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 – RD 10: Austin Elite v Rugby United New York
Rugby United New York travel to take on the Austin Elite at a new venue for Major League Rugby. This is the only game in MLR history to be held at Toyota Field, primarily a soccer stadium and home to San Antonio FC of the USL Championship.
11 v 19
Ironworkers2019 – RD 9: Rugby United New York v Glendale Raptors
Despite not sealing the victory, the Glendale Raptors racked up 1,333m gained in this game. At the time, this was the 2nd most metres gained in a single MLR game. Dylan Taikato-Simpson alone had 229m gained, a new single-game MLR record at the time, surpassing the previous record of 214m set by NOLA Gold’s Tristan Blewett.
31 v 19
Raptors2019 – RD 8: Glendale Raptors v San Diego Legion
San Diego Legion travel to Colorado to face the Raptors at Infinity Park, in what would turn out to be the second draw in Major League Rugby history, and the highest scoring draw to date.
2019 – RD 8: Houston SaberCats v NOLA Gold
NOLA Centre Tristan Blewett records a hattrick in a game marred by ugly scenes in the closing stages.
In scoring his hattrick, Tristan Blewett racking up 214m gained. This was the first time a player had passed 200m gained in a game, and set a new MLR Single-game record, surpassing the previous record of 187m set by Utah’s Don Pati in the 2018 Semi-finals.
24 v 21
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