Dallas Jackals

The Dallas Jackals are a Major League Rugby team that began play 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 of the Texas Rangers and Top Tier Sports. The team is based in Arlington, Texas, playing at Choctaw Stadium.[2]

Dallas Jackals
FoundedJune 5, 2020
LocationArlington, Texas
Ground(s)Choctaw Stadium (Capacity: 48,114)
Coach(es)Agustín Cavalieri
Captain(s)JP Aguirre
League(s)Major League Rugby
20227th (Western Conference)
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.dallasjackals.com

On July 21, 2022, the team introduced Santiago Sodini as the team's new general manager.[3]

Sponsorship

Season Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2023–present Paladin Sports Baylor, Scott & White

Roster

The Dallas Jackals squad for the 2024 Major League Rugby season is:[4]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Tomás Baravalle Hooker Argentina Argentina
Tomás Bekerman Hooker Argentina Argentina
Dewald Kotze Hooker Canada Canada
Brendan Rams* Hooker South Africa South Africa
Connor Robinson Hooker United States United States
Herman Agenbag Prop Namibia Namibia
Joaquín Horcada Prop Argentina Argentina
Liam Murray Prop Canada Canada
Nicolás Revol Prop Argentina Argentina
Kyle Steeves Prop Canada Canada
Juan Pablo Zeiss Prop Argentina Argentina
Lucas Bur Lock Argentina Argentina
Sam Golla Lock United States United States
Matt Gordon Lock United States United States
Charlie Hola Lock United States United States
Maikeli Naromaitoga Lock Fiji Fiji
Nolan Buckley Back row United States United States
Adriaan Booysen Back row Namibia Namibia
Ben Fry Back row Wales Wales
Jerónimo Gómez Vara Back row Argentina Argentina
Cameron Nelson Back row United States United States
Carson Shoemaker Back row United States United States
Jalen Tatum Back row United States United States
Player Position Union
Evan Conlon Scrum-half United States United States
Pedro Imhoff Scrum-half Argentina Argentina
Nazareno Valentini Scrum-half Argentina Argentina
Matías Caramuti Fly-half Argentina Argentina
Martín Elías Fly-half Argentina Argentina
JP Aguirre* (c) Centre Argentina Argentina
Tomás Cubilla Centre Argentina Argentina
Campbell Johnstone Centre United States United States
Tomás Malanos Centre Argentina Argentina
Patrick Medina Centre United States United States
Mazvita Nyamarebvu Centre Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Lui Sitama* Centre Samoa Samoa
Kyle Fulton Wing United States United States
Aaron Gray Wing United States United States
Ethan Hager Wing Canada Canada
Kevin Morgan Wing United States United States
Marcos Moroni Wing Argentina Argentina
James Vaifale Wing American Samoa American Samoa
Hayden Hill Fullback United States United States
Jason Tidwell Fullback United States United States
  • Senior 15s 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.

Head coach

Assistant coach

Captains

  • United States Calvin Gentry (2021)
  • England Chris Pennell (2022–)[5]
    • England Dylan Bower (Vice Captain) (2022)

Records

Season standings

Season Conference Regular season Postseason
Pos Pld W D L F A +/− BP Pts Pld W L F A +/− Result
2022 Western 7th160016198752-55424------Did not qualify
2023 Western 6th162014278458-1801119------Did not qualify
Totals3220304761,210-7341323------0 postseason appearances

2022 season

Regular season

DateOpponentHome/AwayResult
February 5Austin GilgronisAwayLost, 7-43
February 12San Diego LegionAwayLost, 29-37
February 19Houston SaberCatsHomeLost, 33-38
February 26Rugby United NYHomeLost, 5-41
March 5Utah WarriorsAwayLost, 22-69
March 12New Orleans GoldHomeLost, 26-32
March 19Seattle SeawolvesHomeLost, 12-34
April 3LA GiltinisAwayLost, 7-47
April 9Houston SaberCatsAwayLost, 6-31
April 16Austin GilgronisHomeLost, 3-55
April 23Old Glory DCAwayLost, 10-50
April 30San Diego LegionHomeLost, 14-53
May 8Seattle SeawolvesAwayLost, 7-74
May 14Toronto ArrowsAwayLost, 0-57
May 21LA GiltinisHomeLost, 12-56
June 4Utah WarriorsHomeLost, 5-33

2023 season

The Jackals will play 16 games in 2023. They had their first win in team history against the Toronto Arrows on April 1.

Regular season

DateOpponentHome/AwayLocationResult
February 19Houston SaberCatsHomeChoctaw StadiumLost, 33-12
February 25Utah WarriorsAwayZions Bank StadiumLost, 33-25
March 3Seattle SeawolvesHomeChoctaw StadiumLost, 35-10
March 11San Diego LegionAwaySnapdragon StadiumLost, 22-0
March 18Chicago HoundsAwaySeatGeek StadiumLost, 24-22
March 25New England Free JacksAwayVeterans Memorial StadiumLost, 10-9
April 1Toronto ArrowsHomeChoctaw StadiumWon, 14-11
April 15Houston SaberCatsAwaySaberCats StadiumLost, 33-21
April 22San Diego LegionHomeChoctaw StadiumLost, 47-38
April 28Seattle SeawolvesAwayStarfire Sports ComplexLost, 61-19
May 6Old Glory DCHomeChoctaw StadiumLost, 7-3
May 13Utah WarriorsHomeChoctaw StadiumLost, 36-26
May 20Rugby ATLAwaySilverbacks ParkWon, 27-19
June 4New York IronworkersAwayMemorial FieldLost, 43-14
June 10NOLA GoldHomeChoctaw StadiumLost, 15-10
June 17Chicago HoundsHomeChoctaw StadiumLost, 29-28

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 Pro Rugby Franchise Gets Notable Argentinean Santiago Sodini as General Manager". 21 July 2022.
  4. "Dallas Jackals". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  5. "2022 Captain and Vice Captain Announcement".
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