By JON NEWCOMBE

Champs: Jake Ilnicki, circled, and Seawolves team-mates celebrate their title success

Negotiator: Tom Beattie

MAJOR League Rugby champion Jake Ilnicki admits the last year has been “a bit of a rollercoaster” after swapping one club heading for the rocks for another prospering in the brave new world of American rugby.
A few months ago the Canadian tight-head found himself in the midst of the ongoing financial crisis at Yorkshire Carnegie and wondering what the future held, but his agent stepped in and managed to negotiate what turned out to be a dream move t...