# Dallas Jackals

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. The team is based in Arlington, Texas, playing at Choctaw Stadium. 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:
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 | United States |
| 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–)
** 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 | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Postseason | Postseason | Postseason | Postseason | Postseason | Postseason | 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 | Totals | 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 |