Three members of the St. Bonaventure University rugby team were selected Thursday night in the Major League Rugby Draft, including Ricky Rose, selected No. 1 overall by the expansion Miami Sharks.

Juan Pen was taken in the second round (16^th overall) by the Chicago Hounds and Joe Hawthorne was selected in the third round (38^th) by the San Diego Legion. All three are 2023 graduates of SBU.

Only Lindenwood University had more players (four) selected in the three-round draft. 

Their selections come a year after Sebastiano Villani, ’22, was taken second overall in the MLR Draft by the NOLA Gold.

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