Thought it might be fun to see the USA lineup for their clash with Japan in their club colours! 8 - #ChicagoHounds 6 - @anthemrugby.bsky.social (rip) 3 - #CaliforniaLegion 2 - @seawolves.rugby 1 - #FreeJacks 1 - @oldglorydc.bsky.social #MLRStats #JPNvUSA #PacificNationsCup

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · 2d ago

The USA Eagles lineup to face Japan tomorrow in Higashiosaka, with club colours! 13 of the starting XV played in #MLR2026 and 21 of the 23 are from #MLR! All 6 teams from this year's competition are represented, including 8 from the Champs! #JPNvUSA #PacificNationsCup

Andre Warner appears to have signed with the #Stormers in the #URC and will start in a pre-season game against the Bulls! Warner spent 3 years in #MLR, scoring 16 tries in 38 games between Houston & Seattle, and was named @seawolves.rugby Player's Player of the Year in #MLR2026! #MLRStats

We're going to have to wait at least another week for that full - #MLR Starting XV!

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · 3d ago

Payton Telea-Ilalio earns his first start of the Eagles, and Shilo Klein starts for the first time since last July! Noah Brown also gets his first start in the backs, with big Joe Taufete'e back on the bench! The US fell 21-47 in their last meeting with Japan in the 2025 #PNC. #JPNvUSA

A year ago, MLR was in crisis and there were stories all over rugby media about the URC expanding to North America. 12 months on, MLR has (somewhat) stabilised under new leadership, USAR and Rugby Canada and subsidizing overseas contracts, and the URC rumours have dried up!

HG Rugby@huwgriffinrugby.bsky.social · 4d ago

New Video! 📹 Link 👇 youtu.be/9MvSVdrn-Bw?... With the Greatest Rivalry headed to USA 🇺🇸 let’s rewind to this time last year when the rugby headlines were filled with talk of North American teams joining the United Rugby Championship - just how close did it come to reality?

Just as we see USA Rugby subsidizing some overseas contracts for their guys, #RugbyCA announce a partnership with the English Championship! Hopefully we'll see more Canadians getting decent game time in 2026/27, and hopefully we'll get a way to watch the season in Canada! #CHAMPRugby

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · 5d ago

Rugby Canada partners with CHAMP Rugby on new Player Pathway! This partnership aims to provide more Canadian players with more high-level professional game time in the English 2nd Tier during the 2026/27 season, ahead of #RWC27 next year! #RugbyCA #CHAMPRugby

Could we see a full #MLR starting XV for the USA in the next few weeks? There's a pretty good chance! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #JPNvUSA

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · last wk.

The USA Eagles kick off their 2026 #PNC against Japan next weekend with 94% of the squad coming from #MLR! 30 of the 32 man squad played in #MLR2026, along with 12 of the 14 reserves! #MLRStats #USARugby #JPNvUSA

All 11 of these programs have had players selected in prior #MLRDraft classes, so no programs are celebrating their first #MLR draftee in 2026. Only Lindenwood & St. Mary's College have had draftees selected every year, but Lindenwood still haven't had a 1st Overall Pick! #MLRStats #MLR2027

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · 2w ago

11 programs contributed at least 1 player to the 2026 #MLRDraft class, and 3 schools produced multiple! Life University, St. Mary's College, and UC Berkeley each boast a pair of #MLR draftees, with Life taking the bragging rights with their 2nd First Overall Pick! #MLRStats

Palema Roberts had AWFUL luck with injuries, but both his brother Julian and Erich Storti have since represented the USA! Maybe we’ll see Mario Storti in an Eagles jersey one day! #MLRDraft #MLR2027

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · 2w ago

Selected in the 2nd Round of the 2026 #MLRDraft by @oldglorydc.bsky.social, Mario Storti joins his brother Erich in #MLR! Both St. Mary's College Alumni, the Storti brothers are the second pair of siblings to be drafted into MLR, joining Life University alumni Palema & Julian Roberts! #MLRStats

The 2026 #MLRDraft was short and sweet, but still gave us plenty to talk about! Admittedly, I'm in the dark when it comes to College Rugby, though! #MLR2026 #MLR2027

The Fantasy Ruckers@thefantasyruckers.bsky.social · 2w ago

The #MLR2026 College Draft has come and gone, 14 of North America's next pro rugby stars have been selected and after days of reflecting it's time to talk about it...@ryanye.bsky.social & @narugbydb.com's @jamdelay.bsky.social share their biggest takeaways! Full episode: youtu.be/uzF2nMDg3wQ

It's still pretty quiet on the Player movement front. I'm sure that'd change now that we've had the 2026 #MLRDraft, and when the contracting window opens up! LOADS of 1yr deals last season, so almost everyone is a free agent! #MLRStats #MLR2027

