Dallas Jackals

Dallas Jackals
Founded	June 5, 2020
Disbanded	2024
Location	Arlington, Texas
Ground(s)	Choctaw Stadium (Capacity: 48,114)
Coach(es)	Agustín Cavalieri
Captain(s)	Jerónimo Gómez Vara
League(s)	Major League Rugby
2023	6th (Western Conference)
1st kit	2nd kit
Official website
	www.dallasjackals.com

The Dallas Jackals were a Major League Rugby team that began play in the 2022 season as an expansion franchise. They were originally going to join the MLR for the 2021 season, but on January 19, 2021, the Jackals delayed their inaugural season to 2022.^[1] The team is based in Arlington, Texas, playing at Choctaw Stadium.^[2] The club ceased operations in September 2024.

Sponsorship

Season	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2024	Kappa
2023	Paladin Sports	Baylor, Scott & White

Roster

The Dallas Jackals squad for the 2024 Major League Rugby season is:^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player	Position	Union
Jonah Auva'a	Hooker	United States
Tomás Bekerman	Hooker	Argentina
Dewald Kotze	Hooker	Canada
Connor Grindal*	Prop	Australia
Joaquín Horcada	Prop	Argentina
Liam Murray	Prop	Canada
Franco Palillo	Prop	Argentina
Kyle Steeves	Prop	Canada
Lopeti Tupou	Prop	United States
Juan Pablo Zeiss	Prop	Argentina
Kyle Breytenbach	Lock	United States
Lucas Bur	Lock	Argentina
Javon Camp	Lock	United States
Sam Golla	Lock	United States
Karl Hunger	Lock	Canada
Makeen Alikhan	Back row	Canada
Ronan Foley	Back row	Ireland
Ben Fry	Back row	Wales
Marques Fuala’au	Back row	United States
Jerónimo Gómez Vara (c)	Back row	Argentina
Ronnie McElligott	Back row	United States
Cameron Nelson	Back row	United States
Daemon Torres	Back row	United States
Sam Tuifua	Back row	New Zealand

Player	Position	Union
Evan Conlon	Scrum-half	United States
Brock Gallagher	Scrum-half	Canada
Pedro Imhoff	Scrum-half	Argentina
Juan Dee Oliver	Scrum-half	South Africa
Martín Elías	Fly-half	Argentina
Nazareno Valentini	Fly-half	Argentina
Connor Winchester	Fly-half	Australia
Manuel Covella	Centre	Argentina
Tomás Cubilla	Centre	Argentina
Tomás Malanos	Centre	Argentina
Mitch Richardson	Centre	Canada
Jason Tidwell	Centre	United States
Nic Benn	Wing	Canada
Marcell Muller	Wing	South Africa
Jarek Szopinski	Wing	United States
Joeli Tikoisuva	Wing	United States
Noah Wright	Wing	United States
Kieran Farmer*	Fullback	Scotland
Vaughen Isaacs	Fullback	South Africa
Connor Olvera	Fullback	United States

Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
* denotes players qualified to play for the United States on dual nationality or residency grounds.
MLR teams are allowed to field up to ten overseas players per match.

Head coach

Michael Hodge (2021–2022)
Augustin Cavalieri (2022-Present)

Assistant coach

Aaron Jarvis (2022–2022)
Mario Ledesma (2023)
Nate Osborne (2024)

Captains

Calvin Gentry (2021)
Chris Pennell (2022–)^[4]
- Dylan Bower (Vice Captain) (2022)
Jeronimo Gomez Vara (2023)
Jeronimo Gomez Vara (Co-Captain) (2024)
Samuel Golla (Co-Captain) (2024)

Records

Season standings

Season	Conference	Regular season										Postseason
Season	Conference	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	+/−	BP	Pts	Pld	W	L	F	A	+/−	Result
2022	Western	7th	16	0	0	16	198	752	-554	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not qualify
2023	Western	6th	16	2	0	14	278	458	-180	11	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not qualify
2024	Western	6th	16	6	0	10	482	450	+32	19	43	2	1	1	59	60	-1	Won Conference Semifinals (Houston Sabercats) 34-22 Lost Conference Final (Seattle Seawolves) 28-25
Totals			48	8	0	40	958	1,660	-702	13	23	2	1	1	59	60	-1	1 postseason appearance

2022 season

Regular season

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
February 5	Austin Gilgronis	Away	Lost, 7-43
February 12	San Diego Legion	Away	Lost, 29-37
February 19	Houston SaberCats	Home	Lost, 33-38
February 26	Rugby United NY	Home	Lost, 5-41
March 5	Utah Warriors	Away	Lost, 22-69
March 12	New Orleans Gold	Home	Lost, 26-32
March 19	Seattle Seawolves	Home	Lost, 12-34
April 3	LA Giltinis	Away	Lost, 7-47
April 9	Houston SaberCats	Away	Lost, 6-31
April 16	Austin Gilgronis	Home	Lost, 3-55
April 23	Old Glory DC	Away	Lost, 10-50
April 30	San Diego Legion	Home	Lost, 14-53
May 8	Seattle Seawolves	Away	Lost, 7-74
May 14	Toronto Arrows	Away	Lost, 0-57
May 21	LA Giltinis	Home	Lost, 12-56
June 4	Utah Warriors	Home	Lost, 5-33

2023 season

The Jackals played 16 games in 2023. They had their first win in team history against the Toronto Arrows on April 1.

Regular season

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Location	Result
February 19	Houston SaberCats	Home	Choctaw Stadium	Lost, 33-12
February 25	Utah Warriors	Away	Zions Bank Stadium	Lost, 33-25
March 3	Seattle Seawolves	Home	Choctaw Stadium	Lost, 35-10
March 11	San Diego Legion	Away	Snapdragon Stadium	Lost, 22-0
March 18	Chicago Hounds	Away	SeatGeek Stadium	Lost, 24-22
March 25	New England Free Jacks	Away	Veterans Memorial Stadium	Lost, 10-9
April 1	Toronto Arrows	Home	Choctaw Stadium	Won, 14-11
April 15	Houston SaberCats	Away	SaberCats Stadium	Lost, 33-21
April 22	San Diego Legion	Home	Choctaw Stadium	Lost, 47-38
April 28	Seattle Seawolves	Away	Starfire Sports Complex	Lost, 61-19
May 6	Old Glory DC	Home	Choctaw Stadium	Lost, 7-3
May 13	Utah Warriors	Home	Choctaw Stadium	Lost, 36-26
May 20	Rugby ATL	Away	Silverbacks Park	Won, 27-19
June 4	New York Ironworkers	Away	Memorial Field	Lost, 43-14
June 10	NOLA Gold	Home	Choctaw Stadium	Lost, 15-10
June 17	Chicago Hounds	Home	Choctaw Stadium	Lost, 29-28

References

^ "DALLAS JACKALS MOVE INAUGURAL SEASON TO 2022". Dallas Jackals. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ "MLR Introduces the Dallas Jackals". Major League Rugby. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
^ "Dallas Jackals". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ "2022 Captain and Vice Captain Announcement".

External links

Official website

This article about a sports team in Texas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This American rugby union team article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "DALLAS JACKALS MOVE INAUGURAL SEASON TO 2022". Dallas Jackals. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[2] "MLR Introduces the Dallas Jackals". Major League Rugby. Retrieved 2020-06-05.

[Dallas_Jackals-3] "Dallas Jackals". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[4] "2022 Captain and Vice Captain Announcement".

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]