2025 Major League Rugby season

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2025 Major League Rugby Season
Major League Rugby wordmark.svg
Countries United States (11 teams)
DateFebruary 15, 2025 – June 28, 2025
Champions New England Free Jacks (3rd title)
Runners-up Houston Sabercats
Matches played94
Top point scorerChris Hilsenbeck (109)
Top try scorerPaula Balekana (15)
  2024
2026  

The 2025 Major League Rugby season was the eighth season of Major League Rugby, the professional rugby union competition sanctioned by USA Rugby. The regular season began on February 15, 2025, and ended on June 28, 2025. Following the shutdown of the Dallas Jackals in September 2024, Major League Rugby featured 11 teams competing in the 2025 season. [1]

Contents

The season marked the first of a multiyear media agreement between Major League Rugby and ESPN, with all games streaming on ESPN+ and select games aired nationwide. [2]

For the first time, the MLR Championship Final would be played in Rhode Island at Centreville Bank Stadium.

The New England Free Jacks would go on to capture their third-straight MLR Championship title in beating the Houston SaberCats, 28-22. The club became the first three-time champions in Major League Rugby history, [3] and the first U.S. professional sports team to win three consecutive championships since the Los Angeles Lakers from 2000 to 2002. [4] [5]

Teams and format

The Dallas Jackals ceased to exist after the 2024 season, leaving 11 teams in the 2025 season. [1]

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Locations of teams in Major League Rugby
          Red pog.svg Western Conference          Blue pog.svg Eastern Conference
#ClubMetro areaStadiumCapacityCoachCaptain
WESTERN
Houston SaberCats Houston, Texas SaberCats Stadium 4,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Pote Human Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Den Hoedt
Rugby Football Club Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Wallis Annenberg Stadium 2,145 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Hoiles Flag of the United States.svg Jason Damm
San Diego Legion San Diego, California Torero Stadium 6,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Manenti Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Wilkin
Seattle Seawolves Seattle, Washington Starfire Stadium 4,500 IRFU flag.svg Allen Clarke Flag of the United States.svg Riekert Hattingh
Utah Warriors Salt Lake City, Utah Zions Bank Stadium 5,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Cooper IRFU flag.svg Gavin Thornbury
EASTERN
Anthem Rugby Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium 10,500 Flag of New Zealand.svg Alama Ieremia Flag of the United States.svg Jake Turnbull
Chicago Hounds Chicago, Illinois SeatGeek Stadium 20,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Latham Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lucas Rumball
Miami Sharks Fort Lauderdale, Florida AutoNation Sports Field 1,500 Flag of Argentina.svg José Pellicena Flag of Argentina.svg Tomás Cubelli
New England Free Jacks Boston, Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Stadium 5,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Martin Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Johnson
New Orleans Gold New Orleans, Louisiana Gold Mine 10,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Danny Lee Flag of the United States.svg Moni Tongaʻuiha
Old Glory DC Washington, D.C. Maryland SoccerPlex 5,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Simon Cross Flag of Scotland.svg Rob Harley

Regular season

All teams will play eight home games and eight away games followed by a postseason.

Standings updated through 17 June 2025 [6]

2025 MLR Eastern Conference
ClubPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
1* - New England Free Jacks 161105425341+8461479255
2c - Chicago Hounds 161105422353+6957497253
3x - Old Glory DC 16808438478-40636711245
4x - Miami Sharks 16808380442-6245666341
5e - New Orleans Gold 164012428473-4560718832
6e - Anthem Rugby Carolina 160016282570-2884286235
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
2025 MLR Western Conference
ClubPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
1z - Utah Warriors 161105529443+86775912258
2y - Houston SaberCats 161006458365+93635310454
3x - RFC Los Angeles 16817501497+4767114351
4x - Seattle Seawolves 16817460422+38675611449
5e - San Diego Legion 16808490429+61746012448
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

Notes

Matches

Week 1 (February 15–16)


February 15(1 BP) Miami Sharks 29–31 Old Glory DC (1 BP) Baptist Health Community Field  
19:00 EST Report [7] Referee: Luke Rogan (USAR)

Assistants: Federico Anselmi (UAR) & Tom Ciampa (USAR)

TMO: Mike Kelly (USAR)

February 15 (1 BP) New Orleans Gold 35–14 Anthem RC The Gold Mine  
18:00 localReport [8] Referee: Marquise Goodwin (USAR)