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · 2w ago

Player Moves around #MLR: August 10-30! Only a handful of moves dating back to Charlie Abel's signing with #Oyonnax in France! Dewald Kotze & Aidan King head to the English Championship, while Will Sherman & Piers von Dadelszen head off to Japan! #MLRStats #MLR2027

I'll probably have a couple of final posts about the #MLRDraft over the next week or so now that we know the selections, then settle in for the off-season. Hope you enjoyed the pre-draft content, kits/schedule next! (Player Moves will continue, of course) #MLRStats #MLR2027

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · 2w ago

The complete 2026 #MLR Draft class! The Draft Class is fully populated over on the #NARDB Draft Page, complete with the 11 schools that produced draftees this year! Player Profiles will be created and linked in the near future. narugbydb.com/2026-mlr-colle… #MLRStats #MLR2027

It's pretty wild that all 6 First Overall #MLRDraft picks have been part of a #MLR team that's folded. Half of them have been a part of TWO teams that have withdrawn, and FOUR of them were on the 2026 @anthemrugby.bsky.social which we've still not got a statement on. #MLR2027 #MLRStats

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · 2w ago

The 2026 #MLR Draft is just a couple of hours away! Six players have been picked first overall in the #MLRDraft. Here's a very simple summary of their pro careers so far! 3 are capped USA Eagles, but only one of them has won Rookie of the Year! #MLRStats #MLR2027

Not many tighthead props available in the 2026 #MLRDraft! Historically, dedicated fullbacks are the least likely position to get drafted. Teams tend to pick players capable of also playing on the wing and use them there. #MLRStats

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · 2w ago

2026 #MLRDraft Prospect pool positional breakdown! 19/94 prospects are listed as back row forwards. That's 20.2%, matching almost exactly with the 20.6% of back row selections all-time! It's also the total number of front rows, with only 3 Loosehead Props! #MLRStats #MLR2027

It's no surprise that California is way out in front in terms of 2026 #MLRDraft Prospects! It's a little surprising that New England seems a little low this year, and there's no-one from Washington state or Illinois. #MLRStats #MLR2027

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · 3w ago

Of the 73 prospects for the 2026 #MLRDraft, 43 are from the USA. Here's a breakdown of their Home States! As usual, California leads with 8 prospects but there are strong showings from Florida, Pennsylvania, and Virginia! What stands out for you here? #MLRStats

5 potential #RugbyCA debuts including former #MLR draftee Bryce Worden, and 2024 2nd overall pick Neil Trainor is a non-travelling reserve. No Cali Martinez is odd. it's going to be tough facing Japan & Fiji without the likes of Q, Ardron, and Olmstead.

It’s been a minute! A run through all the news from the last 6(ish) weeks with the @thefantasyruckers.bsky.social Give it a listen! #MLR2026 #MLR2027

The Fantasy Ruckers@thefantasyruckers.bsky.social · 3w ago

THE BOYS ARE BACK!!! After an offseason break, @ryanye.bsky.social and @narugbydb.com's @jamdelay.bsky.social return with an episode that will get you all caught up ahead of the #MLR2026 College Draft. Reaction to everything that went down between the championship and now: youtu.be/rwUfSf9ypE0

The 2026 #MLRDraft Registration Deadline has now passed! There are currently 73 listed prospects fighting for just 14 Draft spots on Thursday, and that could creep a little higher in the next day or two! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #MLR2027

2026 Major League Rugby Draft Prospects

2026 Major League Rugby Draft Prospects

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This is the first time a 1st overall pick has spent the #MLR season playing overseas! The JRLO D2 season runs from Dec-May, ruling him out of most of #MLR2027 Sherman made 19 tackles in @anthemrugby.bsky.social 's first ever win and scored his lone try in their second! #MLRStats

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · 3w ago

The #RedHurricanes Osaka announce the signing of 2025 1st overall #MLRDraft pick Will Sherman for the 2026/27 #JRLO D2 Season! The #UCLA grad appeared in every @anthemrugby.bsky.social game in #MLR2026, starting 6 times including their first ever win! #MLRStats #MLR2027

At first, it looks like the 2025 #MLRDraft class had a smaller impact in #MLR2026 than before. However, 5 players were picked by teams that didn't compete. Almost half of the remaining 21 draftees got game time at #MLR level and almost a quarter earned starts! #MLRStats

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · 3w ago

It's #MLRDraft Week! Here's a snapshot of the impact that each #MLR Draft Class has had on their rookie seasons! Fewer teams, fewer games, but a solid contribution from the 2025 Draft Class with almost half the draftees selected by #MLR2026 teams playing! How will the 2026 Class do in #MLR2027?

