MLR 2022 Dream Team – Have Your Say

Next week ARN will be publishing its annual MLR Dream Team. As we did last year, we are again 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.

As with last year we’ve whittled down the contenders to four choices. In some cases just doing that was exceptionally difficult! Openside flanker, scrumhalf, and inside center were particularly challenging with multiple options across the league.

To qualify players must have appeared in at least 8 games this season. That meant that late arrivals Waisake Naholo and Nehe Milner-Skudder were not considered, while more weight was given to players who excelled over the season in its totality rather than in small blocks of games. Andy Ellis, for example, was unquestionably the best scrumhalf of the postseason but was selectively rested by New York for much of the regular season.

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
Jack Iscaro (Old Glory DC)
Mzamo Majola (Seattle Seawolves)
Andrew Tuala (LA Giltinis)
Chance Wenglewski (Rugby New York)

 

2 HOOKER
Dylan Fawsitt (Rugby New York)
Marko Janse van Rensburg (Rugby ATL)
Dean Muir (Houston SaberCats)
Hugh Roach (Austin Gilgronis)

 

3 TIGHTHEAD PROP
John-Roy Jenkinson (Rugby ATL)
Kalolo Tuiloma (Rugby New York)
Hencus van Wyk (San Diego Legion)
Juan Pablo Zeiss (Houston SaberCats)

 

4 LEFT LOCK
Dave Dennis (LA Giltinis)
Josh Larsen (New England Free Jacks)
Ben Mitchell (San Diego Legion)
Johan Momsen (Rugby ATL)

 

5 RIGHT LOCK
Justin Basson (Rugby ATL)
Nathan Den Hoedt (LA Giltinis)
Isaac Ross (Austin Gilgronis)
Stan South (Old Glory DC)

 

6 BLINDSIDE FLANKER
Benjamín Bonasso (Rugby New York)
Ben Landry (Seattle Seawolves)
Moni Tonga’uiha (NOLA Gold)
Lance Williams (Utah Warriors)

 

7 OPENSIDE FLANKER
Slade McDowall (New England Free Jacks)
Brendon O’Connor (Rugby New York)
Devin Short (NOLA Gold)
Michael Smith (San Diego Legion)

 

8 NUMBER EIGHT
Ronan Foley (Toronto Arrows)
Riekert Hattingh (Seattle Seawolves)
Tevita Tameilau (San Diego Legion)
Jurie van Vuuren (Utah Warriors)

 

9 SCRUMHALF
Harrison Goddard (LA Giltinis)
Ryan Louwrens (Austin Gilgronis)
JP Smith (Seattle Seawolves)
Danny Tusitala (Old Glory DC)

 

10 FLYHALF
AJ Alatimu (Seattle Seawolves)
Davey Coetzer (Houston SaberCats)
Sam Malcolm (Toronto Arrows)
Beaudein Waaka (New England Free Jacks)

 

11 LEFT WING
Paula Balekana (New England Free Jacks)
Julián Domínguez (Austin Gilgronis)
Ed Fidow (Rugby New York)
Martin Iosefo (Seattle Seawolves)

 

12 INSIDE CENTER
Bryce Campbell (Austin Gilgronis)
Jason Emery (Rugby New York)
Le Roux Malan (New England Free Jacks)
Billy Meakes (LA Giltinis)

 

13 OUTSIDE CENTER
Christian Dyer (Houston SaberCats)
Fa’asiu Fuatai (Rugby New York)
Mark O’Keeffe (Austin Gilgronis)
Wayne van der Bank (New England Free Jacks)

 

14 RIGHT WING
Andrew Coe (Rugby New York)
Peni Lasaqa (Old Glory DC)
Harley Wheeler (NOLA Gold)
Mitch Wilson (New England Free Jacks)

 

15 FULLBACK
Duncan Matthews (Seattle Seawolves)
Joe Pietersen (San Diego Legion)
Renata Roberts-Te Nana (Old Glory DC)
Jordan Trainor (LA Giltinis)