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Buffalo Ownership Group Eyes 2028 MLR Expansion

BUFFALO, NY – Major League Rugby (MLR) today announced it has signed a letter of intent with a Buffalo ownership group led by Joe DiPasquale and Mark Winokur. 

The group is now an MLR 2028 Expansion Candidate, working toward a professional rugby team in Buffalo that would begin play in the 2028 season.

MLR Draft Picks Round 1 2026
College Men, Men Senior Rugby

Scholz Finalists Head MLR Draft Picks

Logan Ballinger is the #1 pick in the 2026 Major League Rugby draft.

The soft-spoken, hard-hitting loose forward from Life University (and, before that, Boca Juniors in Florida), let his play do that talking and was snapped up by Old Glory DC in the first pick of Round 1 on Thursday.

Major League Rugby Dract Preview #1
Men Senior Rugby

MLR Draft Preview #1: The Tight Five

The Major League Rugby draft is coming on August 27

The draft will be covered live (with GRR Editor Alex Goff on the show) on YouTube at 6PM ET.

Here is the 2025 show:

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Eagles

Confidence Builds with Eagles and Scrumhalf De Haas

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Men Senior Rugby

World Rugby Apparently Ending Funding of Anthem RC

The operating agreement between Major League Rugby and World Rugby that funded Anthem Rugby Carolina as a team in MLR has expired.

World Rugby, which is the main funding arm behind the Anthem team, has made no mention of a plan to continue funding the team. This despite a plan to funnel development and HP monies to the USA in advance of the 2031 Rugby World Cup.

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