Rugby New York , originally known as Rugby United New York and officially nicknamed the Ironworkers , was a professional rugby union team based in New York City that was a member of Major League Rugby (MLR). The team played an exhibition season in spring 2018 and joined MLR for its second full season in 2019 . The team was founded by James Kennedy.
14-570: During the 2022 season , its first under the Rugby New York name, the team made its only MLR Final appearance , winning a title in front of 1,979 attendees at Red Bull Arena in nearby Harrison, New Jersey . In December 2023, MLR announced that Rugby New York had withdrawn from the league and had folded, following a failed attempt to sell the team. Rugby United New York was founded in April 2018 by James Kennedy, owner of Murphy Kennedy Group
28-872: A Major League Rugby team that began play in the 2022 season as an expansion franchise. They were originally going to join the MLR for the 2021 season , but on January 19, 2021, the Jackals delayed their inaugural season to 2022. The team is based in Arlington, Texas , playing at Choctaw Stadium . The club ceased operations in September 2024. The Dallas Jackals squad for the 2024 Major League Rugby season is: Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality. The Jackals played 16 games in 2023. They had their first win in team history against
42-829: A New York construction management company. In its 2018 exhibition season, RUNY was led by former USA men's national team coach Mike Tolkin , and assistant coaches Bruce McLane (former coach of New York Athletic Club RFC ), Andrew Britt, and Vili Vakasisikakala. The team's 2018 spring season consisted of matches against the Ontario Arrows and the Mystic River Rugby Club of Boston. The team played its home matches at Gaelic Park in The Bronx . The team played its first match on March 17, 2018, at Mazzella Field in New Rochelle, New York . New York defeated
56-449: The 2019 and 2022 seasons. Table includes all regular season and play-off matches. All games in the 2018 season were exhibition games and did not count in the league standings. 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 . It was cancelled the following week 2022 Major League Rugby season The 2022 Major League Rugby season
70-875: The Match: Assistants: Damián Schneider ( UAR ) & Julianne Zussman ( RC ) TMO: Shanda Assmus ( RC ) Man of the Match: Assistants: Jack Gohl ( RA ) & Marquise Goodwin ( USAR ) TMO: Austin Reed ( USAR ) Man of the Match: Ryan Matyas (San Diego Legion) Assistants: Kat Roche ( USAR ) & De Wet Roos ( USAR ) TMO: Luke Rogan ( USAR ) Man of the Match: Assistants: Allen Alongi ( USAR ) & Saade Bou-Mikael ( USAR ) TMO: Kahlil Harrison ( USAR ) Man of
84-947: The Match: Assistants: Scott Green ( USAR ) & Andrew Low ( USAR ) TMO: Nick Hannon ( USAR ) Man of the Match: Marcel Brache (Austin Gilgronis) Assistants: Gavin McCandless ( USAR ) & Aaron Davis ( USAR ) TMO: Luke Rogan ( USAR ) Man of the Match: Assistants: Cisco Lopez ( USAR ) & Dave Edwards ( USAR ) TMO: Chris Assmus ( RC ) Man of the Match: Nate Brakeley (Rugby New York) Assistants: Allen Alongi ( USAR ) & De Wet Roos ( USAR ) Dallas Jackals The Dallas Jackals were
98-694: The Match: Beaudein Waaka (New England Free Jacks) Assistants: Marquise Goodwin ( USAR ) & Jacob Gonzales ( USAR ) TMO: Austin Reed ( USAR ) Man of the Match: Nate Augspurger (San Diego Legion) Assistants: Chris Assmus ( RC ) & Brad Schwalger ( RC ) TMO: Shanda Assmus ( RC ) Man of the Match: Juan-Philip Smith (Seattle Seawolves) Assistants: Chris Assmus ( RC ) & Denny Russell ( USAR ) TMO: Shanda Assmus ( RC ) Man of
112-716: The Match: Will Leonard (Rugby ATL) Assistants: Derek Summers ( USAR ) & Joey Swatzell ( USAR ) TMO: Luke Rogan ( USAR ) Man of the Match: Robbie Coetzee (Austin Gilgronis) Assistants: Kat Roche ( USAR ) & De Wet Roos ( USAR ) TMO: Kahlil Harrison ( USAR ) Man of the Match: Willie Britz (Houston SaberCats) Assistants: Jack Gohl ( RA ) & Allen Alongi ( USAR ) Man of
126-554: The Ontario Arrows by a score of 36–19. RUNY played its first match in New York City against Mystic River on March 24 before a sold-out crowd at Gaelic Park. New York defeated Mystic River by a score of 50–0. Ahead of the 2019 season, RUNY announced that they had retained Mike Tolkin as the team's head coach, signed Kees Lensing as the team's forwards coach, and named James English as general manager. Tiffany Faʻaeʻe
140-416: The match results for the 2022 Major League Rugby regular season: Updated to match(es) played on June 5, 2022 Colors: Blue : home team win; Yellow : draw; Red : away team win. Updated to match(es) played on June 5, 2022 Colors: Blue : home team win; Yellow : draw; Red : away team win. Assistants: Dave Edwards ( USAR ) & Cisco Lopez ( USAR ) TMO: Amelia Luciano ( USAR ) Man of
154-483: The official snack partner for the 2019 season. They also partnered up with EVF Performance, the team's official gym and Motion PT Group, named the official physical therapy partner for the team. For the 2021 season, RUNY partnered with Sword Performance , a sports drink hydration company. They also partnered with Mainfreight as their shirt sponsor for the next two seasons. Details of the performance of Rugby United New York against Major League Rugby opponents, between
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#1732793976174168-517: Was announced that the Iron Workers would not compete in the 2024 MLR season. 2019 and 2020 home games were shown on SportsNet New York (SNY). Matt McCarthy, John Broker and Steve Lewis were the on air talent. The 2021 season matches was broadcast on MSG Networks , ending their contract with SNY. During the inaugural season, RUNY signed a partnership deal with Magners Irish Cider , the official drink partner and Bawnmore Irish Beef Jerky as
182-747: Was signed as Assistant Coach. On November 7, 2018, RUNY announced that MCU Park in Brooklyn would be their home field for their first full season. On April 12, 2021, the club announced that they would begin the season at Cochrane Stadium in Jersey City, NJ . The club would end up splitting their home fields between Cochrane Stadium and Belson Stadium in Queens, NY . In January 2023, Rugby New York announced that Memorial Field in Mount Vernon, NY would be their home field. On December 6, 2023, it
196-545: Was the fifth season of Major League Rugby , the professional rugby union competition sanctioned by USA Rugby . The regular season began on February 5, 2022. The Dallas Jackals made their debut this season, having postponed their inaugural season from 2021. MLR added Television Match Officials (TMO) to assist in-game referees with making the correct decisions during all matches. The regular season consisted of 18 weeks, with each team playing 16 matches, beginning on February 5, 2022 and ending on June 5. The following are
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