Day: March 29, 2025

2025 – RD 7: Rugby FC LA v Old Glory DC

Old Glory DC travel from the nation’s capital to the west coast to face Rugby FC LA in a cross-conference clash at Wallis Annenberg Stadium within UCLA.

The hosts are flying high after back-to-back victories, but Old Glory DC are coming into this game just as confident after a convincing 28-14 victory over Eastern Conference rivals, the New England Free Jacks. These teams have only met once in the past, with neither team able to land a decisive blow. That game ended 22-22 in Round 4 of the 2024 season, but this one ended very differently! A back-and-forth game with almost a whole deck of cards handed out saw 98pts scored in total, making this match the highest scoring game of the 2025 season so far, and 3rd highest scoring ever. Eight cards were shown in total, with Rugby FC LA being shown 4 yellows and a red to Gonzalo Bertranou for two yellows. DC were shown 3 yellows of their own that saw a significant portion of the match played 14 v 13.

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2025 – RD 7: Seattle Seawolves v Anthem RC

Anthem RC travel to the Pacific Northwest to face the Seattle Seawolves in a cross-conference clash during Round 7 of the 2025 season!

The Seattle Seawolves are coming off a close 27-30 defeat to Western Conference rivals the Utah Warriors, looking to kick start their season as they currently sit with a 1-4 record. Anthem RC meanwhile, come into this game after a heartbreaking last minute defeat in a chaotic 45-46 game against the Houston SaberCats, and are still looking for their first win as a franchise. These teams have only met once in the past, when the Seawolves took a 29-13 victory, again at Starfire.

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2025 – RD 7: Utah Warriors v New England Free Jacks

The Utah Warriors host the reigning champion New England Free Jacks in a cross conference clash during Round 7 of the 2025 MLR season!

The Warriors are flying high after improving to 4-1 thanks to a 27-30 road victory to celebrate their 100th MLR game, and face a Free Jacks team that is still struggling to find their feet under Head Coach Ryan Martin. New England are coming off of a 28-14 defeat at the hands of their rivals, Old Glory DC. These teams have met 5 times in the past with the Free Jacks holding a 3-2 series lead, which includes the last meeting between these teams, a 37-27 New England victory at home in Round 16 of the 2024 season. The roles are almost completed reversed this time around, will the scoreline do the same?

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2025 – RD 7: Houston SaberCats v San Diego Legion

The San Diego Legion travel to Houston, looking to become the first team in MLR history to begin a season with 6 wins in a row!

The only other team to start the season with 5 wins, the Houston SaberCats, standin their way. The Legion are coming into this Western Conference clash fresh off of a bye week, while the SaberCats are coming off a frenetic game against Anthem RC from which they were lucky to escape with a victory. These teams have met 11 times in the past, with the Legion holding a 7-4 series lead. The most recent meeting between these teams came in Round 17 of the 2024 season, when the Legion won a comfortable 37-24 game at Snapdragon Stadium on the back of 14pts from Harris Rutherford.

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2025 – RD 7: NOLA Gold v Chicago Hounds

The NOLA Gold host Eastern Conference rivals the Chicago Hounds in a repeat of the 2024 Eastern Conference Semifinal!

Both sides are coming off of bye weeks in Round 6, with the Gold still trying to kick into gear. The Hounds lead the Eastern Conference, and will be looking to extend the gap to their Eastern Conference rivals here. These teams have met 4 times in the past, including 3 times in the regular season where the NOLA Gold hold a 2-1 series lead. The last meeting between these sides, however, was in the 2024 Eastern Conference Semifinal, when the hounds got the better of the Gold with a 27-42 victory on the road to end NOLA’s season.

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WER 2025 – RD 2: Boston Banshees v TC Gemini

The inaugural WER season continues as the Twin Cities Gemini travel to Quincy, MA to face the Banshees. Both of these sides picked up bonus point victories last week in the opening weekend of WER, and are looking to build on that momentum.

The Boston Banshees pick up a comfortable 36-10 victory over the Gemini, setting team records for both points (36) and tries (6) scored. Banshees No. 8 Yeja Dunn dotted down 3 times in this game to record the first hat trick in Banshees history, and the 2nd WER hat trick!

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WER 2025 – RD 2: Denver Onyx v Bay Breakers

The Denver Onyx host the Bay Breakers as both teams play their first match of the inaugural Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) season in 2025!

Featuring a handful of capped USA Eagles on each side, it was the Denver Onyx who got their inaugural season off to a flying start, with a big 63-7 victory over the Bay Breakers. This sets new WER single-game records for most points by a team (63), most tries by a team (9), and biggest winning margin (56pts). McKenzie Hawkins also set a WER record for most successful kicks in a single game, going 8/8 from the tee!

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