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Player moves around #MLR: July 6-19!

This edition's almost a NPC special, with 8/9 moves to the NPC for it's 50th year in 2026!

5 #MLR2026 players join Bay of Plenty including 4 #FreeJacks, and USA Eagle Ezekiel Lindenmuth joins Counties Manukau!

#MLRStats #NPC50

Also a number of former #MLR players in the Southland squad for the 2026 National Provincial Championship season!

Sef Fa'agase ( #FreeJacks - 2021)
Sam Fischli ( Free Jacks - 2023)
Michael Manson ( #UtahWarriors - 2024)

#MLRStats

A few #MLR names in the #TasmanMako squad for the 2026
National Provincial Championship!

From #MLR2026:

Tayne Hemopo ( #FreeJacks)

From previous years:

Richie Asiata (TOR - 2020)
Sam Matenga ( @[email protected] - 2022-24)

#MLRStats

The #MLR2026 Champions, the #ChicagoHounds, scored 461pts during the 10-game regular season.

Last year's Champs, the #FreeJacks, scored 425pts across the SIXTEEN game 2025 regular season. 🤯

#MLRStats #MLRChampionship

Top Metre Eaters: #MLR regular season! 8 players pass 500m made in #MLR2026, but only two of those passed 600! #FreeJacks Fan Favourite Mitch Wilson is in 2nd behind Duncan Matthews out in front, entering the postseason with 664m made for @[email protected]! #MLRStats

Selections by Team for Week 11's First XV: @[email protected]: 5 #ChicagoHounds: 3 @[email protected]: 3 #CaliforniaLegion: 2 @[email protected]: 1 #FreeJacks: 1 #MLRStats #MLR2026

Scorigami Stats - RD11: @[email protected] 29-21 @[email protected] 2nd Time, 1st since SEA v NE: 2024-Rd 8 #FreeJacks 19-35 #ChciagoHounds 2nd Time, 1st since UTAH v AUS: 2019-Rd 14 @[email protected] 33-19 #CaliforniaLegion 5th Time, 1st since CHI v ARC: 2026-Rd 2 #MLRStats #MLR2026

Top Tacklers: #MLR2026 - Rd 10! The Top 10 are all over 100 tackles made, still led by @[email protected]’s Cory Daniel, just ahead of Jacob Norris! Norris' #FreeJacks teammate Kienan Higgins shoots into the top 10 as the only back in the league with 100+ tackles made! #MLRStats

Week 10 First XV Selections by team: @[email protected]: 5 #CaliforniaLegion: 3 #ChicagoHounds: 3 @[email protected]: 3 @[email protected]: 1 #FreeJacks: 0 #MLRStats #MLR2026

After spending the first 15 minutes on defence, the #FreeJacks and punched back and finally open the scoring through Tayne Hemopo! He shoots out of the maul for his first #MLR try! #MLRStats #MLR2026

Tayne Hemopo - North American ...

Scorigami Stats for Week 9! @[email protected] 7-20 #FreeJacks 2nd Occurrence, first since SEA beat HOU in Rd 7 of 2018 #ChicagoHounds 57-17 @[email protected] 🚨SCORIGAMI!🚨 #CaliforniaLegion 42-10 @[email protected] 🚨SCORIGAMI!🚨 #MLRStats #MLR2026

That desperate little clearance kick was a lot more effective than it should have been for the #Freejacks! #rugby #MLR #NEvCAL

That desperate little clearance kick was a lot more effective than it should have been for the #Freejacks! #rugby #MLR #NEvCAL

A 'Form Tracker' for each #MLR team at the half way point of the #MLR2026 Regular Season! @[email protected] have 4 home games in the back half, while @[email protected] and the #FreeJacks have long road trips coming up! #MLRStats

A 'Form Tracker' for each #MLR team at the half way point of the #MLR2026 Regular Season! @[email protected] have 4 home games in the back half, while @[email protected] and the #FreeJacks have long road trips coming up! #MLRStats

#Scorigami Check for Wk 5 of #MLR2026! @[email protected] 22-59 #ChicagoHounds 🚨SCORIGAMI!🚨 #FreeJacks 38-26 @[email protected] 2nd Occurrence, first since SEA v AUS in 2019! @[email protected] 23-36 #CaliforniaLegion 🚨SCORIGAMI!🚨 #MLRStats

#Scorigami Check for Wk 5 of #MLR2026! @[email protected] 22-59 #ChicagoHounds 🚨SCORIGAMI!🚨 #FreeJacks 38-26 @[email protected] 2nd Occurrence, first since SEA v AUS in 2019! @[email protected] 23-36 #CaliforniaLegion 🚨SCORIGAMI!🚨 #MLRStats

