2025 Season Standings

This page summarises the 2025 Major League Rugby Season, the 8th in MLR history. It kicked off on February 15th, 2025 with the Championship Final being held on the last weekend of June, 2025. Here you can view the regular season standings for each conference, as well as the Championship Series structure and results, including links to all 2025 Playoff Games. This page also summarises the All-MLR teams of 2025, and the recipients of the League’s End of Season Awards.

Shortly after the end of the 2024 MLR season, the league and Dallas Jackals announced that the Jackals was in the process of being sold. This sale would not be complete in time for the 2025 season, and so Dallas was withdrawing from MLR. As will many cases of teams withdrawing in MLR’s short history, players and staff were not aware of just how dire the situation was at the top. Following this announcement, MLR held a dispersal draft to help Jackals players onto rosters for the 2025 season. This left MLR with an 11-team competition in 2025.

Regular Season

Eastern Conference

2025 MLR Eastern Conference

PosTeamPWLDPFPAPDTBLBPts
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214950369324456244
3148604013851610244
414770327368-416337
5144100394414-208731
6140140258513-255235
Western Conference

2025 MLR Western Conference

PosTeamPWLDPFPAPDTBLBPts
114950420336849348
2149504504005010248
314761425417812345
414761388368209342
5147704083882010341
Overall Standings

2025 Overall MLR Standings

PosTeamPWLDPFPAPDTBLBPts
114950420336849348
2149504504005010248
314950367294738246
414761425417812345
514950369324456244
6148604013851610244
714761388368209342
8147704083882010341
914770327368-416337
10144100394414-208731
11140140258513-255235

Standings will be updated on a weekly basis following each round. Points are awarded based on the following:
PF = Points For
PA = Points Against
+/- = Points Difference
Points
4 points for winning a match
2 points for drawing a match
0 points for losing a match
1 losing bonus point for losing by 7 points or fewer
1 try bonus point for scoring 4 tries or more


Despite contracting to 11 teams for 2025, the season format remained largely similar when it was announced on November 19th, 2024. Each team would play 8 home and 8 away games for a total of 16 games in the regular season across 18 weeks. The West, having only 5 teams since the withdrawal of the Jackals, would play an even 8/8 split of cross-conference & in-conference games, while the Eastern Conference teams would play 8-10 in-conference games, and 6-8 cross-conference.

Championship Series

The format of the 2025 Championship series followed the same structure as the 2024 season, with the top 4 teams from each conference qualifying to the Conference Semifinals, where the #1 seed would face #4, and #2 against #3. The winners would advance to the Conference Finals, and the Conference Champions would then fight for the 2025 Shield. With an 11 team league split into conferences, this means that 2 teams in the Eastern Conference will not qualify for the post-season, while just the 1 team will miss out in the West.

All-MLR Teams

NumberAll-MLR First XVAll-MLR Second XVHonorable Mention XV
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
2025 All-MLR Teams will be announced at the conclusion of the 2025 season

2025 Player Leaderboards & Accolades

Scoring Leaderboards – Top Points Scorers & Try Scorers

This page summarises the 2025 Major League Rugby Season, the 8th in MLR history. It kicked off on February 15th, 2025 with the Championship Final being held on the last weekend of June, 2025. Here you can view the regular season standings for each conference, as well as the Championship Series structure and results, including links to all 2025 Playoff Games. This page also summarises the All-MLR teams of 2025, and the recipients of the League’s End of Season Awards.

Shortly after the end of the 2024 MLR season, the league and Dallas Jackals announced that the Jackals was in the process of being sold. This sale would not be complete in time for the 2025 season, and so Dallas was withdrawing from MLR. As will many cases of teams withdrawing in MLR’s short history, players and staff were not aware of just how dire the situation was at the top. Following this announcement, MLR held a dispersal draft to help Jackals players onto rosters for the 2025 season. This left MLR with an 11-team competition in 2025.

