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.

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2022 – Rd 3: Old Glory DC v New England Free Jacks

The New England Free Jacks travel to the Nation’s capital to face Old Glory DC at Segra Field.

Old Glory DC gained a total of 1,061m with ball in hand in this game, at the time a season-high for 2022. DC fullback Owen Sheehy alone gained 225m, also a season-high and the most metres gained by a player in a game since Dylan Taikato-Simpson gained 229m in Round 9 of 2019 (a MLR record). On the other side of the ball the Free Jacks made 232 successful tackles, also a single-game season high for 2022.

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2022 – RD 2: Houston SaberCats v Rugby New York

The Houston SaberCats host Rugby New York at SaberCats Stadium in Texas.

This game stands out as one of the very few times in Major league Rugby history that a single player has scored 100% of his team’s points in a winning effort. In this case, Ed Fidow scored all 10 of NY’s points through 2 tries.

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2022 – RD 2: NOLA Gold v Rugby ATL

Rugby ATL travel to Louisiana to face their southern neighbours, the NOLA Gold at the Gold Mine.

The guests came away from a tight game as 14-9 victors, scoring both the tries in the game. Matt Heaton completed 32 tackles in this game to become the first player in MLR history to make 30+ tackles in a single game, and set a new MLR single-game record, breaking his own previous record of 29 set in Round 5 of 2020.

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