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Dallas Jackals

The Dallas Jackals were 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 based in Arlington, Texas, playing at Choctaw Stadium.[2] The club ceased operations in September 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

Sponsorship

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

Roster

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For player movements before and during the 2024 season, see List of 2023–24 Major League Rugby transfers § Dallas Jackals.

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
Jonah Auva'a Hooker   United States
Tomás Bekerman Hooker   Argentina
Dewald Kotze Hooker   Canada
Connor Grindal* Prop   Australia
Joaquín Horcada Prop   Argentina
Liam Murray Prop   Canada
Franco Palillo Prop   Argentina
Kyle Steeves Prop   Canada
Lopeti Tupou Prop   United States
Juan Pablo Zeiss Prop   Argentina
Kyle Breytenbach Lock   United States
Lucas Bur Lock   Argentina
Javon Camp Lock   United States
Sam Golla Lock   United States
Karl Hunger Lock   Canada
Makeen Alikhan Back row   Canada
Ronan Foley Back row   Ireland
Ben Fry Back row   Wales
Marques Fuala’au Back row   United States
Jerónimo Gómez Vara (c) Back row   Argentina
Ronnie McElligott Back row   United States
Cameron Nelson Back row   United States
Daemon Torres Back row   United States
Sam Tuifua Back row   New Zealand
Player Position Union
Evan Conlon Scrum-half   United States
Brock Gallagher Scrum-half   Canada
Pedro Imhoff Scrum-half   Argentina
Juan Dee Oliver Scrum-half   South Africa
Martín Elías Fly-half   Argentina
Nazareno Valentini Fly-half   Argentina
Connor Winchester Fly-half   Australia
Manuel Covella Centre   Argentina
Tomás Cubilla Centre   Argentina
Tomás Malanos Centre   Argentina
Mitch Richardson Centre   Canada
Jason Tidwell Centre   United States
Nic Benn Wing   Canada
Marcell Muller Wing   South Africa
Jarek Szopinski Wing   United States
Joeli Tikoisuva Wing   United States
Noah Wright Wing   United States
Kieran Farmer* Fullback   Scotland
Vaughen Isaacs Fullback   South Africa
Connor Olvera Fullback   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

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Assistant coach

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Captains

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Records

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Season standings

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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
2024 Western 6th 16 6 0 10 482 450 +32 19 43 2 1 1 59 60 -1 Won Conference Semifinals (Houston Sabercats) 34-22
Lost Conference Final (Seattle Seawolves) 28-25
Totals 48 8 0 40 958 1,660 -702 13 23 2 1 1 59 60 -1 1 postseason appearance

2022 season

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Regular season

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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

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

Regular season

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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

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  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".
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