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2020 Major League Rugby season
CountriesUnited States United States (11 teams)
Canada Canada (1 team)
DateMarch 20 — August 1
Official website
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The 2021 Major League Rugby season will be the fourth season of Major League Rugby, the professional rugby union competition sanctioned by USA Rugby. On September 22, 2020, the league announced that the regular season itself will begin on March 20, 2021.[1]

One team make their debut in 2021: the LA Giltinis. The season also marks the first team departure in the league's history, with the Colorado Raptors.

Teams and format

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Locations of teams in Major League Rugby
          Western Conference          Eastern Conference
Conference Club Metro area Stadium Capacity Coach Captain
Western Conference Austin Gilgronis Austin, Texas Bold Stadium 5,000 New Zealand Sam Harris TBA
Houston SaberCats Houston, Texas Aveva Stadium 4,000 Australia Paul Healy Australia De Wet Roos
LA Giltinis Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,500 Australia Darren Coleman TBA
San Diego Legion San Diego, California
Las Vegas, Nevada[a] 		Torero Stadium 6,000 Scotland Scott Murray
United States Zack Test 		South Africa Joe Pietersen
Seattle Seawolves Seattle, Washington Starfire Stadium [b] 4,500 Namibia Kees Lensing South Africa Riekert Hattingh
Utah Warriors Salt Lake City, Utah Zions Bank Stadium 5,000 United States Shawn Pittman TBA
Eastern Conference New England Free Jacks Boston, Massachusetts Union Point Sports Complex  2,000 New Zealand Ryan Martin TBA
New Orleans Gold New Orleans, Louisiana Gold Mine 10,000 Australia Nate Osborne Canada Kyle Baillie
Old Glory DC Washington, D.C. Segra Field 5,000 New Zealand Andrew Douglas Scotland Mungo Mason
United States Thretton Palamo
Rugby United New York New York, New York MCU Park 7,000 Ireland Greg McWilliams United States Dylan Fawsitt
Rugby ATL Atlanta, Georgia Lupo Family Field 2,500 United States Scott Lawrence Canada Matt Heaton
Toronto Arrows Toronto, Ontario
Atlanta, Georgia[c] 		Lupo Family Field 2,500 Canada Chris Silverthorn TBA

Regular season

The regular season consists of eighteen weeks, with each team playing 16 matches, beginning on March 20, 2021.[5]

Scheduled matches

Week 1 (March 20)

March 20 NOLA Gold v Old Glory DC The Gold Mine  
15:00 CDT Referee: Man of the Match:
March 20 Rugby ATL v Toronto Arrows Life University Running Eagles Stadium  
19:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
March 20 San Diego Legion v Rugby United New York  
16:00 PDT Referee: Man of the Match:
March 20 Houston Sabercats v Seattle Seawolves AVEVA Stadium  
19:00 CDT Referee: Man of the Match:
March 20 Austin Gilgronis v Utah Warriors Bold Stadium  
19:00 CDT Referee: Man of the Match:
March 20 LA Giltinis v New England Free Jacks Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum  
17:30 CDT Referee: Man of the Match:

Week 2 (March 27–28)

March 27 NOLA Gold v Rugby United New York The Gold Mine  
15:00 CDT Referee: Man of the Match:
March 27 Old Glory DC v Rugby ATL Segra Field  
17:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
March 27 Houston Sabercats v New England Free Jacks AVEVA Stadium  
19:00 CDT Referee: Man of the Match:
March 27 Utah Warriors v Toronto Arrows Zions Bank Stadium  
19:00 MDT Referee: Man of the Match:
March 28 Austin Gilgronis v San Diego Legion Bold Stadium  
17:00 PDT Referee: Man of the Match:
March 28 LA Giltinis v Seattle Seawolves Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum  
17:30 PDT Referee: Man of the Match:
Bye/s:

Week 3 (April 3)

April 3 New England Free Jacks v Utah Warriors Union Point Sports Complex  
16:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
April 3 Old Glory DC v Toronto Arrows Segra Field  
17:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
April 3 Rugby ATL v San Diego Legion Lupo Family Field  
19:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
April 3 Austin Gilgronis v Houston Sabercats Bold Stadium  
19:00 CDT Referee: Man of the Match:
Bye/s: LA Giltinis, NOLA Gold, Rugby United New York, Seattle Seawolves

Week 4 (April 10)

