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| '''Conference''' || '''Property''' || '''Venue''' || '''Municipality'''
| '''Conference''' || '''Property''' || '''Venue''' || '''Municipality'''
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| rowspan=6 | Eastern Conference || [[Anthem Rugby Carolina]] || [[American Legion Memorial Stadium]] || [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
| rowspan=4 | Eastern Conference || [[Anthem Rugby Carolina]] || [[American Legion Memorial Stadium]] || [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
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| [[Chicago Hounds]] || [[SeatGeek Stadium]] || [[Bridgeview, Illinois]]
| [[Chicago Hounds]] || [[SeatGeek Stadium]] || [[Bridgeview, Illinois]]
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| [[Miami Sharks]] || [[Baptist Health Community Field]] || [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]
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| [[New England Free Jacks]] || [[Veteran's Memorial Stadium]] || [[Quincy, Massachusetts]]
| [[New England Free Jacks]] || [[Veteran's Memorial Stadium]] || [[Quincy, Massachusetts]]
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| [[NOLA Gold]] || [[Shrine on Airline]] || [[Metairie, Louisiana]]
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| [[Old Glory DC]] || [[Maureen Hendrick's Field at Championship Stadium]] || [[Montgomery County, Maryland]]
| [[Old Glory DC]] || [[Maureen Hendrick's Field at Championship Stadium]] || [[Montgomery County, Maryland]]
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| rowspan=5 | Western Conference || [[Houston SaberCats]] || [[SaberCats Stadium]] || [[Houston]]
| rowspan=3 | Western Conference || [[California Legion]] || [[Torero Stadium]] || [[San Diego]]
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| [[Rugby FC Los Angeles]] || [[Wallis Annenberg Stadium]] || [[Los Angeles]]
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| [[San Diego Legion]] || [[Torero Stadium]] || [[San Diego]]
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| [[Seattle Seawolves]] || [[Starfire Stadium]] || [[Tukwila, Washington]]
| [[Seattle Seawolves]] || [[Starfire Stadium]] || [[Tukwila, Washington]]
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==Franchise Histories==
==Franchise Histories==
*[[Austin Elite]] (2018-2019) → [[Austin Gilgronis]] (2020-2022) → ''Folded''
*[[Glendale Raptors]] (2018-2019) → [[Colorado Raptors]] (2020) → ''Suspended operations and transferred to Super Rugby Americas as American Raptors''
*[[Houston SaberCats]] (2018-2025) → ''Folded''
*[[NOLA Gold]] (2018-2025) → ''Folded''
*[[San Diego Legion]] (2018-2025) → '''[[California Legion]]''' (2026-Present)
*'''[[Seattle Seawolves]]''' (2018-Present)
*'''[[Utah Warriors]]''' (2018-Present)
*[[Rugby United New York]] (2019-2021) → [[Rugby New York]] (2022) → [[Rugby New York Ironworkers]] (2023) → ''Folded''
*[[Toronto Arrows]] (2019-2023) → ''Folded''
*'''[[New England Free Jacks]]''' (2020-Present)
*'''[[Old Glory DC]]''' (2020-Present)
*[[Rugby ATL]] (2020-2023) → [[Rugby FC Los Angeles]] (2024-2025) → ''Merged into [[San Diego Legion]] as [[California Legion]]''
*[[LA Giltinis]] (2021-2022) → ''Folded''
*[[Dallas Jackals]] (2022-2024) → ''Folded''
*'''[[Chicago Hounds]]''' (2023-Present)
*'''[[Athem Rugby Carolina]]''' (2024-Present)
*[[Miami Sharks]] (2024-2025) → ''Folded''
==Map==
==Map==
==Markets==
==Markets==
{| class="wikitable"
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| '''Combined Statistical Area''' || '''Metropolitan Statistical Area''' || '''Metropolitan Division''' || '''County''' || '''Municipality''' || '''Property''' || '''Start''' || '''End'''
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| rowspan=3 | [[Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=3 | [[Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division]] || [[DeKalb County, Georgia]] || Unincorporated || [[Rugby ATL]] || 2022 || 2023
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| rowspan=2 | [[Marietta, GA Metropolitan Division]] || rowspan=2 | [[Cobb County, Georgia]] || rowspan=2 | [[Marietta, Georgia]] || [[Toronto Arrows]] || 2021 || 2021
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| [[Rugby ATL]] || 2020 || 2021
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| colspan=3 rowspan=2 | [[Austin-San Marcos-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Travis County, Texas]] || [[Austin, Texas]] || [[Austin Gilgronis]] || 2020 || 2022
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| [[Williamson County, Texas]] || [[Round Rock, Texas]] || [[Austin Elite]] || 2018 || 2019
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| rowspan=2 | [[Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Boston, MA Metropolitan Division]] || rowspan=2 | [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts]] || [[Quincy, Massachusetts]] || [[New England Free Jacks]] || 2022 ||
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| [[Weymouth, Massachusetts]] || [[New England Free Jacks]] || 2020 || 2021
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| [[Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina]] || [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] || [[Anthem Rugby Carolina]] || 2024 ||
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| [[Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area]] || [[Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division]] || [[Cook County, Illinois]] || [[Bridgeview, Illinois]] || [[Chicago Hounds]] || 2023 ||
