8 Facts About Major League Rugby

1. Major League Rugby will be run out of Salt Lake City, and the current front office includes commissioner Dean Howes and deputy commissioner Nick Benson.

2. Major League Rugby officially launched with a press release Thursday, announcing that it will get off the ground in 2018 with nine teams across the country—Glendale, Colo.

3. Major League Rugby is an American professional rugby union competition scheduled to launch in April 2018.

4. Major League Rugby will build on the US rugby story by uniting these fans under a common banner as rugby enters the American sports mainstream.

5. Major League Rugby is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States and one of the most popular sports in the world.

6. Major League Rugby was one of the many activities available to students and as a result the Institute of Technology Carlow Rugby club was formed.

7. Major League Rugby is structured as a single entity similar to Major League Soccer, with each club owned by the league and club operators owning a share of the league.

8. Major League Rugby is a professional rugby union competition and the top-level championship for clubs in North America.