GRR: MLR Draft
Despite the COVID-19 problems and the very real concern that things won't be cleared up anytime soon, Major League Rugby teams are still making deals.
In an anonymous survey, Goff Rugby Report asked D1A Head Coaches what they thought of the inaugural Major League Rugby Draft, and it's safe to say that, according to the coaches, it needs some work.
Coaches generally liked the concept of the MLR Draft, with 58% saying they thought it was a good idea (see chart top left).
But those who didn't care for it had some thoughts:
The period right after the Major League Rugby draft has not been a mad dash to sign undrafted players, but there have been a few key moves.
The Danny Giannascoli journey to being drafted by Major League Rugby’s Utah Warriors is in many ways a classic rugby journey in which good coaches and sometimes daring decisions all have a hand.
Of the 24 players who were drafted in the recent Major League Rugby draft, 19 played rugby in American high schools representing 18 different programs; so our math tells us that there was one high school program that had two draftees.
Pages
