GRR: MLR Draft
With the MLR Draft finally done, we can look at a few and background facts.
A previous post on GRR spoke about how many minutes drafted players get.
Op-Ed; What Draft Data Says About Elite College Player Development
Major League Rugby has announced its collegiate draft picks for the 2024 College Draft.
Saint Mary’s center Erich Storti was picked #1 overall by Anthem RC out of Charlotte, North Carolina. Storti was a standout at De La Salle HS in Northern California before moving on to Saint Mary’s, where he was pivotal in helping them to a D1A National Championship win this past spring.
World Rugby's adjustment to Regulation 8 has put a complication into the Major League Rugby draft and post-draft signings.
Put briefly, overseas players who were only registered with NCR may find some teams reluctant to draft or sign them because of how that affects their USA rugby-residency status.
Goff Rugby Report is previewing the Major League Rugby Draft by looking the positions and also checking in on some of the issues that drive the draft decisions—home-grown players, moving, and non-MLR playing opportunities.
The Major League Rugby draft will be here soon.
We at Goff Rugby Report World Headquarters will be running a series of draft preview shows, and here's our first one.
Do you want to be picked in the draft or become an undrafted free agent? Well, it depends.
What roll do non-MLR clubs play in helping these players? Perhaps a lot.