MLR 2025 – Round One

Posted on February 16, 2025February 17, 2025 by MarkB

MLR Round One Results: Wins for New England, Chicago, New Orleans, Old Glory, San Diego: Jesse Mackail Scores Two Tries as Impact Player

There were 21 Canadian players in action (out of 46) in MLR Round One, 11 starting, 10 in reserves and 25 not in action. Looking through the match stats for impact players, Mason Flesch has the high tackle count (12) for Chicago in their win over Houston. Andrew Coe was 3rd in metres made in the LA match with 62, Piers von Dadelszen was 4th in tackles made with 19 for New England. Cooper Coats was 4th in defenders beaten (2) in his match with New Orleans. Jesse Mackail made a big impact coming in as reserve hooker for Seattle and scoring 2 tries.

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MLR Updates – January 2025

Posted on January 23, 2025January 24, 2025 by MarkB

Six Canadians in Fiji Drua vs LA Match This Evening; Seattle Seawolves vs Canada Selects Match Called Off; Archive of Seattle Seawolves vs Crimson Tide Match December 2018

A couple of MLR preseason news items that impact Canadian rugby fans. The LA franchise is in Fiji to play the Drua this evening, the team includes 6 Canadian players. Also the Seattle Seawolves match vs Canada Selects, scheduled for Feb. 7th has been called off, the Seawolves will play the local Seattle club side instead.

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MLR 2025 Schedule

Posted on November 19, 2024November 21, 2024 by MarkB

MLR Announces 2025 Schedule: Regular Season Runs February to June

The MLR have announced their 2025 schedule that runs from the weekend of Feb 15/16 to June 7/8 with the playoffs to follow. The league now has 11 teams with Dallas Jackals dropping out this season. There will be 5 Western Conference teams, Seattle, San Diego, LA, Utah and Houston and 6 Eastern Conference teams, New England, DC, Miami, New Orleans, Chicago and Charlotte in the East.

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MLR 2024 – Championship Match

Posted on August 5, 2024August 6, 2024 by MarkB

New England Free Jacks Repeat MLR Champions with a 20-11 Win Over Seattle: New England Feature 9 Canadians in Roster

Seattle is closer to BC and the Seawolves were initially seeded with Canadian talent by Curry Hitchborn when MLR first started in 2018, and Seattle won the first two titles in 2018 and 2019. But now Seattle have lost that Canadian connection, only Reid Davis appeared sporadically in the roster this season, and he wasn’t in the match day 23 for Seattle this weekend. The Free Jacks however boasted 9 Canadians in the roster in the Championship match, so who which team were we pulling for… O Canada.

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MLR 2024 – Conference Finals

Posted on July 28, 2024July 29, 2024 by MarkB

New England Edge Chicago to Win Eastern Conference; Seattle Victors Over Dallas in Western Conference Final.

Seattle and New England will meet in the MLR final. Seattle won the first two years of MLR championships after the league started, 2018 and 2019. New England are defending champions, 2023. The other two title winners are no longer in the league, LA Giltinis 2021, and Rugby New York 2022. The 2020 season was cancelled due to Covid.

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MLR 2024 – Conference Semi-Finals

Posted on July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 by MarkB

MLR Post Season Play Starts: A Look at Canadians in Action – Dallas Upset Houston, New England Defeat DC, Seattle Win at Home, Chicago Eliminate NOLA

There were four conference semi-finals taking place over the weekend, 5 of the 8 teams have Canadian players in the roster with 20 players participating. New England Free Jacks have the largest number of Canadian players dressed with 9 representing, Dallas have 4, DC have 3, Chicago have 3 and NOLA has 1.

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MLR 2024 Week 18

Posted on June 30, 2024July 1, 2024 by MarkB

Week 18 Results: 32 Canada-Eligible Players in Action on Final Weekend of Regular Season – Playoffs Start July 20th

The regular season has wrapped up, the playoff picture is set but won’t start for a few weeks to allow for the international test window. The playoffs start on July 20th with New England hosting Old Glory, Houston hosting Dallas, New Orleans hosting Chicago and Seattle hosting San Diego.

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MLR 2024 Week 17

Posted on June 25, 2024June 25, 2024 by MarkB

Week 17 Results: 29 Canada-Eligible Players in Action

There’s one week left in the regular season. The West playoff picture is clear, Houston will host Dallas and Seattle will host San Diego. In the East the top four playoff spots are known but the order can still be changed based on next weekend’s results, currently it would be New England hosting DC and NOLA hosting Chicago.

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MLR 2024 Week 16

Posted on June 18, 2024June 19, 2024 by MarkB

Week 16 Results: 32 Canada-Eligible Players in Action

There are two weeks left in the regular season and the playoff bound teams have been set in the West with Houston claiming top spot, followed by Seattle, San Diego and Dallas. In the East there’s New England, New Orleans, DC and Chicago in the top four spots with Miami still mathematically alive but looking doubtful for a playoff spot. There were 32 Canada-eligible players in action, 18 starting and 14 in reserves.

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MLR 2024 Week 15

Posted on June 10, 2024June 11, 2024 by MarkB

Week 15 Results: 34 Canada-Eligible Players in Action

There are 3 weeks left in the regular season with the top 4 teams in each conference entering post season play. Currently in the West, Houston, Seattle and San Diego have clinched playoff spots, in the East, New England and New Orleans have clinched playoff spots. There were 34 Canadian players in action, 17 starters and 17 reserves.

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