New Zealand lock Reuben Palmer played in Major League Rugby during the 2026 season. He reprenseted the New England Free Jacks for his entire MLR career.

The Tauranga natinve attended Tauranga Boys College in Tauranga, NZ, where he captained the 1st XV, Palmer developed through the Otago/Highlanders system. He played with the Otago U19 and Highlanders U20 sides in 2023 and has played Premier Grade rugby with the Dunedin Sharks for the last two seasons. Palmer has a strong connection to newly appointed Free Jacks forwards coach Pingi Tala’apitaga, and on 5th December 2025, the New England Free Jacks announced the addition of 6’7 lock Reuben Palmer for their 2026 campaign, where he will be hoping to earn his professional debut.

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