Dallas Jackals

The Dallas Jackals are a Major League Rugby team that are set to enter the league in the 2022 season as an expansion franchise. They were originally going to join the MLR for the 2021 season, but on January 19, 2021, the Jackals delayed their inaugural season to 2022.[1] The team is owned by an investment group including Neil Leibman and Donnie Nelson and will be based in Dallas, TX, playing at Globe Life Park. [2]

Dallas Jackals
FoundedJune 5, 2020
LocationDallas, Texas
Ground(s)Globe Life Park (Capacity: 48,114)
Coach(es)Allen Clarke
League(s)Major League Rugby
Official website
www.dallasjackals.com

Sponsorship
Season Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2021–present Paladin Sports None

Roster
For player movements before and during the 2021 season, see List of 2020–21 Major League Rugby transfers § Dallas Jackals.

The Dallas Jackals squad for the 2021 Major League Rugby season before they withdrew was:[3]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Mike Brown Hooker United States
Chad Gough Hooker United States
James Malcolm Hooker Scotland
Skyler Adams Prop United States
Will Burke Prop United States
Marco Fepulea'i Prop Samoa
Kelepi Fifita Prop United States
Kareem Odeh Prop United States
Theo McFarland Lock Samoa
Kody O'Neil Lock United States
Hank Stevenson Lock Canada
Wian Conradie Flanker Namibia
Tommy Hunkin-Clark Flanker United States
Conrado Roura Flanker Argentina
Bronson Teles Flanker United States
Jo-Hanko de Villiers Number 8 South Africa
Player Position Union
Carlo de Nysschen* Scrum-half South Africa
Jinho Mun Scrum-half Korea
Cristian Rodriguez Scrum-half United States
Tim O'Malley Fly-half New Zealand
Tuidraki Samusamuvodre Fly-half Fiji
Chad London Centre United States
Robbie Petzer Centre South Africa
Levi van Lanen Centre United States
Jonetani Vasurakuta Centre Fiji
Ryan James Wing United States
Conner Mooneyham Wing United States
Peni Tagive* Wing Australia
Josateki Degei Fullback Fiji
Campbell Johnstone Fullback United States
  • Senior 15s and senior 7s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
  • * denotes players qualified to play for the United States on dual nationality or residency grounds.
  • MLR teams are allowed to field up to ten overseas players per match.

Development squad

The following players were named in the Dallas Jackals Development Squad:[4]

  • Matt Frings* (Hooker)
  • Henry Hall (Prop)
  • Adonnis Lee-Johnson (Prop)
  • Ma'ake Muti* (Prop)
  • Ryheem Powell (Prop)
  • Nate Lyon (Fly-half)
  • Calvin Gentry (Centre)
  • Patrick Medina (Centre)
  • Kelly Kolberg (Wing)
  • Chaz Schwenk (Fullback)

References
  1. "DALLAS JACKALS MOVE INAUGURAL SEASON TO 2022". Dallas Jackals. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  2. "MLR Introduces the Dallas Jackals". Major League Rugby. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  3. "Dallas Jackals". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. "Dallas Jackals name local clubs as development pathway affiliates". Dallas Jackals. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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