2019 Major League Rugby season
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.
Two teams made their debut in 2019, the Toronto Arrows and Rugby United New York. The Seattle Seawolves won the championship for the second consecutive season, defeating the San Diego Legion 26-23 on June 16.Teams
Notes:Regular season
The regular season was expanded from ten weeks in 2018 to nineteen weeks for 2019, with each team playing 16 matches.Standings
The standings for the 2019 Major League Rugby regular season are:Matches
The following are the matches for the 2019 Major League Rugby regular season:
| AUS | GLE | HOU | NOLA | RUNY | SAN | SEA | TOR | UTA |
| Austin Elite | | 13–24 | 20–21 | 14–26 | 11–19 | 17–45 | 17–29 | 19–23 | 9–17 |
| Glendale Raptors | 38–19 | | 52–44 | 34–33 | 20–16 | 28–28 | 36–53 | 22–0 | 62–22 |
| Houston SaberCats | 36–15 | 32–17 | | 11–49 | 8–35 | 19–40 | 10–52 | 27–44 | 29–27 |
| New Orleans Gold | 35–31 | 40–31 | 20–27 | | 24–27 | 19–26 | 41–31 | 36–31 | 28–19 |
| Rugby United NY | 27–7 | 31–19 | 21–0 | 24–22 | | 31–38 | 19–29 | 24–21 | 24–22 |
| San Diego Legion | 45–15 | 46–15 | 17–13 | 22–10 | 23–25 | | 17–13 | 20–27 | 21–10 |
| Seattle Seawolves | 38–26 | 20–18 | 27–14 | 25–24 | 33–21 | 22–28 | | 35–30 | 27–27 |
| Toronto Arrows | 24-13 | 40-12 | 35–21 | 31–35 | 22–20 | 23–19 | 29–7 | | 28–21 |
| Utah Warriors | 35–19 | 26–26 | 27–31 | 19–21 | 21–47 | 21–31 | 36–48 | 31–64 | |
Updated to match played on
Colors: Blue: home team win; Yellow: draw; Red: away team win.Week 1
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----Week 3
----Week 4
----Week 5
----Week 6
----Week 7
----Week 8
----Week 9
----Week 10
----Week 11
----Week 12
----Week 13
----Week 14
----Week 15
----Week 16
----Week 17
----Week 18
----Week 19
----Playoffs
Semifinals
Final
Players Statistics
Top scorers
The top ten try and point scorers during the 2019 Major League Rugby season are:
Last updated June 5, 2019Sanctions
| Player | Team | Red | Yellow |
 Josua Vici | Houston SaberCats | 1 | 2 |
 Keni Nasoqeqe | San Diego Legion | 1 | 1 |
| Osea Kolinisau | Houston SaberCats | 1 | 0 |
 Lance Williams | Utah Warriors | 0 | 3 |
| Connor Cook | Glendale Raptors | 0 | 2 |
 Con Foley | NOLA Gold | 0 | 2 |
 Pat O'Toole | Houston SaberCats | 0 | 2 |
| Jamie Dever | Houston SaberCats | 0 | 1 |
 Jack Evans | Toronto Arrows | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Hughston | Rugby United NY | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Maupin | NOLA Gold | 0 | 1 |
| Peni Tagive | Austin Elite | 0 | 1 |
| Sione Tuihalamaka | San Diego Legion | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Turori | San Diego Legion | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Brouwer | Toronto Arrows | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Mack | Seattle Seawolves | 0 | 1 |
 Sam Malcolm | Toronto Arrows | 0 | 1 |
| Dylan Fawsitt | Rugby United NY | 0 | 1 |
 Soheyl Jaoudat | Austin Elite | 0 | 1 |
| Maikeli Naromaitoga | Utah Warriors | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Whippy | Utah Warriors | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Beauchamp | Houston Sabercats | 0 | 1 |
| Jeremy Misailegalu | Utah Warriors | 0 | 1 |
 Kane Thompson | NOLA Gold | 0 | 1 |
 Franco van den Berg | Utah Warriors | 0 | 1 |
| Tiaan Erasmus | Austin Elite | 0 | 1 |
