2025 Major League Rugby season
{{Short description|Eighth season of Major League Rugby}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2025}}
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{{Infobox rugby union season
|name=2025 Major League Rugby Season
|image=Major League Rugby wordmark.svg
|date=February 15, 2025 - June 28, 2025
|prevseason=2024
|teams=11
}}
The 2025 Major League Rugby season is the eighth season of Major League Rugby, the professional rugby union competition sanctioned by USA Rugby. The regular season began on February 15, 2025, and will last through June 28, 2025. Following the shutdown of the Dallas Jackals in September 2024, Major League Rugby features 11 teams competing in the 2025 season.
The season marked the first of a multiyear media agreement between Major League Rugby and ESPN, with all games streaming on ESPN+ and select games aired nationwide.{{cite web |last1=Winslow |first1=George |title=ESPN Signs Multiyear Deal To Air Major League Rugby |url=https://tvnewscheck.com/digital/article/espn-signs-multiyear-deal-to-air-major-league-rugby/ |website=TV News Check |date=February 10, 2025}}
Teams and format
The Dallas Jackals ceased to exist after the 2024 season, leaving 11 teams in the 2025 season.{{cite web |title=Major League Rugby reveals big schedule changes for 2025 |url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2024/11/19/major-league-rugby-reveals-big-schedule-changes-for-2025/ |website=Americas Rugby News |access-date=February 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123094219/https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2024/11/19/major-league-rugby-reveals-big-schedule-changes-for-2025/ |archive-date=November 23, 2024 |date=19 November 2024}}
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!{{tooltip|#|Conference}} !Club !Metro area !Stadium !Capacity !Coach !Captain |
| rowspan="6" align=center|{{Vertical text|style=font-size:80%;|WESTERN}} |
| Houston SaberCats
| align="center" |4,000 |{{flagicon|RSA}} Pote Human |{{flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Den Hoedt |
| Rugby Football Club Los Angeles
| align="center" |2,145 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Stephen Hoiles |{{flagicon|USA}} Jason Damm |
| San Diego Legion
| style="text-align:center;" |6,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} John Manenti |{{flagicon|AUS}} Brad Wilkin |
| Seattle Seawolves
| style="text-align:center;" |4,500 |{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Allen Clarke |{{flagicon|USA}} Riekert Hattingh |
| Utah Warriors
| style="text-align:center;" |5,000 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Greg Cooper |{{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} Gavin Thornbury |
| rowspan="7" align=center style="background:#b5e9fd"|{{Vertical text|style=font-size:80%;|EASTERN}} |
| Anthem Rugby Carolina
|American Legion Memorial Stadium | align="center" |10,500 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Alama Ieremia |{{flagicon|USA}} Jake Turnbull |
| Chicago Hounds
| align="center" |20,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Latham |{{flagicon|CAN}} Lucas Rumball |
| Miami Sharks
| align="center" |1,500 |{{flagicon|ARG}} José Pellicena |{{flagicon|ARG}} Tomás Cubelli |
| New England Free Jacks
| align="center" |5,000 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Ryan Martin |{{flagicon|NZL}} Joe Johnson |
| New Orleans Gold
| style="padding-right:2px;" |Gold Mine | align="center" |10,000 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Danny Lee |{{flagicon|USA}} Moni Tongaʻuiha |
| Old Glory DC
| align="center" |5,000 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Simon Cross |{{flagicon|SCO}} Rob Harley |
Regular season
All teams will play eight home games and eight away games followed by a postseason.
