Chris Turori

California native Chris Turori played in Major League Rugby between 2018-2025. He represented the San Diego Legion for his entire MLR career.

Turori was encouraged to play rugby by his New Zealand-born father, and outside of MLR, Turori also played in the inaugural Premier Rugby Sevens tournament in 2021, representing the Headliners in Memphis. He has also represented the USA Sevens side multiple times. Turori has played with the San Diego Legion for all 7 seasons of MLR. To date he has earned 38 caps for the California side (16 starts), with a high of 13 in the Legion’s record breaking 2023 season, where they finished with a 15-1 record and advanced to the Championship Final, where they fell 24-25 to the New England Free Jacks.

On 23rd December 2023, the San Diego Legion announced the return of Chris Turori for the 2024 MLR season, his 7th as a Legionnaire. He earned 2 further appearances off the bench for the Legion that year, and on 6th November 2024, the San Diego Legion announced the return of Chris Turori for the 2025 season, his 8th with the Legion.

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Taylor Krumrei

Californian lock Taylor Krumrei played in Major League Rugby between 2018-2025. He represented the Seattle Seawolves (2018-2021, 2023-2025) and the NOLA Gold (2022).

A native of Moraga, CA, Krumrei began playing rugby for Lamorinda Rugby Club while in his final year at Campolindo High School in 2010. He then attended the University of Oregon from 2010-2014 and continued to play while there. Following his graduation, Krumrei moved up to Washington and began to play with Seattle Rugby Club, where he has played continuously with the exception of a 4 month stint in Waikato in New Zealand. Upon his return to Seattle and Seattle Rugby Club, Krumrei signed with the Seattle Seawolves ahead of MLR’s inaugural season in 2018.

During his first stint with the Seawolves, Krumrei earned 16 starts in 21 appearances, scoring his lone try in 2018 and helping the Seawolves to back-to-back MLR shields in 2018-2019, starting the 2018 Championship game and recording a career high 92 tackles in 2019. Krumrei suffered an injury that ruled him out of the entire 2021 MLR season and, when he had recovered from this injury, he signed with the NOLA Gold for the 2022 season, earning 4 starts in 5 games. Following a season in New Orleans, Krumrei returned to Seattle and the Seawolves for 2023 onwards. He earned 26 appearances between 2023-2024, including a career high 15 in 2024 when he ran for 103m gained in possession, just 4m shy of his career high of 107m gained way back in 2018.

Through 2024, Taylor Krumrei has earned 25 starts in 52 MLR games, 47 of which were for the Seattle Seawolves whom he has helped to two MLR Shields and three Championship Games. His return for 2025 was confirmed when he was included on the full roster for the Seattle Seawolves on January 14th, 2025.

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Aaron Matthews

Arizona native Aaron Matthews played in Major League Rugby between 2021-2024. He represented the Seattle Seawolves (2021) and the NOLA Gold (2022-2024).

A product of St. Mary’s College, Matthews was one of MLR’s first ever draft picks. He was selected 5th overall by the Seattle Seawolves in the inaugural MLR Collegiate Draft in 2020. Matthews earned a career high 11 MLR appearances in his rookie season, starting 5 times and scoring his first MLR try.

Following a year with Seattle, Matthews was traded from the Seawolves to the the NOLA Gold on 26th October 2021 along with Dev Ferris and Salary Cap Considerations in exchange for a 2022 International Spot and NOLA’s 2nd Rd pick in 2022 (Sam Wegert). Matthews played in New Orleans for 2 seasons including a strong 2023 campaign where he started 6 of his 9 games, scoring 2 tries and setting career highs in both metres gained (449) and tackles made (49). This took his career metres gained over 1000m (1021m).

Achievements
  • MLR Draftee: 2020 – 1st Round (5th Overall) – Seattle Seawolves

Maciu Koroi

Fijian born US-eligible back row Maciu Koroi played in Major League Rugby between 2022-2024. He appeared in a matchday roster for Rugby ATL in 2020 but did not take the field, and represented the NOLA Gold between 2021-2024, earning his MLR debut in 2022.

