2024 Major League Rugby final

2024 Major League Rugby Final
Event2024 season
Seattle Seawolves New England Free Jacks
Washington (state) Massachusetts
11 20
DateAugust 4, 2024
VenueSnapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
Man of the MatchJed Melvin
RefereeLuke Rogan (USA)
Attendance12,085
Weathercloudy, 80°F (26°C), wind W 11-16mph (18-26km/h)
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The 2024 Major League Rugby Championship Final was the sixth Major League Rugby (MLR) championship match, held at the conclusion of the seventh season of the rugby union club competition in North America. The match was played on August 4, 2024, at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California. It was contested by the Seattle Seawolves and New England Free Jacks.[1]

Background

Road to the final

2024 MLR Eastern Conference (
)
Club P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 New England Free Jacks 16 11 0 5 463 344 119 65 45 8 3 55
2 New Orleans Gold 16 10 0 6 410 349 61 58 47 8 2 50
3 Chicago Hounds 16 8 1 7 454 387 67 65 51 7 4 45
4 Old Glory DC 16 7 2 7 394 416 -22 50 57 6 4 42
5 Miami Sharks 16 6 0 10 335 389 -54 40 51 4 4 32
6 Anthem Rugby Carolina 16 0 0 16 323 676 -353 47 102 6 1 7
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):

  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received


2024 MLR Western Conference (
)
Club P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Houston SaberCats 16 14 0 2 478 347 131 66 47 11 0 67
2 Seattle Seawolves 16 11 0 5 498 373 125 63 49 9 4 57
3 San Diego Legion 16 11 0 5 421 374 47 51 45 7 4 55
4 Dallas Jackals 16 6 0 10 482 450 32 71 62 10 9 43
5 Utah Warriors 16 5 0 11 424 471 -47 60 67 7 8 35
6 RFC Los Angeles 16 5 1 10 367 473 -106 54 67 8 2 32
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):

  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received


Venue selection

On March 14, 2024, MLR announced that Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego would host the Championship Final. It is the home stadium of the San Diego Legion and the third league championship to be hosted in the San Diego area; the Legion had hosted the 2018 final and 2019 final at Torero Stadium.[2]

Broadcasting

The Championship Final was broadcast in the United States on Fox.[3]

Championship Final

Details

August 4, 2024
1:00 pm PDT
Seattle Seawolves11–20New England Free Jacks
Try: J. Taufete’e 31' m
Con: M. Mason (0/1)
Pen: M. Mason (2/3) 25', 48'
Cards: T. Lopeti yellow card 52' to 62'		Report[4]Try: L. Malan 14'
Con: J. Potroz (0/1)
Pen: J. Potroz (5/5) 9', 28', 40’+1', 45', 52'
Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 12,085
Referee: Luke Rogan (USA)

References

  1. ^ Keatts, Andrew (August 1, 2024). "Rugby is having a moment as league championship arrives in San Diego". Axios. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Snapdragon Stadium to host Major League Rugby's championship match in August". San Diego Union-Tribune. March 14, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Major League Rugby Championship". Major League Rugby. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Free Jacks beat Seawolves to claim second straight MLR title". americas rugby news. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

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