Players & staff have been released, team's gone from the website, and it's common knowledge that @anthemrugby.bsky.social are done. But still no statement from #MLR? ARC were set to draft 1st AND 2nd in the #MLRDraft, which is now just 9 days away! Still hopes for a 6th team by then, maybe?🤔

Who's Next? 👀 The 2026 #MLRDraft is set for August 27th at 6pm ET, and will be available to watch on YouTube! Just under 2 weeks to go! #MLRStats #NARDB

Congratulations to Back-to-Back @womenseliterugby.us Champions, the @denveronyx.us! The full match report from the 2026 Legacy Cup game is available at #NARDB below! #WER #WomensRugby

WER 2026 Legacy Cup: Denver Onyx v Bay Breakers - North American Rugby Database

The 2026 Women's Elite Rugby competition culminates in the Legacy Cup match on 8th August at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado, the home of the Defending Champions, the Denver Onyx.

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Player Movement around #MLR is low at the minute, but I expect it'll start to change after the #MLRDraft at the end of the month! As always, more info on all of these moves can be found at the accompanying #NARDB Article here: #MLRStats #MLR2026

North American Rugby Database - MLR Player Movement Summary: July 20th – August 9th, 2026

After two quiet weeks following NPC squad announcements, the first week of August saw two Brits heading back across the pond, a Hongkonger heading home with RWC aspirations, and Chicago Hounds' new Hi...

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NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · last mo.

Player moves around #MLR: July 20 - August 9! A 3-week summary covers the tail end of #NPC signings as well as the #ChicagoHounds' new partnership with Waikato! In between, a pair of Brits return home, and MLR Draftee Charlie Walsh heads back to his native Hong Kong! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #MLR2027

Of the 7 guys named #MLR Player of the Year, the last 6 of them have all been backs! Maybe next season one of the big heavies will take MLR’s top end-of-season award? #MLR2026 #MLRStats

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · last mo.

The #MLR Player of the Year - Through the years! Finishing off the week with the big one! #ChicagoHounds' Brock Webster breaks FOUR YEARS of #FreeJacks winners, becoming the first Canadian to win MLR Player of the year! #MLRStats #MLR2026

Three #MLR Rookies of the Year have since represented the USA Eagles, and the other three have been in and around national team camps and squads! This includes Campbell Robb, who’s in the USA Eagles XV squad for their clash with Argentina XV this month! #MLRStats #MLR2026

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · last mo.

The #MLR Rookie of the Year - Through the Years! Since the first #MLRDraft in 2020, 6 players have been named Rookie of the Year, all from different schools! Of these 6, two were picked 10th overall and three were top 3 picks including #MLR2026 RotY Campbell Robb! #MLRStats

Could someone be eying a spot in the Hong Kong squad for the 2027 Rugby World Cup? #MLRStats #MLR2026 #TogetherWeHunt

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · last mo.

Hong Kong club Kowloon RFC announce the signing of #MLR Draftee and @seawolves.rugby prop Charlie Walsh for the 2026/27 HKRFU Prem season! A Clearwater Bay, HK, native, Walsh was drafted 11th overall in the 2025 #MLRDraft by Seattle and earned 5 caps in #MLR2026! #MLRStats

Just as no hooker has ever been named #MLR Forward of the Year, no fly-half has ever been named Back of the Year! It’s also the only MLR End-of-season award won by the same player in consecutive seasons, and it’s happened twice! #MLRStats #MLR2026

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · last mo.

MLR Back of the Year - Through the Years! Only 5 players have been named #MLR Back of the Year, with Billy Meakes (2021-22) and now Gonzalo Bertranou (2025-26) both going back-to-back! FOUR of these 5 players represented California-based teams! #MLRStats #MLR2026

Despite scoring a huge number of tries, a hooker has never won #MLR Forward of the year! Only 1 front rower has won it, Paddy Ryan who earned ELEVEN Team of the Week nods in 16 games in 2019. Still no American winner either, yet! #MLRStats #MLR2026

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · last mo.

MLR Forward of the Year - Through the Years! 2026 Recipient Mason Flesch is the 7th #MLR player to receive the award and joins an impressive group! Flesch is the first #ChicagoHounds player to win the award, as well as the first Canadian! #MLRStats #MLR2026

Some of the top drivers of traffic to @narugbydb.com lately have been: 'Devin Short Rugby' 'Devin Short Rugby Player' 'Devin Rugby Player' I wonder why... #MarriedAtFirstSight #TogetherWeHunt

What's crazy is that Meakes has played in #MLR for 6 seasons. Every season he's played in, he's earned All-MLR honours. 🤯 That's not even mentioning the 2021 Shield or the Back-to-Back MLR Back of the Year nods! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #WeAreLegion

NARDB - The Home of MLRStats@narugbydb.com · 2mo ago

For the SIXTH time in his career, Billy Meakes is an All-MLR Selection! The #CaliforniaLegion centre ties Dylan Fawsitt for the most All - #MLR selections in League history, with both Meakes & Fawsitt earning FOUR First XV selections each! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #WeAreLegion