Hailing from Suva, Koroi moved to Sacremento, California and attended Sacramento City College from 2014-2015. He is a Life University alum and played rugby with the Running Eagles between 2016-2018. In his final year, he represented the USA U20 and travelled to South America with the USA Falcons in 2019. He is also a member of the USA Sevens player pool.

Through his first 2 seasons in New Orleans, Koroi had earned 25 caps for NOLA Gold including 7 starts, and both of his MLR tries came in the 2023 season. On 6th November 2023, the Gold announced the return of Maciu Koroi for the 2024 MLR season, where he earned another 8 appearances off the bench, scoring 1 try. On October 9th, 2024, the NOLA Gold announced the departure of Koroi, and it is not clear if he will return for the 2025 season.

Devereaux Ferris

US-eligible New Zealander Devereaux Ferris played in Major League Rugby between 2020-2023. He represented the San Diego Legion (2020), the Seattle Seawolves (2021, 2023), NOLA Gold (2022), and the Houston SaberCats (2023).

Ferris grew up around Auckland, and played with Northland Rugby’s U18, U20, and Academy sides between 2011-2013, when he moved to the US. He played in the short-lived PRO Rugby competition (the spiritual predecessor to MLR) for the San Francisco Rush and also played with Life West between 2016-2019 while also trying his had at coaching the Life West Women’s side, the Gladiatrix.

Ferris stepped into MLR in the 2020 season, earning 4 caps (2 starts) for the San Diego Legion, scoring 1 try. The Legion had a 5-0 record through the first 5 rounds of the 2020 season before the COVID-19 pandemic caused the league to cancel the season. When the league returned for the 2021 season, Ferris had signed with the Seattle Seawolves and was the only Seawolves player who appeared in all 16 games of the regular season, starting 6 and scoring another try. The following year, Ferris earned another 14 MLR appearances for the NOLA Gold, serving a back-up scrum-half role and earning 3 starts. Following the 2022 season, the NOLA Gold traded Ferris to the Dallas Jackals in exchange for Cael Hodgson. Ferris did not sign with the Jackals however, and instead opted to return to New Zealand to play. In April of 2022, Ferris returned to MLR with the Houston SaberCats, earning 2 appearances before returning to the Seattle Seawolves for the remainder of the 2023 season, picking up another 4 appearances for Seattle.

In total, Ferris has earned 40 MLR caps (12 starts) across 4 teams, and has scored 3 tries in total. On 11th January 2024, Devereaux Ferris was included on the American Raptors roster for their 2024 Super Rugby Americas season.

achievements

  • MLR Team of the Week: 2020 – Round 3

Osaiasi Tonga’uiha

California native Osaiasi ‘Osi’ Tonga’uiha played in Major League Rugby between 2020-2025. He represented the NOLA Gold for his entire MLR career.

Osi, along with his brother, NOLA Gold stalwart Moni Tonga’uiha, signed for the Gold ahead of the 2020 MLR season. Osi appeared in a pre-season game against Rugby ATL but did not feature in a regular MLR game before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the season after only 5 rounds. When the league returned for the 2021 season, Osi was able to earn his MLR debut from the bench, also representing the Gold Academy and New Orleans RFC. He has played with the NOLA Gold for 5 MLR seasons, earning a total of 9 MLR caps and his first start came in 2022. Through his time with the Gold, he has played with the senior team as well as the Academy side in the ARP.

On 5th January 2024, the NOLA Gold announced the return of Osaiasi Tonga’uiha for the 2024 MLR season, where he earned a career high 9 appearances and completed 36 of his 57 career tackles in MLR. On 8th January 2025, the Gold again announced the return of Osi Tonga’uiha for a 6th MLR season in 2025.