MLR Dream Team – Your Chance to Vote

Next week ARN will be publishing its annual MLR Dream Team. This year we’re giving you the chance to have your say. Over the next few days we’ll collect your feedback in the comment section below, on Facebook, and on our Twitter feed.

Below we listed our nominees at each position. That was a difficult task in itself, which is a reflection of the high standards set across Major League Rugby this year. Twitter polls are limited to just four choices – otherwise we would have included more!

There was one qualifier this season – players must have appeared in at least 8 league games, or half the season. That ruled out San Diego’s Paddy Ryan and new Seawolves star Lauina Futi, among others. Otherwise overall contributions over the course of the season were given the most weight.

Is your number one pick at a certain position missing? If so let us know who it is in the comment section and why you think they should be at the top of the list.

 

1 LOOSEHEAD PROP
Matt Harmon (NOLA Gold)
Jamie Mackintosh (Austin Gilgronis)
JP Smith (LA Giltinis)
Chance Wenglewski (Rugby ATL)

 

2 HOOKER
Dylan Fawsitt (Rugby United New York)
Sama Malolo (Utah Warriors)
Mike Sosene-Feagai (Old Glory DC)
Mahe Vailanu (LA Giltinis)

 

3 TIGHTHEAD PROP
Charlie Abel (LA Giltinis)
Wikus Groenewald (Rugby ATL)
Steven Longwell (Old Glory DC)
Dino Waldren (NOLA Gold)

 

4 LOCK
Nick Civetta (Rugby United New York)
Dave Dennis (LA Giltinis)
Johan Momsen (Rugby ATL)
Jackson Thiebes (New England Free Jacks)

 

5 LOCK
Nate Brakeley (Rugby United New York)
Aston Fortuin (Utah Warriors)
Josh Larsen (New England Free Jacks)
Marno Redelinghuys (Rugby ATL)

 

6 BLINDSIDE FLANKER
Angus Cottrell (LA Giltinis)
Tomás de la Vega (Toronto Arrows)
Lance Williams (Utah Warriors)
Psalm Wooching (San Diego Legion)

 

7 OPENSIDE FLANKER
Matt Heaton (Rugby ATL)
Joe Johnston (New England Free Jacks)
Lucas Rumball (Toronto Arrows)
Bailey Wilson (Utah Warriors)

 

8 NUMBER EIGHT
Wian Conradie (New England Free Jacks)
Jason Damm (Rugby ATL)
Cam Dolan (NOLA Gold)
Jurie van Vuuren (Utah Warriors)

 

9 SCRUMHALF
Michael Baska (Utah Warriors)
Nick Boyer (Houston SaberCats)
Andy Ellis (Rugby United New York)
Harrison Goddard (LA Giltinis)

 

10 FLYHALF
AJ Alatimu (Seattle Seawolves)
Matt Giteau (LA Giltinis)
Dan Hollinshead (Rugby United New York)
Jason Robertson (Old Glory DC)

 

11 LEFT WING
Bjorn Basson (San Diego Legion)
Julián Domínguez (NOLA Gold)
Ross Neal (Seattle Seawolves)
DTH van der Merwe (LA Giltinis)

 

12 INSIDE CENTER
Bryce Campbell (Austin Gilgronis)
JP du Plessis (NOLA Gold)
Bautista Ezcurra (Rugby ATL)
Bill Meakes (LA Giltinis)

 

13 OUTSIDE CENTER
Adam Ashley-Cooper (LA Giltinis)
Dougie Fife (New England Free Jacks)
Ben LeSage (Toronto Arrows)
Mark O’Keeffe (Rugby ATL)

 

14 RIGHT WING
Paula Balekana (Houston SaberCats)
Mika Kruse (Utah Warriors)
Conner Mooneyham (Austin Gilgronis)
John Ryberg (LA Giltinis)

 

15 FULLBACK
Ben Foden (Rugby United New York)
Mike Te’o (Utah Warriors)
Joaquín Tuculet (Toronto Arrows)
Beaudein Waaka (New England Free Jacks)