The team began play in 2020 as Rugby ATL, based in Atlanta, Georgia, but announced they would relocate to Los Angeles for the 2024 season, under new ownership.

[3] Rugby ATL played its first three seasons at Lupo Family Field on the campus of Life University in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta.

On December 21, it was announced that the team would be renamed to Rugby FC Los Angeles, abbreviated to RFCLA.

[6][7] This marked the return of Major League Rugby back to Los Angeles since the removal of the former LA Giltinis in October 2022.

On March 12, 2020, MLR announced the season would go on hiatus immediately for 30 days due to fears surrounding the 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic.