Probably the game of #MLR2026 so far! The #ChicagoHounds escape with the win after trailing 32-19 at the second hydration break! @oldglorydc.bsky.social will be gutted they didn’t get the win, but 2 bonus points means they leapfrog the Free Jacks! #MLRStats

Lots of change in the #FreeJacks pack this week! Geiger shifts back to 2 with Sole & Niuafe as props. Jacob Norris starts at lock for JFS' first #MLR2026 start! Coghlan starts on the wing, and Andrew Quattrin makes his first appearance, in the reserves as a prop? #MLRStats

Lots of rotation for the #CaliforniaLegion this week! Ma'ake Muti starts at loosehead with Michael Scott moving to 3, and Cyrille Cama makes his first start of #MLR2026! In the back line, Meakes rests as Nick Chan starts at 12, with Oscar Treacy on the wing! #MLRStats #WeAreLegion

A very similar starting XV to last week for @anthemrugby.bsky.social! The only change is in the back row, where Makeen Alikhan shifts to 7 to make room for Baden Godfrey at 8! Marques Fuala'au moves to the bench, for what is a do or die game for the Rising Stars! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #AnthemCountry

The @seawolves.rugby starting XV is unchanged for the one that suffered a heavy loss to Chicago last week. Charlie Walsh and Michael Hand move into the reserves, otherwise it's identical! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #TogetherWeHunt

It's crazy that 8 games into the #MLR2026 season, #CaliforniaLegion's Ed Timpson is still in the Top 10 for Metres Gained. The next highest forward is on 366m, in 16th! #MLRStats #WeAreLegion

It's Starbucks v @dunkindonutscoffee.bsky.social in #MLR's Coffee Cup! #MLRStats #MLR2026

Cory Daniel has been an absolute tackle machine in #MLR, finishing as the league’s top tackler twice! He currently leads #MLR2026 with 125 tackles made in just 8 games(!!) which is marginally DOWN on his career average of 15.6 tackles per game! 🤯 #MLRStats

100 tackles in a 10 game regular season is impressive, but getting there in 8 games is crazy! What’s more, #MLR leader Cory Daniel’s 125 tackles is EXACTLY on his career average of 15.6 tackles per game! #MLRStats #MLR2026

7 players earn their first First XV nod of #MLR2026, including 4 of the SIX #ChicagoHounds selected this week! 6 players pick up their 2nd of the year, with @oldglorydc.bsky.social's Cory Daniel getting his 3rd, and #CaliforniaLegion captain Jason Damm earning his 4th! #MLRStats

Scorigami Stats for Week 9! @anthemrugby.bsky.social 7-20 #FreeJacks 2nd Occurrence, first since SEA beat HOU in Rd 7 of 2018 #ChicagoHounds 57-17 @seawolves.rugby 🚨SCORIGAMI!🚨 #CaliforniaLegion 42-10 @oldglorydc.bsky.social 🚨SCORIGAMI!🚨 #MLRStats #MLR2026

Last season, Chris Hilsenbeck was the only player to record over 100pts scored. Will we get any 100+ point scorers in #MLR2026, even with the shortened season? #MLRStats

The #ChicagoHounds are still the only team to have guaranteed their spot in the #MLR2026 postseason! The #CaliforniaLegion need 2pts to book their place, and @seawolves.rugby need a BP win, but both will be in if @oldglorydc.bsky.social lose next week! #MLRStats

Tevita Naqali becomes the most capped @oldglorydc.bsky.social player ever! 65 starts in 77 games (including 4 postseason games) and counting! #MLRStats #MLR2026

A great @seawolves.rugby team try is finished out wide by Davy Coetzer, but he's unable to add the extras! That's Coetzer's 21st career try in #MLR, and the Seawolves are on the board! #MLRStats #MLR2026

The #ChicagoHounds don't take long to open the scoring through Jake Kinneeveauk on his first #MLR start! That's his 2nd career try, and Chicago lead 7-0 early! #MLRStats #MLR2026

