Plenty of change for the #FreeJacks ahead of their home opener on Saturday! 5 changes to the starting XV with Sylvia & Aylmer earning starts, and LeSage & Boyle making their #MLR2026 debuts! Braemar Murray & Wayne van der Bank start on the bench! #MLRStats #LetsRide

#MLR2026 Rd 3 Preview! The #FreeJacks host @oldglorydc.bsky.social in the Red, White & Blue Bowl before a double header on Sunday, starting with @seawolves.rugby facing @anthemrugby.bsky.social! Finally, Sunday Night Rugby debuts as the #ChicagoHounds host #CaliforniaLegion! #MLRStats #MLR

For #MLR2026, my Midweek Milestones articles are also available on the #MLR site itself! Check out the first edition of the season below, covering the standout stats from weeks 1 & 2! #MLRStats

Major League Rugby is back for #MLR2026 and with it comes the return of #NARDB's Midweek Milestones! Read up on all the standout stats from Round 2 below! #MLRStats #MLR

Confirmation from @anthemrugby.bsky.social that they've signed Dom Akina for #MLR2026! A 2025 #MLR Runner-Up with Houston, Akina has scored 17 tries in 73 career games, with 363 tackles made and just under 3,200m gained! #MLRStats #AnthemCountry

Yesterday, the #CaliforniaLegion claimed their first franchise win which doubled as the 125th Challenge Match for #MLR's newest silverware, The Old Mate! What is The Old Mate and how does it work? I made a video explaining exactly that! ⬇️ #MLRStats #MLR2026

Top #MLR Tacklers: #MLR2026 - RD 2! With over 350 tackles made already, @anthemrugby.bsky.social still dominate the Top 10, led by Johan Momsen on 35! 2023 1st Overall Draft Pick Rick Rose jumps up to 6th with a Round High 21 tackles completed on his @oldglorydc.bsky.social debut! #MLRStats

Availability Reports for Rd 3 of #MLR2026 are now up! Biggest surprise looks to be @anthemrugby.bsky.social's signing of Dom Akina as cover for Junior Gafa. Elsewhere, Jay Renton DNP for @oldglorydc.bsky.social, while the Legion enjoyed a full practice! #MLRStats #MLR

. #CaliforniaLegion fly-half Coby Miln is named #MLR Player of the Week for Round 2! For more info on Miln, his #NARDB Player Profile can be found here: narugbydb.com/player/coby-... #MLRStats #MLR2026 #WeAreLegion

The #MLR First XV for Round 2 is here! Selections per team: #CaliforniaLegion: 6 #ChicagoHounds: 4 @seawolves.rugby: 2 @anthemrugby.bsky.social: 1 #FreeJacks: 1 @oldglorydc.bsky.social: 1 #MLRStats #MLR2026

Top Metre Eaters in #MLR: #MLR2026 - RD 2! Ryan James follows up his 125m #CaliforniaLegion debut with 128m in their 1st win, and is already pulling clear of the pack! However, @seawolves.rugby's Divan Rossouw is the Round Leader this week, with 139m gained! He slots into 4th! #MLRStats #MLR

Scorigami check: Rd 2 of #MLR2026 @seawolves.rugby 33-16 @oldglorydc.bsky.social Scorigami! This score has never occurred before! @anthemrugby.bsky.social 19-33 #ChicagoHounds This score has occurred 3 times before #CaliforniaLegion 43-5 #FreeJacks This score has occurred once before #MLRStats

There's been some movement in #MLR's All-Time Top Scorers after Rd 2! @oldglorydc.bsky.social's Jason Robertson banked 11pts for the Flags to take him to move into 4th, while Davy Coetzer recorded 18pts in his @seawolves.rugby debut to move into 5th place, 2pts behind Robertson! #MLRStats #MLR2026

The Stats from the 2nd week of #MLR action are now fully populated over on #NARDB! You can find the complete fixtures list below, and just pick the game you want to view! #MLRStats #MLR2026