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| colspan="14"; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"| 2025 MLR Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width="25"|
!width="180"| Club !width="25"| {{Abbr|P|Played}} !width="25"| {{Abbr|W|Wins}} !width="25"| {{Abbr|D|Drew}} !width="25"| {{Abbr|L|Losses}} !width="35"| {{Abbr|PF|Points for – scored}} !width="35"| {{Abbr|PA|points against – conceded}} !width="35"| {{Abbr|PD|Difference of points scored for and against}} !width="35"| {{Abbr|TF|Tries for – scored}} !width="35"| {{Abbr|TA|Tries against – conceded}} !width="35"| {{Abbr|TB|Try bonus points – one for scoring at least four tries or more in a match}} !width="35"| {{Abbr|LB|Losing bonus points – one for a loss by seven or fewer}} !width="35"| {{Abbr|Pts|Points total in regular season standings}} | ||||||||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | 1 | New Orleans Gold
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | 2 | New England Free Jacks
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | 3 | Old Glory DC
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | 4 | Chicago Hounds
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| style="background:#ffcccc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | 5 | Miami Sharks
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| style="background:#ffcccc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | 6 | Anthem Rugby Carolina
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 35 | -21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="14"| Tiebreakers
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):
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| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" | ||||||||||||
| colspan="14"; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"| 2025 MLR Western Conference | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width="25"|
!width="180"| Club !width="25"| {{Abbr|P|Played}} !width="25"| {{Abbr|W|Wins}} !width="25"| {{Abbr|D|Drew}} !width="25"| {{Abbr|L|Losses}} !width="35"| {{Abbr|PF|Points for – scored}} !width="35"| {{Abbr|PA|points against – conceded}} !width="35"| {{Abbr|PD|Difference of points scored for and against}} !width="35"| {{Abbr|TF|Tries for – scored}} !width="35"| {{Abbr|TA|Tries against – conceded}} !width="35"| {{Abbr|TB|Try bonus points – one for scoring at least four tries or more in a match}} !width="35"| {{Abbr|LB|Losing bonus points – one for a loss by seven or fewer}} !width="35"| {{Abbr|Pts|Points total in regular season standings}} | ||||||||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | 1 | San Diego Legion
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | 2 | Houston SaberCats
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | 3 | RFC Los Angeles
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | 4 | Seattle Seawolves
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 40 | -14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| style="background:#ffcccc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | 5 | Utah Warriors
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="14"| Tiebreakers
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):
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= Scheduled matches =
== Week 1 (February 15–16) ==
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|score = 29–31
|away = Old Glory DC (1 BP)
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|date = February 15
|time = 18:00 local
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|score = 17–24
|away = New England Free Jacks (1 BP)
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TMO: Saro Turner (RC)
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|date = February 16
|time = 14:00 local PST
|home = (1 BP) San Diego Legion
|score = 40–26
|away = Seattle Seawolves (1 BP)
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Assistants: Mike Lawrenson (USAR) & Will Nelson (USAR)
TMO: Chris Assmus (RC)
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== Week 2 (February 21–23) ==
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|score = 5–52
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|score = 31–45
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|score = 30–25
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|score = 28–45
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{{Rubye|{{Rut|New England Free Jacks}}, {{Rut|Old Glory DC}}, {{Rut|Seattle Seawolves}}}}
== Week 3 (February 28–March 2) ==
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|home =Anthem Rugby Carolina
|score = 31–32
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|date = March 1
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|score = 10–26
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|date = March 1
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|score = 55–21
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|date = March 1
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|score = 24–21
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|date = March 2
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|score = 36–7
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{{Rubye|{{Rut|RFC Los Angeles}}}}
== Week 4 (March 7–8) ==
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|score = 18–31
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|date = March 8
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|home =Old Glory DC
|score = 26–22
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|date = March 8
|time =
|home =Utah Warriors
|score = 17–37
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|date = March 8
|time =
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|score = 36–28
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|date = March 8
|time =
|home =Seattle Seawolves
|score = 27–24
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{{Rubye|{{Rut|New Orleans Gold}}}}
== Week 5 (March 15) ==
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|score = 30–27
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|score = 35–31
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|date = March 15
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|score = 19–36
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|date = March 15
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|score = 35–29
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{{Rubye|{{Rut|Anthem Rugby Carolina}}, {{Rut|Houston SaberCats}}, {{Rut|San Diego Legion}}}}
