2018 Major League Rugby season

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2018 Major League Rugby
DateApril 21 – July 7
ChampionsSeattle Seawolves (1st title)
Runners-upGlendale Raptors
Matches played31
Top point scorerSam Windsor (103)
Top try scorerTonata Lauti (9)
Official website
www.usmlr.com
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The 2018 Major League Rugby season was the inaugural season of Major League Rugby, an annual rugby union competition sanctioned by USA Rugby.[1] The seven inaugural teams were based in the United States. The competition began the weekend of April 21–22 with three matches, with New Orleans defeating Houston 35–26 to open the season.

Glendale and Seattle were the best two teams at the end of the regular season and won their respective semi-final matches to advance to the championship game at Torero Stadium in San Diego.[2] Seattle became Major League Rugby's first champion team with a surprise come-from-behind 23–19 win in the final over Glendale, who had only lost once previously during the season.[2]

Teams[]

Team Head coach Captain Stadium Capacity
Austin Elite France United States Andrew Suniula Multipurpose Complex 3,500
Glendale Raptors United States United States Shaun Davies Infinity Park 5,000
Houston SaberCats Ireland Justin Fitzpatrick United States Kyle Sumsion Dyer Stadium 6,000
New Orleans Gold Australia Nate Osborne New Zealand Taylor Howden Eagle Athletic Facility 3,000
San Diego Legion England Rob Hoadley United States Nate Augspurger Torero Stadium 6,000
Seattle Seawolves Canada Phil Mack United States Shalom Suniula Starfire Stadium 3,800
Utah Warriors New Zealand United States Paul Lasike Zions Bank Stadium 5,000

Regular season[]

All seven participating teams played eight matches and received two rounds of byes during the regular season held over ten weeks from April through to June.[3] The schedule was short of a full home and away draw by four match rounds, so each side played two of the other teams twice and four of them only once. The top four teams at the end of the regular season advanced to the MLR playoffs.[4][5]

Standings[]

The final standings for the 2018 Major League Rugby regular season were:

Major League Rugby
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Glendale Raptors [P] 8 7 0 1 249 165 +84 6 0 34
2 Seattle Seawolves [C] 8 6 0 2 232 188 +44 4 1 29
3 San Diego Legion 8 5 0 3 214 201 +13 3 1 24
4 Utah Warriors 8 3 0 5 269 274 −5 7 3 22
5 Austin Elite 8 3 0 5 224 238 −14 5 1 18
6 New Orleans Gold 8 3 0 5 209 291 −82 4 1 17
7 Houston SaberCats 8 1 0 7 216 256 −40 3 4 11
Updated: June 23, 2018

Source: rugbyarchive.net

Four points for a win, two for a draw, and no points for a bye.
One bonus point for scoring four or more tries (TB).
One bonus point for losing by seven or less (LB).
 • Teams 1 to 4 (Green background) at the end of the regular season qualify for the semifinals.

Matches[]

The following matches were played for the 2018 Major League Rugby regular season:[3]

Home ╲ Away AUS GLE HOU NOLA SAN SEA UTA
Austin Elite 30–17 31–5 19–20 41–33
Glendale Raptors 41–26 37–24 31–27 33–11
Houston SaberCats 50–38 26–35 7–20 30–36
New Orleans Gold 10–47 24–20 22–39 29–31
San Diego Legion 31–17 23–5 35–32 31–24
Seattle Seawolves 15–19 55–26 39–23 41–32
Utah Warriors 41–22 29–36 31–27 43–46

Updated to match(es) played on June 23, 2018.
Colors: Blue: home team win; Yellow: draw; Red: away team win.

