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.

2019 – Semifinal 2: Seattle Seawolves v Toronto Arrows

The second semifinal in the 2019 Major League Rugby competition saw the 3rd seeded Toronto Arrows travel west to face the reigning MLR champs, the 2nd seeded Seattle Seawolves. This game is the first playoff appearance for the Toronto Arrows after a strong performance in their opening season.

The Arrows fell to a 20-0 deficit before fighting their way back to a 23-17 game with just over 15 minutes to go. A 68th minute yellow card to Peter Milazzo AND penalty try awarded to Seattle took the score to 30-17, and out of reach for the league’s only Canadian team. The Seawolves book their place in the 2019 MLR final against the San Diego Legion, their 2018 Semifinal opponents.

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2019 – Semifinal 1: San Diego Legion v Rugby United New York

The first playoff game of the 2019 Major League Rugby season saw the 4th seeded Rugby United New York travel to California to take on the first seeded San Diego Legion for their first ever playoff game, a Semifinal at Torero Stadium.

The game went down to the wire, with Joe Pietersen nailing a conversion on a 78th minute JP du Plessis try being the only thing to separate the teams at the final whistle.

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2019 – RD 19: Seattle Seawolves v Austin Elite

A comfortable Seawolves victory in the last round of the 2019 Major League Rugby regular season meant that the Austin Elite finished their 2nd MLR season with a record of 0-16. This was the first winless season in MLR history.

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2019 – RD 19: San Diego Legion v NOLA Gold

A comfortable Legion win over the Gold at Torero Stadium meant that San Diego clinch the top spot in the 2019 MLR season and secure home-field advantage in the playoffs. The loss means that NOLA Gold miss out on a playoff spot by a single point.

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2019 – RD 19: Toronto Arrows v Rugby United New York

The two MLR Expansion sides for the 2019 season meet at Lamport Stadium in Toronto in the last week of the regular season. The Arrows steal a win with a late drop goal from Sam Malcolm, securing a playoff spot for Toronto in their first season. Rugby United New York also a playoff spot later in the round thanks to their losing bonus point in this game, and NOLA Gold falling to the Legion.

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2019 – RD 16: Houston SaberCats v Glendale Raptors

The Glendale Raptors travel to the Lone Star State to face the SaberCats at Aveva Stadium. This game took place on May 29th, 2019 after being postponed from the original date of May 11, 2019, during Round 16.

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2019 – RD 18: Seattle Seawolves v Utah Warriors

The Utah Warriors travel to the Pacific Northwest to take on the Seattle Seawolves at Starfire. With this game ending 27-27, this was the third draw of the 2019 MLR season and with no draws in 2018, the third draw in MLR history! It is also the highest scoring draw in league history at the time.

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