Australian flanker Brad Wilkin played in Major League Rugby during the 2025 season. He represented the San Diego Legion for his entire MLR career.

Wilkin represented the Australia U20 side in 2015 while playing with Brisbane City in the NRC, and also earned his debut with the Australian Men’s Sevens on the World Sevens Series circuit that same year. He attended Sydney University in 2016 and signed a contract with the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby in 2017, representing them between 2017-2018 and earning his Super Rugby debut in 2018. Following 2 years with the Waratahs, Wilkin signed with the Melbourne Rebels, representing them from 2019-2024 and becoming a regular in the squad from 2022 until the team disbanded in 2024.

On November 7th 2024, the San Diego Legion announced the signing of Brad Wilkin for the 2025 season. Wilkin was a standout in his debut MLR season, Captaining the Legion and scoring 11 tries in 14 games, starting 13 times and completing 224 tackles, finishing T-4th League-wide with New England Free Jacks Captain Joe Johnston. He recorded a hat trick in the Legion’s Round 17 victory over Old Glory DC, and was named to the MLR Team of the Week 5 times as well as being named the MLR Player of the Week for that Round 17 performance, despite the San Diego Legion missing out on the playoffs by a single point. For his efforts, he was named as the San Diego Legion’s 2025 Player of the Year and was also selected in the 2025 All-MLR 1st XV.

Achievements

• 2025 All-MLR First XV Selection
• T-4th in MLR Tackling: 2025 (224)
• 2025 San Diego Legion Player of the Year
• Hat trick: 2025 – Rd 17
• MLR Player of the Week: 2025 – Rd 17
• MLR Team of the Week: 2025 – Rd 17
• MLR Team of the Week: 2025 – Rd 11
• MLR Player of the Week: 2025 – Rd 3
• MLR Team of the Week: 2025 – Rd 3
• MLR Team of the Week: 2025 – Rd 1

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