2022 Major League Rugby

Old Glory DC signed John Rizzo for the remainder of the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old fullback is 6’0″ and 205 lbs. John is from St John, Indiana, and attended Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis between 2017 to 2021 with one semester at West Point, where he played D1A rugby for Army-West Point. He was the vice-president of IUPUI Rugby Club and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management. He also attended Kelly School of Business for a graduate degree. John played for the EIRA Midwest and also for the Capital Selects. Since May 2021 he…

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Dallas Jackals Obtains Matthew Gash-Gilder

By djcoilrugby on May 5, 2022 Major League Rugby

The Dallas Jackals obtained former Endicott College Matthew Gash-Gilder in a trade with the New England Free Jacks along with Connor Robinson, sending an international spot to the Free jacks for 2022, The Free Jacks now have 13 spots to the Jackals 6. Both players had signed a one-year developmental contract with New England. The 23-year-old flanker is 6’2” and 215lbs. Matthew trained with the Free jacks and played with the New England Independents in 2022. The 23-year-old flanker is from Kalispell, Montana. He attended Kalispell Flathead High School where he graduated in 2017. He was a multi-sport athlete in…

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Dallas Jackals Obtains Connor Robinson

By djcoilrugby on May 5, 2022 Major League Rugby

The Dallas Jackals obtained former Boston College Connor Robinson in a trade with the New England Free Jacks along with Matthew Gash-Gilder sending an international spot to the Free jacks for 2022, The Free Jacks now have 13 spots to the Jackals 6. Both players had signed a one-year developmental contract with New England. The 22-year-old hooker is 5’10” and 235lbs. Connor trained with the Free jacks and played with the New England Independents in 2022. Connor is from Wilmington, Massachusetts, attended St. John’s Prep from 2014 to 2017 and played rugby in the back-row at eight-man. In 2015 Robinson…

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Major League Rugby 2022 Collegiate Draft

By djcoilrugby on May 5, 2022 Major League Rugby

The MLR Collegiate Draft 2022 will take place on Thursday, August 18th, 2022. For viewers in the United States, the first hour of the Draft will be broadcast on FS2 at 7:00 p.m. ET. Following the first hour, coverage will switch to The Rugby Network. For viewers outside of the United States, the entire Draft will be streamed on The Rugby Network beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET. “MLR will use a “Draft and Follow” approach. Rights to drafted players will be assigned following the MLR Collegiate Draft. MLR teams may activate those rights at any point until the mid-point of…

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Dallas Jackals Obtains Houston SaberCats 2022 Collegiate Draft Picks

By djcoilrugby on May 5, 2022 Major League Rugby

The Dallas Jackals traded for the Houston SaberCats second and third round 2022 Major League Rugby Collegiate Drafts picks. In return, the SaberCats receive salary cap space for both the 2022 and 2023 MLR seasons. Other Articles DJCoil Rugby articles by Doug Coil are also available on Facebook. Other Social Media sites to follow or subscribe to include Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube for interviews.

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Dallas jackals obtain Jalen Tatum

By djcoilrugby on May 5, 2022 Major League Rugby

The Dallas Jackals obtained Jalen Tatum, along with Lui Sitama, from Rugby ATL for the remainder of the 2022 Major League Rugby season in exchange for salary cap space for Rugby ATL for 2022 and conditional cap space for 2023. Rugby ATL had re-signed Jalen Tatum for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old-wing is 6’5″ and 245 lbs. He did not play in any regular-season matches in 2021 but played for Pathway 404, the team’s Academy team in 2020 and 2021. Jalen was a crossover athlete who played lacrosse for 9 years by his senior year at Kennesaw…

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Dallas Jackals Obtains Lui Sitama

By djcoilrugby on May 5, 2022 Major League Rugby

The Dallas Jackals obtained Lui Sitama, along with Jalen Tatum, from Rugby ATL for the remainder of the 2022 Major League Rugby season in exchange for salary cap space for Rugby ATL for 2022 and conditional cap space for 2023. Lui joined Rugby ATL from the Austin Gilgronis in 2021 and re-signed with Atlanta for 2022. He was the 4th player selected in the 2020 Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft and in the 2021 season played 22 minutes in one match with Austin Gilgronis before finishing the season with Rugby ATL where he did not see any regular-season action. The…

