Season: MLR 2025

The 8th season of Major League Rugby, held from15th February to 28th June, 2025

2025 – RD 15: NOLA Gold v Utah Warriors

The NOLA Gold host the Utah Warriors in a cross-conference clash during Round 15 of the 2025 Major League Rugby season!

Currently sat 5th in the Eastern Conference and on a 3-game skid following losses to both Miami and DC, the NOLA Gold are desperate for a win if they want a chance at a post season spot this season. The Utah Warriors are on a 3-game losing streak of their own, but are sat 2nd in the Western Conference. The West is a dogfight however, and they will want to try and get home field advantage, so don’t expect them to roll over!

These teams have met 7 times in the past, with the Gold holding a dominant 6-1 lead in the head to head series.  The Warriors’ lone victory over the gold came this season however, with a big 55-21 victory at Zion’s Bank back in Round 3.

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2025 – RD 15: Anthem RC v Chicago Hounds

Anthem RC host the Chicago Hounds in an Eastern Conference clash in Charlotte. The Hounds had a tight turnaround coming into this game, having hosted Rugby FC LA just 5 days ago during the week. The Hounds look to bounce back after a loss to RFCLA on the final play, and now 3rd in the Eastern Conference, are desperate for poitns to secure home advantage in the playoffs. Anthem RC’s new head coach Agustin Cavalieri has only been in change for a few games and with nothing to lose, will be looking for his side to gel and play more consistently if they want their first ever victory.

These teams have met 3 times in the past with the Chicago Hounds currently undefeated over the winless Anthem side.

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2025 – RD 15: Rugby FC LA v Miami Sharks

The Miami Sharks travel across the country to face Rugby FC LA in a cross-conference clash at Wallis Annenberg Stadium in UCLA. RFCLA, although hosting, are straight off a flight from Chicago after facing the Hounds on the road during the week. LA emerged victorious in Chicago thanks to a try in the final play of the game, the 5th game in a row where RFCLA have scored in the 77th minute or later. The Miami Sharks are flying high after a victory over the Free Jacks, and are on a 2-game win streak. Both teams are on winning streaks and both are pushing for their first ever playoff spot.

These teams have met once in the past, with LA emerging as big winners with a 45-15 victory back in 2024.

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2025 – RD 15: New England Free Jacks v Old Glory DC

The New England Free Jacks host their Eastern Conference rivals Old Glory DC for the 2nd Red, White, & Blue bowl of 2025! Old Glory DC are flying high after two wins in 5 days and sit 2nd in the Eastern Conference on a 3-game win streak, and will be looking to close the gap to their rivals here. The Free Jacks, however, are looking to bounce back after the Miami Sharks snapped New England’s 7-game win streak.

These teams have met 13 times in the past, with the Free Jacks holding a 9-4 series lead that includes a 2-0 lead in Playoff matchups. Old Glory DC got the better of New England in their last meeting, however, with a 28-14 victory back in Round 6.

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2025 – RD 15: Seattle Seawolves v Houston SaberCats

The Seattle Seawolves host the Houston SaberCats in a Western Conference clash at Starfire Stadium during Round 15 of the 2025 Major League Rugby season! The Seawolves are making a strong push for the playoffs and are undefeated for 3 games with two victories in a row over the Utah Warriors and most recently, the San Diego Legion. They now take on their 4th Western opponent in a row in the Houston SaberCats. The ‘Cats are coming off their own big win over the Utah Warriors, and will be looking to extend their lead at the top of the West and move closer to home advantage in the playoffs!

These two MLR founding members have faced each other 14 times in the past, with the Seawolves holding a 9-5 lead including a 2-0 record in playoff matches. The ‘Cats have won 3 in a row against Seattle however, including a 24-21 victory in their most recent meeting back in Round 3.

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Junior Time-Taotua

New Zealand center Junior Time-Taotua played in Major League Rugby during the 2025 season. He represented the San Diego Legion for his entire MLR career.

Junior Time-Taotua was introduced to rugby at an early age, and played with Northern United in Porirua before joining the Ngāti Porou East Coast RU in 2022. More recently, Time-Taotua has moved to Australia, playing with the Canberra Royals and entering the Brumbies system in Canberra. He spend the 2025 Super Rugby pre-season with the Brumbies before joining the San Diego Legion. His signing was announced on 23rd May, 2025. It is unclear if Time-Taotua was signed as injury cover, or before the 2025 Trade/Signing deadline in April.

