Thursday, February 6, 2020

2020 Major League Rugby Week 1 National TV & Streaming Schedule


There have been a few changes this season. 

1) The league has expanded to 12 teams. Making their debut this week are Old Glory DC, Rugby Atlanta, and New England Freejacks. 

2) Some teams have changed names. The Glendale Raptors are now the Colorado Raptors. Austin Elite Rugby is now Austin Gilgronis. 

3) Welcome new tv partners. In addition to CBS (CBSSN), ESPN (ESPNews) and Fox Sports (FS2) will have games most weeks. 

4) Facebook will continue to serve as the home for MLR's international streams. ESPN+ appears to have the US streaming rights. 

Saturday, February 8
Noon- Colorado Raptors at Houston SaberCats
ESPNews: Dan Power, Zach Fenoglio, Jessamyn McIntyre 

4 PM- Old Glory DC at NOLA Gold
ESPN+: Scott Alexander, Geoff Ormsby, Ian McNulty 
Locally on CST- NOLA Gold and NBCS WA- Old Glory DC 

Sunday, February 9
3 PM- Utah Warriors at Rugby Atlanta
ESPN+: Chris Mackowiak, Ross Devonport, Maria Martin
Locally on WATL and 11Alive.com- Rugby ATL

4 PM- VEGAS WEEKEND: Rugby United New York vs. New England Free Jacks
ESPN+: Dallen Stanford, Kit McConnico, Dani Wexelman
Locally on NESN- New England Free Jacks

5 PM- Seattle Seawolves at San Diego Legion
CBSSN: Marc Stcherbina, Brian Hightower, Stacy Paetz

8 PM- Toronto Arrows at Austin Gilgronis
FS2, TSN 2Dan Power, Pete Steinberg, Jessamyn McIntyre

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