Dallas Jackals

Dallas Jackals

Founded	June 5, 2020
Location	Arlington, Texas
Ground(s)	Choctaw Stadium (Capacity: 48,114)
Coach(es)	Agustín Cavalieri
Captain(s)	Jerónimo Gómez Vara
League(s)	Major League Rugby
2023	6th (Western Conference)
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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

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 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 Nicolás Revol Prop Argentina Kyle Steeves Prop Canada Lopeti Tupou Prop United States Juan Pablo Zeiss Prop Argentina Lucas Bur Lock Argentina 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 Matías Caramuti Fly-half Argentina 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 Australia Marcell Muller Wing South Africa Jarek Szopinski Wing United States Joeli Tikoisuva Wing United States Noah Wright Wing United States 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

• Michael Hodge (2021–2022)
• Augustin Cavalieri (2022-Present)

Assistant coach

• Aaron Jarvis (2022–2022)
• Mario Ledesma (2023)
• Nate Osborne (2024)

Captains

• Calvin Gentry (2021)
• Chris Pennell (2022–)^[4]
  • Dylan Bower (Vice Captain) (2022)
• Jeronimo Gomez Vara (2023)
• Jeronimo Gomez Vara (Co-Captain) (2024)
• Samuel Golla
  (Co-Captain) (2024)

Records

Season standings

2022 season

Regular season

2023 season

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

Regular season

References

External links

• Official website

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