Australian back row Aidan King played in Major League Rugby between 2025-2026. He represented the NOLA Gold (2025) and Old Glory DC (2026).

Hailing from Brisbane, King attended The Anglican Church Grammar School which boasts alumni such as David Pocock and Quade Cooper, and played rugby for ‘Churchie’ before enrolling at Penn State University and heading to the US. King attended for his undergraduate degree between 2020-2024, and declared for the 2024 MLR Collegiate Draft where he was selected in the 1st round, 6th Overall, by the NOLA Gold. The Gold confirmed the signing of King, as well as Penn State teammate Dalton Musselman, when they released their full roster for the 2025 season on January 10th, 2025.

Despite a disappointing season for the NOLA Gold as a whole, Aidan King recorded a solid, arguably Rookie of the Year calibre season. He started 9 of his 14 appearances, scoring 1 try and recording 122m gained in possession with a very impressive 166 tackles. While undoubtedly on the shortlist, King missed out on Rookie of the Year to Chicago’s Peyton Wall.

Following the MLR season in August 2025, the NOLA Gold announced their withdrawal from the League and as a result, Aidan King explored the open market. On 9th November 2025, Old Glory DC announced the signing of Aidan King for his sophomore season in 2026. King started all of his appearances in his sophomore season in MLR, featuring in 9 of Old Glory DC’s 11 matches in 2026. He averaged 12.5 tackles per game to record his 2nd 100+ tackle seasons in as many years, completing 113 to take his career total to 279 in just 23 games. King also contributed a try assist and beat 13 defenders on a career high 207m gained in possession to help Old Glory DC squeeze into the postseason as they finished 4th in the standings, before falling to the Chicago Hounds in the Semifinals which King started. For his contributions in 2026, Aidan King was named as Old Glory DC’s Young Player of the Year.

achievements:

• 2026 Old Glory DC Young Player of the Year
• MLR Team of the Week: 2026 – Rd 11
• MLR Team of the Week: 2026 – Rd 4
• MLR Team of the Week: 2025 – Rd 11
• MLR Team of the Week: 2025 – Rd 7
• 2024 MLR Draftee: 6th Overall – NOLA Gold