If you had $100 million and ran a pro rugby team, what would you do with it? For Kimball Kjar, co-founder and CEO of the Utah Warriors, the answer is simple: give every kid in Utah a rugby ball. In this episode of Know Your Ship, presented by eHub, Frank sits down with Kimball to talk about building Major League Rugby from the ground up, what makes rugby different from every other sport in America, and why it’s more than just a game.
From his start as a walk-on at BYU to becoming a U.S. National Team scrum half, Kimball shares the story of falling in love with the sport, how rugby found its footing in Utah, and why he believes its values—family, tradition, respect, and community—matter more than ever. They also get into the business side: what went wrong with America’s first pro league, how the Warriors are built to last, and what the 2031 Rugby World Cup on U.S. soil could mean for the sport’s future here.
It’s a wide-ranging, real conversation about sport, culture, business, and how you create something meaningful—one tackle, one kid, one game at a time.
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