2024 Major League Rugby final

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2024 Major League Rugby final
2024 Major League Rugby Championship Final
Event 2024 Major League Rugby season
Match details
DateAugust 4, 2024
Venue Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
Man of the Match Jed Melvin (Free Jacks)
Referee Luke Rogan United States)
Attendance12,085
WeatherPartly cloudy day
73.4 °F (23.0 °C)
76% humidity [1]
2023
2025

The 2024 Major League Rugby Championship Final was the sixth Major League Rugby (MLR) championship match, held at the conclusion of the seventh season of the rugby union club competition in North America. The match was played on August 4, 2024, at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California. It was contested by the Seattle Seawolves and New England Free Jacks. [2]

Contents

Background

Road to the final

2024 MLR Eastern Conference ()
ClubPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
1 New England Free Jacks 16110546334411965458355
2 New Orleans Gold 1610064103496158478250
3 Chicago Hounds 168174543876765517445
4 Old Glory DC 16727394416-2250576442
5 Miami Sharks 166010335389-5440514432
6 Anthem Rugby Carolina 160016323676-35347102617
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):

  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received
2024 MLR Western Conference ()
ClubPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
1 Houston SaberCats 161402478347131664711067
2 Seattle Seawolves 16110549837312563499457
3 San Diego Legion 1611054213744751457455
4 Dallas Jackals 16601048245032716210943
5 Utah Warriors 165011424471-4760677835
6 RFC Los Angeles 165110367473-10654678232
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):

  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received

Venue selection

On March 14, 2024, MLR announced that Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego would host the Championship Final. It is the home stadium of the San Diego Legion and the third league championship to be hosted in the San Diego area; the Legion had hosted the 2018 final and 2019 final at Torero Stadium. [3]

Broadcasting

The Championship Final was broadcast in the United States on Fox. [4]

Match

August 4, 2024
13:00 PDT (UTC−07)
Seattle Seawolves 11–20 New England Free Jacks
Try: J. Taufete’e 31' m
Pen: M. Mason (2/3) 25', 48'
Cards: T. Lopeti Yellow card.svg 52' to 62'
Report Try: L. Malan 14'
Pen: J. Potroz (5/5) 9', 28', 40’+1', 45', 52'
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego
Attendance: 12,085
Referee: Luke Rogan United States)

References

  1. "Past Weather in San Diego, California, USA — August 2024". timeanddate.com.
  2. Keatts, Andrew (August 1, 2024). "Rugby is having a moment as league championship arrives in San Diego". Axios . Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  3. "Snapdragon Stadium to host Major League Rugby's championship match in August" . San Diego Union-Tribune . March 14, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  4. "2024 Major League Rugby Championship". Major League Rugby. Retrieved August 1, 2024.