Major League Rugby is a professional USA league that began in 2018 and has teams in the U.S. and in Canada. Current MLR teams include Austin Elite Rugby, Glendale Raptors, Houston SaberCats, New Orleans Gold, Rugby United New York, San Diego Legion, Seattle Seawolves, Toronto Arrows, and the Utah Warriors. In 2020, teams in Atlanta, New England, and Washington, D.C. will join the league and have exhibition matches in 2019.
Rugby New York hosts NOLA Gold on Sunday, May 7 at Memorial Stadium in Mt. Vernon, New York. Kickoff is at 3 pm ET and tickets are still available. The match will be broadcast on MSG and Yurview, as well as streamed on The Rugby Network domestically and internationally. Rugby New York is in fourth place in the Major League Rugby Eastern Conference with a 4-6 record and 23 points. They face second place NOLA Gold with a 5-5 record and 26 points. New England has a comfortable lead in first place with an 8-2 record and 38 points, while…