Week 1[]

April 21 Houston SaberCats 26–35 New Orleans Gold Dyer Stadium, Houston, Texas  
3:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Kolinisau 18' m
Vici (2) 25' c, 78' c
66' c
Con: Windsor (3/4) 26', 67', 79'
 Report Try: 33' c
Bursic 44' m
Hughston 58' c
Eloff 73' c
Con: Eloff (3/4) 34', 59', 74'
Pen: Eloff (3/5) 21', 47', 80'
 Referee: (France)
April 21 Glendale Raptors 41–26 Austin Elite Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado  
5:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: 33' c
Quill 37' c
Landry 40' c
de Achaval 44' c
47' c
Con: Magie (5/5) 34', 38', 40', 45', 48'
Pen: Magie (2/3) 21', 80'
 Report Try: (2) 14' c, 75' m
Germishuys 52' c
Mitchell 59' c
Con: Guillimin (3/4) 15', 53', 60'
Pen: Guillimin (0/1)
 Referee: (Canada)
April 22 Seattle Seawolves 39–23 San Diego Legion Starfire Sports Complex, Tukwila, Washington  
8:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Staller 21' c
Penalty try (3) 36', 58', 68'
Polson 75' m
Con: Staller (1/2) 22'
Pen: Staller (2/3) 10', 32'
 Report Try: Turori 64' c
Gaffney 72' c
Con: Cima (2/2) 65', 73'
Pen: Cima (3/4) 5', 27', 43'
 Attendance: 3,500[6]
Referee: (United States)
Bye/s: Utah Warriors

Week 2[]

April 28 Houston SaberCats 50–38 Austin Elite Dyer Stadium, Houston, Texas  
3:30 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Murphy 1' c
Kolinisau 10' c
42' c
Vici 45' c
48' m
Windsor 61' c
Iosefa 67' c
Con: Windsor (6/7) 2', 11', 43', 46', 62', 68'
Pen: Windsor (1/1) 22'
 Report Try: Fangaiuiha (2) 26' m, 55' c
Germishuys 38' m
Suniula 57' c
71' c
80' c
Con: Guillimin (4/6) 56', 58', 72', 80'
Pen: Guillimin (0/1)
 Referee: (United States)
April 28 Seattle Seawolves 15–19 Glendale Raptors Starfire Sports Complex, Tukwila, Washington  
10:30 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Tolutaʻu 58' c
Barton 80' m
Con: Staller (1/2) 59'
Pen: Staller (1/1) 39'
 Report Try: Fenoglio 36' m
48' m
Con: Magie (0/2)
Pen: Magie (3/4) 9', 24', 71'
 Referee: (United States)
April 29 San Diego Legion 31–24 Utah Warriors Torero Stadium, San Diego, California  
7:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Tuihalamaka 1' c
Purpura 10' m
Short 40' m
56' c
Matyas 69' c
Con: Leader (2/4) 2', 57'
Audsley (1/1) 70'
Pen: Leader (0/1)
 Report Try: 28' c
38' c
77' c
Con: Morath (3/3) 29', 39', 78'
Pen: Morath (1/2) 65'
 Attendance: 2,000[7]
Referee: (France)
Bye/s: New Orleans Gold

Week 3[]

May 3 Austin Elite 30–17 New Orleans Gold Multipurpose Complex, Round Rock, Texas  
9:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: (2) 16' m, 68' c
Germishuys (2) 43' m, 65' c
Con: Guillimin (2/4) 66', 69'
Pen: Guillimin (2/4) 2', 5'
 Report Try: Sullivan (2) 29' c, 52' c
Con: Eloff (2/2) 40', 53'
Pen: Eloff (1/1) 28'
 Referee: (United States)
May 4 San Diego Legion 35–32 Houston SaberCats Torero Stadium, San Diego, California  
8:30 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: (3) 17' c, 22' c, 34' c
Blair 51' c
Purpura 80' c
Con: Audsley (4/4) 18', 23', 35', 52'
Cima (1/1) 80'
 Report Try: Kolinisau 9' c
Windsor 31' c
Con: Windsor (2/2) 10', 32'
Pen: Windsor (5/6) 11', 25', 44', 54', 67'
Drop: Kolinisau 75'
 Referee: (Canada)
May 5 Utah Warriors 29–36 Glendale Raptors Zions Bank Stadium, Herriman, Utah  
3:30 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: MacLellan 30' c
Vainikolo 46' c
Lauti (2) 68' m, 70' c
Con: Morath (3/4) 31', 47', 71'
Pen: Morath (1/2) 27'
 Report Try: Figg 23' c
52' c
Dahl 65' c
Campbell 72' c
Kruse 75' m
Con: Magie (4/5) 24', 53', 66', 73'
Pen: Magie (1/1) 19'
 Referee: (United States)
Bye/s: Seattle Seawolves

Week 4[]

