Welcome
@Hatake_03
!
Kensuke Hatakeyama, Japan’s 4th most capped front rower, joins the
@NEFreeJacks
for the 2020 and 2021 seasons in
@usmlr
✍️
78 Caps -
@JRFURugby
163 Appearances -
@sungoliath
5x All Japan Championships
4x Top League Championships
The fans asked, and we’re excited to answer! Next week, a brand new streaming platform is launching to serve as the home of all MLR matches, highlights, and behind the scenes content for fans worldwide! Oh, and we almost forgot to mention...it's free! 🙌
#MLR2021
ALERT: MLR has received an expansion bid from Kanaloa Hawai’i.
The initial application for membership has been accepted, and the League and the Hawai’i group have now entered an exclusive negotiating period.
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Major League Rugby is back 3.20.21!
🚨
#MLR2021
kicks off March 20 with 13 teams competing in 18 weeks of regular season action, followed by two weeks of the MLR Championship Series. Season 4 concludes with the MLR Championship Final on Sunday, August 1 on
@CBSSportsNet
.
BREAKING NEWS (via
@USARugby
) USA accepted as bid candidate for
@rugbyworldcup
2027, 2029 and 2031; committee to begin bid campaign following positive feasibility study.
🇺🇸 MORE INFO »
Introducing the
@DallasJackals
The 13th team is officially onboard for 2021! All info - including an exciting home stadium - linked here 👉
#MLR2021
Highest single-game attendance in league history
The culmination of a record-breaking MLR season in terms of attendance, talent, and media interest.
📷
@daveywilson
|
#MLRChampionship
ANNOUNCED:
@rugbynewyork
will host
@SeawolvesRugby
in the 2022 MLR Championship Final this Saturday at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ.
🎟 Tickets go on sale today at 12pm ET
Week 1 | First XV
👏🏼 Honoring the top 15 players from the first round of
#MLR2020
. Read more on the First XV and the impact they made for their respective teams here:
🚨 MLR COLLEGIATE DRAFT 🚨
The first ever MLR Collegiate Draft is scheduled to be held on June 13 & 14. The draft represents an important pathway for rugby in America.
Apply for the draft here 👉🏽
More info 👉🏽
🗞
@espn
: Major League Rugby receives official Hawai'i bid
"Hawai'i has got huge talent, huge potential. It's a massive island for growth and has no professional sports team...."
❗BREAKING NEWS |
@USARugby
and
#MLRugby
finalize strategic agreement and sanctioning between union and men’s professional league.
Read the full release, here:
The Rugby Network has arrived!
✅ Live & On-Demand Matches
✅ Highlights
✅ International Streaming
✅ Completely FREE
Visit for more!
Media:
#MLR2021
@therugbynetwork
@RugbyPass
MLR,
@USARugby
, and
@WorldRugby
join forces in remarkable collaboration to introduce
@AnthemRugby
, the 12th team for the 2024 MLR season.
The initiative is set to have a transformative impact on rugby in the U.S., with ambitions that extend to North America hosting the Rugby
Welcome to 2020.
This year is big for Major League Rugby. Rivalries are brewing as the league has been divided into Eastern and Western Conferences and three new teams have entered, with even more on the horizon.
League Update: Due to a violation of league rules, the Austin Gilgronis have been disqualified from 2022 postseason play. Championship Series fixtures will be announced as they are determined.
MLR furthers commitment to be a top professional rugby league with addition of Advantage Referee Communications to provide match officials with new full-duplex radios.
MLR is also trialing new laws aimed to increase action in
#MLR2021
.
🔗More info:
There were a lot of extra challenges in
#MLR2021
due to Covid-19. Thanks to commitment from all teams, players, staff and medical teams, MLR was able to go 99-0, with zero matches cancelled due to Covid. 👏
Thank you to everyone that helped MLR go 99-0!
“We are excited to expand the league to Atlanta and Boston, giving millions of rugby fans a front row seat to the action of the game on a professional level,” said Dean Howes, Commissioner of MLR.
Read the full release, here:
#MLRugby
The Toronto Arrows will not compete in the 2024 MLR season.
MLR and the Arrows organization explored all avenues to maintain the club's presence in the League. After exhausting all options, Toronto was left with no choice but to voluntarily withdraw.
Toronto will be sharing
Today players across North American are reporting for the start of
#MLR2021
. Following Covid testing and a quarantine period, preseason will officially begin.
Who’s excited for the return of rugby?! 🏉
🎥 video credits to
@NEFreeJacks
Welcome
@Ma_Nonu
to San Diego!
The New Zealand All Blacks superstar joins Major League Rugby for the 2020 season.
2X - World Cup
5X - Tri-Nations/Rugby Championships
8X - Bledisloe Cups
103 Caps - New Zealand All Blacks
#SDLegion
@usmlr
@newzealandallblacks
We proudly announce
@GILBERT_RUGBY
as the Official Ball of MLR with
@Sportable
tracking technology.
In nationally televised
@FOXSports
matches, the GilbertxSportable Smart Ball will provide real-time insights across various metrics, offering a unique perspective that intensifies
Most people know
@PFTCommenter
for his show
@PardonMyTake
on
@barstoolsports
. But what most people don’t know about PFT, is that he’s a longtime rugby fan that has been waiting for the game to take off in North America.
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Introducing: MLR All Access!🎥
The new weekly show premiers next Tuesday, 3/23, on
@FOXSports
2. Filmed in the new MLR studio, League insiders
@StacyPaetz
& Marc Stcherbina are hosting the half hour show, MLR All Access.
Today MLR makes history.
Kat Roche has been an assistant referee with MLR since 2019, and in today's match of
@SeawolvesRugby
vs
@Hou_Sabercats
, she will become the first female lead referee in MLR history.
➡️ Learn more:
🏉
#MLR2021
The New York Ironworkers will not compete in the 2024 season.
While the team's withdrawal is unfortunate news, MLR remains committed to success into the 2024 season and beyond.
Read more:
#MLR2020
has arrived! And kickoff of season three begins with three nationally televised games 🙌🏼
📺
#HOUvCOL
@ 12 PM ET on ESPNews
📺
#SDvSEA
@ 5 PM ET on
@CBSSportsNet
📺
#AUSvTOR
@ 8 PM ET on Fox Sports 2
🌍 All international fans can tune in Facebook!