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Major League Rugby unveils Los Angeles expansion team

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Major League Rugby has announced that Los Angeles has been awarded an expansion team for the 2021 season.

The new team is called the LA Giltinis, named after a premium cocktail based on the Martini. They are MLR's 12th team following the withdrawal of the Colorado Raptors in April.

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