Georgia native Elijah Hayes played in Major League Rugby between 2021-2022. He represented the Utah Warriors for his entire MLR career.

A crossover athlete from the gridiron where he played as a Guard, Hayes attended Iowa Central Community College and declared for MLR’s inaugural Collegiate Draft in 2020. In that draft, Hayes was selected in the 2nd Round, 19th overall by the Utah Warriors, and played with the Utah Selects academy side in Fall 2020 through the 2021 MLR campaign, earning a spot on the USA Selects tour to Uruguay that fall. He returned for the Warriors in 2022 and although injury kept him off the field in the early season, Hayes earned his MLR debut in Round 18 of the 2022 season, a convincing 5-33 road win over the Dallas Jackals.

Following the 2022 MLR season, Hayes attended a USA Rugby High Performance Camp and played with the USA u23s in the Fall of 2022.

Achievements:

• MLR Draftee: 2020 – 2nd Round (19th Overall) – Utah Warriors