Assistants: Jacob Gonzales (USAR) & Allen Alongi (USAR)

TMO: Cam Russell (RC)

February 15(1 BP) Houston Sabercats 22–25 Chicago Hounds SaberCats Stadium  
19:00 localReport [9] Referee: Robin Kaluzniak (RC)

Assistants: Kat Roche (USAR) & Jono Cooper (USAR)

TMO: Chris Assmus (RC)

February 15(1 BP) Rugby Football Club Los Angeles 17–24 New England Free Jacks (1 BP) Wallis Annenberg Stadium  
18:00 localReport [10] Referee: Derek Summers (USAR)

Assistants: Mike Lawrenson (USAR) & Austin Reed (USAR)

TMO: Saro Turner (RC)

Man of the Match:

February 16 (1 BP) San Diego Legion 40–26 Seattle Seawolves (1 BP) Torero Stadium  
14:00 local PST Report [11] Referee: Lex Weiner (USAR)

Assistants: Mike Lawrenson (USAR) & Will Nelson (USAR)

TMO: Chris Assmus (RC)

Bye/s: Utah Warriors

Week 2 (February 21–23)


February 21 Anthem Rugby Carolina 5–52 San Diego Legion American Legion Memorial Stadium  
February 23 Chicago Hounds 31–45 Utah Warriors SeatGeek Stadium  
February 23 Miami Sharks 30–25 New Orleans Gold Baptist Health Community Field 
February 23 RFC Los Angeles 28–45 Houston SaberCats Wallis Annenberg Stadium  
Bye/s: New England Free Jacks, Old Glory DC, Seattle Seawolves

Week 3 (February 28–March 2)

February 28 Anthem Rugby Carolina 31–32 Miami Sharks Mecklenburg County Sportsplex  
March 1 Old Glory DC 10–26 San Diego Legion Maryland SoccerPlex  
March 1 Utah Warriors 55–21 New Orleans Gold Zions Bank Stadium  
March 1 Houston SaberCats 24–21 Seattle Seawolves SaberCats Stadium  
March 2 Chicago Hounds 36–7 New England Free Jacks SeatGeek Stadium  
Bye/s: RFC Los Angeles

Week 4 (March 7–8)

March 7 Miami Sharks 18–31 Chicago Hounds Baptist Health Community Field 
March 8 Old Glory DC 26–22 Anthem Rugby Carolina Maryland SoccerPlex  
March 8 Utah Warriors 17–37 Houston SaberCats Zions Bank Stadium  
March 8 San Diego Legion 36–28 RFC Los Angeles Torero Stadium  
March 8 Seattle Seawolves 27–24 New England Free Jacks Starfire Stadium  
Bye/s: New Orleans Gold

Week 5 (March 15)

March 15 Chicago Hounds 30–27 Old Glory DC SeatGeek Stadium  
March 15 New England Free Jacks 35–31 New Orleans Gold Veterans Memorial Stadium  
March 15 Miami Sharks 19–36 Utah Warriors Baptist Health Community Field 
March 15 RFC Los Angeles 35–29 Seattle Seawolves Wallis Annenberg Stadium  
Bye/s: Anthem Rugby Carolina, Houston SaberCats, San Diego Legion

Week 6 (March 22)

March 22 Old Glory DC 28–14 New England Free Jacks Maryland SoccerPlex  
March 22 Anthem Rugby Carolina 45–46 Houston SaberCats American Legion Memorial Stadium  
March 22 New Orleans Gold 24–31 RFC Los Angeles The Gold Mine  
March 22 Seattle Seawolves 27–30 Utah Warriors Starfire Stadium  
March 22 San Diego Legion 31–12 Miami Sharks Torero Stadium  
Bye/s: Chicago Hounds

Week 7 (March 29)

March 29 RFC Los Angeles 54–44 Old Glory DC Wallis Annenberg Stadium  
March 29 New Orleans Gold 18–20 Chicago Hounds The Gold Mine  
March 29 Houston SaberCats 34–14 San Diego Legion SaberCats Stadium  
March 29 Utah Warriors 26–33 New England Free Jacks Zions Bank Stadium  
March 29 Seattle Seawolves 25–17 Anthem Rugby Carolina Starfire Stadium  
Bye/s: Miami Sharks

Week 8 (April 5–6)

