Major League Rugby
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Established
2017 (8 years old)
First Recorded Event
2018-04-21
Current Season
2025
Current Round
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RugbyLocation
United States
Gender
Male
TV Rights
US - CBS Sports [2021]
US - Fox Sports [2021]
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Description
Major League Rugby (MLR or USMLR) is a professional rugby union competition and the top-level championship for clubs in North America. In the 2021 season it will be contested by twelve teams: eleven from the United States and one from Canada. Officially sanctioned by USA Rugby, which is a member union of Rugby Americas North (RAN), and consequently part of World Rugby, the league was founded in 2017, and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
With its initial beginnings as part of established amateur rugby clubs in major North American urban areas, MLR began its first season in 2018 as an initiative of the American rugby community in partnership with private investors. Three further American clubs, in Atlanta, Boston, and Washington D.C., began play in 2020.
Major League Rugby implemented its first collegiate MLR Draft in 2020.
In 2020, Major League Rugby teams started forming youth academies.
The 2020 season was suspended on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 18, the league announced that they would resume play in 2021, with two new teams in both Los Angeles in 2021 and Dallas joining in 2022 (delayed by one year).
Seasons
 2025 |  2024 |  2023 |  2022 | ||||
Teams
  Anthem RC  |  Chicago Hounds |  Houston SaberCats |  Miami Sharks | ||||
 New England Free |  New Orleans Gold |  Old Glory DC |  Rugby FC Los An | ||||
 San Diego Legion |  Seattle Seawolves |  Utah Warriors |
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