Week 2 of the 2025 Major League Rugby season begins in Charlotte on Friday night. Frigid temperatures await the San Diego Legion, the honored guests for Anthem’s home opener at American Legion Stadium. The two sides are at the opposite ends of their respective divisions but the hosts have boosted …
Read More »MLR Round 1 Notes: New eligibility class, Injuries, Weekly XVs
Fans who keep tabs of Major League Rugby’s internal match day eligibility requirements may have noticed something unusual in Round 1. For those unfamiliar, the competition has a strict limit on players who are classed as non-domestic – that is players not eligible for Canada or the USA. Each team …
Read More »Legion blast through Seawolves in return to Torero Stadium
The San Diego Legion celebrated their return to Torero Stadium with a dominant 40-26 victory over the Seattle Seawolves on Sunday. While just two scores separated the two sides at the final whistle, the game was over as a contest early in the second half as the home side piled …
Read More »New England starts title defense with road win over LA
The New England Free Jacks took their first steps towards defending their Major League Rugby crown with a hard-fought 24-17 bonus point win over RFC Los Angeles on Saturday. It was a highly physical encounter with both sides throwing everything at each other, but ultimately the scramble defense of the …
Read More »Chicago spoils Houston home opener in tactical battle
Houston fans were left in disbelief as their home favorite SaberCats tasted defeat at the hands of the Chicago Hounds on Saturday by a final score of 25-22. The visitors earned their victory through toil and effort, and got the better of their hosts in the kicking exchanges in a …
Read More »Gold fend off Anthem in New Orleans
NOLA got their 2025 campaign off to a flying start with a comfortable 35-14 victory over Anthem Carolina in Metairie on Saturday. The revamped Gold outfit showed their strength in the set piece with four of their five tries coming via the forwards. It took Xavier Mignot all of four …
Read More »Sharks collapse as DC wins MLR season opener
The Miami Sharks squandered a 19-point second half lead to drop the Major League Rugby 2025 season opener 31-29 to Old Glory DC in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday. A dominant scrum kept the visitors in the game while a calamity of errors from the home side in the final minutes …
Read More »MLR 2025: San Diego Legion vs Seattle Seawolves – ARN Guide
Major League Rugby returns to Torero Stadium for the first time since 2021 on Sunday, when San Diego and Seattle renew their classic West Coast rivalry. It was the Seawolves who took bragging rights last year in the post-season, through ultimately falling just short in the final. The Legion however …
Read More »MLR 2025: RFC Los Angeles vs New England Free Jacks – ARN Guide
The two-time defending champion Free Jacks start their 2025 campaign on the road in California. Waiting for them is a heavily-upgraded Los Angeles side that is headlined by current Argentina scrumhalf Gonzalo Bertranou and former Australia and Samoa flyhalf Christian Leali’ifano. For New England it’s largely familiar names, with the …
Read More »MLR 2025: Houston SaberCats vs Chicago Hounds – ARN Guide
Two playoff teams with their eyes on ultimate glory in 2025 will square off in Texas on Saturday night. Houston sported Major League Rugby’s best regular season record last season and feature a familiar lineup with all of their starters returning. Chicago meanwhile have made a handful of upgrades from …
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