Dillon Shotwell

Texas native Dillon Shotwell played in Major League Rugby during the 2022 season. He represented the San Diego Legion for his entire MLR career.

The Sam Houston State hooker is a MLR draftee, selected in the 3rd Round (28th overall) by the Houston SaberCats in the 2021 MLR Collegiate Draft. Shotwell spent the fall of 2021 with Rugby HTX, the SaberCats’ academy side, before Houston traded Shotwell to the San Diego Legion in January 2022 along with 2022 Salary Cap Considerations (details unknown) in exchange for Aaron Mitchell.

Shotwell’s only time at MLR level came during his rookie season, when he was named on the bench of the Legion’s Round 5 clash with Old Glory DC, but did not feature.

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Ayemere Oiyemhonlan

California native Ayemere Oiyemhonlan participated in Major League Rugby between 2021 & 2022. He played with Old Glory DC in 2021 before signing with the Dallas Jackals for the 2022 season.

On March 5th 2022, 5 weeks into the 2022 season, it was announced that the San Diego Legion had acquired Oiyemhonlan from Dallas. It is unknown if this was a trade and what (if anything) went the other way. Oiyemhonlan earned his MLR debut for the Legion the following day, in a 24-12 victory over Old Glory DC, his former team.

Oiyemhonlan also featured on the Locals roster for the Premier Rugby Sevens pilot event in October 2021.

Coleson Warner

Idaho native Coleson Warner played in Major League Rugby between 2022-2023. He represented the Utah Warriors for his entire MLR caeer.

A native of Pocatello, ID, Lindenwood alum Coleson Warner was drafted in the 2nd Round (25th overall) by Rugby ATL in the 2021 MLR Collegiate Draft. Shortly before the start of the MLR season in February 2022, Rugby ATL traded Warner to the Utah Warriors in exchange for 2022 Salary Cap Considerations (undisclosed) and Rugby New York‘s 3rd Round pick in 2022 (acquired by Utah in January 2022 in exchange for John Powers). This draft pick was subsequently flipped by ATL to the Houston SaberCats as part of a deal that saw Kian Meadon head to Atlanta on short term loan along with a 2022 1st Rd Pick (10th overall, used to select Matt Gelhaus), and Marno Redelinghuys head to Houston. This pick was eventually used by Houston to draft Brandon Karnes with the last pick of the 2022 Draft, 39th overall.

Despite being traded for a pick that no-one seemed to want, Warner earned his MLR debut with the Warriors in Round 5 of the 2022 MLR season, a record-setting victory over the Dallas Jackals that saw him become the 100th player to represent the Warriors in a MLR game (Warrior #100). He scored his only (to-date) MLR try on his debut, and earned 3 appearances for the Warriors that year as a reserve. Following the MLR season, Warner played with the Headliners in the PR7s competition, returning to the Warriors for the 2023 campaign, but he did not feature at MLR level. Warner spent a second summer playing with the Headlinders in the PR7s in 2023, and has played club rugby with Kansas City RFC since 2024.

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  • MLR Draftee: 2021 – 2nd Round (25th Overall) – Rugby ATL

Darell Williams

California native Darell Williams played in Major League Rugby during the 2022 season. He represented the Seattle Seawolves for his entire MLR career.

Originally from San Francisco, winger Darell Williams attended San Francisco Community College before transferring to Life University in 2019, where he represented the Running Eagles. He declared for the 2021 MLR Collegiate Draft and was selected in the 2nd Round (16th overall) by the Seattle Seawolves. The Seawolves signed Williams for the 2022 season shortly after the draft, and he earned his MLR debut as a replacement for late in their Round 4 clash with the Austin Gilgronis. To date, this is Williams’ only MLR appearance.

Darell Williams has had a successful career in Sevens however, playing at RugbyTown 7s and earning an invite to USA Rugby development sides in Fiji and was eventually named to the USA roster during the 2023 PanAm Games in Santiago, Chile following a solid PR7s season with the Experts that year. Williams also played as part of a PR7s All-Stars team in Portland in November 2024, shortly before he was brought into the USA National Team residency in 2024 and earned his SVNS series debut in Dubai of that year.

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Setefano Funaki

Tongan forward Setefano Funaki played in Major League Rugby during the 2022 season, representing the Seattle Seawolves.

The Seawolves announced Funaki’s signing in February 2022, a couple of weeks into the season. Funaki joined from Northland in New Zealand’s NPC competition, where he had played since 2019.

In his debut MLR season, Funaki earned 8 caps for the Seawolves (7 starts). Funaki was nor re-signed by the Seawolves for 2023, and has not played in MLR since 2022.

