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Las Vegas will host five regular season Major League Rugby games over two weekends in February, it was confirmed on Friday. The games will be played at Las Vegas Ballpark, located in Summerlin approximately 10 miles west of ‘the Strip.’ It will be the first time MLR games have been played in Las Vegas.
The first match will take place on Sunday, February 9, with the expansion New England Free Jacks playing their first ever regular season match against Rugby United New York. Both teams will stick around in Vegas until the following weekend.
There will be two games each on February 15 and 16. The Free Jacks will take on the Utah Warriors on the Saturday followed by New York versus the Austin Herd. A second double-header will take place on Sunday starting with the Toronto Arrows and Houston SaberCats, and finishing off with the San Diego Legion and Glendale Raptors.
Tickets for individual days can be purchased on Ticketmaster at the links below. Multiple-day ticket packages can be purchased here.
SUN, FEB 9 – tickets
1:00pm local – New England Free Jacks vs Rugby United New York
SAT, FEB 15 – tickets
11:30am local – Utah Warriors vs New England Free Jacks
3:30pm local – Rugby United New York vs Austin Herd
SUN, FEB 16 – tickets
11:30am local – Toronto Arrows vs Houston SaberCats
3:00pm local – San Diego Legion vs Glendale Raptors