With Captain Johnston out, Alex Mackenzie shuffles from 8 to 7 as Tayne Hemopo starts as the #FreeJacks 8. Ben LeSage captains and van der Bank joins him in the centre! Sole & Mapa in line for #MLR2026 and #MLR respectively, off the bench! #MLRStats #FreeJacks

With Captain Johnston out, Alex Mackenzie shuffles from 8 to 7 as Tayne Hemopo starts as the #FreeJacks 8. Ben LeSage captains and van der Bank joins him in the centre! Sole & Mapa in line for #MLR2026 and #MLR respectively, off the bench! #MLRStats #FreeJacks

Another full round this weekend, kicking off with @[email protected] hosting @[email protected]! On Sunday, #MLR heads to Nashville for the 1st time as the #FreeJacks look to get in the win column against the #ChicagoHounds, before Legion v @[email protected] on SNR! #MLR2026 #MLRStats

Another full round this weekend, kicking off with @[email protected] hosting @[email protected]! On Sunday, #MLR heads to Nashville for the 1st time as the #FreeJacks look to get in the win column against the #ChicagoHounds, before Legion v @[email protected] on SNR! #MLR2026 #MLRStats

First XV Selections Per Team for Rd 3 of #MLR2026: #ChicagoHounds - 5 @[email protected] - 3 @[email protected] - 3 @[email protected] - 3 #FreeJacks - 1 #CaliforniaLegion - 0 #MLRStats

First XV Selections Per Team for Rd 3 of #MLR2026: #ChicagoHounds - 5 @[email protected] - 3 @[email protected] - 3 @[email protected] - 3 #FreeJacks - 1 #CaliforniaLegion - 0 #MLRStats

Well, it appears that, due to illness (not mine), I have an extra ticket to the #Freejacks v #OldGlory match today. Do I know anyone who wants to watch some #rugby in Quincy this afternoon? #Boston

Well, it appears that, due to illness (not mine), I have an extra ticket to the #Freejacks v #OldGlory match today. Do I know anyone who wants to watch some #rugby in Quincy this afternoon? #Boston

This post brought to you by: what if I went to the #FreeJacks / #OldGlory match in Quincy this weekend? #rugby #MLR

This post brought to you by: what if I went to the #FreeJacks / #OldGlory match in Quincy this weekend? #rugby #MLR

The #MLR First XV for Round 2 is here! Selections per team: #CaliforniaLegion: 6 #ChicagoHounds: 4 @[email protected]: 2 @[email protected]: 1 #FreeJacks: 1 @[email protected]: 1 #MLRStats #MLR2026

The #MLR First XV for Round 2 is here! Selections per team: #CaliforniaLegion: 6 #ChicagoHounds: 4 @[email protected]: 2 @[email protected]: 1 #FreeJacks: 1 @[email protected]: 1 #MLRStats #MLR2026

Preview of #MLR2026 Rd 2! Friday April 3rd: (0-0) @[email protected] v @[email protected] (0-0) - 10:30pm ET Saturday April 4th: (1-0) @[email protected] v #ChicagoHounds (0-0) - 4:00pm ET (0-1) #CaliforniaLegion v #FreeJacks (0-0) - 7:00pm ET (Old Mate Match) #MLRStats #MLR

Preview of #MLR2026 Rd 2! Friday April 3rd: (0-0) @[email protected] v @[email protected] (0-0) - 10:30pm ET Saturday April 4th: (1-0) @[email protected] v #ChicagoHounds (0-0) - 4:00pm ET (0-1) #CaliforniaLegion v #FreeJacks (0-0) - 7:00pm ET (Old Mate Match) #MLRStats #MLR

2026 Pre-Season Summary: #NEFreeJacks The 3x #MLR Champions remain the team to beat in #MLR2026! The #FreeJacks have had more turnover than any other side in the competition as they've pivoted away from their Canadian contingent to new faces (to MLR, anyway)! #MLRStats #LetsRide

2026 Pre-Season Summary: #NEFreeJacks The 3x #MLR Champions remain the team to beat in #MLR2026! The #FreeJacks have had more turnover than any other side in the competition as they've pivoted away from their Canadian contingent to new faces (to MLR, anyway)! #MLRStats #LetsRide

Player Turnover for each #MLR side in #MLR2026! The #ChicagoHounds & @[email protected] each have 15 players returning from their 2025 squads! The #FreeJacks had the most turnover with 10 returnees due to their reliance on Canadians over the last few years, now deemed non-domestic. #MLRStats

