2024 Major League Rugby final
Championship rugby match
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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.[2]
| 2024 Major League Rugby Championship Final | |||||||
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| Event | 2024 Major League Rugby season | ||||||
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| Match details | |||||||
| Date | August 4, 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Jed Melvin (Free Jacks) | ||||||
| Referee | Luke Rogan United States) | ||||||
| Attendance | 12,085 | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy day 73.4 °F (23.0 °C) 76% humidity[1] | ||||||
Background
Road to the final
| 2024 MLR Eastern Conference () | |||||||||||||
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| 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):
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| 2024 MLR Western Conference () | |||||||||||||
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| 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):
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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.[3]
Broadcasting
Match
| August 4, 2024 13:00 PDT (UTC−07) |
| Seattle Seawolves | 11–20 | New England Free Jacks |
| Try: J. Taufete’e 31' m Pen: M. Mason (2/3) 25', 48' Cards: T. Lopeti  52' to 62' | Report | Try: L. Malan 14' Pen: J. Potroz (5/5) 9', 28', 40’+1', 45', 52' |
| Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego Attendance: 12,085 Referee: Luke Rogan United States) |