The 2023 Major League Rugby season was the sixth season of Major League Rugby, the professional rugby union competition sanctioned by USA Rugby. The regular season began on February 17, 2023.[2]
The Chicago Hounds made their debut this season, while the Austin Gilgronis and LA Giltinis withdrew from the competition.[3] This left a total of 12 teams competing; 6 teams in each conference, with the Chicago Hounds added to the Western Conference.
The 12 teams contested the regular season, with 6 in each of the Eastern and Western Conferences. Each club played two games against each of the other five clubs in their conference (one at home and one away each) and one game against each of the six clubs in the other conference.
Conference rankings at the end of the regular season determined each team's placement in the post season, known as the Championship Series:
The regular season consisted of 18 weeks, with each team playing 16 matches, beginning on February 17, 2023, and ending on June 18.
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreaker criteria are as follows (coin tosses or draw of lots will be used if those below fail):
Green background indicates teams in position for the Eastern Conference Finals Blue background indicates teams in position for the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Last Updated: July 9, 2023
Green background indicates teams in position for the Western Conference Finals Blue background indicates teams in position for the Western Conference Semi-Finals Last Updated: June 18, 2023
The following are the match results for the 2023 Major League Rugby regular season:
Updated to match(es) played on June 18, 2023 Colors: Blue: home team win; Yellow: draw; Red: away team win.
Assistants: Dave Edwards (USAR) & Bryan Hall (USAR)
TMO: Nick Hannon (USAR)
Man of the Match: Rewita Biddle (Rugby ATL)
Assistants: Allen Alongi (USAR) & Rob Halcomb (USAR)
TMO: Amelia Luciano (USAR)
Man of the Match: Jayson Potroz (New England Free Jacks)
Assistants: Craig Sakowski (USAR) & Ian Seaton (USAR)
Man of the Match: Danny Tusitala (Old Glory DC)
Assistants: Marquise Goodwin (USAR) & Jacob Gonzalez (USAR)
TMO: Derek Summers (USAR)
Man of the Match:
Assistants: Brad Schwalger (RC) & Clint Lemkus (RC)
Man of the Match: Jordan Chait (Seattle Seawolves)
Assistants: Andrew Low (USAR) & Justin Hale (USAR)
Man of the Match: Carlo de Nysschen (Houston Sabercats)
Assistants: Saro Turner (RC) & Clint Lemkus (RC)
TMO: Chris Assmus (RC)
Man of the Match: Juan-Philip Smith (Seattle Seawolves)
Assistants: Kahlil Harrison (USAR) & Justin Canova (USAR)
TMO: Austin Reed (USAR)
Man of the Match: Paul Lasike (Utah Warriors)
Assistants: Brian Dusablon (USAR) & Blair McClure (USAR)
Man of the Match: Gideon van Wyk (Houston SaberCats)
Assistants: Miles McIvor (USAR) & Marty Steffens (USAR)
Man of the Match: Nate Brakeley (Rugby New York)
Assistants: Austin Reed (USAR) & Alexis Alfaro (USAR)
Man of the Match: Josh Henderson (San Diego Legion)
Assistants: Andrew Low (USAR) & Cole Jones (USAR)
Man of the Match: Riekert Hattingh (Seattle Seawolves)
Assistants: Bryan Hall (USAR) & Pete Chamberlain (USAR)
Man of the Match: Jason Damm (Rugby ATL)
Assistants: David Zaccaria (USAR) & Niall Little (USAR)
Man of the Match: Joseph Mano (Utah Warriors)
Assistants: Brian Dusablon (USAR) & Jono Cooper (USAR)
Man of the Match: Gerrie Labuschagné (Houston Sabercats)
Assistants: Lex Weiner (USAR) & Marty Steffens (USAR)
TMO: Miles McIvor (USAR)
Man of the Match: Jack Heighton (Rugby New York)
Assistants: Amelia Luciano (USAR) & Chris Micheletti (RC)
Man of the Match: John Poland (New England Free Jacks)
Assistants: Andrew Futerman (USAR) & Shawn Bastic (USAR)
Man of the Match: Sam Malcolm (Toronto Arrows)
Assistants: Benjamin Lebeaupin (USAR) & Will Nelson (USAR)
Man of the Match: Rhyno Herbst (Seattle Seawolves)
Man of the Match: Rodney Iona (New Orleans Gold)
TMO: Luke Rogan (USAR)
Man of the Match: Malcolm May (New Orleans Gold)
Assistants: Cisco Lopez (USAR) & Dave Edwards (USAR)
TMO: Kahlil Harrison (USAR)
Man of the Match: Richard Judd (San Diego Legion)
Assistants: Niall Little (USAR) & Shawn Bastic (USAR)
Man of the Match: Chris Mattina (Chicago Hounds)
1st annual "Dog Bowl" match winners: Chicago Hounds (1–0)
Man of the Match: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla (Old Glory DC)
Assistants: Aaron Davis (USAR) & Ian Seaton (USAR)
Assistants: Jarrod Ford (USAR) & Mike Rudzinsky (USAR)
Man of the Match: Reece MacDonald (New England Free Jacks)
Assistants: Jono Cooper (USAR) & Blair McClure (USAR)
Man of the Match: Davey Coetzer (Houston SaberCats)
Assistants: Shawn Bastic (USAR) & David Zaccaria (USAR)
Note: Game called off after the first half was completed due to inclement weather.
Assistants: Kahlil Harrison (USAR) & Kage Green (USAR)
Man of the Match: Joel Hodgson (Utah Warriors)
Assistants: Cole Jones (USAR) & Andrew Low (USAR)
Man of the Match: Sam Golla (Dallas Jackals)
Note: This is the Dallas Jackals' first win in league play.
