2019 Major League Rugby season | |
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Countries | United States (8 teams) Canada (1 team) |
Date | January 26 – June 16 |
Champions | Seattle Seawolves (2nd title) |
Runners-up | San Diego Legion |
Matches played | 75 |
Attendance | 159,941 (average 2,133 per match) |
Highest attendance | 6,000 San Diego v Seattle (June 16, 2019) |
Lowest attendance | 578 Austin v San Diego (February 22, 2019) |
Top point scorer | Brock Staller (223) |
Top try scorer | John Ryberg & Dylan Fawsitt (13) |
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The 2019 Major League Rugby season was the second season of Major League Rugby, the professional rugby union competition sanctioned by USA Rugby. The regular season began on January 26 and concluded on June 2.[1]
Two teams made their debut in 2019, the Toronto Arrows [2] and Rugby United New York.[3] The Seattle Seawolves won the championship for the second consecutive season, defeating the San Diego Legion 26-23 on June 16.