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

US States that have hosted a #MLR match! With the #ChicagoHounds hosting the #FreeJacks in Nashville in #MLR2026, Tennessee will become the 19th state to host a #MLR match! Games have also been held in Canada in both Ontario & BC, and a 2025 pre-season game in Fiji! #MLRStats

The Defending Champion New England #FreeJacks are the 4th team to reveal their complete roster for #MLR2026! That leaves just the @[email protected] and #CaliforniaLegion! #MLRStats #MLR

Journeymen of #MLR: Lindsey Stevens! The US-born, Australian raised, Canada capped hooker has represented 5 MLR teams across 7 seasons, earning 19 starts in 38 games, scoring 8 tries and lifting a Shield each with the LA Giltinis (2021) and the #FreeJacks (2025)! #MLRStats #MLR2026

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

Former #FreeJacks front row Cole Keith has signed with the #DoncasterKnights in the English Championship! The Canadaian international and 3x #MLR Champion has 47 starts in 79 games between NE & Toronto from 2019-2025, with over 500 tackles made and over 1,100m gained! #MLRStats #MLR2026

Valley RFC in Hong Kong announce the signing of 2024 #MLR Draftee and former #FreeJacks scrum-half Emanuel Lai! The Hong-Kong qualified Connecticut native was drafted 36th overall by NE, and earned his pro debut with the Free Jacks in their Shield-winning 2025 season! #MLRStats #MLR2026

The Top 10 Single-Game Meter Eaters in #MLR History! Dylan Taikato-Simpson's record of 229m lasted over 4 years, before #FreeJacks' Le Roux Malan broke it with 234m gained in 2023, still the current record! Will this list look any different at the end of #MLR2026? #MLRStats #MLR

The #FreeJacks' new signing Kienan Higgins is stopping off at #Edinburgh on a short-term deal before heading to Boston for #MLR2026! The exact length of the contract is unknown, but it's a cool move for the Scottish-qualified back! #MLRStats #MLR #Rugby

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