2024 Major League Rugby season
Sixth season of Major League Rugby
The 2024 Major League Rugby season was the seventh season of Major League Rugby , the professional rugby union competition sanctioned by USA Rugby . The regular season began on March 2, 2024, and lasted through June 29, 2024, with the Championship Series to follow.[ 1]
The Miami Sharks and Anthem Rugby Carolina made their league debut this season, as well as Rugby Football Club Los Angeles following their move from Atlanta.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] The Toronto Arrows and Rugby New York withdrew from the league following the 2023 season.[ 5] [ 6] This leaves a total of 12 teams competing for the 2024 season.
Following the departure of Toronto and New York, the arrival of Miami and Charlotte, and the relocation of Atlanta to Los Angeles, the League had 12 teams for the 2024 season. As a result, Chicago was moved to the Eastern conference, ensuring both conferences had 6 teams each.
Locations of teams in Major League Rugby
Conference
Club
Metro area
Stadium
Capacity
Coach
Captain
Western Conference
Dallas Jackals
Dallas, Texas
Choctaw Stadium
48,114
Agustín Cavalieri
Jerónimo Gómez Vara
Houston SaberCats
Houston, Texas
SaberCats Stadium
4,000
Pote Human
Johan Momsen
Rugby Football Club Los Angeles
Carson, California
Dignity Health Sports Park
27,000
Stephen Brett
Niall Saunders
San Diego Legion
San Diego, California
Snapdragon Stadium
35,000
Danny Lee
Blair Cowan
Seattle Seawolves
Seattle, Washington
Starfire Stadium
4,500
Allen Clarke
Riekert Hattingh
Utah Warriors
Salt Lake City, Utah
Zions Bank Stadium
5,000
Greg Cooper
Bailey Wilson
Eastern Conference
Anthem Rugby Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
American Legion Memorial Stadium
10,500
Alama Ieremia
Jake Turnbull
Chicago Hounds
Chicago, Illinois
SeatGeek Stadium
20,000
Sam Harris
Bill Meakes
Miami Sharks
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
AutoNation Sports Field
1,500
José Pellicena
Tomás Cubelli
New England Free Jacks
Boston, Massachusetts
Veterans Memorial Stadium
5,000
Scott Mathie
Josh Larsen
New Orleans Gold
New Orleans, Louisiana
Gold Mine
10,000
Cory Brown
Moni Tongaʻuiha
Old Glory DC
Washington, D.C.
Maryland SoccerPlex
5,000
Simon Cross
Jamason Faʻanana-Schultz
Regular season
The regular season will consist of 18 weeks, with each team playing 16 matches, beginning on March 2, 2024, and ending on June 29.
Standings
2024 MLR Eastern Conference ()
Club
P
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
TF
TA
TB
LB
Pts
1
New England Free Jacks
16
11
0
5
463
344
119
65
45
8
3
55
2
New Orleans Gold
16
10
0
6
410
349
61
58
47
8
2
50
3
Chicago Hounds
16
8
1
7
454
387
67
65
51
7
4
45
4
Old Glory DC
16
7
2
7
394
416
-22
50
57
6
4
42
5
Miami Sharks
16
6
0
10
335
389
-54
40
51
4
4
32
6
Anthem Rugby Carolina
16
0
0
16
323
676
-353
47
102
6
1
7
Tiebreakers
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreaker criteria are as follows (coin tosses or draw of lots will be used if those below fail):
number of matches won
the difference between points for and points against
the number of tries scored
the most points scored
the difference between tries for and tries against
the fewest red cards received
the fewest yellow cards received
2024 MLR Western Conference ( )
Club
P
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
TF
TA
TB
LB
Pts
1
Houston SaberCats
16
14
0
2
478
347
131
66
47
11
0
67
2
Seattle Seawolves
16
11
0
5
498
373
125
63
49
9
4
57
3
San Diego Legion
16
11
0
5
421
374
47
51
45
7
4
55
4
Dallas Jackals
16
6
0
10
482
450
32
71
62
10
9
43
5
Utah Warriors
16
5
0
11
424
471
-47
60
67
7
8
35
6
RFC Los Angeles
16
5
1
10
367
473
-106
54
67
8
2
32
Tiebreakers
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreaker criteria are as follows (coin tosses or draw of lots will be used if those below fail):
number of matches won
the difference between points for and points against
the number of tries scored
the most points scored
the difference between tries for and tries against
the fewest red cards received
the fewest yellow cards received
Matches
The following are the match results for the 2024 Major League Rugby regular season:
Updated to match(es) played on May 2, 2024
Colors: Blue : home team win; Yellow : draw; Red : away team win.
Scheduled matches
Championship Series
Bracket
The play-off draw is seeded based on final positions in the regular season conference tables.
The higher-ranked teams in the Conference Semi-finals and Conference Finals have home field advantage.
Conference Semi-Finals (July 20–21)
Conference Finals (July 27–28)
Championship final (August 4)
August 4, 2024 1:00 pm PDT
References
^ "Major League Rugby Unveils 2024 Slate Of Matchups" . Major League Rugbby. Retrieved December 23, 2023 .
^ "Major League Rugby Comes to Charlotte in a Groundbreaking Partnership" . Retrieved August 9, 2024 .
^ "Expansion Teams Headline Off-Season of Growth for Major League Rugby" . Retrieved August 9, 2024 .
^ "Major League Rugby's Atlanta Team to Relocate to Los Angeles" . Retrieved August 9, 2024 .
^ "Toronto Arrows to not compete in 2024 MLR Season" . Major League Rugbby. Retrieved December 23, 2023 .
^ "Former champions New York out of 2024 MLR season" . Americas Rugby News . Retrieved December 23, 2023 .
^ "Free Jacks survive stern challenge from Old Glory in Quincy" . Americas Rugby News . Retrieved July 22, 2024 .
^ "Sensational Jackals knock out top-seeded SaberCats" . Americas Rugby News . July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024 .
^ "Strong second half sees Chicago past NOLA into East Final" . Americas Rugby News . Retrieved July 22, 2024 .
^ "Seawolves hang on to halt Legion and book West Final spot" . Americas Rugby News . Retrieved July 22, 2024 .
^ "Free Jacks are final-bound after pulsating win over Hounds" . Americas Rugby News .
^ "NEW ENGLAND FREE JACKS BEAT CHICAGO HOUNDS 23-17 IN EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL" . Major League Rugbby. Retrieved July 29, 2024 .
^ "Seawolves pushed to the brink in West Final win over Jackals" . Americas Rugby News . Retrieved July 29, 2024 .
^ "WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL REVIEW: SEATTLE REACH CHAMPIONSHIP WITH LAST-MINUTE SCORE" . Major League Rugbby. Retrieved July 29, 2024 .
^ "Free Jacks beat Seawolves to claim second straight MLR title" . americas rugby news . Retrieved August 5, 2024 .
Teams
Active Teams Future teams Former teams
By year
See also