The first-ever MLR champions will hoist America’s Championship Shield on Saturday, July 7, at Torero Stadium in San Diego as Major League Rugby concludes its inaugural season.

It's a big trophy for a big day.

The No. 1 Glendale Raptors and No. 2 Seattle Seawolves will clash for the third time this season, with kickoff scheduled for 9 PM EDT. The winning side will be awarded the 80-pound, nearly 3-foot-tall shield made of carbon and titanium steel.

For Seattle, it's been an impressive season in which the Seawolves have only lost twice—both times to Glendale. The Raptors, meanwhile, have lost just the once, a late-season meeting with San Diego when Glendale had already clinched first place and played without several members who were with the USA national team.

Favored to win it all, Glendale can't get too complacent, said captain and scrumhalf Shaun Davies.

“One of the biggest things in this match is not to change too much—keep doing what’s brought us success,” Davies said. “We know we’ve got to play finals football and we know we’ve got to stay structured, but we just need to do what got us here in the first place.”

“It’s just one dream rolling into the other.” -Eric Duechle, Seattle Seawolf and former @usairforce Captain #TogetherWeHunt

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Davies will reignite his rivalry with Phil Mack, the player-coach of Seattle. Both suited up in the No. 9 jersey two weeks ago when the USA played Canada. Meanwhile, Glendale head coach Dave Williams said he expects his players to be ready and to enjoy coming down to sea level from their mile-high home just outside of Denver.

“We have actually gone a bit lighter with our volume and increased our intensity,” Williams said. “We love the advantage we have coming from altitude. The boys will love running around with big gulps of air in their lungs.”