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Dallas Jackals Signs Rodrick Waters

By djcoilrugby on May 5, 2022 Major League Rugby

The Dallas Jackals signed Roderick Waters for the remainder of the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old wing is 5’9″ and 200 lbs. Rodrick joins the team after playing for the Austin Blacks for the 2021-2022 season. After missing the opening match of the 2020 season, Rodrick started the remaining four matches of the 2020 MLR season on the left wing. During the 2018 and 2019 seasons, he spent time with the Houston SaberCats during the pre-season and played with the West Houston Lions Division 1 club. Rodrick is from Richmond, Texas, and attended Foster High School until his…

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National Collegiate Rugby Men’s Small College Finalists for CRCs

By djcoilrugby on May 5, 2022 College Rugby

National Collegiate Rugby Release National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) announced the final 28 teams that will compete for the Men’s Small College title at the Collegiate Rugby Championship in New Orleans. The 2022 CRC includes the largest field of Small College schools in the tournament’s history. ‍ Small College National Finalists ‍ NCR has expanded the Small College championship field based on the depth and quality of small college teams across the country. The participating schools include the winners of eleven automatic qualifying tournaments, as well as at-large bids. Eleven schools competed in previous CRC Small College Championships, led by Susquehanna…

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Rugby New York Adds Antonio Kiri Kiri

By djcoilrugby on May 4, 2022 Major League Rugby

Rugby New York signed Antonio Kiri Kiri for the remainder of the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old flanker is 6’2″ and 230 lbs. Antonio joins the team after playing for the Cornish Pirates since 2019, making 36 appearances in the English RFU Championship. Antonio is from Whanganui, New Zealand, and holds New Zealand and Italian passports, the latter as the result of his mother being from Italy before moving to New Zealand when she was 11 years old. Tonio attended Palmerston North Boys’ High School and later at Auckland University, where he played for the Vipers. He also…

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Dallas Jackals Signs Darrick Marik

By djcoilrugby on May 4, 2022 Major League Rugby

The Dallas Jackals signed Darrick Marik as a Development Player. The Grand Prairie Mavericks scrumhalf is 28-years-old, 5’8”, and 185lbs. He is originally from Seattle, and attended Edmunds-Woodway High School and Lynnwood High School before enrolling at Community College of the Air Force where he graduated in 2017 with an A.A.S. In Information Technology. Marik graduated from Air Force Basic Training with the 326th Training Squadron in March 2014 at Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland, Texas and started playing rugby while stationed with the Air Force in Germany. He competed with HoneyBadger RFC in 2019 and won the league…

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National Collegiate Rugby Men’s DII CRC Finalists

By djcoilrugby on May 4, 2022 College Rugby

National Collegiate Rugby Release National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) announced the final teams that will compete for the Men’s Division II title at the Collegiate Rugby Championship in New Orleans. ‍ Division II National Finalists ‍ With a field of 16 teams, the 2022 CRC becomes the largest Division II 7s national championship in history. Five of the teams received automatic bids by winning Automatic Qualification tournaments. These qualifiers include Norwich, Lander, Georgetown, Northern Iowa, and Principia. Georgetown and Norwich have gone undefeated against Division II opposition this Spring at 23-0 and 13-0, respectively, while The Citadel enters the tournament with…

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USA Women’s Eagles XVs Rugby World Cup Player Pool

By djcoilrugby on May 3, 2022 USA/Canada National

USA Women’s National Team XVs Head Coach Rob Cain named 42 players to the Rugby World Cup player pool for New Zealand this coming fall. Rosters will be selected for the Pacific Four Series 2022, a Rugby World Cup preseason assembly, and a UK preparatory tour ahead of a finalized traveling roster for the Rugby World Cup in October. Position Group Player Name Club Prop Hope Rogers* Exeter Chiefs Maya Learned Gloucester-Hartpury RFC Catie Benson* Sale Sharks Erica Jarrell Beantown RFC Nick James* Sale Sharks Charli Jacoby Loughborough Lightning Jett Hayward Life West Gladiatrix Hooker Joanna Kitlinksi Sale Sharks Saher…

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