Day: April 5, 2025

2025 – RD 8: San Diego Legion v Chicago Hounds

The top of the Western Conference faces the Top of the East as the San Diego Legion host the Chicago Hounds at Torero Stadium! The Legion are coming off their first loss of the season, a comprehensive defeat on the road to the Houston SaberCats, who are now right on their tail in the standings. The Hounds are coming off a gutsy 18-20 road victory over a struggling NOLA Gold side, and will be wanting to cement their place at the top of the East. Both teams have a 5-1 record heading into this game, and have met 3 times in the past. The Legion hold a 2-1 series lead over the Hounds, but fell 22-16 in their last meeting in Round 16 of the 2024 season, when Luke Carty kicked 4 penalties for 12pts to secure the victory for Chicago at Seatgeek Stadium.

The Hounds even the series at 2-2 following an impressive 20-27 road victory to hand the Legion their first home defeat in 361 days! The Legion remain atop of the Western Conference due to Houston also losing, but the Chicago Hounds now boast the best record in the league so far, at 6-1!

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WER 2025 – RD 3: Bay Breakers v TC Gemini

The Gemini travel to California to face the Bay Breakers in Lodi, CA during the 3rd Round of WER’s inaugural season. The Breakers are still looking for their first win in just their 2nd game, while the Gemini sit 4th and are looking to build on a 1-1 record. These teams have never met before in the past.

With a convincing 66-12 victory for the home side, the Bay Breakers set a new WER record for the most points by a side as their 66pts surpasses the 63pts scored by the Denver Onyx last week. The winning margin of 54pts is a new Breakers record, falling just short of the WER record of 56, also set by the Denver Onyx in Rd 2.

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2025 – RD 8: Houston SaberCats v Rugby FC LA

Rugby FC LA travel to Texas to face the Houston SaberCats in a Western Conference Clash during Round 8 of the 2025 Major League Rugby season! Rugby FC LA are coming off of a chaotic 54-44 victory over Old Glory DC to improve to a 3-3 record with 3 wins in a row. The SaberCats are flying high after a convincing 34-14 victory over the league-leading San Diego Legion, and have now won 5 in a row with a 5-1 record. These teams have met 3 times in the past, with the Houston SaberCats currently undefeated in this matchup. They took a 28-45 victory in the last meeting between these teams in Round 2 onf the 2025 season in Los Angeles, scoring 7 tries to RFCLA’s 4.

With both teams on win streaks, it was almost guaranteed that one team’s streak was going to come to an end in this game, but it was tight! RFCLA held a 17-24 lead, until the Houston SaberCats scored with the clock in the red to bring the score to 22-24 with the conversion to come. AJ Alatimu stepped up with the opportunity to end the game in a tie, but his attempt sailed just to the right of the posts, sealing the victory for LA! Houston’s 5-game win streak comes to an end but they pick up both bonus points for their efforts. LA on the other hand, pick up their first ever victory over the Houston SaberCats to improve to a 4-3 record with 4 wins on the trot, and take the full 5 points.

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2025 – RD 8: Anthem RC v NOLA Gold

The NOLA Gold travel to the Queen City to face Anthem RC in an Eastern Conference clash, with both teams desperate for a win! The Gold come into this following a tight 18-20 defeat to the Chicago Hounds in their 100th MLR game, and find themselves with a 1-5 record, while Anthem RC are still after their first franchise win. These teams have met 3 times prior to this game, with the Gold holding a 3-0 series lead. The most recent meeting between Anthem RC and the NOLA Gold was in Round 9 of the 2024 season, when the Gold took a convincing 6 try, 5-40 road victory.

Despite improved performances from Anthem so far this season, as well as the majority of both territory and possession, the NOLA Gold defence stood firm. The Gold made just under 200 tackles to stifle Anthem RC, who fell 19-33. NOLA pick up their 2nd win of the 2025 season, both of which have come against Anthem RC. Speaking of the hosts, they fall to 0-7 in 2025 and set a new record for the longest losing streak in MLR history, now at 23 games.

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2025 – RD 8: Old Glory DC v Seattle Seawolves

The Seattle Seawolves travel to the nation’s capital to face Old Glory DC in a cross-conference clash during Round 8 of the 2025 Major league Rugby season! Old Glory DC are coming off a trip to Los Angeles where they scored 5 tries and 44pts but still came up short in MLR’s 3rd highest scoring game ever, and will look to stabilize their place as 2nd in the East. The Seawolves are confident after a hard fought 25-17 victory over Anthem RC, and are looking to build momentum and climb from 5th in the Western Conference. These teams have met 4 times previously, splitting the series 2-2 coming into this match. The most recent meeting saw the Seattle Seawolves edge a 26-24 victory despite 14pts from Old Glory DC’s Jason Robertson in Round 13 of the 2024 season.

With a convincing 29-12 victory, Old Glory DC take the full 5pts at home, and take a 3-2 lead in the all-time series!

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WER 2025 – RD 3: Denver Onyx v New York Exiles

The inaugural Women’s Elite Rugby season continues, with the Denver Onyx hosting the New York Exiles at Infinity Park in Colorado. This is the first ever meeting between these sides.

With a dominant 62-7 victory, the Onyx pass 100pts scored on the season in only 2 games played, scoring over 60pts for the 2nd game in a row. The average scoreline for a Denver Onyx game is 62.5-7 after this match.

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