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Chase Schor-Haskin

Florida native Chase Schor-Haskin played in Major League Rugby between 2021-2025. He represented the NOLA Gold (2022), Rugby ATL (2023), and the Miami Sharks (2024-2025).

Schor-Haskin played both Rugby Sevens and Fifteens through his time at Life University between 2017-2021, and was drafted in the first round, 6th overall, by Rugby United New York in the 2021 MLR Collegiate Draft. On 7th October 2021, Rugby United New York traded Schor-Haskin, along with their 2nd Rd Draft pick in 2022, 26th overall (NOLA Traded this pick to Old Glory DC, along with their 1st Rd pick (3rd overall, used to select Cali Martinez) in exchange for the 2nd overall pick in 2022, used to select Sebastiano Villani) in exchange for NOLA’s 3rd Rd pick in 2022 (used to select Bill Whiteside) and an International Player Slot for 2022.

Schor-Haskin earned his MLR debut for the NOLA Gold but only appeared in the 1 game. He instead focused on his Sevens career with the USA National team, earning 2 tournament appearances in 2022. Schor-Haskin started the 2023 MLR season still under contract with the NOLA Gold, but was traded to Rugby ATL on 22nd March 2023 in exchange for 2023 Salary Cap Considerations (unknown). He continued to play for the USA Sevens team and did not appear during the 2023 MLR season. On 21st September 2023, Schor-Haskin was traded for a third time, from Rugby ATL to the Miami Sharks expansion side in exchange for 2024 Salary Cap Considerations, and on 3rd January 2024 the Sharks confirmed the signing of the Florida native for their inaugural season in 2024.

In his debut season with the Sharks, Schor-Haskin earned 10 appearances off the bench as the Sharks put in a competitive inaugural season. On December 2nd, 2024, the Miami Sharks confirmed the return of Chase Schor-Haskin for the 2025 season. That year, Schor-Haskin added another 7 appearances to his resume as well as his first MLR start after 4 seasons, as well as his first MLR try for the Sharks. As of the conclusion of the 2025 campaign Chase Schor-Haskin has 1 start in 18 appearances, 1 try, 100m gained in possession and 49 tackles completed. With the Miami Sharks’ withdrawal from the league in August 2025, Schor-Haskin became a free agent and it remains to be seen if he will be back for 2026.

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Dominick Iacovino

California wing/fullback Dom Iacovino played in Major League Rugby in 2022, and again in 2024. He represented the San Diego Legion (2022) and Anthem RC (2024).

An Oceanside, CA native, Dom Iacovino played at college level during his time at Grand Canyon University and upon graduating, declared for the 2021 MLR Collegiate Draft where he was selected in teh 3rd Round, 31st Overall by the San Diego Legion. He earned 2 MLR caps off of the bench in his debut season for the Legion, before representing the Loggerheads in the 2022 Premier Rugby 7s competition. Later that year, Iacovino toured Uruguay with the USA Falcons.

In January of 2023, the American Raptors (formerly the Glendale/Colorado Raptors of MLR) announced the signing of Dom Iacovino ahead of their inaugural Super Rugby Americas season, but he returned to MLR for the 2024 season, this time signing with Anthem RC. That year, he earned his first MLR start, and was named in the starting XV for 2 of his 3 appearances for Anthem, gaining 76m and scoring his first MLR try.

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Nico Gilli

California native Nico Gilli played in Major League Rugby during the 2022 season, representing the San Diego Legion.

Gilli is from Southern California, an alum of San Diego State University. He earned his first and (to date) only MLR cap as a replacement in the Legion’s opening game of their 2022 campaign, a 31-29 victory over the Utah Warriors.

Matt Moulds

New Zealand hooker Matt Moulds played in Major League Rugby during the 2022 season, representing the San Diego Legion.

Moulds’ signing was announced in January 2022, the then-30yo joining from Gloucester in the English Premiership following a few years with Worcester Warriors. Moulds scored 2 tries in his 8 MLR caps (5 starts) for the Legion in their 2022 campaign.

Moulds did not re-sign with the Legion for the 2023 season, instead returning to his long-time NPC team, Northland.

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  • MLR Team of the Week: 2022 – Week 2

Thomas Reyes

Arizonan prop Thomas Reyes briefly represented the San Diego Legion in the 2022 MLR season.

A US Navy vet, Reyes began playing rugby in Italy around 2015. He was added to the Legion roster for their 2022 season opener against the Utah Warriors after regular prop Nathan Sylvia was a late scratch. Reyes entered the match late in the game to earn his first MLR cap in a 31-29 Legion win.