| Midwest Rugby Premiership | |
| Current Season: | 2023 |
| Sport: | Rugby union |
| Organizer: | Midwest Rugby Union |
| Country: | United States |
| Continent: | or |
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| Champion: | St. Louis Bombers Rugby Football Club |
| Champ Season: | 2023-24 |
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.
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.
| + East Division | |||
| Team | Metro Area | Founded | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | 1973 | ||
| Chicago Lions | Chicago, IL | 1964 | |
| Cincinnati Wolfhounds | Cincinnati, OH | 1974 | |
| Columbus, OH | 1975 | ||
| Detroit Tradesmen | Detroit, MI | 1978 |
| + West Division | |||
| Team | Metro Area | Founded | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO | 1966 | ||
| Metropolis RFC | Minneapolis, MN | 1960 | |
| Milwaukee Barbarians | Milwaukee, WI | 2012 | |
| Palmer Rugby | Davenport, IA | 1960 | |
| St. Louis, MO | 1962 |
| Season | Teams | Champion | Score | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | 10 | Chicago Lions | 30–13 | Palmer Rugby | |
| 2019–20 | 10 | Chicago Lions | 29–15 | Kansas City Blues | |
| 2020–21 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021–22 | 12 | Chicago Griffins | 38–15 | Metropolis RFC | |
| 2022–23 | 10 | Chicago Griffins | 34–28 | St. Louis Bombers | |
| 2023–24 | 10 | St. Louis Bombers | 34–28 | Cincinnati | |