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 ATL hosts Rugby New York on Saturday, June 10 at 8 pm at Silverbacks Park in Atlanta, Georgia with playoff implications on the line. The match will be broadcast on Fox Sports 2, as well as streamed on The Rugby Network internationally with a replay available 24 hours later. MLR Eastern Conference Playoff Race The 12-2 New England Free Jacks (58 points) have clinched first place and will host the winner of Old Glory DC vs Rugby New York in the Eastern Conference Final. They close out the regular season on the road against the Seattle Seawolves before their…