The Midwest Rugby Premiership is a rugby union competition in the United States that serves mainly as the Division I league for the Midwest Conference (National Competitive Region 1), but also includes two teams from the Frontier Conference (American Competitive Region 3). The winner progresses to the national Division I playoffs.
Format Ten teams are divided into east and west divisions, with each team playing every other team in their group twice (home and away). The season runs from August through November, with the two division winners playing in the final the following May.
Teams + East DivisionTeam Metro Area Founded Chicago Griffins Chicago, IL 1973 Chicago Lions Chicago, IL 1964 Cincinnati Wolfhounds Cincinnati, OH 1974 Columbus RFC Columbus, OH 1975 Detroit Tradesmen Detroit, MI 1978
+ West DivisionTeam Metro Area Founded Kansas City Blues Kansas City, MO 1966 Metropolis RFC Minneapolis, MN 1960 Milwaukee Barbarians Milwaukee, WI 2012 Palmer Rugby Davenport, IA 1960 St. Louis Bombers St. Louis, MO 1962
Champions
By Year SeasonTeamsChampionScoreRunner-up2018–1910Chicago Lions30–13Palmer Rugby2019–2010Chicago Lions29–15Kansas City Blues2020–21Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021–2212Chicago Griffins38–15Metropolis RFC2022–2310Chicago Griffins34–28St. Louis Bombers2023–2410St. Louis Bombers34–28Cincinnati
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