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= 2018 Major League Rugby season = The 2018 Major League Rugby season will be the 1st season of Major League Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by existing USA Rugby-member teams, in conjunction with private investors, with the intentions of sustaining American rugby that can thrive at the highest levels as a commercial enterprise and ad as a participation sport at the youth and senior level, simultaneously benefiting players on the international scene.

The seven inaugural teams all stem from the United States, with possible inclusion of Canadian teams in the competitions future, especially Ontario and Vancouver.

Competition format
The 7 participating teams will all play each other once and one team twice, receiving two rounds of byes over three months from April through to June. The season is ten weeks long, followed by postseason matches consisting of two semi-finals played between the top four team, and a Championship game between the semi-finalists to determine the MLR champions.

Standings
The current standings for the 2018 Major League Rugby season are:

Matches
The fixtures for the 2018 Major League Rugby competition will be played during the regular season: Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.