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.
The Houston SaberCats signed Will Crawford for the 2021 Major League Rugby season after performing well for their Academy team, Rugby HTX. The 27-year-old lock/back-row is 6’4″ and 250 lbs. Will’s call up to the SaberCats was announced on the Rugby HTX Facebook page after a win over the Austin Huns. Will played in a pre-season match for NOLA Gold in March 2018 against the Houston SaberCats, and also played with New Orleans RFC, and was used primarily at No.8. He has also played for Louisiana Tech Rugby Club since then. Crawford is from Monroe, Louisiana and attended high school…