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| [[Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area]] || [[Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX Metropolitan Division]] || [[Tarrant County, Texas]] || [[Arlington, Texas]] || [[Dallas Jackals]] || 2022 || 2024
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| rowspan=2 | [[Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=2 | [[Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Arapahoe County, Colorado]] || rowspan=2 | [[Glendale, Colorado]] || [[Colorado Raptors]] || 2020 || 2020
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| [[Glendale Raptors]] || 2018 || 2019
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| rowspan=3 | [[Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=3 | [[Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Fort Bend County, Texas]] || [[Sugar Land, Texas]] || [[Houston SaberCats]] || 2019 || ''2019''
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| rowspan=2 | [[Harris County, Texas]] || rowspan=2 | [[Houston]] || [[Houston SaberCats]] || ''2019'' || 2025
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| [[Houston SaberCats]] || 2018 || 2018
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| rowspan=3 | [[Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=3 | [[Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=3 | [[Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division]] || rowspan=3 | [[Los Angeles County, California]] || [[Carson, California]] || [[Rugby FC Los Angeles]] || 2024 || 2024
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| rowspan=2 | [[Los Angeles]] || [[Rugby FC Los Angeles]] || 2025 || 2025
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| [[LA Giltinis]] || 2021 || 2022
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| [[Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area]] || [[Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise, FL Metropolitan Division]] || [[Broward County, Florida]] || [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] || [[Miami Sharks]] || 2024 ||
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| rowspan=2 | [[New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=2 | [[New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Jefferson Parish, Louisiana]] || [[Marrero, Louisiana]] || [[NOLA Gold]] || 2018 || 2019
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| [[Metairie, Louisiana]] || [[NOLA Gold]] || 2020 || 2025
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| rowspan=4 | [[New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=4 | [[New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=4 | [[New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division]] || rowspan=2 | [[Hudson County, New Jersey]] || [[Hoboken, New Jersey]] || [[Rugby New York]] || 2022 || 2022
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| [[Jersey City, New Jersey]] || [[Rugby United New York]] || 2021 || 2021
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| [[Kings County, New York]] || [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]] || [[Rugby United New York]] || 2019 || 2020
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| [[Westchester County, New York]] || [[Mount Vernon, New York]] || [[Rugby New York Ironworkers]] || 2023 || 2023
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| [[Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Salt Lake County, Utah]] || Unincorporated || [[Utah Warriors]] || 2018 ||
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| colspan=3 rowspan=4 | [[San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=4 | [[San Diego County, California]] || [[Chula Vista, California]] || [[San Diego Legion]] || 2021 || 2021
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| rowspan=3 | [[San Diego]] || [[California Legion]] || 2026 ||
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| [[San Diego Legion]] || 2022 || 2025
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| [[San Diego Legion]] || 2018 || 2020
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| [[Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area]] || [[Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division]] || [[King County, Washington]] || [[Tukwila, Washington]] || [[Seattle Seawolves]] || 2018 ||
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| colspan=4 rowspan=3 | [[Toronto Census Metropolitan Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[North York]], [[Toronto]] || [[Toronto Arrows]] || 2022 || 2023
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| [[Toronto Arrows]] || 2019 || ''2019''
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| [[Old Toronto]], [[Toronto]] || [[Toronto Arrows]] || ''2019'' || 2020
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| rowspan=3 | [[Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=3 | [[Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division]] || [[Loudoun County, Virginia]] || Unincorporated || [[Old Glory DC]] || 2021 || 2023
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| [[Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division]] || [[Montgomery County, Maryland]] || Unincorporated || [[Old Glory DC]] || 2024 ||
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| [[Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division]] || colspan=2 | [[District of Columbia]] || [[Old Glory DC]] || 2020 || 2020
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==Seasons==
==Seasons==
==Championships==
==Championships==

