Jayson Potroz

Nationality
nzlNew Zealand
Position
Fullback, Fly-half
Height
6'0"
Weight
198lbs
Current Team
Free Jacks

Veteran Taranaki Bulls fly-half Jayson Potroz played in Major League Rugby between 2023-2024. He represented the New England Free Jacks for his entire MLR career.

Potroz had enormous shoes to fill coming into the 2023 MLR season, as he was filling the void left by 2022 MLR Player of the Year Beaudein Waaka during Waaka’s stint with the Kobelco Steelers in Japan. Potroz proved he was up to the challenge, finishing the 2023 regular season as the highest points scorer in the league, with 128pts in his debut MLR season including 1 try and a 74.35% success rate from the tee. He added a further 8pts in the Free Jacks’ Eastern Conference Final victory, and played a masterful game in the MLR Championship Final, carrying the Free Jacks to their first ever MLR Championship and earning Man of the Match in the final as the Free Jacks edged a 24-25 victory over the San Diego Legion. To prove he was up to filling Waaka’s absence, Potroz was named as the 2023 MLR Player of the Season and finished as the league’s top Points Scorer, on 146pts.

Potroz has represented the Taranaki Bulls since 2018 and when the Bulls announced their 2023 NPC roster, Potroz was included. He returned for the Free Jacks’ title defence in 2024 and scored another 140pts in 14 regular season games (all starts), including 6 tries as New England qualified for the MLR playoffs as the top seed in the Eastern Conference for the 2nd year running. He would add 41pts in the playoffs including 15 of the Free Jacks’ 20pts in the Championship Game as the Free Jacks would secure back-to-back Shields, finishing as MLR’s Top Points Scorer for the 2nd year in a row and earning a spot in the All-MLR First XV, also for the 2nd year in a row.

On 8th July 2024, Potroz was again included in the Taranaki Bulls squad for their 2024 NPC season, and on October 16th 2024, the Free Jacks announced the return of Potroz for the 2025 MLR Season.

Achievements

Major League Rugby

SeasonTeamGPGSTCPACDGMGTacklesKS/KAPts
MLR 2023Free Jacks161614715107615162146
MLR 2024Free Jacks171764123009865464181
MLR 2025Free Jacks00000000000
Total-333378838101747105126327