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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Martin Pengelly

‘Pretty dark right now’: Major League Rugby reels as two more teams face funding crunch

Utah, in red, and San Diego, in black, face off in 2023.
Utah, in red, and San Diego, in black, face off in 2023. Photograph: Orlando Ramirez/USA Today Sports

Major League Rugby has endured a tough week with a merger and a withdrawal reducing the competition to nine teams, but the US men’s professional rugby union competition could yet fall to just seven entrants if two more teams fail to raise new funds, the Guardian learned.

The merger of the San Diego Legion and RFC Los Angeles and the exit of the NOLA Gold were announced on Wednesday.

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