Canadian utility back Isaac Olson played in Major League Rugby between 2022-2025. He represented the New England Free Jacks for his entire MLR career.

A native of Vernon, British Columbia, Olson played rugby through high school at Fulton Secondary School where he also played gridiron football and basketball. Following his graduation in 2018, Olson began playing club rugby with Coldstream Rugby Club and Okanagan RFC, and was selected for the Canada U20 side that played an exhibition series against Portugal. He joined the Pacific Pride high performance pathway in 2020, and earned his international test debut for Canada in November 2021 against Belgium.

Olson has played with the New England Free Jacks since 2022, earning 13 MLR appearances as the Free Jacks have dominated the Eastern Conference. He scored his only try to date in 2023 when the Free Jacks lifted their first shield, and earned his first MLR start in 2024, when they won their second. On November 6th, 2024, the New England Free Jacks announced the return of Isaac Olson for the 2025 MLR season where he earned career highs almost across the board. Olson started 6 of his 9 appearances for New England and added a second career try on 168m gained, while completing 55 tackles on defence, over twice as many as his previous career high (21 in 2023). Olson is one of a handful of Free Jacks players to help them to all thrww of their Shield Threepeat between 2023-2025.

Ahead of the 2026 season, MLR changed the designation of Canadian players from domestic to international and as a result, the Canadian-heavy Free Jacks had to shed many of their Canadians, including Isaac Olson. He spent part of the following year playing with the Canberra Royals in Australia’s ACT Premier Division, but was able to benefit from Rugby Canada’s partnership with the English 2nd Tier CHAMP rugby later in the year, and joined Ampthill RUFC for the 2026/7 campaign. He links up with fellow MLR Alumni Ed Timpson in England.

achievements

• 2025 MLR Champion: New England Free Jacks
• 2024 MLR Champion: New England Free Jacks
• 2023 MLR Champion: New England Free Jacks