HoundsRecap
The NOLA Gold host the Chicago Hounds down in Louisiana, looking to keep their strong start to the 2024 season going.
The Chicago Hounds however, thought otherwise. The hosts took a 14-5 lead into half time, but the Hounds struck back right after half time and although the Gold did extend their lead to 21-12, a controversial red card and being down to 13 men for 10 minutes meant that they would not score again. The visitors fully exploited this, scoring 33pts in the second half to secure a comfortable BP victory on the road and put a serious dent in the Gold’s chase of 1st place in the East.
At the time, this was the most points ever scored by the Chicago Hounds, and the largest winning margin (17) in club history!
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2024 | 4:00 pm | Major League Rugby | MLR 2024 |
Gold
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Harmon 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Augusto Böhme 16 | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Sean Paranihi 20 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Callum Botchar | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | William Waguespack | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Malcolm May 19 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Moni Tonga’uiha | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jonah Mau’u | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Luke Campbell | Scrum-half | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Rodney Iona | Fly-half | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 3/3 | 6 |
| 11 | Ed Fidow | Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | JP du Plessis 22 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ross Depperschmidt | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Taniela Filimone | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Dougie Fife | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Alex Lopeti 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Bart Vermeulen 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | James ‘Doc’ Irey 19 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Fintan Coleman 18 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Osaiasi Tonga’uiha 3 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Sebastiano Villani | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Reece Botha 12 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Jack Webster | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 560 | 109 | 3/3 | 21 |
Hounds
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Abel | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dylan Fawsitt 16 | Flanker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Ignacio Peculo 18 | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Mason Flesch 23 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | James Scott | Lock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Ben Landry 20 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Lucas Rumball | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Maclean Jones 19 | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Nick McCarthy 21 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Adriaan Carelse | Fly-half | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 4/6 | 8 |
| 11 | Nate Augspurger | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Billy Meakes | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Mark O’Keeffe 22 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Noah Brown | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Dave Kearney | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Janus Venter 2 | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Fred Apulu | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Patrick ‘Paddy’ Ryan 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Luke White 8 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Conall Boomer 6 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Michael Baska 9 | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Caolan Dooley 13 | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Brad Tucker 4 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 576 | 84 | 4/6 | 38 |
Officials
| Referee | Assistant 1 | Assistant 2 | TMO |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Myers | Federico Anselmi | Ian Seaton | Greg Gilliam |
Venue
| Gold Mine |
|---|
| Gold Mine on Airline, La Salle Park Big Loop, Harahan Junction, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, 70123, United States |