Major League Rugby team in San Diego, California
Rugby team
The San Diego Legion are a professional rugby union team based in San Diego, California , that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team plays its home games at Snapdragon Stadium .[ 1] [ 2] The Legion began play in the league's inaugural 2018 season .
Established in 2017, the San Diego Legion have represented San Diego since their inception. The Legion are one of seven founding teams in Major League Rugby .
The Legion were runner-ups in the 2019 and 2023 season championships.
Players and personnel [ edit ] The San Diego Legion squad for the 2024 Major League Rugby season is:[ 3]
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Senior 15s and senior 7s 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. Date Opponent Home/Away Result March 25 Austin Elite ° Away Won, 24–32 April 7 Houston SaberCats ° Home Lost, 17–33 April 22 Seattle Seawolves Away Lost, 23–39 April 29 Utah Warriors Home Won, 31–24 May 4 Houston SaberCats Home Won, 35–32 May 13 Glendale Raptors Away Lost, 27–31 May 25 Austin Elite Away Lost, 5–31 June 9 New Orleans Gold Away Won, 39–22 June 17 Austin Elite Home Won, 31–17 June 23 Glendale Raptors Home Won, 23–5 June 30 Seattle Seawolves°° Neutral Lost, 24–38
° = Exhibition game °° = Playoff semifinals at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado .
Date Opponent Home/Away Result January 27 Rugby United New York Home Lost, 23-25 February 2 Seattle Seawolves Home Won, 17-13 February 9 Houston SaberCats Home Won, 17-13 February 17 Utah Warriors Home Won, 21–10 February 23 Austin Elite Away Won, 45-17 March 10 Toronto Arrows Home Lost, 20-27 March 16 Glendale Raptors Away Draw, 28-28 March 31 Seattle Seawolves Away Won, 28-22 April 7 Austin Elite Home Won, 45-15 April 14 Rugby United New York Away Won, 29–19 April 20 Glendale Raptors Home Won, 46–15 April 28 Houston SaberCats Away Won, 41-19 May 5 Toronto Arrows Away Lost, 19-23 May 11 New Orleans Gold Away Won, 26-19 May 18 Utah Warriors Away Won, 31-21 June 2 New Orleans Gold Home Won, 22–10
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]
Date Opponent Home/Away Result March 20 Rugby United New York Home Lost, 29–36 March 28 Austin Gilgronis Away Won, 14–11 April 3 Rugby ATL Away Lost, 22–41 April 10 Houston SaberCats Away Lost, 32–34 April 17 Utah Warriors Home Won, 31-29 April 24 LA Giltinis Away Lost, 17-45 May 1 New England Free Jacks Home Lost, 17-33 May 9 Seattle Seawolves Away Lost, 15-21 May 15 New Orleans Gold Home Won, 43-17 May 29 Houston SaberCats Home Won, 39-11 June 6 Toronto Arrows Away Won, 40-30 June 12 Utah Warriors Away Lost, 41-45 June 20 LA Giltinis Home Lost, 13-19 June 26 Austin Gilgronis Home Lost, 14-33 July 3 Seattle Seawolves Home Won, 34-21 July 10 Old Glory DC Away Lost, 38-29
Date Opponent Home/Away Result February 6 Utah Warriors Home Won, 39-21 February 12 Dallas Jackals Home Won, 37-29 February 20 Seattle Seawolves Home Lost, 28-31 February 26 Houston SaberCats Away Won, 31-20 March 6 Old Glory DC Home Won, 24-12 March 13 Rugby New York Away Lost, 23-26 March 19 LA Giltinis Away Lost, 13-26 April 1 Utah Warriors Away Won, 40-25 April 10 Austin Gilgronis Home Lost, 21-35 April 16 Seattle Seawolves Away Lost, 32-34 April 24 Rugby ATL Home Lost, 17-30 April 30 Dallas Jackals Away Won, 53-14 May 7 Houston SaberCats Home Lost, 24-34 May 14 LA Giltinis Home Won, 31-27 May 21 NOLA Gold Awaay Won, 42-12 May 28 Austin Gilgronis Away Lost, 28-44
Round Date Opponent Home/Away Result West Eliminator June 12 Seattle Seawolves Away Lost, 19–43
Date Opponent Home/Away Location Result February 18 Utah Warriors Home Snapdragon Stadium Won, 33-17 February 26 New England Free Jacks Home Snapdragon Stadium Won, 29-12 March 5 Houston SaberCats Away SaberCats Stadium Lost, 31-26 March 11 Dallas Jackals Home Snapdragon Stadium Won, 22-0 March 18 Rugby ATL Away Atlanta Silverbacks Park Won, 35-10 April 2 Old Glory DC Home Snapdragon Stadium Won, 48-26 April 8 Seattle Seawolves Away Starfire Sports Complex Won, 23-20 April 16 Chicago Hounds Home Snapdragon Stadium Won, 48-24 April 22 Dallas Jackals Away Choctaw Stadium Won, 47-38 April 30 Houston SaberCats Home Snapdragon Stadium Won, 29-16 May 6 Utah Warriors Away Zions Bank Stadium Won, 26-16 May 13 NOLA Gold Away Gold Mine Won, 26-12 May 28 Rugby New York Ironworkers Home Snapdragon Stadium Won, 36-13 June 3 Chicago Hounds Away SeatGeek Stadium Won, 36-14 June 11 Toronto Arrows Away York Lions Stadium Won, 50-17 June 18 Seattle Seawolves Home Snapdragon Stadium Won, 40-19
Round Date Opponent Location Result West Conference Finals July 2, 2023 Seattle Seawolves Snapdragon Stadium Won, 32-10 MLR Grand Final July 8, 2023 New England Free Jacks SeatGeek Stadium Lost, 25-24
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