Great to see all 6 #MLR teams representing in such numbers in the USA Extended Player Squad! Let me know what you think of this style of squad breakdown! #MLR2026 #MLRStats

. @oldglorydc.bsky.social name an unchanged starting XV to the side that earned a gritty win over New England last weekend! The only changes come in the reserves, with Bart Vermeulen and Tevita Naqali returning! #MLRStats #MLR2026

Ronan Murphy a surprise at lock, with Ben Houston returning at 8. Cole Semu starting at centre is the only change in the starting #CaliforniaLegion backline! Ma'ake Muti, Oscar Treacy, and Matt Anticev all return to the reserves! #MLRStats #MLR2026

The leaders change a lot, too! Jake Turnbull starts his 100th #MLR game and Zabierek, Albert, Kinneeveauk, and Brown all earn their first #MLR2026 starts! Mason Flesch shifts to lock, and Bekerman comes back into the reserves. #MLRStats

LOTS of change for @anthemrugby.bsky.social this week! Heaney & Keane earn their first #MLR2026 starts at 1 & 9 respectively, Golla shifts to lock and Moni Tonga'uiha returns in the back row! Julian Roberts moves back to the centre and Erich Storti takes his place on the wing! #MLRStats

No sign of the #FreeJacks' big reinforcements, but Cam Gerlach starts in the reserves with JFS, fresh off his Nationale win with Narbonne! Wayne vdB shifts to the other wing as Nathan Salmon returns, and a 2nd row combo of Aylmer & Hemopo debuts! #MLRStats #MLR2026

This week's Midweek Milestones article from @narugbydb.com includes a 'Scorigami Tracker' for the results from Week 8 of #MLR2026! Let me know if you like this addition or not! #MLRStats

I know that the WER is approaching Round 4, but they only posted their rosters a week before the season started and juggling that, #MLR2026, and a day job was a lot! Still, up to almost 1,750 players on @narugbydb.com now! 😁 #WER #NARDB

Every player in the Top 10 is averaging well over 10 tackles per game, and it's no surprise that all 10 players this week are Forwards! #MLRStats #MLR2026

Week 9 Availability report info: No DNPs for the #FreeJacks (including JFS!), Scott & Gurovich out for @anthemrugby.bsky.social. The #ChicagoHounds DNPs include Rumball and Oworu out, and Ryan James still DNP for the #CaliforniaLegion #MLRStats #MLR2026

2021 1st Overall Pick Eric Naposki has announced his retirement from pro rugby. Naposki played in #MLR between 2022-2024, scoring 6 tries in 24 games (18 starts) between Dallas & Miami and gaining over 1000m. Best of luck in retirement, Eric!

The first time this season that the #ChicagoHounds have trailed at half time, and the first time since Rd 2 that they hadn’t scored 4+ tries in the first half… But they still got the win on the road! #MLR2026 #MLRStats

The #FreeJacks' Ben LeSage and #CaliforniaLegion's Ben Sugars are the only players from losing sides in this week's First XV! @oldglorydc.bsky.social: 5 @seawolves.rugby: 5 #ChicagoHounds: 3 #MLRStats #MLR2026

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day! 🤷‍♂️ #MLRStats #MLR2026 #FantasyMLR

Bit of a #MLRStats dump for today's post! I hope you find this as interesting as I did, there's all sorts of interesting bits in there! #MLR2026

Both Davy Coetzer and Dorian Jones return for @seawolves.rugby, allowing Andre Warner to switch back to scum-half, with JP Smith moving back to the wing! Marno Redelinghuys the only change in the starting pack from last week! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #TogetherWeHunt

Campbell Robb starts at hooker for @anthemrugby.bsky.social, with Marques Fuala'au earning his first start of #MLR2026 in the back row! Going returns at 9, and Julian Roberts shifts back to the wing with Jordan Trainor returning from suspension at 15! #MLRStats #AnthemCountry

