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LA Giltinis select Avon Lake native with No. 13 pick in Major League Rugby Draft

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Posted at 9:38 PM, Aug 19, 2021
and last updated 2021-08-19 21:40:43-04

AVON LAKE, Ohio — Sam Klimkowski, a 2016 graduate of Avon Lake High School, has been selected by the LA Giltinis as the first round, No. 13 pick in the 2021 Major League Rugby Draft.

The 6 foot, 1 inch tall, 270-pound Klimkowski played prop for the Notre Dame Falcons after high school.

Congrats!

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