May 11 Utah Warriors 41–22 Austin Elite Zions Bank Stadium, Herriman, Utah  
9:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: 19' c
Lasike 24' m
39' c
Vainikolo 60' m
74' c
77' c
Con: Morath (4/6) 20', 40', 75', 78'
Pen: Morath (1/1) 13'
 Report Try: Walsh (2) 30' c, 71' c
Germishuys 46' m
Con: Guillimin (2/3) 31', 72'
Pen: Guillimin (1/1) 64'
 Referee: (United States)
May 12 New Orleans Gold 29–31 Seattle Seawolves Eagle Athletic Facility, Marrero, Louisiana  
1:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Rinakama 13' m
Tikoisuva 28' c
Buydens 30' m
Howden 63' c
Hughston 74' c
Con: Howden (2/3) 29', 63'
Baska (1/2) 74'
Pen: Howden (0/1)
 Report Try: Holder 31' c
Rasileka 44' c
Tiberio 57' c
Turner 68' c
Con: (4/4) 32', 45', 57', 69'
Pen: (1/1) 25'
 Referee: (France)
May 13 Glendale Raptors 31–27 San Diego Legion Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado  
8:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: de Achaval 18' c
Fifita 49' c
61' c
Fenoglio 76' c
Con: Magie (4/4) 19', 50', 62', 77'
Pen: Magie (1/1) 11'
 Report Try: Tuihalamaka 14' c
Blair 39' c
Botha 46' c
Con: Audsley (3/3) 15', 40', 47'
Pen: Audsley (2/3) 66', 73'
 Referee: (England)
Bye/s: Houston SaberCats

Week 5[]

May 19 New Orleans Gold 24–20 Houston SaberCats Eagle Athletic Facility, Marrero, Louisiana  
4:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Stryffeler 27' c
Penalty try 34'
Rinakama 38' c
Con: Howden (3/3) 28', 35', 39'
Pen: Howden (1/2) 73'
 Report Try: Windsor 4' c
Murphy 40' c
Con: Windsor (2/2) 5', 40'
Pen: Windsor (2/2) 32', 76'
 Referee: (England)
May 20 Seattle Seawolves 41–32 Utah Warriors Starfire Sports Complex, Tukwila, Washington  
8:30 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Rasileka 11' c
Turner 13' c
Tolutaʻu (2) 31' c, 62' c
Mack 58' c
Con: (3/3) 12', 14', 32'
Staller (2/2) 59', 63'
Pen: (1/1) 30'
Staller (1/1) 39'
 Report Try: Tuipulotu (2) 2' m, 18' m
Lauti 36' c
Elkington 66' m
Afu 78' c
Con: Morath (2/5) 37', 79'
Pen: Morath (1/1) 9'
 Referee: (Australia)
Bye/s: Austin Elite, Glendale Raptors. San Diego Legion

Week 6[]

May 25 Austin Elite 31–5 San Diego Legion Multipurpose Complex, Round Rock, Texas  
9:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: 14' c
Germishuys 19' c
Elan-Puttick 45' c
Walsh 70' c
Con: Guillimin (4/4) 15', 20', 46', 71'
Pen: Guillimin (1/2) 8'
 Report Try: Gaffney 61' m
Con: Audsley (0/1)
 Referee: (United States)
May 26 Houston SaberCats 30–36 Utah Warriors Dyer Stadium, Houston, Texas  
6:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Kolinisau 5' c
Vici 18' c
Murphy 62' c
Con: Windsor (3/3) 6', 19', 63'
Pen: Windsor (3/3) 2', 22', 46'
 Report Try: Jensen 9' c
Williams 13' c
Pati 43' c
Lauti 48' m
Tuipulotu 69' c
Con: Morath (4/5) 10', 14', 44', 70'
Pen: Morath (1/1) 37'
 Referee: (United States)
May 27 Seattle Seawolves 55–26 New Orleans Gold Starfire Sports Complex, Tukwila, Washington  
8:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Staller (2) 5' c, 21' c
Duechle 10' c
Turner (2) 21' c, 78' c
Schirmer 54' c
68' c
Con: Staller (6/6) 6', 11', 22', 69', 79'
Holder (1/1) 55'
 Report Try: Tarr 16' c
Penalty try 37'
Tonga’uiha 39' c
Baska 43' m
Con: Howden (2/3) 17', 40'
Pen: Howden (0/1)
 Referee: (Canada)
Bye/s: Glendale Raptors