Latest revision as of 22:16, 11 September 2025

Current Franchises

Conference Property Venue Municipality
Eastern Conference Anthem Rugby Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina
Chicago Hounds SeatGeek Stadium Bridgeview, Illinois
New England Free Jacks Veteran's Memorial Stadium Quincy, Massachusetts
Old Glory DC Maureen Hendrick's Field at Championship Stadium Montgomery County, Maryland
Western Conference California Legion Torero Stadium San Diego
Seattle Seawolves Starfire Stadium Tukwila, Washington
Utah Warriors Zions Bank Stadium Salt Lake County, Utah

Franchise Histories

Map

Markets

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County Municipality Property Start End
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division DeKalb County, Georgia Unincorporated Rugby ATL 2022 2023
Marietta, GA Metropolitan Division Cobb County, Georgia Marietta, Georgia Toronto Arrows 2021 2021
Rugby ATL 2020 2021
Austin-San Marcos-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Travis County, Texas Austin, Texas Austin Gilgronis 2020 2022
Williamson County, Texas Round Rock, Texas Austin Elite 2018 2019
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area Boston, MA Metropolitan Division Norfolk County, Massachusetts Quincy, Massachusetts New England Free Jacks 2022
Weymouth, Massachusetts New England Free Jacks 2020 2021
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Anthem Rugby Carolina 2024
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division Cook County, Illinois Bridgeview, Illinois Chicago Hounds 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX Metropolitan Division Tarrant County, Texas Arlington, Texas Dallas Jackals 2022 2024
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Arapahoe County, Colorado Glendale, Colorado Colorado Raptors 2020 2020
Glendale Raptors 2018 2019
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Fort Bend County, Texas Sugar Land, Texas Houston SaberCats 2019 2019
Harris County, Texas Houston Houston SaberCats 2019 2025
Houston SaberCats 2018 2018
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division Los Angeles County, California Carson, California Rugby FC Los Angeles 2024 2024
Los Angeles Rugby FC Los Angeles 2025 2025
LA Giltinis 2021 2022
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise, FL Metropolitan Division Broward County, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida Miami Sharks 2024
New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Marrero, Louisiana NOLA Gold 2018 2019
Metairie, Louisiana NOLA Gold 2020 2025
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division Hudson County, New Jersey Hoboken, New Jersey Rugby New York 2022 2022
Jersey City, New Jersey Rugby United New York 2021 2021
Kings County, New York Brooklyn, New York Rugby United New York 2019 2020
Westchester County, New York Mount Vernon, New York Rugby New York Ironworkers 2023 2023
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID Combined Statistical Area Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area Salt Lake County, Utah Unincorporated Utah Warriors 2018
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area San Diego County, California Chula Vista, California San Diego Legion 2021 2021
San Diego California Legion 2026
San Diego Legion 2022 2025
San Diego Legion 2018 2020
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division King County, Washington Tukwila, Washington Seattle Seawolves 2018
Toronto Census Metropolitan Area North York, Toronto Toronto Arrows 2022 2023
Toronto Arrows 2019 2019
Old Toronto, Toronto Toronto Arrows 2019 2020
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division Loudoun County, Virginia Unincorporated Old Glory DC 2021 2023
Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division Montgomery County, Maryland Unincorporated Old Glory DC 2024
Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division District of Columbia Old Glory DC 2020 2020

Seasons

Championships

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