Washington prop Ivan Pula played in Major League Rugby between 2023-2025. He represented the New England Free Jacks (2023-2025), and Anthem RC on loan for a portion of 2024.

Pula, a Yelm native, attended Yelm High School while playing club rugby with the Budd Bay Barbarians. He was named a High School All-American in 2017. Pula attended Central Washington University in 2018, and captained the CWU rugby team for their 2021/22 season, the same time he was selected for the USA Selects in Uruguay for the Americas Pacific Challenge.

Pula declared for the 2022 MLR Collegiate draft and was selected in the 3rd Round, 37th overall by the New England Free Jacks. He spent the 2023 season with the Free Jacks but didn’t feature for the MLR side. In 2024, Pula was loaned to the newly formed Anthem RC and earned 7 MLR appearances off the bench. On December 19th, 2024, the New England Free Jacks announced the return of Ivan Pula for the 2025 season.

achievements

• 2023 MLR Champion: New England Free Jacks
• 2023 MLR Draftee: 37th Overall – New England Free Jacks