Week 7[]

June 1 Austin Elite 41–33 Utah Warriors Multipurpose Complex, Round Rock, Texas  
9:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: 5' m
Elan-Puttick (2) 17' m, 41' c
Wannenburg 34' c
Walsh 43' m
Con: Guillimin (2/5) 35', 42'
Pen: Guillimin (4/5) 11', 67', 70', 75'
 Report Try: Lauti 12' m
29' c
Tameilau 64' c
Forrester 71' c
76' c
Con: (2/3) 30', 65'
(2/2) 72', 76'
Pen: (0/1)
 Referee: Adam Leal (England)
June 2 Houston SaberCats 7–20 Seattle Seawolves Dyer Stadium, Houston, Texas  
9:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Hewitt 62' c
Con: Windsor (1/1) 63'
 Report Try: Tiberio 44' c
Mack 52' c
Con: Staller (2/2) 45', 53'
Pen: Staller (2/4) 26', 40'
 Referee: Derek Summers (United States)
June 3 New Orleans Gold 10–47 Glendale Raptors Eagle Athletic Facility, Marrero, Louisiana  
4:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: 27' m
Troxler 67' m
Con: Eloff (0/1)
Howden (0/1)
 Report Try: Campbell (2) 4' c, 80' c
Kruse 11' c
Quill 19' m
Magie 47' c
Fenoglio 61' c
Figg 77' c
Con: Magie (6/7) 5', 12', 48', 62', 78', 80'
 Referee: Chris Assmus (Canada)
Bye/s: San Diego Legion

Week 8[]

June 8 Austin Elite 19–20 Seattle Seawolves Multipurpose Complex, Round Rock, Texas  
9:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Deacon 18' c
Con: Guillimin (1/1) 19'
Pen: Guillimin (4/4) 5', 11', 69'
 Report Try: Rasileka 21' m
46' m
Krumrei 62' c
Con: Holder (1/3) 63'
Pen: Holder (1/2) 36'
 Referee: Scott Green (United States)
June 8 Glendale Raptors 37–24 Houston SaberCats Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado  
9:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: (3) 6' c, 11' m, 46' c
D. Fawsitt 25' m
de Achaval 58' c
Con: de Achaval (3/5) 7', 47', 59'
Pen: de Achaval (1/2) 71'
 Report Try: Vici 38' c
Trouville 55' m
Elkins 65' c, 73' m
Con: Windsor (2/4) 39', 66'
Pen: Windsor (0/1)
 Referee: Chris Assmus (Canada)
June 9 New Orleans Gold 22–39 San Diego Legion Eagle Athletic Facility, Marrero, Louisiana  
5:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Maupin 5' c
Troxler 49' c
Eloff 61' m
Con: Eloff (2/3) 6', 50'
Pen: Eloff (1/1) 33'
 Report Try: Blair 9' m
Matyas 23' c
40' c
42' m
Ngwenya 54' c
Sylvia 67' m
Con: Leader (3/6) 24', 40', 55'
Pen: Leader (1/1) 21'
 Referee: Paul-Henri Courbier (United States)
Bye/s: Utah Warriors

Week 9[]

June 16 Utah Warriors 43–46 New Orleans Gold Zions Bank Stadium, Herriman, Utah  
4:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Pati (2) 5' m, 8' c
Lauti 36' c
40' c
57' m
Vainikolo 65' c
Forrester 78' m
Con: (4/7) 9', 37', 40', 66'
 Report Try: Hughston 18' m
Maupin 30' c
42' c
Eloff 44' c
Troxler 50' m
Con: Eloff (3/5) 31', 43', 45'
Pen: Eloff (4/4) 26', 39', 56', 62'
 Referee: Derek Summers (United States)
June 16 Glendale Raptors 33–11 Seattle Seawolves Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado, Colorado  
9:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: London (2) 35' c, 49' c
Fenoglio 39' c
Kruse 44' m
52' c
Con: de Achaval (4/5) 36', 40', 50', 53'
 Report Try: Samson 10' m
Con: Holder (0/1)
Pen: Holder (1/1) 16'
Drop: Holder (1/1) 30'
 Referee: Adam Leal (England)
June 17 San Diego Legion 31–17 Austin Elite Torero Stadium, San Diego, California  
8:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Boyer 15' c
Sylvia 39' m
Matyas 77' m
Con: Leader (2/3) 16', 78'
Pen: Leader (4/4) 4', 24', 46', 55
 Report Try: 48' c
71' c
Con: Guillimin (2/2) 49', 72'
Pen: Guillimin (1/1) 10'
 Attendance: 3,000 [8]
Referee: Paul-Henri Courbier (United States)
Bye/s: Houston SaberCats

