Scorigami check: Rd 2 of #MLR2026
@seawolves.rugby 33-16 @oldglorydc.bsky.social
Scorigami! This score has never occurred before!
@anthemrugby.bsky.social 19-33 #ChicagoHounds
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#CaliforniaLegion 43-5 #FreeJacks
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Mason Flesch bags his 2nd of the game to extend the #ChicagoHounds lead to 5-19 just shy of HT!
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2022 #MLR Rookie of the Year Tavite Lopeti opens his #MLR2026 account with another score for the #ChicagoHounds, now leading 5-12!
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Some great power from Canada international Mason Flesch to score the first #ChicagoHounds points of the #MLR2026 season!
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The #ChicagoHounds 23 to take on @anthemrugby.bsky.social on Saturday!
7 players in the starting XV earn their Hounds debuts, with another 3 potential debutants on the bench!
Mac Jones becomes the first Hounds player to reach 50 #MLR appearances with the team!
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A full slate of games in Rd 2 of @usmlr!
@seawolves.rugby host @oldglorydc.bsky.social under the Friday Night Lights, before @anthemrugby.bsky.social’s home opener against the #ChicagoHounds and the #CaliforniaLegion attempt to the the Old Mate from the #FreeJacks!
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Preview of #MLR2026 Rd 2!
Friday April 3rd:
(0-0) @seawolves.rugby v @oldglorydc.bsky.social (0-0) - 10:30pm ET
Saturday April 4th:
(1-0) @anthemrugby.bsky.social v #ChicagoHounds (0-0) - 4:00pm ET
(0-1) #CaliforniaLegion v #FreeJacks (0-0) - 7:00pm ET (Old Mate Match)
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The penultimate #MLR2026 Fact File, today for the #ChicagoHounds!
The Hounds have made it to the Eastern Conference Final in the last two #MLR campaigns, and they're out for revenge this season!
Big signings, huge talent, and the most Canadians of any side!
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For more information on the #ChicagoHounds, their #NARDB Team Profile is available below!
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#MLR2026 Pre-Season Summary: #ChicagoHounds!
After defeat in the Eastern Conference Final by the narrowest of margins, the Hounds are out for revenge in 2026.
With the #MLR Championship Final set for Chicago, you know the Hounds will want to be there in front of a home crowd!
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Further proof that the #CaliforniaLegion are just #RFCLA with the San Diego branding.
I know that SD fans have disliked this merger since the announcement. Will they take their fandom elsewhere? If so, the #ChicagoHounds have the same amount of 2025 Legion players...
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2025 #NOLAGold Players still in #MLR2026
16 players from their 2025 squad will represent 5 teams in 2026, so Gold fans are spoilt for choice!
@oldglorydc.bsky.social have 5 Gold players from last year, while @anthemrugby.bsky.social, the #CaliforniaLegion, and #ChicagoHounds all have 3!
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2025 #MiamiSharks Players still playing in #MLR2026!
Sharks fans looking for a new #MLR team this season, there are 10 players from their 2025 Playoff squad representing all 6 teams this year!
The #ChicagoHounds & @oldglorydc.bsky.social are solid choices with 3 ex-Sharks each!
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Player Turnover for each #MLR side in #MLR2026!
The #ChicagoHounds & @oldglorydc.bsky.social 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.
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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!
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The #ChicagoHounds were 2nd to announce their #MLR2026 roster and as I did for @anthemrugby.bsky.social, I had a go at picking a Hounds starting XV!
This fits with foreign player allowance, but leaving the likes of Fourie, O’Keeffe, Turnbull & Oworu out was tough!
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The #ChicagoHounds become the 2nd team in #MLR to reveal their full #MLR2026 roster!
What do we think, is it the year of the Dawg? 🐶
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Glad to see more than a few #HoustonSaberCats landing with other teams. I _think_ #SeattleSeawolves have more former Cats than any other team, with #AnthemRC and #ChicagoHounds each pulling in a few players, too.
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2nd in @narugbydb.com's 'Journeymen of #MLR' series: Jake Turnbull!
Almost guaranteed to pass 100 MLR games in #MLR2026 with the #ChicagoHounds he'll become the 2nd player to represent 6 different teams!
I have 2 more players who have played with 5+ teams ready to go!
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The Journeymen of #MLR: Jake Turnbull!
USA Eagle #562 has 97 appearances over 8 years, representing 5 different teams so far!
Having already signed with the #ChicagoHounds for #MLR2026, Turnbull will become just the 2nd player in league history to play with 6 different teams!
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. @seawolves.rugby announce the addition of Uruguayan international prop Ignacio Peculo for #MLR2026!
The 2023 RWC participant earned 31 #MLR appearances for the #ChicagoHounds over the last two seasons, scoring 2 tries and recording over 150 tackles!
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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!
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Player Moves around #MLR: January 19-25!
Plenty of Intra-League signings last week and a busy one for the #CaliforniaLegion, #ChicagoHounds, and @oldglorydc.bsky.social! A good week for #MLR Draftees and academy standouts, too!
Another busy week means another 2-pager!
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For more information on 2025 #ChicagoHounds Back of the Year Ollie Devoto and his time in #MLR so far, his #NARDB Player Profile can be found below:
narugbydb.com/player/ollie...
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The #ChicagoHounds kick off the week with the announcement that Premiership & Champions Cup Winner Ollie Devoto will return for #MLR2026!
The English centre scored 3 tries on 450m+ gained and completed over 150 tackles, starting all 16 of his games in 2025!
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The #ChicagoHounds announce the promotion of Academy product Mathis Demandolx for #MLR2026!
The 22yo Washington state scrum-half spent the summer playing premier-grade rugby in New Zealand, before enjoying a standout fall season with the Chicago Lions the Hounds Academy!
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By my count, there are now 9 Canadian players announced for #MLR2026:
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Flesch
Oworu
Rumball
Webster
#FreeJacks
Von Dadelszen
LeSage
@oldglorydc.bsky.social
Martinez
@seawolves.rugby
Botchar
Kotze
Down from 47 in 2025.
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The #ChicagoHounds announce the addition of USA Eagle #583 Tomas Casares for #MLR2026!
Casares earned 22 #MLR appearances (18 starts) with the Sharks since 2024, scoring 2 tries on over 500m gained and completing over 200 tackles including 139 in 2025 alone!
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The #ChicagoHounds announce the addition of front row Wilton Rebolo for #MLR2026!
2022 #MLR Champ Rebolo is the first Brazilian to play in MLR, earning 45 appearances for NY (2021-22), RFCLA (2024), and Houston (2025) and became the first Brazilian to play in #SuperRugby in 2023!
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The #ChicagoHounds announce the addition of 2022 #MLR Draftee Jason Tidwell for #MLR2026!
Selected 36th overall by Dallas, Tidwell scored 3 tries and gained 600m+ in 19 games with the Jackals, before scoring another 3 tries in 10 games with @anthemrugby.bsky.social in 2025!
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