2023 MLR Draft
Appearance
2023 MLR Draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | August 17, 2023 |
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League | Major League Rugby |
First selection | Rick Rose, Lock, Miami Sharks |
The 2023 MLR Collegiate Draft was the fourth annual for rugby union in North America, held on August 17, 2023.
Format
The 2023 MLR Collegiate Draft was held on August 17, 2023. Like the previous three iterations, the MLR Collegiate Draft was aired in part on Fox Sports 2.[1]
Player selections
Rd | Pick # | MLR team | Player | Pos. | College |
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1 | 1 | Miami Sharks | Rick Rose | Lock | St. Bonaventure |
1 | 2 | Houston SaberCats | Max Schumacher | Fly-Half | California |
1 | 3 | Dallas Jackals | Marques Fualaau | Flanker | Central Washington University |
1 | 4 | Chicago Hounds | Noah Brown | Center | Indiana |
1 | 5 | Rugby ATL | Matthew Anticev | Fly-Half | Dartmouth College |
1 | 6 | New Orleans Gold | Julian Roberts | Fly-Half | Life University |
1 | 7 | New Orleans Gold | Clan Darling | Flanker | Lindenwood |
1 | 8 | Rugby United New York | Nicholas Lapponese | Number Eight | Fairfield University |
1 | 9 | Houston SaberCats | Orrin Bizer | Flanker | Life University |
1 | 10 | San Diego Legion | James Rivers | Lock | University of Arizona |
1 | 11 | New Orleans Gold | Gabriel Mahuinga | Hooker | BYU |
1 | 12 | San Diego Legion | Tyren Al-Jiboori | Wing | Lindenwood |
1 | 13 | New England Free Jacks | Gabriel Casey | Inside Center | University of Victoria |
2 | 14 | Miami Sharks | Charlie Overton | Lock | Life University |
2 | 15 | Toronto Arrows | Louis Millet | Flanker | Bishop's University |
2 | 16 | Chicago Hounds | Juan Pen | Tighthead Prop | St. Bonaventure |
2 | 17 | Chicago Hounds | Daelan Denenberg | Wing | Santa Clara University |
2 | 18 | Rugby ATL | Jackson Zabierek | Hooker | UC Santa Cruz |
2 | 19 | Utah Warriors | Josh Halladay | Lock | Trinity Western University |
2 | 20 | Utah Warriors | Michael Biagi | Flanker | BYU |
2 | 21 | Rugby United New York | Albert O'Shannessey | Flanker | Central Washington University |
2 | 22 | Utah Warriors | Abe Turpen | Flanker | University of Arizona |
2 | 23 | New England Free Jacks | Junior Gafa | Outside Center | Brown University |
2 | 24 | Seattle Seawolves | Scott Bowers | Hooker | Trinity Western University |
2 | 25 | San Diego Legion | Michael Ramos | Flanker | University of San Diego |
2 | 26 | New England Free Jacks | William Chevalier | Scrum-Half | Indiana |
3 | 27 | Miami Sharks | Setu Vole | Tighthead Prop | Lindenwood |
3 | 28 | Toronto Arrows | Monty Weatherall | Fly-Half | McGill University |
3 | 29 | Dallas Jackals | Connor Olvera | Wing | BYU |
3 | 30 | Chicago Hounds | Clayton Means | Inside Center | Lindenwood |
3 | 31 | Rugby ATL | Oli Griffiths | Fullback | UCLA |
3 | 32 | Dallas Jackals | Ronnie McElligott | Flanker | St. Mary's College |
3 | 33 | Utah Warriors | Isaia Kruse | Wing | Fresno State University |
3 | 34 | Rugby United New York | Gjergji Bacuku | Loosehead Prop | Hofstra University |
3 | 35 | Houston SaberCats | Anton Viera | Flanker | Santa Clara University |
3 | 36 | Dallas Jackals | Noah Wright | Wing | Central Washington University |
3 | 37 | Rugby ATL | Nathan Beil | Flanker | UCLA |
3 | 38 | San Diego Legion | Joseph Hawthorne | Loosehead Prop | St. Bonaventure |
3 | 39 | Rugby ATL | Nicholas Hartley | Scrum-Half Prop | Missouri S&T |
Source: MLR[2]
References
- ^ "Major League Rugby 2023 Collegiate Draft Set for August 17 at 6:30 PM ET on FS2". Major League Rugby. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ^ "2023 Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft Results". Major League Rugby. Retrieved 2025-02-16.