2024 – RD 5: Dallas Jackals v Houston SaberCats

27 v 30

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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

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
Jackals	5	1/5	0/0	1	1	27
SaberCats	4	2/4	2/3	1	0	30

Jackals

#	Player	Position	T	C	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Liam Murray 16	Prop	0	0	18	6	0	0
2	Dewald Kotze	Hooker	0	0	14	17	0	0
3	Juan Pablo Zeiss 18	Prop	0	0	25	10	0	0
4	Sam Golla	Lock	0	0	43	9	0	0
5	Lucas Bur 19	Lock	0	0	28	6	0	0
6	Ronan Foley	Flanker	0	0	39	9	0	0
7	Makeen Alikhan	Flanker	1	0	46	15	0	5
8	Sam Tuifua 22	Number 8	0	0	164	10	0	0
9	Juan Dee Oliver	Scrum-half	0	0	3	4	0	0
10	Martin Elias 23	Fly-half	0	0	28	2	0/3	0
11	Nic Benn	Wing	0	0	78	8	0	0
12	Connor Winchester	Center	0	0	89	6	0	0
13	Mitch Richardson	Center	1	0	47	3	0	5
14	Marcell Muller	Wing	1	0	95	3	0	5
15	Vaughen Isaacs	Fullback	1	1	80	5	1/2	7
16	Joaquin Horcada 1	Hooker	0	0	3	2	0	0
17	Tomás Bekerman	Hooker	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Kyle Steeves 3	Prop	1	0	24	1	0	5
19	Daemon Torres 5	Flanker	0	0	21	1	0	0
20	Ronnie McElligott	Flanker	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Brock Gallagher	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Marques Fuala’au 8	Flanker	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Jason Tidwell 10	Fullback	0	0	6	1	0	0
	Total		5	1	851	118	1/5	27

SaberCats

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Ezekiel Lindenmuth 17	Prop	0	0	0	32	9	0	0
2	Pita Anae-Ah Sue 16	Hooker	1	0	0	28	18	0	5
3	Rob Cobb 18	Prop	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
4	Justin Basson 19	Lock	0	0	0	4	10	0	0
5	Johan Momsen	Lock	0	0	0	31	15	0	0
6	Marno Redelinghuys	Flanker	0	0	0	10	15	0	0
7	Emmanuel Albert 20	Flanker	2	0	0	21	17	0	10
8	Ronan Murphy	Number 8	1	0	0	19	15	0	5
9	André Warner 21	Scrum-half	0	0	0	2	6	0	0
10	Davy Coetzer	Fly-half	0	2	2	38	15	4/7	10
11	Jeremy Misailegalu	Wing	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
12	Dominic Akina	Center	0	0	0	59	12	0	0
13	Tautalatasi Tasi	Center	0	0	0	38	9	0	0
14	Christian Dyer	Center	0	0	0	16	8	0	0
15	Drew Wild	Wing	0	0	0	22	5	0	0
16	Tiaan Erasmus 2	Hooker	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
17	LaRome White 1	Prop	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
18	Pono Davis 3	Prop	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
19	Keni Nasoqeqe 4	Flanker	0	0	0	7	10	0	0
20	Tomiwa Agbongbon 7	Flanker	0	0	0	1	8	0	0
21	Carlo de Nysschen 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	4	3	0	0
22	Max Schumacher	Fly-half	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Line Latu	Fly-half	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		4	2	2	336	208	4/7	30