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Draft Prospects

Ahead of the Collegiate Draft, get to know some of the prospects that may be on their road to joining MLR. Be sure to tune into the MLR Draft on Saturday, June 13 at 7 PM ET on the MLR Facebook page.

Matt Rogers | University of Arizona

The scrum-half was fortunate to begin his rugby career early because of an older brother that got him into the sport. Since then he has excelled at the University of Arizona and now feels prepared to go professional with Major League Rugby.

Jack Webster | Louisiana State University

Webster credits growing up in a military household for building his mental toughness and dedication to group sports. His whole life has been spent in team sports including wrestling, soccer, football, baseball, and basketball. When Webster arrived at LSU he was missing high-level sports, and that’s when he stumbled across rugby. Since then Webster began playing rugby for LSU, won many awards along the way, and was elected LSU Rugby Captain and President.

Conner Mooneyham | Life University

Mooneyham began his road to rugby at 12-years-old in Northern California. He went on to play at Life University as part of their extensive rugby program. While he left for two years to serve a mission in Argentina, Mooneyham came back a stronger rugby player than ever before.

Cole Zarcone | Central Washington University

Zarcone started out playing football in college and switched over to rugby in the summer of 2016. Zarcone credits amazing coaches and players at CWU for the ability to progress quickly in his rugby skills and career. His swift growth can be seen in a long list of awards over the past four years including 7’s Collegiate All-American, 15’s second team Collegiate All-American, nomination for the Rudy Scholz Award, and plenty of CWU athlete awards.

Tommy Hunkin Clark | American International College

23-year-old Tommy Clark is from Springfield, Washington. Coming from the Pacific Northwest and raised within Samoan culture, Clark says his role on a team is always to motivate his teammates. He strives to lift spirits when it’s needed, and go above and beyond to get the job done. Clark started in Football and Baseball, but when he tried out rugby in high school, he quickly fell in love.

Connor Buckley | Iona College

The 21-year-old is a New York native that plays at Scrum Half or Fly Half. Mike Petri from Rugby United New York – and an MLR Game Changer – is a longtime coach and mentor for Buckley. Buckley has received an All-American Honorable Mention, and was a finalist for the 2020 Scholz Award.

Bronson Teles | University of Arizona

The 22-year-old was born in Denmark but began playing rugby in Texas when he was 9-years-old. Teles has a lengthy resume from the USA U20s, Collegiate All Americans, First Team Pac-12 Conference, and Pac-12 Conference Co-Player of the Year. Among other awards, Teles has also proven his leadership potential by serving as Captain of the University of Arizona team for two years.

Stay tuned for more Draft Prospects to be announced leading up to the June 13th MLR Collegiate Draft. Click here for all Draft info.