Rugby ATL were a professional rugby union team in Major League Rugby (MLR) from Los Angeles that began play in 2020.
History
On September 21, 2018, Major League Rugby announced that Atlanta was one of the expansion teams joining the league for the 2020 season. The team name Rugby ATL was revealed on February 26, 2019.
On August 2, 2023, Major League Rugby announced that Rugby ATL would be relocating to a yet-to-be announced location for the 2024 season. On August 17, it was announced the team would relocate to Los Angeles.
Sponsorship
Roster
The Rugby ATL squad for the 2023 Major League Rugby season is:
Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold. * denotes players qualified to play for the on dual nationality or residency grounds. MLR teams are allowed to field up to ten overseas players per match.
Head coaches
Scott Lawrence (2020-2022) Stephen Brett (2022–)
Assistant coaches
Stephen Brett (Attack, 2020–2021) Blake Bradford (2022–)
Captains
Matt Heaton (2020–present) (co-captain) Ryan Nell (2020–present) (co-captain)
Records
Season standings
404 Rugby (2019) Rugby ATL started with an exhibition side, called 404 Rugby. From September to November 2019, 404 Rugby played exhibition matches against Mystic River, NYAC, Old Blue, and USA Rugby men's club champions Life University.
2019 roster
2019 season
All games in the 2019 season were exhibition games and did not count in the MLR standings.
2020 season
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
Regular season
2021 season
Regular season
Post season
2022 season
Regular season
Postseason
Notes
References
External links
Rugby United New York 31-24 Rugby ATL (photo gallery) at Rugbychampagneweb
Major League Rugby teams
Rugby clubs established in 2018
Sports clubs and teams in Atlanta
Rugby union in Georgia (U.S. state) Rugby union teams in Georgia (U.S. state) 2018 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)