== Week 6 (March 22) ==
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|score = 28–14
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|date = March 22
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|home =Anthem Rugby Carolina
|score = 45–46
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|date = March 22
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|score = 24–31
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|date = March 22
|time =
|home =Seattle Seawolves
|score = 27–30
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|date = March 22
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|score = 31–12
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{{Rubye|Chicago Hounds}}
== Week 7 (March 29) ==
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|score = 54–44
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|date = March 29
|time =
|home =New Orleans Gold
|score = 18–20
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|date = March 29
|time =
|home =Houston SaberCats
|score = 34–14
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|date = March 29
|time =
|home =Utah Warriors
|score = 26–33
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|date = March 29
|time =
|home =Seattle Seawolves
|score = 25–17
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{{Rubye|{{Rut|Miami Sharks}}}}
== Week 8 (April 5–6) ==
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|home =Old Glory DC
|score = 29–12
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|date = April 5
|time =
|home =Anthem Rugby Carolina
|score = 19–33
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|date = April 5
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|home =Houston SaberCats
|score = 22–24
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|home =San Diego Legion
|score = 20–27
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|date = April 6
|time =
|home =New England Free Jacks
|score = 43–6
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|stadium =Veterans Memorial Stadium
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{{Rubye|{{Rut|Utah Warriors}}}}
== Week 9 (April 12–13) ==
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|date = April 12
|home =New England Free Jacks
|score =39–12
|away =San Diego Legion
|stadium =Veterans Memorial Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = April 12
|home =New Orleans Gold
|score =51–29
|away =Old Glory DC
|stadium =The Gold Mine
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = April 12
|home =Miami Sharks
|score =31–22
|away =Houston SaberCats
|stadium =Baptist Health Community Field
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = April 12
|home =RFC Los Angeles
|score =28–45
|away =Utah Warriors
|stadium =Wallis Annenberg Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = April 13
|home =Chicago Hounds
|score =28–20
|away =Anthem Rugby Carolina
|stadium =SeatGeek Stadium
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Seattle Seawolves}}}}
== Week 10 (April 18–19) ==
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|date = April 18
|home =Anthem Rugby Carolina
|score =
|away =New England Free Jacks
|stadium =American Legion Memorial Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = April 18
|home =Seattle Seawolves
|score =
|away =Chicago Hounds
|stadium =Starfire Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = April 19
|home =Old Glory DC
|score =
|away =Miami Sharks
|stadium =Maryland SoccerPlex
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = April 19
|home =Houston SaberCats
|score =
|away =New Orleans Gold
|stadium =SaberCats Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = April 19
|home =San Diego Legion
|score =
|away =Utah Warriors
|stadium =Torero Stadium
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|RFC Los Angeles}}}}
== Week 11 (April 22–27) ==
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|date = April 22
|home =New England Free Jacks
|score =
|away =RFC Los Angeles
|stadium =Veterans Memorial Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = April 23
|home =Anthem Rugby Carolina
|score =
|away =Seattle Seawolves
|stadium =Mecklenburg County Sportsplex
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = April 26
|home =RFC Los Angeles
|score =
|away =San Diego Legion
|stadium =Wallis Annenberg Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = April 26
|home =Houston SaberCats
|score =
|away =Old Glory DC
|stadium =SaberCats Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = April 26
|home =Utah Warriors
|score =
|away =Chicago Hounds
|stadium =Zions Bank Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = April 27
|home =New Orleans Gold
|score =
|away =Seattle Seawolves
|stadium =The Gold Mine
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = April 27
|home =Miami Sharks
|score =
|away =Anthem Rugby Carolina
|stadium =Baptist Health Community Field
}}
== Week 12 (April 30–May 4) ==
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|date = April 30
|home =Utah Warriors
|score =
|away =San Diego Legion
|stadium =Zions Bank Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 2
|home =Seattle Seawolves
|score =
|away =RFC Los Angeles
|stadium =Starfire Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 4
|home =Old Glory DC
|score =
|away =Utah Warriors
|stadium =Maryland SoccerPlex
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 4
|home =New England Free Jacks
|score =
|away =Houston SaberCats
|stadium =Veterans Memorial Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 4
|home =Chicago Hounds
|score =
|away =Miami Sharks
|stadium =SeatGeek Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 4
|home =San Diego Legion
|score =
|away =New Orleans Gold
|stadium =Torero Stadium
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Anthem Rugby Carolina}}}}
== Week 13 (May 9–12) ==
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|date = May 9
|home =New Orleans Gold
|score =
|away =Miami Sharks
|stadium =The Gold Mine
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 10
|home =New England Free Jacks
|score =
|away =Chicago Hounds
|stadium =Veterans Memorial Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 10
|home =San Diego Legion
|score =
|away =Houston SaberCats
|stadium =Torero Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 10
|home =RFC Los Angeles
|score =
|away =Anthem Rugby Carolina
|stadium =Wallis Annenberg Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 12
|home =Utah Warriors
|score =
|away =Seattle Seawolves
