Argentinian back row Jerónimo Gómez Vara played in Major League Rugby between 2023-2025. He represented the Dallas Jackals (2023-2024) and the New England Free Jacks (2025).

Gómez Vara represented the Argentina U20 side at the World Rugby Under-20s Championship while still eligible to represent the U18s, and captained Los Pumitas in 2021 against South Africa, Georgia, and Uruguay. In October of that year, he moved up to the Argentina XV side for the Americas Pacific Challenge. At club level, Gómez Vara played with Atlético de Rosario in Argentina’s domestic URBA Top 12 competition.

Gómez Vara joined the Dallas Jackals ahead of their 2023 MLR season and started every one of the team’s games that season, captaining the Jackals 14 times and scoring 5 tries and racking up over 500m gained and just shy of 150 tackles completed. The following season, he scored another 5 tries in 14 games (13 starts) captaining the side 9 times in the absence of injured Sam Golla, and racked up 598m gained as the Jackals squeaked into the MLR Playoffs, where they upset the 14-2 Houston SaberCats in the Conference Semifinals, where Gómez Vara put in one of the best performances MLR has ever seen. Unfortunately, the Jackals would fall in the Western Conference Final to the Seattle Seawolves. For his efforts in 2024, Gómez Vara was named as the Dallas Jackals Forward of the Year as well as being selected for the All-MLR First XV and, to cap off an excellent season, Gómez Vara was named as the MLR Forward of the Year for 2024.

In September 2024, Major League Rugby announced that the Dallas Jackals were in the process of a sale and were withdrawing from the 2025 season. A Dispersal Draft was held for Jackals players on September 25th, and the results were published by NARDB and others on October 9th. In this dispersal draft, Gomez Vara was selected 11th by the New England Free Jacks and on October 17th, 2024, the Free Jacks confirmed the signing of Gomez Vara for 2025 along with Jackals teammate Kyle Steeves. Gomez Vara’s agency, BSMI Rugby, confirmed that his contract with the Free Jacks runs through the 2026 season.

achievements

• 2024 MLR Forward of the Year
• 2024 All-MLR First XV: Dallas Jackals
• 2024 Dallas Jackals Forward of the Year
• MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 10
• MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 9