Week 10[]

June 23 Utah Warriors 31–27 Houston SaberCats Zions Bank Stadium, Herriman, Utah  
4:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Lauti (2) 10' c, 72' m
31' m
Elkington 49' c
68' c
Con: (2/3) 11', 50'
(1/2) 69'
 Report Try: Garber 16' c
Windsor 40' c
Kolinisau 64' c
Con: Windsor (3/3) 17', 40', 65'
Pen: Windsor (2/4) 25', 60'
 Referee: (England)
June 23 San Diego Legion 23–5 Glendale Raptors Torero Stadium, San Diego, California  
10:30 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Matyas 48’ c
Lamborn 58’ c
Con: Leader (2/2) 49’, 59’
Pen: Leader (3/4) 3’, 20’, 72’
 Report Try: Kerdikoshvili 78’ m
Con: de Achaval (0/1)
 Referee: (United States)
Bye/s: Austin Elite, New Orleans Gold, Seattle Seawolves

Playoffs[]

The top four teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs. The format was two semifinal matches – first versus fourth, and second versus third – followed by a Championship game between the semifinal winners to determine the MLR champion team.[4][5]

The semifinals were played as a double header at Infinity Park in Glendale on June 30, followed a week later by the final at Torero Stadium in San Diego on July 7.[9]

Semifinals[]

June 30 Seattle Seawolves 38–24 San Diego Legion Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado  
7:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Suniula 33' c
Rasileka 63' c, Tiberio 65' c
S. Burke-Combs 73' c
J. Hayden 78' c
Con: Smith (5/5) 34', 63',
66', 74', 79'
Pen: Smith (1/1) 6'
 Report Try: Pietersen 9' c
Gaffney 56' c
Augspurger 80' c
Con: Pietersen (3/3) 10', 57', 80'
Pen: Pietersen (1/1) 3'
Cards: Barton 61' YC
Mahoni 67' YC 		Attendance: 3,287
Referee: Derek Summers (United States)
June 30 Glendale Raptors 34–21 Utah Warriors Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado  
9:30 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Figg 2' c
Davidson 28' c, Davies 31' m
Fenoglio 52' c, White 64' m
Con: Magie (3/5) 3', 29', 53'
Pen: Magie (1/1) 13'
 Report Try: Lauti 35' c
Tameilau 68' c
Pati 73' c
Con: Morath (1/1) 36'
Nicholls (2/2) 69', 73'
 Attendance: 3,407
Referee: Adam Leal (England)

Final[]

Main article: 2018 Major League Rugby Final
July 7 Glendale Raptors 19–23 Seattle Seawolves Torero Stadium, San Diego, California  
9:00 pm EDT (UTC−04) Try: Fenoglio (2) 13' c, 50' m
Campbell 56' c
Con: Magie (2/3) 13', 57'
 Report Try: Barkwill 23' m
Rasileka 58' m, Hattingh 61' c
Con: Smith (1/3) 62'
Pen: Smith (2/3) 9', 67'
 Attendance: 2,901
Referee: Scott Green [10] (United States)

Team statistics[]

Points by week[]


