Chicago native Malcolm May played in Major League Rugby between 2019-2026. He represented the NOLA Gold (2019-2025) and the Chicago Hounds (2026).

Malcolm May signed with the NOLA Gold for the 2019 MLR season, although he only played a single game during his debut season in 2019 before injury forced him to the sidelines for the year. He appeared in all 5 games before the 2020 season was cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, and his appearances per season only increased season-on season since then, and he appeared in all 16 of the Gold’s games in 2023. Through his first 5 seasons with NOLA, May earned 42 MLR caps (25 starts) and scored 3 tries, with 2 of these coming in 2023 when he racked up career highs of 453m gained and 138 successful tackles.

On 16th October 2023, the NOLA Gold announced that they had signed Malcolm May through the 2024 MLR season, where he earned a career-high 15 starts in 16 games, scoring 3 tries (doubling his MLR total) as the Gold qualified for the playoffs for the first time in team history, falling to the Chicago Hounds 21-45 at home. On January 8th, 2025, the NOLA Gold confirmed the return of Malcolm May for a 7th season in New Orleans in 2025 following a stand out year the season before. May scored a 7th career MLR try and started 2 of his 3 appearances for the Gold in 2025 before suffering a season-ending injury early in the campaign.

Following the news in August 2025 that the NOLA Gold would be withdrawing from Major League Rugby, Malcolm May returned to his native Chicago and on 20th November 2025, the Chicago Hounds announced the signing of the veteran MLR lock for their 2026 season, May’s 8th in the competition.

Achievements:

• 2023 NOLA Gold Forward of the Year
• MLR Team of the Week: 2023 – Round 5