The 43pts scored by the #CaliforniaLegion was the most points conceded by the #FreeJacks since Round 4 of the 2020 season when they conceded 44pts to @seawolves.rugby in their 4th ever #MLR game! #MLRStats #MLR2026

The #CaliforniaLegion record their first franchise victory, over the defending Champs! This 38pt deficit is the heaviest defeat in #FreeJacks history 🤯 They started slow last season as well, suffering a 36-7 loss to Chicago (2025 - Rd 2) which was the previous record #MLRStats #MLR2026

Steffan Crimp get's his first of the season to take the #CaliforniaLegion over the 40pt mark! They now lead by 38. 🤯 #MLRStats #MLR2026

Ben Sugars records his 2nd try in as many games for the #CaliforniaLegion, extending their lead over the #FreeJacks to 38-5! #MLRStats

Declan Leaney records the first points of the 2nd half, extending the #CaliforniaLegion lead to 31-5! This is his 2nd career #MLR try, and first of the #MLR2026 season! #MLRStats

Kienan Higgins scores on his #MLR debut to record the first #FreeJacks points of the #MLR2026 season! #MLRStats

Great finish from Ishy Safodien for his first of the #MLR2026 season, and 3rd of his #MLR career! #MLRStats

Baden Godfrey scores his 2nd #MLR try in as many games for @anthemrugby.bsky.social, and suddenly the Rising Stars look alive! #MLRStats #MLR2026

Mark O'Keeffe finishes an opportunistic play for another #Chicago Hounds score who now lead 5-33, they're running riot at the minute! That's O'Keeffe's 27th #MLR try, tied for 10th all-time! #MLRStats #MLR2026

Mason Flesch bags his 2nd of the game to extend the #ChicagoHounds lead to 5-19 just shy of HT! #MLRStats #MLR2026

2022 #MLR Rookie of the Year Tavite Lopeti opens his #MLR2026 account with another score for the #ChicagoHounds, now leading 5-12! #MLRStats

First game for @anthemrugby.bsky.social, first try for Seth Smith! His 8th #MLR try, following a 5-try year last season! #MLRStats #MLR2026

Some great power from Canada international Mason Flesch to score the first #ChicagoHounds points of the #MLR2026 season! #MLRStats

The Top Tacklers of #MLR2026! To say that this is a bit one-sided is an understatement! @anthemrugby.bsky.social currently have NINE of the top 10 tacklers, led by Johan Momsen on 22 following by 2025 1st overall pick Will Sherman on 18! #MLRStats #AnthemCountry #WeAreLegion

Preview of #MLR2026 Rd 2! Friday April 3rd: (0-0) @seawolves.rugby v @oldglorydc.bsky.social (0-0) - 10:30pm ET Saturday April 4th: (1-0) @anthemrugby.bsky.social v #ChicagoHounds (0-0) - 4:00pm ET (0-1) #CaliforniaLegion v #FreeJacks (0-0) - 7:00pm ET (Old Mate Match) #MLRStats #MLR

The First Metre Eater Leaderboard of #MLR2026! Despite the result the #CaliforniaLegion hold SEVEN of the Top 10 spots led by Round Leader Ryan James, the only player to break 100m gained! Julian Roberts leads @anthemrugby.bsky.social with 68m gained in 3rd! #MLRStats #WeAreLegion #AnthemCountry

Only one match to open #MLR2026 but no shortage of stuff to discuss! @ryanye.bsky.social is joined by @rugbymorning.bsky.social and @narugbydb.com's @jamdelay.bsky.social to recap @anthemrugby.bsky.social first win, Legion's outlook and the #FantasyMLR impact of it all! youtu.be/MnHaiwGjlRo

🚨Site Update!🚨 #NARDB will carry 'Defenders Beaten' stats for each player during the #MLR2026 season! This stat can be found in the 'DB' column! Check it out in the #MLR2026 Opener summary below! #MLRStats

Ed Timpson came off the bench in the 44th minute for the #CaliforniaLegion and managed to rack up 40m gained in possession with ELEVEN defenders beaten! This was more than any other player in the #MLR Season Opener! narugbydb.com/player/ed-ti... #MLRStats #MLR2026 #WeAreLegion