Week
Team
 001.0 002.0 003.0 004.0 005.0 006.0 007.0 008.0 009.0 0010.0 00Total.0 00Average.0
Austin 26 41 38 50 30 17 22 41 – – 31 5 41 33 19 20 17 31 – – 224 238 28.0 29.8
Glendale 41 26 19 15 36 29 31 27 – – – – 47 10 37 24 33 11 5 23 249 165 31.1 20.6
Houston 26 35 50 38 32 35 – – 20 24 30 36 7 20 24 37 – – 27 31 216 256 27.0 32.0
New Orleans 35 26 – – 17 30 29 31 24 20 26 55 10 47 22 39 46 43 – – 209 291 26.1 36.4
San Diego 23 39 31 24 35 32 27 31 – – 5 31 – – 39 22 31 17 23 5 214 201 26.8 25.1
Seattle 39 23 15 19 – – 31 29 41 32 55 26 20 7 20 19 11 33 – – 232 188 29.0 23.5
Utah – – 24 31 29 36 41 22 32 41 36 30 33 41 – – 43 46 31 27 269 274 33.6 34.3

Tries by week[]


Week
Team
 001.00 002.00 003.00 004.00 005.00 006.00 007.00 008.00 009.00 0010.0 00Total.0 00Average.0
Austin 4 5 6 7 4 2 3 6 – – 4 1 5 5 1 3 2 3 – – 29 32 3.6 4.0
Glendale 5 4 2 2 5 4 4 3 – – – – 7 2 5 4 5 1 1 2 34 22 4.3 2.8
Houston 4 4 7 6 2 5 – – 2 3 3 5 1 2 4 5 – – 3 5 26 35 3.3 4.4
New Orleans 4 4 – – 2 4 5 4 3 2 4 7 2 7 3 6 5 7 – – 28 41 3.5 5.1
San Diego 2 5 5 3 5 2 3 4 – – 1 4 – – 6 3 3 2 2 1 27 24 3.4 3.0
Seattle 5 2 2 2 – – 4 5 5 5 7 4 2 1 3 1 1 5 – – 29 25 3.6 3.1
Utah – – 3 5 4 5 6 3 5 5 5 3 5 5 – – 7 5 5 3 40 34 5.0 4.3
Attack Defense

Player statistics[]

The leading scorers in 2018 over the regular season and playoffs combined were:

Leading try scorers[]

No. Player Team Tries
excl.
playoffs 		Total
tries
   
1 Utah Warriors 8 9
2 Glendale Raptors 6 7
Zach Fenoglio Glendale Raptors 4  7 [a]
4 Hanco Germishuys Austin Elite 6 6
5 Osea Kolinisau Houston SaberCats 5 5
William Rasileka Seattle Seawolves 3 5
San Diego Legion 5 5
Josua Vici Houston SaberCats 5 5
9 Lote Tuipulotu Utah Warriors 4 4
Mathew Turner Seattle Seawolves 4 4
Sam Windsor Houston SaberCats 4 4
Austin Elite 4 4

Sources:[12][13]Americas Rugby News and MLR (archived).

Leading point scorers[]

No. Player Team Points
excl.
playoffs 		Total
points
   
1 Sam Windsor Houston SaberCats 103 103
2 Timothée Guillimin Austin Elite 84 84
3 Will Magie Glendale Raptors 64 77
4 JP Eloff New Orleans Gold 65 65
5 Brock Staller Seattle Seawolves 60 60
6 Kurt Morath Utah Warriors 47 49
7 Utah Warriors 40 45
8 Tadhg Leader San Diego Legion 42 42
9 Seattle Seawolves 20 41
10 Maximo de Achaval Glendale Raptors 35 35

Sources:[12][13] Americas Rugby News and MLR (archived).

Sanctions[]

Player Team Red card.svg Red Yellow card.svg Yellow Suspended match(es):
Zachary Pangelinan Houston SaberCats 1 2 vs. New Orleans Gold (W5)
Glendale Raptors 1 0 vs. Austin Elite (W1)
Ben Landry Glendale Raptors 1 0 vs. Austin Elite (W1)
Jake Turnbull Houston SaberCats 0 1 vs. New Orleans Gold (W1)
Eric Howard New Orleans Gold 0 1 vs. Houston SaberCats (W1)
Ben Mitchell Austin Elite 0 1 vs. Glendale Raptors (W1)
Austin Elite 0 1 vs. Glendale Raptors (W1)
Kelepi Fifita Glendale Raptors 0 1 vs. Austin Elite (W1)
Sione Tuihalamaka San Diego Legion 0 1 vs. Seattle Seawolves (W1)
Matt Trouville Houston SaberCats 0 1 vs. Austin Elite (W2)
Maximo de Achaval Glendale Raptors 0 1 vs. Seattle Seawolves (W2)
Austin Elite 0 1 vs. New Orleans Gold (W3)
Pago Haini Houston SaberCats 0 1 vs. San Diego Legion (W3)
Taylor Howden New Orleans Gold 0 1 vs. Seattle Seawolves (W4)
Hubert Buydens New Orleans Gold 0 1 vs. Houston SaberCats (W5)
Houston SaberCats 0 1 vs. Glendale Raptors (W8)
Anthony Parry New Orleans Gold 0 1 vs. San Diego Legion (W8)
Seattle Seawolves 0 1 vs. Glendale Raptors (W9)
Alec Barton San Diego Legion 0 1 vs. Austin Elite (W9)
Ben Mitchell Austin Elite 0 1 vs. San Diego Legion (W9)
Alec Barton San Diego Legion 0 1 vs. Seattle Seawolves (SF)
Siaosi Mahoni San Diego Legion 0 1 vs. Seattle Seawolves (SF)