| Moe Abdelmonem | Austin Elite | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Sullivan | NOLA Gold | 0 | 1 |
| James Denise | Rugby United NY | 0 | 1 |
| Zach Fenoglio | Glendale Raptors | 0 | 1 |
 Ignacio Dotti | NOLA Gold | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Ferguson | Toronto Arrows | 0 | 1 |
| Cam Polson | Seattle Seawolves | 0 | 1 |
| Jasa Veremalua | San Diego Legion | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Manihera | San Diego Legion | 0 | 1 |
| Will Magie | Glendale Raptors | 0 | 1 |
| Diego Magno | Houston SaberCats | 0 | 1 |
| Avery Oitomen | Toronto Arrows | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Baillie | NOLA Gold | 0 | 1 |
| Hubert Buydens | NOLA Gold | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Trierweiler | Seattle Seawolves | 0 | 1 |
| Leandro Leivas | Toronto Arrows | 0 | 1 |
| Mateo Sanguinetti | Houston SaberCats | 0 | 1 |
| Mason Pedersen | Austin Elite | 0 | 1 |
| Murphy Taramai | Glendale Raptors | 0 | 1 |
 Fetu'u Vainikolo | Utah Warriors | 0 | 1 |
| JP du Plessis | San Diego Legion | 0 | 1 |
| Nate Augspurger | San Diego Legion | 0 | 1 |
| Dino Waldren | San Diego Legion | 0 | 1 |
| Alejandro Nieto | Houston SaberCats | 0 | 1 |
| Juan Echeverría | Austin Elite | 0 | 1 |
| Cam Dolan | NOLA Gold | 0 | 1 |
| Shalom Suniula | Seattle Seawolves | 0 | 1 |
| James Semple | Utah Warriors | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Blair | San Diego Legion | 0 | 1 |
| Tristan Blewett | NOLA Gold | 0 | 1 |
| Awara Elkington | Utah Warriors | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Milazzo | Toronto Arrows | 0 | 1 |
Awards
MVP of the Championship Match
| Player | Team |
| JP Smith | Seattle Seawolves |
All-MLR First Team
| Player | Position | Team |
| Rob Brouwer | Loosehead Prop | Toronto Arrows |
| Dylan Fawsitt | Hooker | Rugby United New York |
| Paddy Ryan | Tighthead Prop | San Diego Legion |
| Mike Sheppard | Left Lock | Toronto Arrows |
| Nate Brakeley | Right Lock | Rugby United New York |
| Brad Tucker | Blindside Flanker | Seattle Seawolves |
| Nakai Penny | Openside Flanker | Seattle Seawolves |
| Riekert Hattingh | No8 | Seattle Seawolves |
| Nate Augspurger | Scrum-half | San Diego Legion |
| Joe Pietersen | Fly-half | San Diego Legion |
| Connor Wallace-Sims | Blindside Wing | Rugby United New York |
| JP du Plessis | Inside Center | San Diego Legion |
| Tristan Blewett | Outside Center | New Orleans Gold |
| John Ryberg | Openside Wing | Glendale Raptors |
| JP Eloff | Fullback | New Orleans Gold |
All-MLR Second Team
| Player | Position | Team |
| Franco van den Berg | Loosehead Prop | Utah Warriors |
| Eric Howard | Hooker | New Orleans Gold |
| Morgan Mitchell | Tighthead Prop | Toronto Arrows |
| Ben Mitchell | Left Lock | Austin Elite |
| Louis Stanfill | Right Lock | San Diego Legion |
| Lance Williams | Blindside Flanker | Utah Warriors |
| Matt Hughston | Openside Flanker | Rugby United New York |
| Cam Dolan | No8 | New Orleans Gold |
| Mike Petri | Scrum-half | Rugby United New York |
| Sam Malcolm | Fly-half | Toronto Arrows |
| Dan Moor | Blindside Wing | Toronto Arrows |
| Shalom Suniula | Inside Center | Seattle Seawolves |
| Ryan Matyas | Outside Center | San Diego Legion |
| Brock Staller | Openside Wing | Seattle Seawolves |
 Mathew Turner | Fullback | Seattle Seawolves |
Attendances
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