Major League Rugby
| Current season, competition or edition: 2025 Major League Rugby season | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| First season | 2018 |
| Commissioner | Nic Benson |
| No. of teams | 11 (as of 2025 season) |
| Countries | United States (11 teams) |
| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Confederation | RAN |
| Most recent champion(s) | New England Free Jacks (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Seattle Seawolves, New England Free Jacks (2 titles) |
| Broadcaster(s) |
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| Official website | majorleague.rugby |
Major League Rugby (MLR) is a professional rugby union competition in the United States. The league comprises 11 teams. While operating outside of the governance and oversight of the national governing body, the league is officially sanctioned by USA Rugby—a member union of Rugby Americas North (RAN)—and is consequently part of World Rugby.
MLR was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The league began its first season in 2018 with seven teams. MLR has since expanded, reaching an all-time high of thirteen teams in the 2022 season, including one team in Canada. Twelve teams competed in the 2024 season.
In 2020, Major League Rugby implemented its first collegiate MLR Draft in 2020 and its teams began forming youth academies.