Professional Rugby Union Team from Atlanta, Georgia
Rugby team
Rugby ATL is a professional rugby union team in Major League Rugby (MLR) from Atlanta , that began play in 2020 .
History
On September 21, 2018, Major League Rugby announced that Atlanta was one of the expansion teams joining the league for the 2020 season.[1] The team name Rugby ATL was revealed on February 26, 2019.[2]
Roster
The Rugby ATL squad for the 2022 Major League Rugby season is:[3]
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold .
* denotes players qualified to play for the United States on dual nationality or residency grounds.
MLR teams are allowed to field up to ten overseas players per match.
Head coaches
Assistant coaches
Captains
Records
Season standings
Year
Pos
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
+/−
BP
Pts
Playoffs
2020
6th
5
2
0
3
116
110
+3
4
12
Season cut short due to Coronavirus Pandemic
2021
2nd
16
11
0
5
420
321
+99
13
57
Lost MLR Championship to LA Giltinis 17–31
404 Rugby (2019)
Rugby ATL started with an exhibition side, called 404 Rugby . From September to November 2019, 404 Rugby played exhibition matches against Mystic River , NYAC , Old Blue , and USA Rugby men's club champions Life University .[5]
2019 roster
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
2019 season
All games in the 2019 season were exhibition games and did not count in the MLR standings.
2020 season
On March 12, 2020, MLR announced the season would go on hiatus immediately for 30 days due to fears surrounding the 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic .[6] It was cancelled the following week[7]
Regular season
2021 season
Regular season
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
Result
March 20
Toronto Arrows
Home
Won, 21–14
March 27
Old Glory DC
Away
Lost, 23–30
April 3
San Diego Legion
Home
Won, 41–22
April 11
Rugby United New York
Home
Lost, 17–27
April 17
Austin Gilgronis
Away
Lost, 15–17
April 24
New Orleans Gold
Home
Won, 38–28
May 9
Toronto Arrows
Away
Won, 33–29
May 15
New England Free Jacks
Home
Won, 33–18
May 23
Seattle Seawolves
Away
Won, 25–6
May 29
LA Giltinis
Home
Won, 17–12
June 5
New Orleans Gold
Away
Won, 8–7
June 13
Rugby United New York
Away
Lost, 24–31
June 19
Houston SaberCats
Home
Won, 33–15
June 26
Old Glory DC
Home
Won, 32–12
July 10
Utah Warriors
Away
Won, 41–31
July 18
New England Free Jacks
Away
Lost, 19–22
Post season
2022 season
Regular season
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
Result
February 5
Old Glory DC
Home
Won, 55–22
February 12
New Orleans Gold
Away
Won, 14–9
February 19
Rugby New York
Home
Lost, 31–36
March 5
Houston SaberCats
Home
Won, 29–22
March 12
Austin Gilgronis
Home
Won, 29–14
March 20
Old Glory DC
Away
Won, 27–13
March 26
New England Free Jacks
Home
Lost, 27-41
April 2
Toronto Arrows
Away
Won 20-14
April 9
New Orleans Gold
Away
Won, 34-17
April 24
San Diego Legion
Away
Won, 30-17
April 30
LA Giltinis
Home
Lost, 19-31
May 7
Utah Warriors
Away
Lost, 26-44
May 13
New England Free Jacks
Away
Lost, 10-15
May 22
Rugby New York
Away
Won, 38-3
May 28
Toronto Arrows
Home
Won, 34-23
June 3
New Orleans Gold
Home
References
External links
Coach(es)
Scott Lawerence (head)
Blake Bradford (forwards)
Nese Malifa (backs)
Matt Dallow (athlete development)
Santiago Sodini (team manager)
Players Stadiums Seasons Final appearances Championships Other
Teams
Eastern Conference Western Conference Former teams
By year
See also