Regular Season

Eastern Conference

2025 MLR Eastern Conference

PosTeamPWLDPFPAPDTBLBPts
114950367294738246
214950369324456244
3148604013851610244
414770327368-416337
5144100394414-208731
6140140258513-255235
Western Conference

2025 MLR Western Conference

PosTeamPWLDPFPAPDTBLBPts
114950420336849348
2149504504005010248
314761425417812345
414761388368209342
5147704083882010341
Overall Standings

2025 Overall MLR Standings

PosTeamPWLDPFPAPDTBLBPts
114950420336849348
2149504504005010248
314950367294738246
414761425417812345
514950369324456244
6148604013851610244
714761388368209342
8147704083882010341
914770327368-416337
10144100394414-208731
11140140258513-255235

Standings will be updated on a weekly basis following each round. Points are awarded based on the following:
PF = Points For
PA = Points Against
+/- = Points Difference
Points
4 points for winning a match
2 points for drawing a match
0 points for losing a match
1 losing bonus point for losing by 7 points or fewer
1 try bonus point for scoring 4 tries or more


Despite contracting to 11 teams for 2025, the season format remained largely similar when it was announced on November 19th, 2024. Each team would play 8 home and 8 away games for a total of 16 games in the regular season across 18 weeks. The West, having only 5 teams since the withdrawal of the Jackals, would play an even 8/8 split of cross-conference & in-conference games, while the Eastern Conference teams would play 8-10 in-conference games, and 6-8 cross-conference.

Championship Series

The format of the 2025 Championship series followed the same structure as the 2024 season, with the top 4 teams from each conference qualifying to the Conference Semifinals, where the #1 seed would face #4, and #2 against #3. The winners would advance to the Conference Finals, and the Conference Champions would then fight for the 2025 Shield. With an 11 team league split into conferences, this means that 2 teams in the Eastern Conference will not qualify for the post-season, while just the 1 team will miss out in the West.

All-MLR Teams

NumberAll-MLR First XVAll-MLR Second XVHonorable Mention XV
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
2025 All-MLR Teams will be announced at the conclusion of the 2025 season

2025 Player Leaderboards & Accolades

Scoring Leaderboards – Top Points Scorers & Try Scorers
Pos.PlayerTeamPointsSeparatorPos.PlayerTeamTries
1D’Angelo Leuila841Joe Mano12
2Chris Hilsenbeck682Shilo Klein10
–Christian Leali’ifano683Paula Balekana9
4Davy Coetzer674Maclean Jones8
5Lincoln McClutchie64–Divan Rossouw8
–Shane O’Leary646Liam Coltman7
7Rodney Iona60–Dylan Fawsitt7
–Joe Mano60–Jed Melvin7
9Dorian JonesNOLA rugby55–Xavier MignotNOLA rugby7
10Jason RobertsonOld Glory DC54–Christian Poidevin7
After 14 Rounds. This Table shows the Top 10 Point Scorers (Left) & Try Scorers (Right) of the 2025 MLR season. Please note, team logos reflect the identities in 2025 and the ‘Separator’ column is purely there to spread out the Points leaderboard from the Try Scoring leaderboard and make it easier to read.
Other Leaderboards – Tackling & Meters Gained
Pos.PlayerTeamTacklesSeparatorPos.PlayerTeamMeters Made
1Frank Lochore2211Jordan Trainor929m
2Brad Wilkin1912Duncan Matthews853m
3Cory DanielOld Glory DC1833Divan Rossouw821m
4Dylan Nel1664Rory van Vugt762m
5Joe Johnston1625Ryan James749m
–Maclean Jones1626Damien HoylandOld Glory DC735m
7Jason Damm1577Ethan Grayson689m
8Sam Golla1558Joe Mano645m
9Ed Timpson1549Perry HumphreysOld Glory DC583m
10Jonah Mau’uNOLA rugby15210Sam Tuifua572m
After 14 Rounds. This Table shows the Top 10 Tacklers (Left) & Meters Gained leaders (Right) of the 2025 MLR season. Please note, team logos reflect the identities in 2025 and the ‘Separator’ column is only there to spread out the Tackling leaderboard from the Meters Gained leaderboard and make it easier to read.
End of Season Awards
AwardRecipientTeam
MLR Player of the Year
MLR Forward of the Year
MLR Back of the Year
MLR Rookie of the Year
MLR Coach of the Year
S. Marcus Calloway Award
Top Points Scorer
Top Try Scorer
Top Tackler
Top Meter Eater
The first 6 awards on this list are handed out by Major League Rugby every year at the conclusion of the season. The following 4 awards are simply the player who finished atop the leaderboard in that category and while not official MLR awards, still deserve recognition.