Player Turnover for each #MLR side in #MLR2026! The #ChicagoHounds & @[email protected] each have 15 players returning from their 2025 squads! The #FreeJacks had the most turnover with 10 returnees due to their reliance on Canadians over the last few years, now deemed non-domestic. #MLRStats

The #MLR Championship Game will return to Chicago for the Finale of #MLR2026! The Shield match was last held at Seatgeek Stadium in 2023, when the #FreeJacks took a nailbiting 1pt victory over the San Diego Legion! #MLRStats #Rugby

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The #MLR Championship Game will return to Chicago for the Finale of #MLR2026! The Shield match was last held at Seatgeek Stadium in 2023, when the #FreeJacks took a nailbiting 1pt victory over the San Diego Legion! #MLRStats #Rugby

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This will be the first time a #MLR game has ever been played in Tennessee! GEODIS Park will play host to a repeat of the nail-biting 2025 Eastern Conference Final between the #ChicagoHounds and NE #FreeJacks! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #Rugby #Nashville

This will be the first time a #MLR game has ever been played in Tennessee! GEODIS Park will play host to a repeat of the nail-biting 2025 Eastern Conference Final between the #ChicagoHounds and NE #FreeJacks! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #Rugby #Nashville

The most popular Player Profiles on #NARDB over the last week! The #FreeJacks' new signings bookended the Top 5 with @[email protected]'s Oli Kane at 2, #MLRDraft pick James Rivers headed to Hong Kong, and former NOLA hooker Eric Howard rounded out the list! #MLR2026 #MLRStats #MLR

The #FreeJacks announce the signing of English raised US eligible lock Braemar Murray for #MLR2026! The former England U18 and USA U20 forward has completed an even 100 tackles in 15 #MLR games (5 starts) between @[email protected] (2024) and Miami (2025)! #MLRStats #LetsRide

The #FreeJacks announce the addition of newly capped USA Eagle #596 Maliu Niuafe for #MLR2026! The 22yo prop started 12 of his 16 games with #RFCLA in 2025, gaining 99m and completing 104 tackles! He earned his test debut against Samoa in September! #MLRStats #LetsRide

The #FreeJacks announce the signing of crossover athlete Line Latu for #MLR2026! Latu has scored 3 tries in 18 #MLR games (11 starts) between Houston and @[email protected], and set a new career high with 399m gained in 7 games for Anthem in 2025! #MLRStats #MLR #LetsRide

Player Moves around #MLR: Dec 1-7! 6 intra-league moves including 2025 Championship MVP heading to the #ChicagoHounds, 4 re-signings, 3 new faces join the #FreeJacks, and two players head overseas! #MLRStats #MLR2026

The #MLRChampionship MVPs from 2018-2025! Brock Webster becomes the first Canadian in #MLR history to be named Championship MVP as the #FreeJacks complete the Threepeat! Webster is the first Domestic player to win MVP since Vili Toluta'u in 2018! #MLRStats #MLR2025 #Playoffs #LetsRide

Threepeat: Complete! The #FreeJacks claim their 3rd #MLR Shield in a row after defeating the #HoustonSaberCats in the #MLRChampionship Game! The East has lifted the Shield 4 years in a row, now giving them more total Shields than the West! #MLRStats #MLR2025 #MLRPlayoffs #Rugby

The #MLRChampionship Game is Saturday! Here's a Head-To-Head to help prepare for the #FreeJacks taking on the #HoustonSaberCats at Centreville Bank Stadium in Rhode Island for the #MLR2025 Shield! #MLRStats #MLR2025 #MLR #MLRPlayoffs #Rugby

#MLR Conference Champions! The Champions of each Conference since 2021, the 1st complete season with the Conference system! The #FreeJacks claim their 3rd straight Eastern Conference title, while the #HoustonSaberCats claim their 1st ever Western Conference Title! #MLRStats #MLR2025 #MLRPlayoffs

Head-to-heads for the #MLR Conference Finals! The #FreeJacks host the #ChicagoHounds in a repeat of the 2024 Conference Final! There's an all-new matchup in the West after both the #UtahWarriors & #HoustonSaberCats earn 1st playoff wins! Who heads to Rhode Island? #MLRStats #MLR2025 #MLRPlayoffs

Josiah Morra returns from loan to Miami and starts in the #FreeJacks reserves! Ciquera & DeWitt get their first starts of #MLR2025, and Von Dadelszen plays at flanker! In the backs Boyle is fly-half with Lennon at scrumhalf, and Van Der Bank starts at 12! #NOLAvNE #MLRStats #MLR