The 2025 Major League Rugby Championship Final was the seventh Major League Rugby (MLR) championship match, held at the conclusion of the eighth season of the rugby union club competition in North America. The match was played on June 28, 2025, at Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It was contested by the Houston SaberCats and New England Free Jacks.
Background Road to the final 2025 MLR Eastern Conference Club 1 * – New England Free Jacks 16 11 0 5 425 341 +84 61 47 9 2 55 2 c – Chicago Hounds 16 11 0 5 422 353 +69 57 49 7 2 53 3 x – Old Glory DC 16 8 0 8 438 478 -40 63 67 11 2 45 4 x – Miami Sharks 16 8 0 8 380 442 -62 45 66 6 3 41 5 e – New Orleans Gold 16 4 0 12 428 473 -45 60 71 8 8 32 6 e – Anthem Rugby Carolina 16 0 0 16 282 570 -288 42 86 2 3 5
Notes * - League Champions z – Clinched home field advantage for the entire playoffs c – Clinched home field advantage for the conference semi-finals y – Clinched conference title x – Clinched playoff spot e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Eastern Conference Semi-Final (June 15)
Eastern Conference Finals (June 21)
2025 MLR Western Conference Club 1 z – Utah Warriors 16 11 0 5 529 443 +86 77 59 12 2 58 2 y – Houston SaberCats 16 10 0 6 458 365 +93 63 53 10 4 54 3 x – RFC Los Angeles 16 8 1 7 501 497 +4 76 71 14 3 51 4 x – Seattle Seawolves 16 8 1 7 460 422 +38 67 56 11 4 49 5 e – San Diego Legion 16 8 0 8 490 429 +61 74 60 12 4 48
Notes * - League Champions z – Clinched home field advantage for the entire playoffs c – Clinched home field advantage for the conference semi-finals y – Clinched conference title x – Clinched playoff spot e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Western Conference Semi-Final (June 16)
Western Conference Finals (June 21)
Venue selection On March 14, 2024, MLR announced that Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island would host the Championship Final. It is the home stadium of Rhode Island FC of the USLC and the first league championship to be hosted in the northeast since 2022; and will be the first major championship sporting event to be held at Centreville Bank Stadium.
Broadcasting The Championship Final was broadcast in the United States on ESPN2.
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