Born in Georgia but raised in South Carolina, Jason Damm played in Major League Rugby between 2019-2024. He represented the Glendale Raptors (2019), Rugby ATL (2020-2023), and Rugby FC LA (2024).

Damm began playing rugby in South Carolina with the Carolina Dragons, while also playing football through high school. He attended Clemson University between 2013-2017, helping their rugby team to back-to-back Atlantic Coast Rugby League Championships and advanced to the 2017 Varsity Cup Quarterfinals where they faced Cal. In 2014 he was named as ACRL Freshman of the year, and was an Honourable Mention All-American Forward. Post graduation, Damm played with Vail Rugby in the Rocky Mountain Summer League before joining the Glendale Raptors for their fall season in 2018.

Damm’s performances for the Raptors earned him a contract for their MLR side ahead of the 2019 season, where he earned 3 appearances and his first MLR start. Following his debut MLR season he moved from the Raptors to expansion side Rugby ATL, playing out of Marietta, Georgia where Damm was born. Damm played with Rugby ATL for 4 MLR seasons, scoring 8 tries in 30 games (21 starts) for the RATLers, as they finished as runners-up in the 2021 season to a dominant LA Giltinis side. Following the 2023 season, MLR announced that a new ownership group had purchased the Rugby ATL franchise and were relocating to to Los Angeles, who had been without a team since the demise of the Giltinis in 2022. In December 2023, the identity of this new LA team was revealed as Rugby FC LA.

Damm followed the franchise to LA along with a number of the Rugby ATL core from 2023, and he enjoyed a stellar season, earning a career high 14 starts in 15 appearances, scoring a personal best 7 tries and finishing T-8th in MLR for tackles completed with a personal best of 172, running for just shy of 600m gained in possession. Although RFCLA missed out on a playoff spot in their first season, they were competitive thanks to standouts like Damm.

achievements

• T-8th in MLR Tackling: 2024 (172)
• MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 11
• 2021 MLR Runner-Up: Rugby ATL