First scorers from every #MLR season! @anthemrugby.bsky.social recording the first points of #MLR2026 while the #CaliforniaLegion recorded the first try! This is the 3rd time that the first points and try were scored by different players, and only the 2nd time by different teams! #MLRStats

The full box scores for the #MLR2026 opener have now been populated on #NARDB, and can be found below! This includes scoring, assists, metres made, and tackles! #MLRStats #WeAreLegion #AnthemCountry

In yesterday's game, the #CaliforniaLegion gained 749m, over double @anthemrugby.bsky.social's total of 342m. Anthem completed 215 tackles compared to the Legion's 99, with tackle % roughly equal. Superb defensive performance from the Rising Stars! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #AnthemCountry #WeAreLegion

Thirty-Third time is the charm for @anthemrugby.bsky.social! A hugely deserved victory over a #CaliforniaLegion side that struggled to click, Anthem have got that monkey off of their backs early in the 2026 #MLR campaign! Congratulations, Anthem! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #AnthemCountry

Ben Houston finishes a superb solo effort through multiple defenders to grab a try BP for the #CaliforniaLegion! This is the first of the #MLR2026 season for Houston, and the 9th of his #MLR career! #MLRStats #WeAreLegion

Ramiro Gurovich adds a SIXTH @anthemrugby.bsky.social try in the corner, the first of his #MLR career on debut! They now lead by 20 with 4 minutes to go. The first win in Franchise history is all but guaranteed! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #AnthemCountry

Ben Sugars gets one back for the #CaliforniaLegion after rumbling over! This is the 3rd try of Sugars' #MLR career, reducing the deficit to 19-34 following the conversion. #MLRStats #MLR2026 #WeAreLegion

Australian Baden Godfrey rumbles over at the back of the pack for his 1st #MLR try on debut, and @anthemrugby.bsky.social's 5th of the day! The Rising Stars are in complete control! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #AnthemCountry

Erich Storti throws a step and breaks through for his first of the year, locking up a try BP for @anthemrugby.bsky.social! This is the 3rd #MLR try of Storti's career! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #AnthemCountry

Successful Challenges in #MLR's RRS Era: @anthemrugby.bsky.social: 1 (1/1 - 100%) #CaliforniaLegion: 0 (0/1 - 0%) This will be monitored throughout the #MLR2026 season. #MLRStats #MLR

Ryan James picks up his first try of #MLR2026 on the overlap out wide, and the #CaliforniaLegion are back in it! That's the 13th #MLR try of James' career, and the Legion now trail 12-20 at HT! #MLRStats #WeAreLegion

Birthday boy Conner Mooneyham double-dips and extends @anthemrugby.bsky.social's lead to 5-18 just before the 30 minute mark! He's the early #MLR2026 try leader, with 2 already! #MLRStats #AnthemCountry

The 2nd Overall pick in the 2025 #MLR Collegiate Draft, Campbell Robb, scores in his MLR debut! @anthemrugby.bsky.social lead the #CaliforniaLegion 5-13! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #AnthemCountry

Conner Mooneyham finished a lovely try from @anthemrugby.bsky.social for their first of the season! That is Mooneyham's 15th try in #MLR! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #AnthemCountry

Cole Semu records the first try of the #MLR2026 season, and the first points in #CaliforniaLegion history! It's the 2nd try of his #MLR career! #MLRStats #WeAreLegion

#MLR2026 Pre-Season Summary: @oldglorydc.bsky.social! The Flags have one of the highest returning player percentages league wide and have added young US talent such as Max Schumacher, Rick Rose, and Aidan King to bolster their squad! How will they fare this season? #MLRStats #MLR #OldGloryDC

As both teams have revealed their matchday 23's for #MLR2026's opening game tomorrow, the #NARDB Matchup has been populated to include both lineups! The #CaliforniaLegion host @anthemrugby.bsky.social in their first ever #MLR game to kick off the 2026 season! #MLRStats #WeAreLegion #AnthemCountry