2022 Major League Rugby season

The 2022 Major League Rugby season will be the fifth season of Major League Rugby, the professional rugby union competition sanctioned by USA Rugby. The regular season is set to begin on February 5, 2022. [1]

2022 Major League Rugby season
CountriesUnited States (12 teams)
Canada (1 team)
DateFebruary 5 — June 26
Matches played109
Official website
majorleague.rugby

The Dallas Jackals will make their debut this season, having postponed their inaugural season from 2021.

Teams and format
Locations of teams in Major League Rugby
          Western Conference          Eastern Conference
Conference Club Metro area Stadium Capacity Coach Captain
Western Conference Austin Gilgronis Austin, Texas Bold Stadium 5,000 Sam Harris Bryce Campbell
Dallas Jackals Dallas, Texas Choctaw Stadium 48,000 Michael Hodge TBC
Houston SaberCats Houston, Texas Aveva Stadium 4,000 Pote Human TBC
LA Giltinis Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,500 Stephen Hoiles Dave Dennis
San Diego Legion San Diego, California SDSU Sports Deck 3,000 Danny Lee TBC
Seattle Seawolves Seattle, Washington Starfire Stadium [lower-alpha 1] 4,500 Allen Clarke Riekert Hattingh
Utah Warriors Salt Lake City, Utah Zions Bank Stadium 5,000 Shawn Pittman Bailey Wilson
Eastern Conference New England Free Jacks Boston, Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Stadium 5,000 Scott Mathie Josh Larsen
New Orleans Gold New Orleans, Louisiana Gold Mine 10,000 Nate Osborne Cam Dolan
Old Glory DC Washington, D.C. Segra Field 5,000 Andrew Douglas TBC
Rugby United New York New York, New York TBC TBC Marty Veale Dylan Fawsitt
Rugby ATL Atlanta, Georgia Silverbacks Park 5,000 Scott Lawrence Matt Heaton
Ryan Nell
Toronto Arrows Toronto, Ontario
Langford, British Columbia[lower-alpha 2]		 York Lions Stadium
Starlight Stadium		 4,000
6,000		 Peter Smith Lucas Rumball

Regular season

The regular season consists of 18 weeks, with each team playing 16 matches, beginning on February 5, 2022. [4]

Standings
Season Standings
Western Conference
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1Austin Gilgronis 000000000000
2Dallas Jackals 000000000000
3Houston SaberCats 000000000000
4LA Giltinis 000000000000
5San Diego Legion 000000000000
6Seattle Seawolves 000000000000
7Utah Warriors 000000000000
Eastern Conference
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1New England Free Jacks 000000000000
2New Orleans Gold 000000000000
3Old Glory DC 000000000000
4Rugby ATL 000000000000
5Rugby United New York 000000000000
6Toronto Arrows 000000000000
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):
  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received

Green background indicates teams in position for the Conference Finals
 Blue background indicates teams in position for the Conference Semi-Finals
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists.
Last Updated: 10 November 2021

    Week 1 (February 5–6)
    February 5 Rugby ATL v Old Glory DC Silverbacks Park  
    15:00 EST Referee: Assistants:

    Man of the Match:

    February 5 Austin Gilgronis v Dallas Jackals Bold Stadium  
    18:00 CST Referee: Assistants:

    Man of the Match:

    February 5 Houston Sabercats v LA Giltinis AVEVA Stadium  
    19:00 CST Referee: Assistants:

    Man of the Match:

    February 5 New Orleans Gold v New England Free Jacks The Gold Mine  
    20:00 EST Referee: Assistants:

    Man of the Match:

    February 6 San Diego Legion v Utah Warriors Torero Stadium  
    13:00 PST Referee: Assistants:

    Man of the Match:

    February 6 Seattle Seawolves v Toronto Arrows Starfire Stadium  
    19:00 PST Referee: Assistants:

    Man of the Match:

    Bye/s: Rugby United NY

    Week 2 (February 10–12)
    February 10 Seattle Seawolves v Utah Warriors Starfire Stadium  
    19:30 PST Referee: Assistants:

    Man of the Match:

    February 11 Toronto Arrows v LA Giltinis Starlight Stadium[3]  
    19:00 PST Referee: Assistants:

    Man of the Match:

    February 12 San Diego Legion v Dallas Jackals Torero Stadium  
    14:00 PST Referee: Assistants:

    Man of the Match:

    February 12 Austin Gilgronis v Old Glory DC Bold Stadium  
    19:00 CST Referee: Assistants:

    Man of the Match:

    February 12 Houston SaberCats v Rugby United New York Aveva Stadium  
    19:00 CST Referee: Assistants:

    Man of the Match:

    February 12 New Orleans Gold v Rugby ATL Gold Mine  
    19:00 CST Referee: Assistants:

    Man of the Match:

    Bye/s: New England Free Jacks

    Week 3 (February 18–20)

    Week 4 (February 26)

    Week 5 (March 4-6)

    Week 6 (March 12–13)

    Week 7 (March 19–20)

    Week 8 (March 26–27)

    Week 9 (April 1-3)

    Week 10 (April 9-10)

    Week 11 (April 15-17)

    Week 12 (April 23-24)

    Week 13 (April 30-May 1)

    Week 14 (May 7-8)

    Week 15 (May 13-15)

    Week 16 (May 19-22)

    Week 17 (May 27-29)

    Week 18 (June 3-5)

    Post-Season

    Playoffs (June 11-12)
    Eastern 2nd v Eastern 3rd  
    Referee: Assistants:

    TMO:

    Man of the Match:

    Western 2nd v Western 3rd  
    Referee: Assistants:

    TMO:

    Man of the Match:

    Conference Finals (June 18-19)
    Eastern 1st v Eastern Playoff Winner  
    Referee: Assistants:

    TMO:

    Man of the Match:

    Western 1st v Western Playoff Winner  
    Referee: Assistants:

    TMO:

    Man of the Match:

    Championship Final (June 25/26)
    Western Conference Champion v Eastern Conference Champion  
    Referee: Assistants:

    TMO:

    Man of the Match:

    Player statistics

    Top scorers

    The top ten try and point scorers during the 2021 Major League Rugby season were:

    Last updated: February 5, 2022

    Sanctions

    Notes
    1. Starfire Stadium is in the Seattle suburb of Tukwila, Washington.[2]
    2. Toronto will play their match against the LA Giltinis in Langford, BC.[3]

    References
    1. Smith, Chris. "Major League Rugby ramping up expansion ahead of fifth season". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Sports Business Journal. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
    2. "Contact". Starfire Sports. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
    3. "Arrows to Host Los Angeles in Langford, British Columbia". Toronto Arrows.
    4. "Major League Rugby Releases 2022 Season Schedule". Major League Rugby.
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