Major League Rugby’s Impact on Grassroots Rugby Through the Academies

With the creation of Major League Rugby, a lot of hope spawned for the future of USA Rugby. The competition would allow for a significant increase in high level training and match time for the best American players not contracted to overseas clubs... While in the short term the jump from amateur to professional should be of great benefit to the current crop of pros, the real prize will be the academies that MLR teams have been creating.