WWE.com posted the following announcement:
Major League Rugby has announced that Rugby United New York will join the league on an exhibition schedule for the 2018 season. Co-owned by WWE Legend JBL, the Rugby United New York has joined MLR as an associate member and will play a full schedule for the 2019 season.
The team’s first home match, against Boston on Saturday, March 24, at 7 p.m. at Gaelic Park in the Bronx, is open to the public. The game will also serve as the annual FDNY vs. NYPD rugby match, in aid of the McNaughton-Engeldrum fund for the families of fallen personnel. Tickets are available at rugbyunitedny.com.
“Rugby’s values set it apart from other sports, and we have a duty to stand by these and make a meaningful impact in our communities,” JBL said.
For more information, visit http://www.rugbyunitedny.com.
The Rugby United NY website included the following write-up about the club:
Rugby United New York is incredibly excited to bring New York its first professional rugby team as a member of Major League Rugby. The team will begin competing in the league in 2019, but will play a few exhibition games in 2018 to give fans a taste of what to expect. The team was founded by James Kennedy of the Murphy Kennedy Group, who is and avid rugby fan and supporter of grassroots rugby. The team is also co-owned by WWE legend John Layfield, who now helps to run a charity in Bermuda working with at risk kids, Beyond Rugby Bermuda.
Our vision is to bring the excitement of professional Rugby to the New York sport landscape and use Rugby’s core values of teamwork, respect and discipline, to educate, inspire and connect with our community. Rugby United New York strives to unite the entire rugby community and enrich it at every level throughout the region.