April 5 Old Glory DC 29–12 Seattle Seawolves Maryland SoccerPlex  
April 5 Anthem Rugby Carolina 19–33 New Orleans Gold American Legion Memorial Stadium  
April 5 Houston SaberCats 22–24 RFC Los Angeles SaberCats Stadium  
April 5 San Diego Legion 20–27 Chicago Hounds Torero Stadium  
April 6 New England Free Jacks 43–6 Miami Sharks Veterans Memorial Stadium  
Bye/s: Utah Warriors

Week 9 (April 12–13)

April 12 New England Free Jacks 39–12 San Diego Legion Veterans Memorial Stadium  
April 12 New Orleans Gold 51–29 Old Glory DC The Gold Mine  
April 12 Miami Sharks 31–22 Houston SaberCats Baptist Health Community Field 
April 12 RFC Los Angeles 28–45 Utah Warriors Wallis Annenberg Stadium  
April 13 Chicago Hounds 28–20 Anthem Rugby Carolina SeatGeek Stadium  
Bye/s: Seattle Seawolves

Week 10 (April 18–19)

April 18 Anthem Rugby Carolina 6–26 New England Free Jacks American Legion Memorial Stadium  
April 18 Seattle Seawolves 28–22 Chicago Hounds Starfire Stadium  
April 19 Old Glory DC 35–37 Miami Sharks Maryland SoccerPlex  
April 19 Houston SaberCats 17–15 New Orleans Gold SaberCats Stadium  
April 19 San Diego Legion 18–31 Utah Warriors Torero Stadium  
Bye/s: RFC Los Angeles

Week 11 (April 22–27)

April 22 New England Free Jacks 23–21 RFC Los Angeles Veterans Memorial Stadium  
April 23 Anthem Rugby Carolina 19–60 Seattle Seawolves Mecklenburg County Sportsplex  
April 26 RFC Los Angeles 36–38 San Diego Legion Wallis Annenberg Stadium  
April 26 Houston SaberCats 48–27 Old Glory DC SaberCats Stadium  
April 26 Utah Warriors 41–31 Chicago Hounds Zions Bank Stadium  
April 27 New Orleans Gold 44–36 Seattle Seawolves The Gold Mine  
April 27 Miami Sharks 31–5 Anthem Rugby Carolina Baptist Health Community Field 

Week 12 (April 30–May 4)

April 30 Utah Warriors 38–31 San Diego Legion Zions Bank Stadium  
May 2 Seattle Seawolves 26–26 RFC Los Angeles Starfire Stadium  
May 4 Old Glory DC 28–12 Utah Warriors Maryland SoccerPlex  
May 4 New England Free Jacks 36–17 Houston SaberCats Veterans Memorial Stadium  
May 4 Chicago Hounds 14–7 Miami Sharks SeatGeek Stadium  
May 4 San Diego Legion 45–36 New Orleans Gold Torero Stadium  
Bye/s: Anthem Rugby Carolina

Week 13 (May 9–12)

May 9 New Orleans Gold 19–25 Miami Sharks The Gold Mine  
May 10 New England Free Jacks 27–17 Chicago Hounds Veterans Memorial Stadium  
May 10 San Diego Legion 20–37 Houston SaberCats Torero Stadium  
May 10 RFC Los Angeles 45–17 Anthem Rugby Carolina Wallis Annenberg Stadium  
May 12 Utah Warriors 24–28 Seattle Seawolves Zions Bank Stadium  
Bye/s: Old Glory DC

Week 14 (May 13–19)

May 13 Old Glory DC 27–14 New Orleans Gold TBD 
May 16 Miami Sharks 30–19 New England Free Jacks Baptist Health Community Field 
May 17 Houston SaberCats 40–19 Utah Warriors SaberCats Stadium  
May 17 Seattle Seawolves 29–25 San Diego Legion Starfire Stadium  
May 18 Anthem Rugby Carolina 19–41 Old Glory DC American Legion Memorial Stadium  
May 19 Chicago Hounds 24–26 RFC Los Angeles SeatGeek Stadium  

Week 15 (May 23–24)

May 23 RFC Los Angeles 26–20 Miami Sharks Wallis Annenberg Stadium  
May 23 Seattle Seawolves 14–9 Houston SaberCats Starfire Stadium  
May 24 New England Free Jacks 17–20 Old Glory DC Veterans Memorial Stadium  
May 24 New Orleans Gold 28–31 Utah Warriors The Gold Mine  
May 24 Anthem Rugby Carolina 19–33 Chicago Hounds American Legion Memorial Stadium  
Bye/s: San Diego Legion

