Hounds Finish Up Dominant Season, Win MLR Final
The Chicago Hounds defeated the California Legion 35-17 in Sunday’s 2026 MLR Championship at SeatGeek Stadium to capture the first undefeated season in league history and clinch the team’s first MLR title.
The Hounds’ Lucas Rumball earned Man Of The Match honors in front of a crowd of more than 4,400 and a national television audience on ESPN2.
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College Homecoming for Two MLR Stars
It's a collegiate homecoming of sorts this weekend when Saint Mary's College of California hosts the Chicago Hounds at the California Legion in Major League Rugby.
MLR Adopts New Referee Review System
DALLAS – Major League Rugby announced today that it will introduce a Referee Review System (RRS) into competition during the 2026 season.
These changes represent the first of their kind for a major rugby league and reflect MLR’s vision to produce the best product for fans across the world.
MLR, Players Association Reach Agreement
(MLR Press Release)—Major League Rugby (MLR) and the United States Rugby Players Association (USRPA) today announced that MLR Players have unanimously ratified their first-ever collective bargaining agreement (CBA), a landmark step that establishes core professional standards for rugby players in the United States.
