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The #UtahWarriors withdrew late in 2025, but there are still 10 players from last season's Warriors squad representing 4 different sides in #MLR2026!

The #CaliforniaLegion, @anthemrugby.bsky.social, #FreeJacks, and @seawolves.rugby all have former Warriors in their squads!

#MLRStats

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MLR Weekly – Rugby Wrap Up MLR Weekly: Ex Utah Warriors HC Greg Cooper (Now in Japan), NCR All-Stars Recap, MLR News, Collective Bargaining Agreement

@MLRWeekly 🏉🔥
What REALLY happened in Utah? 🤔
Ex-Head Coach Greg Cooper (now coaching in Japan) breaks it all down EXCLUSIVELY!
Plus: #NCR All-Stars ⭐, latest MLR News & more!
via @RugbyWrapUp
Full episode: rugbywrapup.com/2026/01/mlr-...
#MLR #MajorLeagueRugby #UtahWarriors #Rugby

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. @seawolves.rugby announce the addition of former #UtahWarriors back row Kalisi Moli for #MLR2026!

The 2024 Utah Warriors Pathway Player of the Year represented his local #MLR team for 2 seasons from 2024-2025, completing over 200 tackles in 28 games!

#MLRStats #TogetherWeHunt

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. #JRLO side the Yokohama Canon Eagles announce the signing of former #UtahWarriors hooker Liam Coltman for their 2025/26 season!

The capped #AllBlacks hooker was an All-MLR 1st XV selection in 2025, with 172 tackles and 10 tries in 16 games for the Warriors (14 starts)!

#MLRStats #MLR2026

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#MLR sides that have folded following their best-ever season:

🟧 #AustinGilgronis (DSQ) - 2022 (58pts)
🐺 #DallasJackals - 2024 (Conf Final)
😼 #HoustonSaberCats - 2025 (Runner Up)
🦈 #MiamiSharks - 2025 (Conf SF)
👹 #UtahWarriors - 2025 (Conf Final)

#MLRStats #MLR2026 #MLR #Rugby

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This statement from #MLR a month ago is all the more interesting now.

I have no doubt that the #UtahWarriors were committed to #MLR2026, but this statement was made knowing that the team had not yet secured the necessary investment?

Next year NEEDS to be a reset. New leadership is needed.

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The #UtahWarriors confirm their withdrawal from
#MLR on IG, leaving the league with 6 teams for #MLR2026.

@seawolves.rugby remain as the league's only Founding Member. I hope all players and staff land on their feet, and as for the fans, I know what this feels like💔

#ForTheNation

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I'm hearing from multiple sources that the #UtahWarriors will not compete in #MLR2026.

They were granted an extension to secure new funding, while has not materialised. This puts #MLR down to 6 teams, their lowest ever. I hope all players and staff land on their feet.

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Tackle machine and reigning #MLR Forward of the Year Frank Lochore heads to Japan, where he will reunite with fellow #UtahWarriors alum Dylan Nel and former Warriors HC Greg Cooper, along with 2024 MLR Back of the Year, Reece Macdonald!

#MLRStats #MLR2026 #Rugby #ForTheNation

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Frank Lochore - NA Rugby Database New Zealand Lock/Flanker Frank Lochore played in Major League Rugby between 2024-2025. He represented the Utah Warriors for his entire MLR season.

For info on Lochore's time in #MLR, his #NARDB Player Profile can be found below:

#MLRStats #MLR2026 #Rugby #ForTheNation #UtahWarriors

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NEC Green Rockets Tokatsu in Japan announce the signing of reigning #MLR Forward of the Year Frank Lochore!

Lochore set a League record with 301 tackles completed in #MLR2025, and 522 total tackles in 34 games for the #UtahWarriors, scoring 7 tries!

#MLRStats #MLR2026 #ForTheNation #NARDB #Rugby

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A meteoric rise for the gridiron convert!

Tonga Kofe only made his pro debut in 2024 for the #UtahWarriors, before becoming a regular starter in #MLR2025 and earning his test debut for #USARugby.

Now he’s heading to #PremRugby with @leicestertigers.bsky.social!

#ForThrNation #MLR

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#PremRugby side @leicestertigers.bsky.social announce the signing of #USARugby Eagle #587 Tonga Kofe for the 25/26 season!

The fearsome scrummager appeared in 22 #MLR games for
the #UtahWarriors including 16 in #MLR2025, scoring twice and completing 100+ tackles!

#MLRStats #ForTheNation

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#UtahWarriors stalwart Dylan Nel follows his father-in-law Greg Cooper, signing with the NEC Green Rockets in Japan!

Nel scored 6 tries in 27 #MLR games from 2024-25, gaining over 1000m and completing 362 tackles, including 234 in 2025!

#MLRStats #MLR2026 #ForTheNation

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The 2025 #BunningsNPC season kicks off TOMORROW in New Zealand, with plenty of familiar names to #MLR fans!

THIRTY #MLR2025 players will be representing 12 different NPC teams this season, including 8 #UtahWarriors and 7 #FreeJacks!

#MLRStats #Rugby #NPC #NARDB #MLR2026

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The #MLR Forwards of the Year from 2019-2025, including this year's winner: Frank Lochore!