Week 16 (May 30–June 1)

May 30 Miami Sharks 36–32 San Diego Legion Baptist Health Community Field 
May 30 Utah Warriors 31–10 Anthem Rugby Carolina Zions Bank Stadium  
May 31 Old Glory DC 32–43 RFC Los Angeles Maryland SoccerPlex  
May 31 Chicago Hounds 38–17 New Orleans Gold SeatGeek Stadium  
Attendance: 4,889
June 1 New England Free Jacks 37–30 Seattle Seawolves Veterans Memorial Stadium  
Bye/s: Houston SaberCats

Week 17 (June 4–8)

June 4 Chicago Hounds 15–12 Houston SaberCats SeatGeek Stadium  
June 7 New Orleans Gold 17–21 New England Free Jacks The Gold Mine  
June 7 Utah Warriors 41–33 RFC Los Angeles Zions Bank Stadium  
June 7 San Diego Legion 50–5 Old Glory DC Torero Stadium  
June 8 Houston SaberCats 26–14 Anthem Rugby Carolina SaberCats Stadium  
June 8 Seattle Seawolves 42–17 Miami Sharks Starfire Stadium  

Championship Series

Bracket

Conference Semi-Finals Conference Finals Championship final
         
E1 New England Free Jacks 32
E4 Miami Sharks 10
E1 New England Free Jacks 21
Eastern Conference
E2 Chicago Hounds 20
E2 Chicago Hounds 27
E3 Old Glory DC 16
E1 New England Free Jacks 28
W2 Houston SaberCats 22
W1 Utah Warriors 23
W4 Seattle Seawolves 21
W1 Utah Warriors 19
Western Conference
W2 Houston SaberCats 33
W2 Houston SaberCats 27
W3 RFC Los Angeles 21

Conference Semi-Finals (June 14–15)

June 14, 2025
18:00 CDT
Chicago Hounds 27 – 16 Old Glory DC
Try: Wall 36' c
Abel 50' c
Péculo 69' c
Con: Hilsenbeck (3/3) 37', 51', 70'
Pen: Hilsenbeck (2/2) 29', 59'
Report [12] Try: Rizzo 40' c
Con: Emery (1/1) 41'
Pen: Emery (3/3) 8', 20', 32'
Cards: Gattas 76' yellow
SeatGeek Stadium
Referee: Luke Rogan
June 14, 2025
20:00 MDT
Utah Warriors 23 – 21 Seattle Seawolves
Try: Trainor 10' c, 31' c,
Con: Hodgson (2/2) 11', 32'
Pen: Hodgson (1/1) 30'
Leuila (2/2) 54', 65'
Cards: Trainor 46' yellow
Jones 70' yellow
Report [13] Try: Penalty Try 46'
Futi 57' c, 71' c
Con: Iona (2/2) 58', 72'
Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Saba Abulashvili
June 15, 2025
13:00 EDT
New England Free Jacks 32 – 10 Miami Sharks
Try: Balekana 1' m
Quattrin 29' c
Simon-Peter Toleafoa 48' c
Malan 78' c
Con: Hollinshead (2/3) 30', 49'
Oscar Lennon (1/1) 78'
Pen: Hollinshead (1/1) 61'
Drop: Hollinshead (1/1) 65'
Cards: von Dadelszen 56' yellow
Report [14] Try: Myhill 57' c
Con: O'Leary (1/1) 58'
Pen: O'Leary (1/2) 9'
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Referee: Robin Kaluzniak
June 16, 2025
18:30 CDT [15]
Houston SaberCats 27 – 21 RFC Los Angeles
Try: McLean 10' m
Pita Anae-Ah Sue 18' c, 48' c
Max Schumacher 43' m
Con: Alatimu (2/4) 19', 49'
Pen: Alatimu (1/1) 66'
Cards: Scott 71' yellow
Redelinghuys 76' yellow
Report [16] Try: Anstee 24' c
Reece MacDonald 38' c
Ben Houston 76' c
Con: Lealiifano (3/3) 25', 39', 77'
SaberCats Stadium
Referee: Lex Weiner

Conference Finals (June 21)

