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GEODIS Park to Host Music City Rugby Showdown on Sunday, April 19
- Major League Rugby’s (MLR) Chicago Hounds and New England Free Jacks will play Sunday, April 19 at 3 p.m. CT
- The match is the first non-soccer sporting event in GEODIS Park history and MLR’s first-ever contest in the Volunteer State
- Discounted ticket presale begins Thursday, Jan. 29 at 10 a.m. CT here for anyone using the code ‘NASH25’ with general ticket sales opening Friday, Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. CT at Ticketmaster.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 28, 2026) – GEODIS Park will host its first non-soccer sporting event when Major League Rugby’s (MLR) New England Free Jacks and Chicago Hounds face off in the Music City Rugby Showdown on Sunday, April 19 at 3 p.m. CT. The historic match will mark MLR’s first contest in Tennessee and serve as a neutral-site rematch of the 2024 and 2025 Major League Rugby Eastern Conference Championships.
Fans can purchase discounted tickets to the match during an exclusive presale window by using the code ‘NASH25’ here beginning Thursday, Jan. 29 at 10 a.m. CT. General ticket sales will open Friday, Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. CT at Ticketmaster.com.
Founded in 2017, Major League Rugby is the top professional rugby league in North America and consists of six teams from across the United States including the Free Jacks, the Hounds, Anthem RC, California Legion, Old Glory D.C. and the Seattle Seawolves.
The Music City Rugby Showdown is the latest in a growing lineup of events at GEODIS Park that has included concerts by Shania Twain, Guns N’ Roses, Green Day, P!NK and Tyler Childers, and major global sporting events such as the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, multiple United States Men’s and Women’s National Team matches and a MexTour 2025 fixture between the Mexican Men’s National Team and the Korea Republic.
In addition to April’s rugby match, GEODIS Park is hosting the opening matches of the 2026 SheBelieves Cup featuring the United States Women’s National Team on Sunday, March 1 (tickets available here) and FORREST FRANK’s The Jesus Generation Tour on Friday, June 19.
For more information about upcoming events at GEODIS Park, please visit GEODISPark.com.
