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Revision as of 20:39, 12 January 2024

Dallas Jackals
FoundedJune 5, 2020
LocationArlington, Texas
Ground(s)Choctaw Stadium (Capacity: 48,114)
Coach(es)Agustín Cavalieri
Captain(s)Jerónimo Gómez Vara
League(s)Major League Rugby
20236th (Western Conference)
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.dallasjackals.com

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]

Sponsorship

Season Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2024 Kappa
2023 Paladin Sports Baylor, Scott & White

Roster

The Dallas Jackals squad for the 2024 Major League Rugby season is:[3]

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

Player Position Union
Lance Fenumia'i Hooker United States United States
Dewald Kotze Hooker Canada Canada
Connor Robinson Hooker United States United States
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
Karl Hunger Lock Canada Canada
Ronan Foley Back row Ireland Ireland
Ben Fry Back row Wales Wales
Marques Fuala’au Back row United States United States
Jerónimo Gómez Vara (c) Back row Argentina Argentina
Ronnie McElligott Back row United States United States
Cameron Nelson Back row United States United States
Daemon Torres Back row United States United States
Player Position Union
Evan Conlon Scrum-half United States United States
Brock Gallagher Scrum-half Canada Canada
Pedro Imhoff Scrum-half Argentina Argentina
Juan Dee Oliver Scrum-half South Africa South Africa
Martín Elías Fly-half Argentina Argentina
Nazareno Valentini Fly-half Argentina Argentina
Connor Winchester Fly-half Australia Australia
Manuel Covella Centre Argentina Argentina
Tomás Cubilla Centre Argentina Argentina
Tomás Malanos Centre Argentina Argentina
Mitch Richardson Centre Canada Canada
Jason Tidwell Centre United States United States
Anelisa Mteto* Wing South Africa South Africa
Marcell Muller Wing South Africa South Africa
Joeli Tikoisuva Wing United States United States
Noah Wright Wing United States United States
Vaughen Isaacs Fullback South Africa South Africa
Connor Olvera 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

  • Augustin Cavalieri (2022-Present)

Assistant coach

Captains

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 7th 16 0 0 16 198 752 -554 2 4 - - - - - - Did not qualify
2023 Western 6th 16 2 0 14 278 458 -180 11 19 - - - - - - Did not qualify
Totals 32 2 0 30 476 1,210 -734 13 23 - - - - - - 0 postseason appearances

2022 season

Regular season

Date Opponent Home/Away Result
February 5 Austin Gilgronis Away Lost, 7-43
February 12 San Diego Legion Away Lost, 29-37
February 19 Houston SaberCats Home Lost, 33-38
February 26 Rugby United NY Home Lost, 5-41
March 5 Utah Warriors Away Lost, 22-69
March 12 New Orleans Gold Home Lost, 26-32
March 19 Seattle Seawolves Home Lost, 12-34
April 3 LA Giltinis Away Lost, 7-47
April 9 Houston SaberCats Away Lost, 6-31
April 16 Austin Gilgronis Home Lost, 3-55
April 23 Old Glory DC Away Lost, 10-50
April 30 San Diego Legion Home Lost, 14-53
May 8 Seattle Seawolves Away Lost, 7-74
May 14 Toronto Arrows Away Lost, 0-57
May 21 LA Giltinis Home Lost, 12-56
June 4 Utah Warriors Home Lost, 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

Date Opponent Home/Away Location Result
February 19 Houston SaberCats Home Choctaw Stadium Lost, 33-12
February 25 Utah Warriors Away Zions Bank Stadium Lost, 33-25
March 3 Seattle Seawolves Home Choctaw Stadium Lost, 35-10
March 11 San Diego Legion Away Snapdragon Stadium Lost, 22-0
March 18 Chicago Hounds Away SeatGeek Stadium Lost, 24-22
March 25 New England Free Jacks Away Veterans Memorial Stadium Lost, 10-9
April 1 Toronto Arrows Home Choctaw Stadium Won, 14-11
April 15 Houston SaberCats Away SaberCats Stadium Lost, 33-21
April 22 San Diego Legion Home Choctaw Stadium Lost, 47-38
April 28 Seattle Seawolves Away Starfire Sports Complex Lost, 61-19
May 6 Old Glory DC Home Choctaw Stadium Lost, 7-3
May 13 Utah Warriors Home Choctaw Stadium Lost, 36-26
May 20 Rugby ATL Away Silverbacks Park Won, 27-19
June 4 New York Ironworkers Away Memorial Field Lost, 43-14
June 10 NOLA Gold Home Choctaw Stadium Lost, 15-10
June 17 Chicago Hounds Home Choctaw Stadium Lost, 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 Jackals". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  4. ^ "2022 Captain and Vice Captain Announcement".