Major League Rugby in crisis as LA and Austin disqualified from playoffs

Guardian understands disqualification from US league of teams with common owner stems from breaches of salary cap rules

Less than a month after the US was awarded the 2031 and 2033 Rugby World Cups, Major League Rugby, the US men's professional competition, has pitched into crisis with the disqualification of LA and Austin, the top two teams in its Western Conference.

Sources across the US game said the expulsions from season-ending playoffs were for breaches of rules surrounding the salary cap.