My name is James Deeley and I’d like to welcome you to the North American Rugby Database (NARugbyDB/NARDB)! The aim of this site is to be your ‘one-stop shop’ for professional rugby in North America, providing news, statistics, and insights into your favourite Leagues, players, and teams. This site was born out of the ‘MLRStats’ social stream on instagram (@MLRStats) and on Twitter/X (via my personal account, @JamDelay).
At present NARDB specializes in Major League Rugby (MLR) content as it is the most high-profile professional league in North America, and as you can see, this site is still very basic. As this site grows I hope to be able to cover additional professional leagues/teams across the continent and possibly also expand into covering National Teams/tournaments, but for the time being I have my plate full with covering MLR.
How To Use This Site
This site can be used as a tool to find and/or collate data about current and past MLR players, teams, and results. If you like to search for players, you can do so. If you like to view match reports of the most recent MLR games, you can do so. If you like to trawl through the archive to find a gem, you can do so!
Here are a couple of useful links to get you started:
– Latest MLR Season
– Latest MLR Collegiate Draft
– Current MLR Season
The purpose of this site is to provide accessibility to the professional game in North America, and keep rugby fans engaged with the facts, figures, and records of North America’s top leagues. To get started, use the search bar below or in the top right, or navigate using the tabs along the top of this site. Enjoy!
To request updates to any player/team page, please see the Contact page. For business inquiries, please email [email protected] directly.
News
- MLR Player Move Summary: November 11-17, 2024
for the first time in three weeks the Player Move summary is “only” two pages, and with the San Diego Legion seemingly finished their roster announcement, the tide may be starting to let up! As with every week, this article will provide more context and detail around all of last week’s moves, helping MLR fans to stay on top of the latest signings from their team and from around the league. - The Most Carded Active Teams in MLR
Last week, NARDB posted a graphic and article analysing the overall number of cards shown per Major League Rugby season, identifying trends and offering explanations for the reasons behind them. That article can be found here. As promised, this is a continuation of that. We’ll be breaking down the most carded teams in MLR, both all-time and per season, while also highlighting some of the most carded teams and games in Major League Rugby history. - MLR Player Move Summary: November 4-10, 2024
For the 2nd week in a row, three pages are required for the graphic to summarise all the moves around MLR from last week! In total there were TWENTY-SIX re-signings around the league, 10 completely new signings from outside MLR, four players returning to MLR after some time playing elsewhere, and 3 inter-league moves. - Breaking Down the Number of Overall Cards in MLR: 2018-2024
now that the off-season has freed up some of my time, I decided to crunch the numbers on this, and see how 2024 compared with previous MLR seasons in terms of the amount of cards shown. - MLR Player Moves Summary: October 28 – November 3, 2024
Another week deeper into the off-season, and it was busiest week so far in terms of player movement around Major League Rugby! This is your weekly player movement breakdown for last week, October 28th to November 3rd and for the first time this off-season, we have a three page summary to go through! Be sure to check the MLRStats instagram for the full summary. - MLR Player Move Summary: October 21-27, 2024
Another week gone by, and another boat-load of player moves to break down around Major League Rugby. This is your weekly summary of new signings, re-signings, and departures from last week, October 21st to October 27th, 2024. - Former MLR runners-up the American Raptors will not play Pro Rugby in 2025
The Runners-Up of Major League Rugby’s inaugural season will not play professional rugby in 2025. The American Raptors were a founding member of Major League Rugby and competed between 2018-2019 as the Glendale Raptors, and in the truncated 2020 season as the Colorado Raptors, before withdrawing from the league - MLR Player Move Summary: October 14-20, 2024
The Major League Rugby Off-Season rollercoaster is well and truly off and running, with a second week in a row chock-full of new signings, resignings, and departures! Welcome to NARDB’s weekly off-season summary for October 14-20, 2024, keeping you up to date on all the roster moves around MLR ahead of the 2025 season. - MLR Player Move Summary: October 7-13, 2024
The 2024/25 Major League Rugby off-season seemed to explode into life last week, with a flurry of activity from a number of teams that made for a busy news week, a welcome change to the sparse announcements through September. This article will cover all the major moves from around Major League Rugby for last week, ensuring you don’t miss a thing! - Dallas Jackals Dispersal Draft Results
While fans have been left out in the cold for the last few weeks, NARDB has obtained the results of this Dispersal Draft and is very happy to finally share these with you. The results of the 2024 Dallas Jackals Dispersal Draft are as follows: - Major League Rugby’s All-Time Top 10 Tacklers!
The final entry in NARDB’s series on All-Time Top 10 lists, let’s explore Major League Rugby’s most consistent heavy hitters with the league’s All-Time leading Tacklers. Nothing gets fans hyped up like big hits, and it should be no surprise that 8 of these 10 names are forwards! - Player Movement around MLR: September 30 – October 6, 2024
Another week deeper into the Major League Rugby off-season, and still no word on the Dallas Jackals dispersal draft. Player moves are still few and far between, with only 1 move confirmed last week. That doesn’t mean there’s nothing to talk about however, with plenty of action taking place off the pitch.