2020 MLR Season
As originally written by bigddan11:
There have been a few changes this season.
1) The league has expanded to 12 teams and 2 divisions. Making their debut this season 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), Fox Sports (FS2), and Eleven Sports (ELVN) 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.
CONFIRMED LOCAL PARTNERS
Colorado Rapids- https://coloradoraptors.com/stream/
Houston Sabercats- ATT SW
New England Free Jacks- NESN
NOLA Gold- CST
Old Glory DC- NBCS Washington
Rugby Atlanta- WATL & 11Alive.com
San Diego Legion- KSWB-DT 2
Seattle Seawolves- ROOT
Toronto Warriors- TSN
Utah Warriors- KMYU or KJZZ, deseret.com, & ksl.com
REGULAR SEASON
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
Sunday, February 9
3 PM- Utah Warriors at Rugby Atlanta
ESPN+: Chris Mackowiak, Ross Devonport, Maria Martin
4 PM- Vegas Weekend: Rugby United New York vs. New England Free Jacks
ESPN+: Dallen Stanford, Kit McConnico, Dani Wexelman
5 PM- Seattle Seawolves at San Diego Legion
CBSSN: Marc Stcherbina, Brian Hightower, Stacy Paetz
8 PM- Toronto Arrows at Austin Gilgronis
FS2, TSN 2: Dan Power, Pete Steinberg, Jessamyn McIntyre
Saturday, February 15
2:30 PM- Vegas Weekend: New England Freejacks vs. Utah Warriors
ELVN, FTF: Dallen Stanford, Alex Corbisiero, Dani Wexelman
6:30 PM- Vegas Weekend: Austin Gilgronis vs. Rugby United New York
ESPN+: Marc Stcherbina, Brian Hightower, Jessamyn McIntyre
Sunday, February 16
2:30 PM- Vegas Weekend: Houston Sabercats vs. Toronto Arrows
ESPN+, TSN.ca & App: Dallen Stanford, Alex Corbisiero, Dani Wexelman
3 PM- Seattle Seawolves at Old Glory DC
ESPN+: Preston Thompson, Mike Tolkin, Roland Pratt, Rihanna Kim
6 PM- Vegas Weekend: Colorado Raptors vs. San Diego Legion
ESPN+: Marc Stcherbina, Brian Hightower, Jessamyn McIntyre
6 PM- Rugby Atlanta at NOLA Gold
CBSSN: Dan Power, Pete Steinberg, Scott Alexander
Saturday, February 22
6 PM- NOLA Gold at Colorado Rapids
FTF: Dallen Stanford, Brian Vizard
8 PM- Utah Warriors at Austin Gilgronis
ESPN+: James Paterson, Marc Stcherbina
8 PM- Old Glory DC at Houston Sabercats
ESPN+: Lincoln Rose, Kit McConnico, Isabella Radovan
10 PM- Toronto Arrows at Seattle Seawolves
CBSSN, TSN.ca & App: Dan Power, Pete Steinberg, Stacy Paetz
Sunday, February 23
3 PM- Rugby United New York at Rugby Atlanta
ESPN+: Chris Mackowiak, Ross Devonport, Maria Martin
7 PM- New England Freejacks at San Diego Legion
FS2/FS App: Dallen Stanford, Brian Hightower, Stacy Paetz
Saturday, February 29
4 PM- San Diego Legion at NOLA Gold
ESPN+: Scott Alexander, Geoff Ormsby, Ian McNulty
4 PM- Old Glory DC at Austin Gilgronis
Facebook, ELVN/FTF- TD @ 6 PM: Lincoln Rose, Kit McConnico, Austyn Iven
6 PM- Utah Warriors at Colorado Raptors
coloradoraptors.com/stream: Marc Stcherbina, Pete Steinberg
10 PM- New England Free Jacks at Seattle Seawolves
FS2: Dan Power, Mike Tolkin, Jessamyn McIntyre
Sunday, March 1
3 PM- Toronto Arrows at Rugby Atlanta
ESPN+, TSN.ca: Chris Mackowiak, Ross Devonport, Maria Martin
6 PM- Rugby United New York at Houston Sabercats
CBSSN: Dan Power, Pete Steinberg, Isabella Radovan
Friday, March 6
8 PM- Toronto Arrows at Colorado Raptors
coloradoraptors.com/stream, TSN.ca & App: James Paterson, Brian Vizard
Saturday, March 7
4 PM- New England Free Jacks at NOLA Gold
ESPN+: Scott Alexander, Geoff Ormsby, Ian McNulty
8 PM- Austin Gilgronis at Houston Sabercats
ESPN+: Lincoln Rose, Kit McConnico
9 PM- Utah Warriors at Seattle Seawolves
ESPN+: Marc Stcherbina, Kevin Swiryn
Sunday, March 8
6 PM- Rugby Atlanta at Old Glory DC
CBSSN: Dan Power, Mike Tolkin, Stacy Paetz
7 PM- Rugby United New York at San Diego Legion
ESPN+: Marc Stcherbina, Brian Hightower
SEASON CANCELLED- COVID-19 PANDEMIC