2021 Major League Rugby season

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]

2020 Major League Rugby season
Countries United States (11 teams)
Canada (1 team)
DateMarch 20 — August 1
Official website
majorleague.rugby

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
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 Sam Harris TBA
Houston SaberCats Houston, Texas Aveva Stadium 4,000 Paul Healy De Wet Roos
LA Giltinis Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,500 Darren Coleman TBA
San Diego Legion San Diego, California
Las Vegas, Nevada[lower-alpha 1]		 Torero Stadium 6,000 Scott Murray
Zack Test		 Joe Pietersen
Seattle Seawolves Seattle, Washington Starfire Stadium [lower-alpha 2] 4,500 Kees Lensing Riekert Hattingh
Utah Warriors Salt Lake City, Utah Zions Bank Stadium 5,000 Shawn Pittman TBA
Eastern Conference New England Free Jacks Boston, Massachusetts Union Point Sports Complex  2,000 Ryan Martin TBA
New Orleans Gold New Orleans, Louisiana Gold Mine 10,000 Nate Osborne Kyle Baillie
Old Glory DC Washington, D.C. Segra Field 5,000 Andrew Douglas Mungo Mason
Thretton Palamo
Rugby United New York New York, New York MCU Park 7,000 Greg McWilliams Dylan Fawsitt
Rugby ATL Atlanta, Georgia Lupo Family Field 2,500 Scott Lawrence Matt Heaton
Toronto Arrows Toronto, Ontario
Atlanta, Georgia[lower-alpha 3]		 Lupo Family Field 2,500 Chris Silverthorn TBA

Regular season

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

Week 1 (March 20)

Week 2 (March 27–28)
Bye/s:

Week 3 (April 3)
Bye/s: LA Giltinis, NOLA Gold, Rugby United New York, Seattle Seawolves

Week 4 (April 10)
Bye/s: New England Free Jacks, Old Glory DC

Week 5 (April 17–18)
Bye/s: N/A

Week 6 (April 24–25)
Bye/s:

Week 7 (May 1–2)
Bye/s: Austin Gilgronis, Houston SaberCats, Rugby ATL, Utah Warriors

Week 8 (May 8–9)
Bye/s:

Week 9 (May 15–16)
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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