June 21, 2025
13:00 EDT
New England Free Jacks 21 – 20 Chicago Hounds
Try: Melvin 53' c
Nordli-Kelemeti 58' c
Ciquera 77' c
Con: Hollinshead (2/2) 54', 59'
Auto Conversion 78'
Report [17] Try: Swiel 11' c
Noah Brown 43' c
Con: Hilsenbeck (2/2) 12', 44'
Pen: Hilsenbeck (2/4) 18', 61'
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Referee: Federico Anselmi
June 21, 2025
19:00 MDT
Utah Warriors 19 – 33 Houston SaberCats
Try: Lance Williams 17' m
Lasike 75' c
Tu Vugakoto 81' c
Con: Hodgson (2/3) 76', 82'
Report [18] Try: Basson 3' c
Alatimu 30' c
Tasi 35' c
Drake Davis 54' c
Seth Smith 65' m
Con: Alatimu (4/4) 4', 31', 36', 55'
Cards: Redelinghuys 80' yellow
Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Robin Kaluzniak

Championship final (June)

June 28, 2025
14:00 EDT
New England Free Jacks 28 – 22 Houston SaberCats
Try: Balekana 13' c, 69' m
Caird 45' c
Con: Hollinshead (3/4) 14', 46', 58'
Pen: Hollinshead (2/2) 7', 18'
Try: Max Schumacher 20' c, 78 m
Drake Davis 51' c
Con: Alatimu (2/3) 21', 52'
Pen: Alatimu (1/2) 10'
Centreville Bank Stadium [19]
Attendance: 5,702 [20]
Referee: Luke Rogan

Records, milestones, and notable statistics

Preseason

Week Two

Week Seven

Week Nine

Week Ten

Week Eleven

Week Sixteen

Week Seventeen

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

Championship Final

Postseason

Player statistics

Top scorers

The top five try and point scorers during the 2024 Major League Rugby season are:

Last updated: June 8, 2025

MLR awards the try scorer 7 points when there is an Automatic Conversion (The ball is touched down between the post in the in-goal area).
References: [39]

End of Season Awards

AwardPlayerTeamPositionRef.
Coach of the Year Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Martin New England Free Jacks [40]
Player of the Year Flag of Fiji.svg Paula Balekana New England Free Jacks Wing [41]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Peyton Wall Chicago Hounds Centre [35]
Back of the Year Flag of Argentina.svg Gonzalo Bertranou RFC Los Angeles Scrum-half [35]
Forward of the Year Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Lochore Utah Warriors Lock [35]
S. Marcus Calloway Community Impact
Executive of the Year Flag of Argentina.svg Milagros Cubelli Miami Sharks [42]

All-League Teams

Major League Rugby announced its First and Second All-MLR Teams in July 2025. [43] The Utah Warriors were the most represented team, with four players in the First Team and three in the Second Team.

PositionFirst TeamSecond Team
Loosehead Prop Flag of the United States.svg Jack Iscaro (DC) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Orr (SEA)
Hooker Flag of New Zealand.svg Liam Coltman (UT) Flag of the United States.svg Dylan Fawsitt (CHI)
Tighthead Prop Flag of the United States.svg Pono Davis (HOU) Flag of the United States.svg Tonga Kofe (UT)
Left Lock Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Lochore (UT) Flag of England.svg James Scott (CHI)
Right Lock Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Den Hoedt (HOU) Flag of the United States.svg Jason Damm (LA)
Blindside Flanker Flag of Uruguay.svg Manuel Ardao (MIA) Flag of South Africa.svg Johan Momsen (HOU)
Openside Flanker Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Wilkin (SD) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maclean Jones (CHI)
Number-8 Flag of Namibia.svg Wian Conradie (NE) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lucas Rumball (CHI)
Scrum-Half Flag of Argentina.svg Gonzalo Bertranou (LA) Flag of New Zealand.svg Zion Going (UT)
Fly-Half Flag of the United States.svg Chris Hilsenbeck (CHI) Flag of England.svg Joel Hodgson (UT)
Inside-Centre Flag of Fiji.svg Paula Balekana (NE) Flag of Argentina.svg Axel Müller (DC
Outside-Centre Flag of Australia (converted).svg Billy Meakes (LA) Flag of England.svg Ollie Devoto (CHI)
Left Wing Flag of Namibia.svg Divan Rossouw (SEA) Flag of New Zealand.svg Tautalatasi Tasi (HOU)
Right Wing Flag of the United States.svg Joe Mano (UT) Flag of the United States.svg Noah Brown (CHI)
Fullback Flag of New Zealand.svg Jordan Trainor (UT) Flag of South Africa.svg Duncan Matthews (SEA)

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