The 2024 Major League Rugby season was the seventh season of Major League Rugby, the professional rugby union competition sanctioned by USA Rugby. The regular season began on March 2, 2024, and lasted through June 29, 2024, followed by the Championship Series.
The Miami Sharks and Anthem Rugby Carolina made their league debut this season, as well as Rugby Football Club Los Angeles following their move from Atlanta. The Toronto Arrows and Rugby New York withdrew from the league following the 2023 season. This left a total of 12 teams competing for the 2024 season.
Teams and format Following the departure of Toronto and New York, the arrival of Miami and Charlotte, and the relocation of Atlanta to Los Angeles, the League had 12 teams for the 2024 season. As a result, Chicago was moved to the Eastern conference, ensuring both conferences had 6 teams each.
ClubMetro areaStadiumCapacityCoachCaptainDallas JackalsDallas, TexasChoctaw Stadium 48,114 Agustín Cavalieri Jerónimo Gómez VaraHouston SaberCatsHouston, TexasSaberCats Stadium 4,000 Pote Human Johan MomsenRugby Football Club Los AngelesCarson, CaliforniaDignity Health Sports Park 27,000 Stephen Brett Niall SaundersSan Diego LegionSan Diego, CaliforniaSnapdragon Stadium 35,000 Danny Lee Blair CowanSeattle SeawolvesSeattle, WashingtonStarfire Stadium 4,500 Allen Clarke Riekert HattinghUtah WarriorsSalt Lake City, UtahZions Bank Stadium 5,000 Greg Cooper Bailey WilsonAnthem Rugby CarolinaCharlotte, North CarolinaAmerican Legion Memorial Stadium 10,500 Alama Ieremia Jake TurnbullChicago HoundsChicago, IllinoisSeatGeek Stadium 20,000 Sam Harris Bill MeakesMiami SharksFort Lauderdale, FloridaAutoNation Sports Field 1,500 José Pellicena Tomás CubelliNew England Free JacksBoston, MassachusettsVeterans Memorial Stadium 5,000 Scott Mathie Josh LarsenNew Orleans GoldNew Orleans, LouisianaGold Mine 10,000 Cory Brown Moni TongaʻuihaOld Glory DCWashington, D.C.Maryland SoccerPlex 5,000 Simon Cross Jamason Faʻanana-Schultz
Regular season The regular season consisted of 18 weeks, with each team playing 16 matches, beginning on March 2, 2024, and ending on June 29.
Standings
Matches The following are the match results for the 2024 Major League Rugby regular season:
CARCHIDALHOULAMIANENODCSDSEAUTAAnthem Rugby Carolina 29–38 28–68 15–38 29–33 14–30 13–46 5–40 32–46 Chicago Hounds 59–26 54–31 38–26 17-22 13–25 21–22 22–16 26–34Dallas Jackals 22–20 27–30 26–29 22-35 34–36 23–30 14–7 22–20Houston SaberCats 23–22 29–28 29–12 30–19 35–47 33–0 28–25 22–15Rugby Football Club Los Angeles 29–32 12–27 45–15 12–34 21–38 19–27 5–36 36-32Miami Sharks 50-21 19–23 17–38 15–13 13–20 17–12 21–22 20–19New England Free Jacks 40–7 20–26 26–24 25–3 27–21 34–35 21–29 36–27New Orleans Gold 34–19 21–38 7–21 27–42 27–17 18–6 32–31 21–14Old Glory DC 47–29 22–22 17–38 22–22 13–10 30–31 27–24 11-27San Diego Legion 34–24 30–24 37–24 19–18 23–24 33–20 45–33 32–33Seattle Seawolves 29–13 34–32 40-42 29–12 29–18 26–24 25–19 68–29Utah Warriors 44–19 29–15 50–46 24–29 24–31 31–24 20–27 13–23 Updated to match(es) played on May 2, 2024 Colors: Blue: home team win; Yellow: draw; Red: away team win.
Scheduled matches
Championship Series
Bracket
The play-off draw is seeded based on final positions in the regular season conference tables.
The higher-ranked teams in the Conference Semi-finals and Conference Finals have home field advantage.
Conference Semi-Finals (July 20–21)
Conference Finals (July 27–28)
Championship final (August 4)
Player statistics
Top scorers The top five try and point scorers during the 2024 Major League Rugby season are:
Last updated: September 13, 2024
Most tries No Player Team Tries 1 Michael MansonUtah Warriors14 Dylan FawsittChicago Hounds 3 Taniela FilimoneNew Orleans Gold11 Dewald KotzeDallas Jackals 5 Semi KunataniRFCLA10
Most points No Player Team Pts1 Jayson PotrozNew England Free Jacks1812Mack MasonSeattle Seawolves1723 Jason RobertsonOld Glory DC138 4 Joel HodgsonUtah Warriors111 5 AJ AlatimuHouston Sabercats85
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:
End of Season Awards Award Player Team Position Ref. Coach of the Year Scott Mathie New England Free Jacks Head coach Player of the Year Wayne van der Bank New England Free Jacks Center Rookie of the Year Junior Gafa Anthem Rugby Carolina Center Back of the Year Reece MacDonald New England Free Jacks Fly-half Forward of the Year Jero Gomez Vara Dallas Jackals Flanker S. Marcus Calloway Community Impact Ben LeSage New England Free Jacks Center
Attendances
References