Man of the Match: Carlo de Nysschen (Houston SaberCats)
Man of the Match: Conner Mooneyham (Seattle Seawolves)
Assistants: Jacob Gonzalez (USAR) & Will Nelson (USAR)
Man of the Match: Mike Te'o (San Diego Legion)
Assistants: Amelia Luciano (USAR) & Mike Rudzinsky (USAR)
Assistants: Michael Jones (RC) & Peter Pender (RC)
TMO: Andrew Hosie (RC)
Man of the Match: D'Shawn Bowen (Toronto Arrows)
Man of the Match: Lance Williams (Utah Warriors)
Assistants: Brad Schwalger (RC) & Saro Turner (RC)
Man of the Match: Nate Augspurger (San Diego Legion)
Assistants: Justin Hale (USAR) & Blair McClure (USAR)
TMO: Scott Green (USAR)
Assistants: Allen Alongi (USAR) & Brian Dusablon (USAR)
TMO: Mike Lash (NZR)
Man of the Match: Johan Momsen (Rugby ATL)
Assistants: Aaron Davis (USAR) & Craig Sakowski (USAR)
Assistants: Marquise Goodwin (USAR) & Alexis Alfaro (USAR)
Man of the Match: Le Roux Malan <smal>(New England Free Jacks)
Assistants: Ian Seaton (USAR) & Aaron Davis (USAR)
Man of the Match: Gradyn Bowd (Old Glory DC)
Assistants: Cole Jones (USAR) & Justin Hale (USAR)
Man of the Match: Tiaan Loots (San Diego Legion)
Assistants: Shawn Bastic (USAR) & Andrew Dunn (USAR)
TMO: Greg Gilliam (USAR)
Man of the Match: JP du Plessis (New Orleans Gold)
Assistants: Paulo Duarte (FPR) & Miles McIvor (USAR)
Assistants: Peter Pender (RC) & Clint Lemkus (RC)
Man of the Match: Dan Kriel (Seattle Seawolves)
Man of the Match: Jordan Jackson-Hope (New Orleans Gold)
Assistants: Amelia Luciano (USAR) & Jarrod Ford (USAR)
Assistants: Austin Reed (USAR) & Jacob Gonzalez (USAR)
Assistants: Brad Schwalger (RC) & Kage Green (USAR)
Man of the Match: Luke Burton (San Diego Legion)
Assistants: Lex Weiner (USAR) & Miles McIvor (USAR)
Man of the Match: Jason Emery (Rugby New York)
Man of the Match: Mitch Richardson (Toronto Arrows)
Man of the Match: Connor McLeod (Utah Warriors)
Man of the Match: Michael Smith (San Diego Legion)
Assistants: Jono Cooper (USAR) & Brian Dusablon (USAR)
Man of the Match: Lauina Futi (Seattle Seawolves)
Man of the Match: Wian Conradie (New England Free Jacks)
Assistants: David Zaccaria (USAR) & Andrew Dunn (USAR)
Man of the Match: Sam Windsor (Rugby New York)
Man of the Match: Ross Braude (Toronto Arrows)
Man of the Match: Dewald Kotze (Dallas Jackals)
Assistants: Lex Weiner (USAR) & Saro Turner (RC)
Man of the Match: Slade McDowall (New England Free Jacks)
Man of the Match: Robbie Povey (Houston Sabercats)
Assistants: Marquise Goodwin (USAR) & Justin Canova (USAR)
Man of the Match: Onehunga Havili (Utah Warriors)
Assistants: Jack Gohl (USAR) & Alexis Alfaro (USAR)
Man of the Match: Kyle Baillie (Old Glory DC)
Man of the Match: Louritz van der Schyff (Houston Sabercats)
Assistants: Adam Falk (USAR) & Niall Little (USAR)
Man of the Match: Christian Poidevin (San Diego Legion)
Man of the Match: Connor Buckley (Rugby New York)
Man of the Match: Ben Landry (Seattle Seawolves)
Assistants: Blair McClure (USAR) & Jono Cooper (USAR)
Man of the Match: Davey Coetzer (Houston Sabercats)
Assistants: Andrew Low (USAR) & Jono Cooper (USAR)
Man of the Match: Dougie Fife (New Orleans Gold)
Man of the Match: Dylan Fawsitt (Rugby New York)
Man of the Match: Julián Domínguez (Chicago Hounds)
Man of the Match: Tomas Aoake (San Diego Legion)
Assistants: Justin Hale (USAR) & Andrew Low (USAR)
Man of the Match: Junior Sa'u (Old Glory DC)
Assistants: Clint Lemkus (RC) & Stephen Stothers-Robertson (RC)
Man of the Match: Tom Florence (New Orleans Gold)
Man of the Match: Le Roux Malan (New England Free Jacks)
Man of the Match: Ishmail Shabazz (Rugby New York)
Assistants: Jack Gohl (USAR) & Marquise Goodwin (USAR)
Man of the Match: Jason Higgins (San Diego Legion)
Assistants: Luke Rogan (USAR) & Austin Reed (USAR)
Assistants: Chris Assmus (RC) & Cisco Lopez (USAR)
Assistants: Federico Anselmi (UAR) & Peter Pender (RC)
Man of the Match: Mitch Jacobson (New England Free Jacks)
Assistants: Luke Rogan (USAR) & Kahlil Harrison (USAR)
Man of the Match: Ma'a Nonu (San Diego Legion)
Assistants: Cam Stone (NZR) & Lex Weiner (USAR)
The top ten try and point scorers during the 2023 Major League Rugby season are:
Last updated: July 11, 2023
MLR awards the try scorer 7 points when there is an Automatic Conversion (The ball is touched down between the post in the in-goal area).
Last updated: May 11, 2023
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