|stadium =Zions Bank Stadium
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Old Glory DC}}}}
== Week 14 (May 13–19) ==
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|home =Old Glory DC
|score =
|away =New Orleans Gold
|stadium =TBD
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 16
|home =Miami Sharks
|score =
|away =New England Free Jacks
|stadium =Baptist Health Community Field
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 17
|home =Houston SaberCats
|score =
|away =Utah Warriors
|stadium =SaberCats Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 17
|home =Seattle Seawolves
|score =
|away =San Diego Legion
|stadium =Starfire Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 18
|home =Anthem Rugby Carolina
|score =
|away =Old Glory DC
|stadium =American Legion Memorial Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 19
|home =Chicago Hounds
|score =
|away =RFC Los Angeles
|stadium =SeatGeek Stadium
}}
== Week 15 (May 23–24) ==
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|date = May 23
|home =RFC Los Angeles
|score =
|away =Miami Sharks
|stadium =Wallis Annenberg Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 23
|home =Seattle Seawolves
|score =
|away =Houston SaberCats
|stadium =Starfire Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 24
|home =New England Free Jacks
|score =
|away =Old Glory DC
|stadium =Veterans Memorial Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 24
|home =New Orleans Gold
|score =
|away =Utah Warriors
|stadium =The Gold Mine
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 24
|home =Anthem Rugby Carolina
|score =
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|stadium =American Legion Memorial Stadium
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|San Diego Legion}}}}
== Week 16 (May 30–June 1) ==
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|date = May 30
|home =Miami Sharks
|score =
|away =San Diego Legion
|stadium =Baptist Health Community Field
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 30
|home =Utah Warriors
|score =
|away =Anthem Rugby Carolina
|stadium =Zions Bank Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 31
|home =Old Glory DC
|score =
|away =RFC Los Angeles
|stadium =Maryland SoccerPlex
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = May 31
|home =Chicago Hounds
|score =
|away =New Orleans Gold
|stadium =SeatGeek Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = June 1
|home =New England Free Jacks
|score =
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|stadium =Veterans Memorial Stadium
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{{Rubye|{{Rut|Houston SaberCats}}}}
== Week 17 (June 4–8) ==
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|date = June 4
|home =Chicago Hounds
|score =
|away =Houston SaberCats
|stadium =SeatGeek Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = June 7
|home =New Orleans Gold
|score =
|away =New England Free Jacks
|stadium =The Gold Mine
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = June 7
|home =Utah Warriors
|score =
|away =RFC Los Angeles
|stadium =Zions Bank Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = June 7
|home =San Diego Legion
|score =
|away =Old Glory DC
|stadium =Torero Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
|date = June 8
|home =Houston SaberCats
|score =
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|stadium =SaberCats Stadium
}}
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|date = June 8
|home =Seattle Seawolves
|score =
|away =Miami Sharks
|stadium =Starfire Stadium
}}
Championship Series
=Bracket=
{{8TeamBracket
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| RD2 = Conference Finals
| RD3 = Final
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| RD1-score8 =
| RD2-seed1 =
| RD2-team1 = TBD
| RD2-score1 =
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| RD2-team2 = TBD
| RD2-score2 =
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=Conference Semi-Finals (June 14–15)=
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=Conference Finals (June 21–22)=
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=Championship final (June)=
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| time = 14:00 {{nowrap|UTC−05:00}}
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Records, milestones, and notable statistics
Preseason
- Rugby Football Club Los Angeles played the Fijian Drua in an exhibition match, the first match between teams from MLR and Super Rugby.{{Cite web |title=LA to play Fijian Drua In first-ever MLR v Super Rugby Pacific showdown |url=https://www.majorleague.rugby/news/la-to-play-fijian-drua-in-first-ever-mlr-v-super-rugby-pacific-showdown/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Major League Rugby |language=en-US}}
Week Two
- Chicago Hounds' hooker Dylan Fawsitt becomes the first player with 100 MLR appearances.{{Cite web |title=The Man They Call ‘Butcher’ – Introducing Dylan Fawsitt As The First MLR Centurion |url=https://www.majorleague.rugby/news/the-man-they-call-butcher-introducing-dylan-fawsitt-as-the-first-mlr-centurion/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Major League Rugby |language=en-US}}
Week Seven
- Anthem Rugby Carolina became the first team to field an all-domestic roster in an MLR game.{{Cite web |title=Major League Rugby Week 7 Recap |url=https://www.majorleague.rugby/news/major-league-rugby-week-7-recap/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Major League Rugby |language=en-US}}
Week Nine
- Anthem RC sets the record for longest losing streak in MLR history, with 23 consecutive losses. The previous record of 22 was set by the Dallas Jackals between the 2023 and 2024 season
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Week Ten
- Seattle Seawolves' scrum half Juan-Philip Smith becomes the second player with 100 MLR appearances, and the first to do so with one team.{{Cite web |title=The Second MLR Centurion – Seattle Seawolves’ Everpresent Scrum-Half JP Smith |url=https://www.majorleague.rugby/news/the-second-mlr-centurion-seattle-seawolves-everpresent-scrum-half-jp-smith/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Major League Rugby |language=en-US}}
Week Eleven
- Utah Warriors' prop Angus MacLellan becomes the first American-born player, and third overall, to appear in 100 MLR games.https://www.majorleague.rugby/news/angus-maclellan-third-in-line-to-reach-100-mlr-appearances/
- The Houston Sabercats and New Orleans Gold both record the 50th wins in their franchises' histories.