SaberCatsRecap
The first Texas derby of the 2024 season saw the SaberCats travel to Dallas to face the Jackals at Choctaw Stadium.
The SaberCats became the first team of the 2024 season to complete over 200 tackles in a single game, finishing with 208 and squeaking out a 27-30 victory to remain undefeated. The Cats gained 336m with ball in hand, one of the lowest totals for the season and one of the lowest victorious MGained totals in MLR history. This is compared to the Dallas Jackals’ 851m gained, as they were knocking on the door with the clock in the red but were unable to find a way through.
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 29, 2024 | 8:30 pm | Major League Rugby | MLR 2024 |
Jackals
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam Murray 16 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dewald Kotze | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Zeiss 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sam Golla | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lucas Bur 19 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ronan Foley | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Makeen Alikhan | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 15 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Sam Tuifua 22 | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Juan Dee Oliver | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Martin Elias 23 | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0/3 | 0 |
| 11 | Nic Benn | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Connor Winchester | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Mitch Richardson | Centre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Marcell Muller | Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Vaughen Isaacs | Fullback | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 5 | 1/2 | 7 |
| 16 | Joaquin Horcada 1 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Tomás Bekerman | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Kyle Steeves 3 | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | Daemon Torres 5 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ronnie McElligott | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Brock Gallagher | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Marques Fuala’au 8 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Jason Tidwell 10 | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 851 | 118 | 1/5 | 27 |
SaberCats
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ezekiel Lindenmuth 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Pita Anae-Ah Sue 16 | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Rob Cobb 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Justin Basson 19 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Johan Momsen | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Marno Redelinghuys | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Emmanuel Albert 20 | Flanker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Ronan Murphy | Number 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | André Warner 21 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Davy Coetzer | Fly-half | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 4/7 | 10 |
| 11 | Jeremy Misailegalu | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Dominic Akina | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Tautalatasi Tasi | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Christian Dyer | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Drew Wild | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Tiaan Erasmus 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | LaRome White 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Pono Davis 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Keni Nasoqeqe 4 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tomiwa Agbongbon 7 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Carlo de Nysschen 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Max Schumacher | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Line Latu | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 336 | 208 | 4/7 | 30 |
Officials
| Referee | Assistant 1 | Assistant 2 | TMO |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Myers | Scott Green | Jacob Gonzalez | Greg Gilliam |
Venue
| Choctaw Stadium |
|---|
| Choctaw Stadium, 1000, Ballpark Way, Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, 76011, United States |