Indiana native Noah Brown played in Major League Rugby between 2024-2025. He represented the Chicago Hounds for his entire MLR career.

Brown began playing rugby at Penn High School, graduating in 2019 and attending Indiana University through 2023 and thrived at the Sevens game, winning a Club 7s National Championship with the Chicago Lions in 2021 which landed him a trip to Chula Vista to attend the 2022 Men’s Sevens High-Performance Camp before being named as Captain of the USA U23s and Falcons, touring most recently with the Falcons to the Coral Coast Sevens in Fiji.

Brown declared for the 2023 MLR draft and was selected in the 1st Rd, 4th overall by the Chicago Hounds. He played with the Hounds academy team in their fall season before earning a spot with the MLR squad for the 2024 season. He made an impact in MLR almost immediately. After a couple of appearances off the bench, he earned his first MLR start in RD 5 against the Seattle Seawolves where, despite losing the game, Brown scored 2 tries and gained over 140m in possession, earning a MLR First XV selection in his first start. Brown would score 4 tries in 13 appearances (7 starts) during his rookie season, racking up over 500m gained on the wing. He was named as the Chicago Hounds Rookie of the Year for his performance and on October 16th, 2024, the Chicago Hounds announced the return of Brown for the 2025 season.

In 2025, Noah Brown more than doubled his career high in starts, starting 15 of his 16 appearances and scoring 3 tries as the Chicago Hounds finished 2nd in the Eastern Conference before defeating Old Glory DC to advance to the Eastern Conference Final where they fell to the New England Free Jacks by a single point in a nailbiter. Brown set a new career high with 565m gained in possession, and raised his career high in tackles from 48 in 2024 to 123 tackles in 2025. For his sophomore season performance, Noah Brown was named to the All-MLR Second XV.

achievements

• 2025 All-MLR Second XV
• 2024 Chicago Hounds Rookie of the Year
• MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 5
• 2023 MLR Draftee: 1st Rd (4th Overall) – Chicago Hounds