Midwest Rugby Premiership

The Midwest Rugby Premiership is a rugby union competition in the United States that serves mainly as the Division I league for the Midwest Conference (National Competitive Region 1), but also includes two teams from the Frontier Conference (American Competitive Region 3). The winner progresses to the national Division I playoffs.

Midwest Rugby Premiership
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023
SportRugby union
Founded2015 (2015)
Organising bodyMidwest Rugby Union
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)		Chicago Griffins
(2021–22)
Official websitemidwest.rugby/premiership

Format

Ten teams are divided into east and west divisions, with each team playing every other team in their group twice (home and away). The season runs from August through November, with the two division winners playing in the final the following May.

Teams
East Division
TeamMetro AreaFounded
Chicago GriffinsChicago, IL1973
Chicago LionsChicago, IL1964
Cincinnati WolfhoundsCincinnati, OH1974
Columbus RFCColumbus, OH1975
Detroit TradesmenDetroit, MI1978
West Division
TeamMetro AreaFounded
Kansas City BluesKansas City, MO1966
Metropolis RFCMinneapolis, MN1960
Milwaukee BarbariansMilwaukee, WI2012
Palmer RugbyDavenport, IA1960
St. Louis BombersSt. Louis, MO1962

Champions

By Year
Season Teams Champion Score Runner-up
2018–2019 10 Chicago Lions 30–13 Palmer Rugby
2019–2020 10 Chicago Lions 29–15 Kansas City Blues
2020–2021 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–2022 12 Chicago Griffins 38–15 Metropolis RFC
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