2018 Major League Rugby season
The 2018 Major League Rugby season was the inaugural season of Major League Rugby, an annual rugby union competition sanctioned by USA Rugby. The seven inaugural teams were based in the United States. The competition began the weekend of April 21–22 with three matches, with New Orleans defeating Houston 35–26 to open the season.
| 2018 Major League Rugby | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 21 – July 7 |
| Champions | Seattle Seawolves (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Glendale Raptors |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Top point scorer | Sam Windsor (103) |
| Top try scorer | Tonata Lauti (9) |
| Official website | |
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Glendale and Seattle were the best two teams at the end of the regular season and won their respective semi-final matches to advance to the championship game at Torero Stadium in San Diego. Seattle became Major League Rugby's first champion team with a surprise come-from-behind 23–19 win in the final over Glendale, who had only lost once previously during the season.
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