I'm pretty sure that this is the most 1st overall draft picks ever to feature in a #MLR game!
I think @anthemrugby.bsky.social v Miami last season featured 4 (Mooneyham, Golla, Rose, Storti), but Eric Naposki (Miami) didn't play.
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Saturday's Rd 4 clash between @anthemrugby.bsky.social & @oldglorydc.bsky.social featured no fewer than FIVE 1st Overall Draft Picks! 1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣
There have only been 6 First Overall Picks in #MLR history, so to have 5 of them in a single game is unusual to say the least!
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Crazy how the #MLR team with the most Canadians has dominated for the last 3 years but in #MLR2026, the only remaining undefeated team is... the team with the most Canadians 😉
Luke White has represented the Colorado/Glendale Raptors (2018-20), the LA Giltinis (2021-22), and #ChicagoHounds (2023-) in his #MLR career, and has played pretty much everywhere in the pack!
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For more information on Luke White and his time in #MLR so far, his #NARDB Player Profile can be found below!
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Almost immediately, @seawolves.rugby hit back to secure a try BP of their own through Liki Chan-Tung at the back of the maul!
That's the first #MLR try of Chan-Tung's career, and Seattle are back within 6!
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Davy Coetzer barges through 3/4 Legion defenders to claim his 2nd of the game, and 20th of his #MLR career!
@seawolves.rugby restore their 1pt lead with 30 to go!
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2025 5th overall pick Oscar Treacy finishes a try of his own on his #MLR debut after some slick play from Cassh Maluia & Ben Houston!
Miln adds the extras to tie things up at 7!
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Luke White enters the game for the #ChicagoHounds, becoming the 5th centurion in #MLR history!
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Ollie Devoto gathers a slight fumble, spots a gap on the edge and goes for it, securing the 5th try of the first half for the #ChicagoHounds!
That's Devoto's 4th #MLR try, and his first of #MLR2026!
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Bit of shuffling from the #CaliforniaLegion this week with 2 domestic back rows out!
Ale Lopeti starts at hooker, with Ed Timpson moving to the flank as Ben Houston starts at 8! No. 5 pick Oscar Treacy makes his #MLR debut and Cassh Maluia makes his first #MLR2026 start!
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1st overall picks from 2020 (Conner Mooneyham), 2022 (Sam Golla), and 2024 (Erich Storti) are also playing for @anthemrugby.bsky.social in this game!
That's 5 of the 6 No. 1 picks in #MLR featuring in one game!
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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!
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Bart Vermeulen earns his @oldglorydc.bsky.social debut in the front row, and Rizzo, Jackson-Hope, and Max Schumacher return to the back line!
In the reserves, Liam Fletcher & Semi Kunatani look to earn their DC debuts, while Aidan Ridgway gets a 2nd chance at his #MLR debut!
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Lots of change for @seawolves.rugby!
JP Smith fills in on the wing, with Liulamaga earning his 1st #MLR start combining with Divan Rossouw in the centre with Matthews at 15!
In the reserves, Canadian Callum Botchar looks to make his Seawolves debut!
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Another full round this weekend, kicking off with @anthemrugby.bsky.social hosting @oldglorydc.bsky.social!
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 @seawolves.rugby on SNR!
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An unchanged Starting XV for the #ChicagoHounds for the Music City Showdown against the #FreeJacks in Nashville this weekend!
In the reserves, Luke White is in line for his 100th #MLR appearance, and Emmanuel Albert for his Hounds debut!
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Metre Eaters: #MLR2026 - Rd 3!
The #CaliforniaLegion's Ryan James still holds a huge lead, ahead of @seawolves.rugby's Divan Rossouw who recorded a Round High of 106m, and #FreeJacks' Mitch Wilson completes the Top 3!
Ed Timpson is the lone forward in the Top 10!
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The predictions ahead of the MLR 🇺🇸 matches this weekend, as well as the results and latest season chances.
For more on MLR - and how to use these predictions at the bookies - check out Rugby4Cast below 👇
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And #SeattleSeaWolves won their opening game against Old Glory DC. Final score 33 to 16.
#MLR for the win! Love it!
This week's Midweek Milestones article can be read either on @narugbydb.com below, or on the #MLR site itself right here! ⬇️
Check it out and let me know what you think!
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Midweek Milestones from Round 3 of the #MLR2026 season!
A 50th #MLR appearance, a trio of big scoring milestones, and the newest member of the 1,000 tackle club!
Ream about all of last weekend's standout stats, below! ⬇️
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With 7 tackles completed in their home win over Seattle in Rd 3, @anthemrugby.bsky.social Captain Johan Momsen became just the 3rd player in #MLR history to pass 1,000 tackles made!
He joins Dylan Fawsitt and #ChicagoHounds Captain Lucas Rumball in the 1,000 Club!
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Joe Mano's first as a #CaliforniaLegion player was the 40th #MLR try of his career!
50 may be stretch in the shortened #MLR2026 season, but could he catch Balekana?
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Late in their defeat to the #ChicagoHounds on Sunday, Joe Mano scored his 1st try for the #CaliforniaLegion to secure a try BP, marking the 40th #MLR try of his career!
Mano is the 4th player to pass 40 tries in MLR, and reached that mark in just 57 games!
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The #ChicagoHounds cement themselves as the team to beat in #MLR2026, and remain the only undefeated team in #MLR!
They claim The Old Mate with a huge win over the Legion in their home opener!
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Major League Rugby’s story is one of ambition, expansion, setbacks, and survival. A fast primer on how the MLR was built and where it stands today.
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@john was that your post highlighted in the #NEFJvOGDC match?
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