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

#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

#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

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

An unchanged back line for the #UtahWarriors as they look to secure 1st in the West! In the pack, Captain Gavin Thornbury returns, moving Wilson back to the flank. D'Angelo Leuila returns from injury in the reserves! #UTAHvLA #MLRStats #MLR2025 #ForTheNation