Rucky- the friendly fish.

As a kid I've always found mascots fun, exciting and if they are good enough a key part of the game day experience for all fans of any age. Some mascots , to me, are just there from an organization to check off a box and say that they are doing something "for the kids". 

With that said I honestly feel like the MLR and it's teams have done a fantastic job in making every teams home game experience memorable. One of the Keyes to that is the mascots that some of the teams have and how active they are through out the game in engaging with all the fans , players and staff. 

(My daughter Zatanna with her own Rucky) 

Being a Seawolves fan my self I've grown a liking to Rucky. He's very active on social media, active in the community and during home games. Being in Oregon it is hard to see Rucky in person and as often as I'd like to, but as my own kids get older we hope to make a few trips to Washington to catch a few Seawolves games our self's and the kiddos a chance to say hi to Rucky. 

As busy as Rucky is he was very kind enough to answer a few questions for me and I hope you all enjoy. 

LLR- Who's your closest MLR mascot buddy? 

LLR- Who would you say is your role model in any league or sport ? 

LLR- Best Moment thus far in the MLR?

LLR- Anything special planned for the 2022 MLR season? 

LLR- Any words you'd like to share with everyone?

Growing up in San Jose and as a Sharks fan, Sharkie  has a phrase used when describing him as which is  "The Hardest Working Fish in sports", then Rucky must be the Hardest working Fish in MLR. 

#TogetherWeHunt

Player Profile- Royce Fisher

Royce played high school rugby through the Los Gatos youth Rugby program and is now with the Santa Barbara Rugby academy . Here is a quick profile and some achievements he has accomplished thus far in his young rugby career.

Royce Fisher

Age: 18

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 195 lbs
Bench Press: 295
Powerclean: 285
Deadlift: 405
Squat: 425
40-yard dash: 4.65
Achievements 

All Team Selection

NorCal Middle School All Stars 7th & 8th grade
NorCal JV team, 2015, Bakersfield
Selected USA high school training camp, Arizona, 2015
Selected Rhino Rugby Academy, Vegas 7’s All-Stars, 2016; Rhino Rugby Academy Philly 7’s 2016

Team achievements
U-10’s: 2nd place NorCal Championship
U-12’s: Perfect Season ( 22-0)
Middle school: NorCal Champions ( LW)
High School JV: NorCal semi-finals 2015 (top division)
High School JV 7’s: NorCal semi-finals
High School Barbarians: West Coast Invitational, 2016 ( Treasure Island, San Francisco)

High School Varsity 7’s, 2016 semi finals

Currently at Santa Barbara Rugby Academy as a freshman. Plans to transfer to a high profile rugby school possibly BYU. After graduation will be playing club rugby in Wellington New Zealand with Norths or  Oriental Rongatai .

Three quick Q's

- Who will you support in the MLR?

RF: Utah Warriors

- What international team do you support?

RF: New Zealand All Blacks

- If there was one player you could choose to play side by side, past or present who would that be and why?

RF: I would pick Jonah Lomu, just because of his size and aathleticism it would be amazing to share the field with one of the best players of all time.

* If you would like to get in touch with Royce please contact him at: roycefisher1999@gmail.com




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