NARDB Player #1,575

2025 – RD 14: Chicago Hounds v Rugby FC LA

The Chicago Hounds host Rugby FC LA in a cross-conference, Monday night affair at Seatgeek Stadium, sporting their 2025 city edition jerseys. This is the first of the Hounds’ two mid-week games in 2025, and they will travel to face Anthem RC at the weekend on a 5-day turnaround. The visiting RFCLA have an even tighter schedule, as they will fly back to LA to host the Miami Sharks in just 4 days time.

The Chicago Hounds are looking to bounce back after a defeat at the hands of the New England Free Jacks in Quincy, and capitalise on the Free Jacks’ loss to Miami this week. RFCLA are still fighting for their playoff lives after a big win against Anthem RC, and look to stay ahead of the surging Seattle Seawolves. These teams have only met once before, with the Hounds taking a 54-31 victory back in Round 8 of the 2024 season.

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2025 – RD 14: Anthem RC v Old Glory DC

Old Glory DC travel to Charlotte to face Anthem RC in an Eastern Conference clash. The flags are on a tight turnaround after hosting the NOLA Gold 5 days ago. Anthem RC have already been mathematically eliminated from the 2025 playoffs and are still looking for their first ever win as a franchise, with nearly 30 games under their belt. Old Glory DC are looking to keep their playoff hunt alive, and are coming off of a comfortable 27-14 victory over the NOLA Gold and are looking to keep up their momentum.

These teams have met 3 times in the past, with Anthem RC yet to defeat the flags. It proved another tough outing for the USA’s rising stars. The visitors took the lead within 10 minutes, before Anthem took the lead with a 7pt try from Dylan Fortune. From that point however, it was all DC. The Flags retook the lead a minute later through Damien Hoyland, and had locked up the try BP before half time. Another two tries by Anthem RC were cancelled out by another 3 scores for DC, who locked up a bonus point victory with a final score of 19-41 to give Old Glory’d playoff hunt a big boost.

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2025 – RD 14: Seattle Seawolves v San Diego Legion

Another chapter in the oldest rivalry in MLR is written as the Seattle Seawolves host the San Diego Legion in Round 14 of the 2025 Major League Rugby season! The Seawolves are coming off an excellent road win over the Utah Warriors, and are looking to keep their playoff hunt alive. The San Diego Legion are looking to bounce back from  heavy defeat to the Houston SaberCats at home.

These teams have met 16 times in the past, with the Legion holding a 8-5 lead in regular season meetings but the Seawolves are 3-0 against San Diego in the post-season, tying the all-time series at 8-8. Who will break the deadlock in this one?

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2025 – RD 14: Miami Sharks v New England Free Jacks

The Miami Sharks host the defending champion New England Free Jacks for an Eastern Conference clash in Florida! The New England Free Jacks are the first team to clinch a 2025 playoff spot after the NOLA Gold failed to earn a point in Tuesday’s clash with Old Glory DC, but the Free Jacks will want to lock up home advantage. They come off a well earned victory over the Chicago Hounds in Round 13. The Miami Sharks are still fighting for their first ever playoff appearance, and will want to build on a brilliant road victory over the NOLA Gold in Round 12.These teams have met 3 times in the past, with the Free Jacks holding a 2-1 series lead.

With a well played, bonus point victory for the Sharks, the head-to-head series is tied up at 2-2 with the Free Jacks looking a little off their usual game. The Florida heat led to many handling errors, but a pair of crossfield kicks gave Miami two tries and a narrow lead at half time, and a Guiseppe Du Toit score early in the 2nd half kept the momentum on the side of the hosts. Keeping the scoreboard moving through the boot of Shane O’Leary, the Sharks were up to a 23-7 lead before the Free Jacks scored their first points of the 2nd half through Wian Conradie in the 63rd minute.

The Sharks would hit back with a 4th try just 5 minutes later, and although the Free Jacks would add a 3rd try of their own in the dying stages, they had too much work to do and not enough time. The Sharks take the full 5 points and snap the Free Jacks’ 7-game win streak, while New England take 0 points.

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