Major League Rugby championship game pits New York v Seattle – and puts US in shop window

With World Cups coming and after a disqualifications controversy, the US league wants to put on a show at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey

Rugby New York will host the Major League Rugby championship game on Saturday, at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey. Regardless of the result, the city of Seattle, nearly 3,000 miles away, will celebrate.

The mayor, Bruce A Harrell, joined other local leaders in declaring 25 June Seattle Seawolves Community Pride Day, in recognition of the two-time champions reaching a third MLR final in five seasons. (Four completed, 2020 having been lost to Covid.)