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Utah Warriors jump into Major League Rugby’s 2nd season with new coaches, new players, more teams

SOUTH JORDAN — Utah Warriors general manager and longtime Utah rugby supporter Kimball Kjar looked out over a packed ballroom at the Embassy Suites by Hilton hotel in South Jordan and stopped himself.

For a brief moment, emotion came bubbling up to the surface of his normally stoic public appearance.

A former rugby coach at BYU, a man who helped launch the sport in Utah at the high school, club and developmental academy level, Kjar saw some of the results of his efforts in the ballroom, and his voice choked with emotion — but only for a moment.

It was the beginning of another year for Major League Rugby, and while that may not seem like a reason to hold a press conference offering a big announcement or make some bold proclamation, it is significant to rugby fans.

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