Argentinian centre Tomás ‘Tomy’ Malanos played in Major League Rugby during the 2023 & 2024 seasons. He represented the Dallas Jackals.

A former Argentina u20 player, Malanos’ signing was announced in December of 2022, joining from Atletico del Rosario in Argentina’s URBA Top 14 competition. Malanos has played with Rosario since 2015, and had a stint with the Jaguares XV as a medical joker during their 2021 SLAR (now Super Rugby Americas) season, in which they won the Championship.

Malanos started all 16 games in his debut MLR season for the Jackals, racking up over 500m gained and scoring 4 tries which tied him for 2nd on the team that season. On 29th August 2023 the Jackals announced the re-signing of Malanos for the 2024 season, where he bettered his try total in fewer games, scoring 5 in 13 appearances (all starts), and running for just shy of 700m gained in possession as the Jackals qualified for the playoffs and shocked the 14-2 Houston SaberCats in the Western Conference Semifinals, before falling to the Seattle Seawolves in the Conference Final. For his performance in 2024, Malanos was named as the Dallas Jackals Back of the Year.

Achievements:

• 2024 Dallas Jackals Back of the Year
• MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 9