Major League Rugby

Current Franchises

Conference	Property	Venue	Municipality
Eastern Conference	Anthem Rugby Carolina	American Legion Memorial Stadium	Charlotte, North Carolina
	Chicago Hounds	SeatGeek Stadium	Bridgeview, Illinois
	Miami Sharks	Baptist Health Community Field	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
	New England Free Jacks	Veteran's Memorial Stadium	Quincy, Massachusetts
	NOLA Gold	Shrine on Airline	Metairie, Louisiana
	Old Glory DC	Maureen Hendrick's Field at Championship Stadium	Montgomery County, Maryland
Western Conference	California Legion	Torero Stadium	San Diego
	Houston SaberCats	SaberCats Stadium	Houston
	Seattle Seawolves	Starfire Stadium	Tukwila, Washington
	Utah Warriors	Zions Bank Stadium	Salt Lake County, Utah

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-Present)
• NOLA Gold (2018-Present)
• 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-Present)

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
					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
					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
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	San Diego Legion	2022
					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