League: Major League Rugby

Founded in 2017 with it’s inaugural season played in 2018, Major League Rugby (MLR) is the highest level of professional rugby in North America.

Darius Law

North Carolina native Darius Law played in Major League Rugby during the 2025 season. He represented the San Diego Legion for his entire MLR career.

Hailing from Matthews, NC, Darius Law began playing rugby in 2015 in Charlotte, and played for his High School team at David W. Butler HS where he was spotted by the Eagle Impact Rugby Academy,putting him on the radar to earn All American honors before heading to Life University. Law won back-to-back National Championship with the Running Eagles in 2022-2023, and played with the RugbyTown 7s winning USA U23 team. He took up a USA National Team residency in 2024, and made his World Sevens Series debut in Dubai of that year. Law also declared for the 2024 MLR Collegiate Draft, where he was selected 9th overall by the Dallas Jackals, shortly before the Jackals withdrew from the competition.

In the subsequent Dispersal Draft, the San Diego Legion selected Darius Law with the 7th pick, and officially announced his signing for the 2025 season on 28th March, between Rounds 6 & 7.

NARDB Player #1,481

Joe Rees

Welsh Prop Joe Rees played in Major League Rugby during the 2025 season. He represented Old Glory DC for his entire MLR career.

A native of Swansea, Rees came up through the Ospreys system and, after representing Wales at U20 level, played with Ospreys in the Pro12 (now the URC) from 2012-2014. He then moved to the Worcester Warriors in the English Premiership, playing there until 2016 before joining the Rotherham Titans in the Championship for the 2016/17 season. After his time in England, he returned to Wales and played in the Welsh Premier Division with Merthyr before hopping back to England and playing with Chinnor, before joining re-joining the Championship with London Scottish, where he served as Club Captain for the 2022/23 season.

Old Glory DC announced the signing of a then-34yo Joe Rees early in the off-season, joining the team for the 2025 MLR season. He made his MLR debut in Round 7, as the Flags took on Rugby FC LA.

NARDB Player #1,480

Zak Farrance

English lock Zak Farrance played in Major League Rugby during the 2025 season. He represented the San Diego Legion for his entire MLR career.

Zak Farrance came up through the Saracens Academy system, before heading to France to join Oyonnax in 2014. He played with the French side for 6 years between 2014-2020, representing them in both the Pro D2 and, after winning the division in 2017, the Top 14 in the 2017/18 season. In 2020, Farrance departed Oyonnax to join the Jersey Reds in the English Championship, and spent the 2020/21 season on the Channel Island, scoring 3 tries in 5 games. Following a season in with Jersey, Farrance headed back to France and returned to the Pro D2 with Agen, where he played until early 2025.

On 24th March, 2025, the San Diego Legion announced the addition of Zak Farrance for the remainder of the 2025 season. He joined the Legion heading into Round 7 of the 2025 MLR regular season.

NARDB Player #1,456

2025 – RD 6: Seattle Seawolves v Utah Warriors

The Seattle Seawolves host the Utah Warriors for a Western Conference clash at Starfire Stadium in Round 6 of MLR’s 2025 season!

The Seattle Seawolves are looking to bounce back after their first ever loss to Rugby FC LA last week, while the Utah Warriors want to continue to build their momentum after a 19-36 road victory over the Miami Sharks. This is the 100th MLR game in history for the Utah Warriors, and they stick to tradition by playing a fellow MLR founding team in their 100th game.

These two MLR founding members have met 12 times in the past, with the Seattle Seawolves holding a 8-3 series lead, with 1 draw. The last time these teams met, the Seawolves demolished the Warriors by a score of 68-29. It was a different story here, however. The Utah Warriors recorded a 27-30 road victory to celebrate their 100th game in Major League Rugby.

v

2025 – RD 6: San Diego Legion v Miami Sharks

The San Diego Legion host the Miami Sharks for a cross conference clash at Torero Stadium in Round 6 of the 2025 MLR season! The San Diego Legion remain the only undefeated side coming into Round 6, are fresh off a bye week, and looking to go 5-0. The Sharks started the season strong but are coming off two disappointing results and looking to bounce back. These sides have only met once prior to this game, with the Legion taking a 21-22 victory in a nailbiting game during Round 5 of the 2024 season in which Miami’s Felipe Etcheverry recorded 16pts.

v

2025 – RD 6: Anthem RC v Houston SaberCats

Anthem RC host the Houston SaberCats in a cross-conference clash at American Legion Memorial Stadium during Round 6 of MLR’s 2025 season! Both teams are fresh after byes last week, but Anthem RC are still looking for a first franchise victory. Will they get it against a formidable SaberCats side?

It was a back and forth, high-scoring game that went down to the final moments, as the Houston SaberCats were spared their blushes thanks to a last minute penalty nailed by Davy Coetzer, to bag the full 5pts in a 91pt, 14 try thriller in Charlotte! Anthem RC are getting closer to that first franchise victory, and with another two table points in this one, are moving in the right direction. Scoring 45pts and not coming away with the victory is bound to sting, however. This was the most points and tries ever scored by Anthem RC in a single game, and with 440pts scored all time, this game alone accounts for over 10% of the points the team has ever scored up to this point.

v
v

2025 – RD 6: Old Glory DC v New England Free Jacks

Old Glory DC host their Eastern Conference rivals the New England Free Jacks in the first of two Red, White, & Blue bowl games this season! The Free Jacks are flying high after a last-gasp victory over the NOLA Gold in their 2025 home opener, while the Flags are looking to bounce back after a hard fought defeat at the hands of the Chicago Hounds last week.

These teams have met 10 times prior to this match including twice in the post-season, with the Free Jacks holding a dominant 8-2 series lead and are 2-0 against Old Glory in the playoffs. The most recent meeting between these sides was in the 2024 Eastern Conference Semifinal, when New England squeezed through as 33-29 victors after pinning Old Glory in their own end for much of the final 15 minutes. DC’s Connor Buckley recorded the first (and to date, only) playoff hat trick in MLR history in that game, so here’s hoping for plenty of action in this one.

v

2025 – RD 5: Rugby FC LA v Seattle Seawolves

The Seattle Seawolves travel down the I-5 to face Rugby FC LA in a Western Conference clash at Wallis Annenberg Stadium in Los Angeles.

The Seawolves are flying high after a last-gasp Coffee Cup victory over the New England Free Jacks, while RFCLA are still looking for their first victory of the season after falling to their California rivals in the Cali Cup. These teams have met twice in the past with Seattle holding a 2-0 series lead. The most recent meeting was a 29-12 bonus point victory for the Seawolves in Round 17 of the 2024 season. Can a new-look LA team start to even the series with a win in this one?

v

2025 – RD 5: Miami Sharks v Utah Warriors

The Utah Warriors travel across the country to Florida to face the Sharks in Miami in a cross conference clash during Round 5 of the 2025 Major League Rugby season. The Warriors are coming off their first defeat of the season, a 17-37 home loss to the Houston SaberCats. The Miami Sharks are also coming off of a defeat to a conference rival, having fallen 18-31 to the Chicago Hounds.

These teams have only met once in the past, in Round 11 of the 2024 season. On that occasion, the Miami Sharks took a narrow victory, defeating the Warriors by a score of 20-19 on the back of a 15pt game from Santiago Videla.

v