Awards[]

MVP of the Championship Match

Player Team
United States Vili Toluta'u Seattle Seawolves

All-MLR First Team

Player Position Team
United States Paul Mullen Loosehead Prop Houston SaberCats
United States Zach Fenoglio Hooker Glendale Raptors
Australia Tim Metcher Tighthead Prop Seattle Seawolves
Ireland Ben Mitchell Left Lock Austin Elite
United States Ben Landry Right Lock Glendale Raptors
United States Vili Toluta'u Blindside Flanker Seattle Seawolves
United States Hanco Germishuys Openside Flanker Austin Elite
United States Cam Dolan No8 San Diego Legion
Canada Phil Mack Scrum-half Seattle Seawolves
Australia Sam Windsor Fly-half Houston SaberCats
United States Tonata Lauti Blindside Wing Utah Warriors
United States Paul Lasike Inside Centre Utah Warriors
United States Ryan Matyas Outside Centre San Diego Legion
United States Openside Wing Glendale Raptors
England Mathew Turner Fullback Seattle Seawolves

All-MLR Second Team

Player Position Team
United States Olive Kilifi Loosehead Prop Seattle Seawolves
United States Pat Blair Hooker San Diego Legion
United States Tighthead Prop Utah Warriors
United States Matt Jensen Left Lock Utah Warriors
United States Matt Trouville Right Lock Houston SaberCats
United States Peter Dahl Blindside Flanker Glendale Raptors
United States Matt Hughston Openside Flanker NOLA Gold
Australia Sam Figg No8 Glendale Raptors
United States Shaun Davies Scrum-half Glendale Raptors
United States Will Magie Fly-half Glendale Raptors
Fiji Josua Vici Blindside Wing Houston SaberCats
United States Andrew Suniula Inside Centre Austin Elite
Fiji Osea Kolinisau Outside Centre Houston SaberCats
Canada Brock Staller Openside Wing Seattle Seawolves
United States Zinzan Elan-Puttick Fullback Austin Elite

Notes[]

  1. ^ In a discrepancy between sources, Zach Fenoglio's second try in the MLR championship game, as recorded by Americas Rugby News,[10] was attributed instead to Kelepi Fifita on the MLR website,[11] which therefore listed Fenoglio's tally of tries for the full season at 6 instead of 7.[12]

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  3. ^ a b "Major League Rugby schedule revealed". Rugby Today. December 1, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "CBS Sports Network Partners with MLR". Major League Rugby (Press release). November 6, 2017. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Austin Elite, new U.S. pro rugby league lure major TV contract". Austin American-Statesman. November 7, 2017. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  6. ^ "Seattle Seawolves' Home Debut - "Something Special"".
  7. ^ "San Diego Legion deliver a victory in Major League Rugby home debut". April 30, 2018.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "MLR reveals Finals Locations and Expansion Plans". Americas Rugby News. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Seawolves stun Raptors to win inaugural MLR title". Americas Rugby News. July 8, 2018. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  11. ^ "Big Second Half Propels Seawolves Over Raptors in Inaugural MLR Championship". usmlr.com. July 8, 2018. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  12. ^ a b c "Player stats (incl. playoffs)". Major League Rugby. 2018. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018.
  13. ^ a b "Player stats (excl. playoffs)". Americas Rugby News. 2018. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018.
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