How to watch New England Free Jacks vs Houston SaberCats in the MLR final
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New England Free Jacks take on Houston SaberCats in the Major League Rugby final in the US.
After 17 rounds during the league phase of the competition and two rounds of play-off action, these are the two sides who are left in the tournament.
Where to watch the MLR final
The final takes place at 2pm ET on Saturday 28 June at the Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
The game will be shown on Premier Sports in the UK and on ESPN+ in the US, which is available on the Hulu app here. US viewers can also watch it on Fubo by taking a free trial.
Kick off on Premier Sports is at 7pm UK time. You can add Premier Sports as a package to your Amazon Prime account here.
It costs £15.99 and you also get access to other Premier Sports rugby games including the Top 14 final between Toulouse and Bordeaux, plus highlights from the Champions Cup, URC and more.
You can sign up here.
The final of the Major League Rugby season pitches the Eastern and Western Champions against each other to determine the best team in US rugby.
Plenty at stake for both teams
Houston are hoping to win the first title in the franchise’s seven-year history after beating Rugby Football Club Los Angeles and then the highly fancied Utah Warriors to reach their first final.
New England Free Jacks would be the first team to win three consecutive Major League Finals in a row if they defeat the SaberCats.
They qualified by beating Chicago Hounds 21-20 after coming behind from a 17-point half-time deficit.
The tournament started in February with 11 teams split between a Western and an Eastern Conference, with each team playing eight home and eight away matches before a cross-conference playoff to determine the winner.
The winners of the tournament will lift the MLR Shield this weekend.
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