2019 Major League Rugby Championship Series Semifinals

The Major League Rugby Championship Series Semifinals are taking place in the next two weeks. San Diego Legion and Seattle Seawolves are the defending champions. Toronto Arrows and Rugby United New York are expansion franchises.

The San Diego Legion won the Major League Rugby Championship Series. The team lost a lot of players in the offseason, but they are still the best team in their league. They conceded the fewest points in league at 296 and scored the third most points (457). They also had the biggest point differential in table at +161. They have a strong forward pack, solid defense, and great offense.

Joe Pietersen is the most important player on the Legion squad. He is a fly half and is one of the best players in the Major League Rugby Championship Series Semifinals.

Mikey Te’o is a huge loss for San Diego Legion. Te'o arguably is the best player in the 15 jersey in Rugby Championship Series.

Rugby United New York finished the season 11-5 and earned 54 points. They were the four seed in the playoffs. Rugby United brought in a lot of new players during the offseason. The team is a better team on the road. They will play in Major League Rugby Championship Series Semifinals. It is possible that the wind from the Atlantic Ocean could affect the game.

Cathal Marsh is the most important player for RUNY. He has been playing for the team since he moved to 10 jersey.

The two teams split the season series 1-1. RUNY won the first game in Round 1, 25-23, and the Legion won Round 2 29-19.

Rugby League Championship Series Semifinals takes place in San Diego. Rugby Union teams are going for different results. Rugby League Rugby Championship series is played in the Major League. The winner of the match will play Rugby United.

Toronto Arrows are the three seed in the 2019 Major League Rugby Championship Series. They have won seven in a row and nine of their last 11 games. Toronto scored 472 points and allowed 362, giving them a +110 point differential. The Arrows finished with an 11-5 record and 57 points on the table.

Gaston Mieres is a talented player and a game changer. He played for Uruguay and is dynamic.

Seattle Seawolves are the inaugural Major League Rugby Championship Series champions. Seattle won the championship last season. They are going to play in the playoffs. The Sewolves have one of the best offenses in MLR, but they have also had some defensive issues this season, allowing 407 points. They have a lot of depth and players, including Ben Cima, Stephan Coetzee, Roland Suniula, Djustice Sears-Duru, JP Smith, and Brad Tucker.

Vili Toluata’u is one of the best defensive players in the league. He is dynamic and a game changer.

Seattle won the first match 35-30 in Round 4. Toronto won Round 14 29-7. Seattle won because Toronto had a lot of players called up to the Canadian National Team during the Americas Rugby Championship.

Seattle made a heavy emphasis on the forwards and reserves. Toronto has a lethal starting backline. Oitomen was not used in the starting line-up. The Arrows have a good amount of forwards in their reserves in hopes of matching with the Seawolves.