April 10 Toronto Arrows v LA Giltinis Lupo Family Field  
14:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
April 10 NOLA Gold v Austin Gilgronis The Gold Mine  
16:30 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
April 10 Rugby ATL v RUNY Lupo Family Field  
19:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
April 10 Houston SaberCats v San Diego Legion AVEVA Stadium  
19:00 CDT Referee: Man of the Match:
April 10 Utah Warriors v Seattle Seawolves Zions Bank Stadium  
19:00 MDT Referee: Man of the Match:
Bye/s: New England Free Jacks, Old Glory DC

Week 5 (April 17–18)

April 17 Toronto Arrows v Seattle Seawolves Lupo Family Field  
12:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
April 17 NOLA Gold v New England Free Jacks The Gold Mine  
16:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
April 17 San Diego Legion v Utah Warriors TBA  
19:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
April 17 Houston SaberCats v LA Giltinis AVEVA Stadium  
20:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
April 17 Austin Gilgronis v Rugby ATL Bold Stadium  
20:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
April 18 Rugby United New York v Old Glory DC MCU Park  
14:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
Bye/s: N/A

Week 6 (April 24–25)

April 24 Rugby ATL v NOLA Gold Lupo Family Field  
19:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
April 24 LA Giltinis v San Diego Legion Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum  
17:30 PDT Referee: Man of the Match:
April 24 Utah Warriors v Houston SaberCats Zions Bank Stadium  
19:00 MDT Referee: Man of the Match:
April 25 New England Free Jacks v Old Glory DC Segra Field  
13:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
April 25 Rugby United New York v Toronto Arrows MCU Park  
14:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
April 25 Austin Gilgronis v Seattle Seawolves Bold Stadium  
19:00 CDT Referee: Man of the Match:
Bye/s:

Week 7 (May 1–2)

May 1 San Diego Legion v New England Free Jacks TBA  
16:00 PDT Referee: Man of the Match:
May 1 LA Giltinis v Old Glory DC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum  
17:30 PDT Referee: Man of the Match:
May 2 NOLA Gold v Toronto Arrows Gold Mine  
11:00 CDT Referee: Man of the Match:
May 2 Seattle Seawolves v Rugby United New York Starfire Stadium  
17:00 PDT Referee: Man of the Match:
Bye/s: Austin Gilgronis, Houston SaberCats, Rugby ATL, Utah Warriors

Week 8 (May 8–9)

May 8 Rugby United New York v LA Giltinis MCU Park  
14:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
May 8 NOLA Gold v Houston Sabercats Gold Mine  
15:00 CDT Referee: Man of the Match:
May 8 New England Free Jacks v Austin Gilgronis Union Point Sports Complex  
16:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
May 8 Utah Warriors v Old Glory DC Zions Bank Stadium  
19:00 MDT Referee: Man of the Match:
May 9 Toronto Arrows v Rugby ATL TBA  
12:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:


May 9 Seattle Seawolves v San Diego Legion Starfire Stadium  
17:00 PDT Referee: Man of the Match:
Bye/s:

Week 9 (May 15–16)

May 15 Houston SaberCats v Toronto Arrows Aveva Stadium  
19:00 CDT Referee: Man of the Match:
May 15 Austin Gilgronis v Rugby United New York Bold Stadium  
19:00 CDT Referee: Man of the Match:
May 15 Rugby ATL v New England Free Jacks Lupo Family Field  
20:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
May 15 LA Giltinis v Utah Warriors Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum  
17:30 PDT Referee: Man of the Match:
May 15 San Diego Legion v NOLA Gold TBA  
19:00 PDT Referee: Man of the Match:
May 16 Old Glory DC v Seattle Seawolves Cardinal Stadium  
13:00 EDT Referee: Man of the Match:
Bye/s:


Notes

  1. ^ Team has temporarily relocated for the 2021 season.[2]
  2. ^ Starfire Stadium is in the Seattle suburb of Tukwila, Washington.[3]
  3. ^ Team has temporarily relocated for the start of the 2021 season.[4]

References

  1. ^ "MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY RELEASES 2021 SEASON LAUNCH, CHAMPIONSHIP DATE". Major League Rugby. September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "Legion to Call Vegas Home for 2021 MLR Season". KNSD. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Contact". Starfire Sports. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "Toronto Arrows to establish temporary home in Atlanta for start of 2021 season". Toronto Arrows. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Major League Rugby Announces Updated 2021 Season Schedule". Major League Rugby. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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