Lochore is the first #UtahWarriors player to be named MLR Forward of the Year, and the 2nd New Zealander after Brendon O'Connor for New York in 2022!

#MLRStats #MLR2025 #NARDB #Rugby

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Frank Lochore - NA Rugby Database New Zealand Lock/Flanker Frank Lochore played in Major League Rugby between 2024-2025. He represented the Utah Warriors for his entire MLR season.

Fans can find more information on Frank Lochore at #NARDB, along with Player Profiles of hundreds of other #MLR and @womenseliterugby.us players complete with bios and stats!

narugbydb.com/player/frank...

#MLRStats #MLR2025 #UtahWarriors #ForTheNation

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The grandson of legendary #AllBlacks Captain Brian Lochore, #UtahWarriors' Frank Lochore is the 2025 #MLR Forward of the Year!

He smashed the MLR single-season tackle record, becoming the first player in League history to complete 300+ tackles!

#MLRStats #MLR2025 #NARDB #ForTheNation

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How many All-MLR Selections did each #MLR2025 Team Receive?

The #UtahWarriors & #ChicagoHounds lead with 8 nods each, with 4 Warriors in the First XV, and 6 Hounds in the Second XV!

The #HoustonSaberCats are on 7 in 3rd, just ahead of the 3x Champs #FreeJacks on 6 with four in the HM XV!
#MLRStats

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#Canada (24) host #Spain (15) in Edmonton, AB tomorrow night!

HC Meehan names 16 #MLR players in his 23, including 12 of the starting XV!

#UtahWarriors' Spencer Jones returns as Emerson Prior looks for his debut off the bench, and Evan Olmstead returns after nearly 6 years!
#RugbyCA #CANvESP

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This is the 2nd #MLR season in a row where this record has been broken!

@oldglorydc.bsky.social's Cory Daniel set the last record of 276 in 2024 (1 tackle more than the previous record)!

Now, Frank Lochore has smashed that record for the #UtahWarriors in #MLR2025!

#MLRStats #Rugby #ForTheNation

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Frank Lochore - NA Rugby Database New Zealand Lock/Flanker Frank Lochore played in Major League Rugby between 2024-2025. He represented the Utah Warriors for his entire MLR season.

For more information on 2025 Tackle King Frank Lochore, his #NARDB Player Profile can be found below complete with a bio and stats!

narugbydb.com/player/frank...

#MLRStats #MLR2025 #MLR #Rugby #ForTheNation #UtahWarriors

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The Tackle King for #MLR2025 is: #UtahWarriors' Frank Lochore!

Lochore set a new #MLR record with 301 tackles completed this season, over 60 tackles ahead of 2nd place!

This is the first time in League history that a player has completed over 300 tackles in one season!

#MLRStats #Rugby #NARDB

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The vast majority of the #USARugby lineup for tomorrow's test with Belgium play in #MLR!

#UtahWarriors' Tonga Kofe & #HoustonSaberCats' Marno Redelinghuys earn their #USA debuts, with 3 more potential debuts in the reserves!

Happy 4th July! 🎆🥳
#MLRStats #MLR #USARugby #USAvBEL

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The #SDLegion announce the retirement of #USA Eagle and #MLR vet, Tevita Tameilau!

Tameilau scored 10 tries and made 483 tackles in 78 #MLR games, representing the #UtahWarriors in 2018, then San Diego from 2020-2025.

Congratulations, Tevita!
#MLRStats #WeAreLegion

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Greg Cooper Steps Down As Utah Warriors Head Coach SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Warriors will be under new management in 2026 after Greg Cooper stepped down as head coach. Cooper was hired by the franchise in 2022.

Greg Cooper has stepped down as #UtahWarriors Head Coach to take a job in Japan.

Utah completely turned themselves around under Cooper, culminating in a fantastic #MLR2025 where they finished the regular season top of the league.

Big loss for the Warriors!

#MLR #ForTheNation

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With the top regular season team of #MLR2025, the #UtahWarriors, falling to the #HoustonSaberCats in the Western Conference Final, the Curse of 1st continues!

Only once in #MLR history has the top regular season team lifted the Shield the same year, the #LAGiltinis in 2021!
#MLRStats #MLRPlayoffs

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A little #MLRStats dump for the #MLR Conference Finals!

#FreeJacks v #ChicagoHounds looks like it'll go down to the wire in the East.

The #UtahWarriors look to have a slight edge but the #HoustonSaberCats finished the season with a better +/-. Attack v Defence!

#MLR2025 #MLRPlayoffs

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Head-to-heads for the #MLR Conference Finals!

The #FreeJacks host the #ChicagoHounds in a repeat of the 2024 Conference Final!

There's an all-new matchup in the West after both the #UtahWarriors & #HoustonSaberCats earn 1st playoff wins!

Who heads to Rhode Island?
#MLRStats #MLR2025 #MLRPlayoffs

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A totally new matchup for the Western Conference Final as
the #UtahWarriors host the #HoustonSaberCats!

A repeat of the 2024 Eastern Conference Final as
the #CHIcagoHounds hope for revenge against the #FreeJacks in Quincy!

#MLR2025 #MLRStats #MLRPlayoffs

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