With Rob Harley suspended and the injuries piling up for @oldglorydc.bsky.social, Collin Grosse starts at lock with Ben Bonasso returning just in time at 8! Perry Humphreys returns on the wing with standout Hoyland at 15, and Semi Kunatani moves to the reserves! #MLRStats #MLR2026

STILL no sign of the #FreeJacks reinforcements, but not much change from last week's win! Maliu Niuafe returns to the starting front row, Ben LeSage returns from suspension, and Wayne van der Bank starts on the wing! #MLRStats #MLR2026

There's now a dedicated page on the #MLR site for the Championship, including events on the Friday, Saturday, AND Sunday! This includes a MLR Supporter Advisory Council, Welcome Party, Fan Fest Eve on Navy Pier, Post-game concert, and more! #MLR2026 www.majorleague.rugby/champ

The #ChicagoHounds Big dawgs return for their clash with the Legion this weekend! Mason Flesch, Lucas Rumball, Chris Hilsenbeck, and Ollie Devoto all return for the #MLR leaders, and Jake Turnbull can earn cap #99 off the bench! #MLRStats #MLR2026

A pair of appearance achievements, a bundle of team milestones, and a handful of individual achievements all covered in this week's Midweek Milestones! Give the latest #NARDB Article a read, below! ⬇️ #MLRStats #MLR2026 #Rugby

Other than showing that Norris is pulling away from the rest of the league when it comes to tackles, this leaderboard shows me that we need a few more #MLR teams that don’t play in blue! #MLR2026

News from the #MLR Availability Reports ahead of Wk 8! The #CaliforniaLegion have picked up Vili Helu after his time in Japan, all #FreeJacks reinforcements are training, and the injury bug looks to have moved from @seawolves.rugby to @oldglorydc.bsky.social! #MLR2026

Hattingh is the first #MLR player to earn 100 starts in his first 100 games. He has never started on the @seawolves.rugby bench! #MLRStats #MLR2026

Gotta get some more rugby gear up in the office if this is going to be a regular thing! Must be close to a dozen appearances on @thefantasyruckers.bsky.social over the years, but this is my first as a co-host! ⬇️ #MLR2026 #FantasyRugby

The natural habitat for men in their 30s is hosting a podcast, and now I'm no different! Very excited to join @thefantasyruckers.bsky.social as co-host of #QuickTapRecap with @ryanye.bsky.social! #MLRStats #MLR2026

Four #ChicagoHounds in the top 10 just shows how dominant the green machine has been in #MLR2026! The total points from these 4 players (137pts) is higher than the total of the entire #FreeJacks squad (125pts)! #MLRStats

Stats and Fantasy go together like bacon & eggs. Putting them together is just right 😁 #MLR2026 #MLRStats #FantasyMLR

We could have up to 5 players with 100+ tackles after this weekend’s #MLR games! #CaliforniaLegion’s Jason Damm could get there too, but that’d be one hell of a performance! #MLR2026

The Top 3 are hovering around 5 defenders beaten per game and include Ed Timpson, who recorded a #MLR2026 high of ELEVEN defenders beaten back in Round 1 Down in 5th, @oldglorydc.bsky.social's Damien Hoyland sits on 18 defenders beaten in just 3 games, averaging 6 per game! #MLRStats

Depending on if these boxes turn red or green, #MLR teams are either going to be laughing or screaming! #MLRStats #MLR2026

A surprising number of standout stats from just the two games last weekend! The latest Midweek Milestones article for Rd 6 of #MLR2026 is live on @narugbydb.com, go give it a read! #MLRStats #NARDB

Availability Report info: The #FreeJacks additions are in camp, also re-signed Zach Bastres who is DNP with JFS. 3 DNPs for @oldglorydc.bsky.social including Bonasso & Naqali, and 4 for @seawolves.rugby. Rumball & Flesch DNP for the #ChicagoHounds. #MLRStats #MLR2026