Utah-born, New Zealand raised prop Takaji Young Yen played in Major League Rugby between 2023-2024. He represented the Utah Warriors for his entire MLR career.

Young Yen played 4 games with the Provo Trappers in the 2022 Crossroads Cup, a Warriors-backed development tournament. The Trappers won the 2022 tournament and Young Yen clearly impressed, as the Warriors signed him to a MLR contract in December 2022 ahead of the 2023 MLR season. He earned 2 caps for the ‘big club’ in the 2023 season and earned a call up to the USA Eagles, where he earned his first full international cap in a Rugby World Cup Qualifier against Romania.

On  11th October 2023, the Utah Warriors announced the return of Takaji Young Yen for the 2024 MLR season, along with fellow Utah Pathway product Jesse Hamilton.

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