2025 – RD 10: Houston SaberCats v NOLA Gold

17 v 15

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The NOLA Gold travel to Texas to face the Houston SaberCats in a cross conference clash during Round 10 of the 2025 season! Although they had a shaky start to the season, the Gold seem to have righted the ship and are coming into this game after a dominant victory over Old Glory DC, and have won their last two games. The SaberCats meanwhile, were shocked by the Miami Sharks at home last week, and will be looking to bounce back to reassert themselves in the Western Conference. These sides have met 7 times previously, with the NOLA Gold holding a narrow 4-3 series lead. The Houston SaberCats got the best of them in the most recent meeting however, emerging as 7-21 victors on the road. Can they even up the series at home?

The answer to that question is yes, just. The SaberCats squak out a 17-15 victory at home to steady the ship and stay in the hunt in the Western Conference. The NOLA Gold pick up a losing bonus point for their significant efforts, but will be disappointed not to have come away with more.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
April 19, 2025	8:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2025

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
SaberCats	3	1	0	0	0	17
Gold	2	1	1	0	1	15

SaberCats

#	Player	Position	T	C	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Ezekiel Lindenmuth 17	Prop	0	0	12	10	0	0
2	Pita Anae-Ah Sue	Hooker	1	0	35	11	0	5
3	Pono Davis 18	Prop	0	0	14	5	0	0
4	Justin Basson	Lock	0	0	1	13	0	0
5	Nathan Den Hoedt	Lock	0	0	1	2	0	0
6	Emmanuel Albert	Flanker	0	0	13	14	0	0
7	Johan Momsen	Flanker	0	0	20	14	0	0
8	Sam Tuifua	Number 8	1	0	107	10	0	5
9	André Warner 21	Scrum-half	0	0	16	3	0	0
10	Max Schumacher	Fly-half	0	1	17	7	1/3	2
11	Seimou Smith 23	Wing	0	0	4	3	0	0
12	Sam Hill	Center	0	0	8	3	0	0
13	Tautalatasi Tasi	Center	1	0	32	8	0	5
14	Rufus McLean	Wing	0	0	86	7	0	0
15	Drew Wild 22	Fullback	0	0	40	2	0	0
16	Wilton Rebolo	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	LaRome White 1	Prop	0	0	5	0	0	0
18	Valdemar Lee-Lo 3	Prop	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	Tinashe Muchena	Flanker	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Dominic Akina	Center	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Jay Renton 9	Scrum-half	0	0	21	4	0	0
22	AJ Alatimu 15	Center	0	0	0	2	0	0
23	Jeremy Misailegalu 11	Center	0	0	4	2	0	0
	Total		3	1	436	121	1/3	17

Gold

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Bart Vermeulen 17	Prop	0	0	0	4	5	0	0
2	Alex Lopeti	Hooker	0	0	0	6	10	0	0
3	Isaac Salmon 18	Prop	0	0	0	1	5	0	0
4	Jay Tuivaiti 20	Lock	0	0	0	39	7	0	0
5	Cam Dolan 19	Lock	0	0	0	17	6	0	0
6	Moni Tonga’uiha	Flanker	0	0	0	17	14	0	0
7	Aidan King	Flanker	0	0	0	11	21	0	0
8	Tupou Ma’afu Afungia 21	Number 8	0	0	0	12	7	0	0
9	Ruben de Haas 22	Scrum-half	1	0	0	44	4	0	5
10	Luke Carty	Fly-half	0	1	1	15	3	2/3	5
11	Ed Fidow 23	Wing	0	0	0	76	4	0	0
12	JP du Plessis	Center	0	0	0	39	9	0	0
13	Nikolai Foliaki	Center	1	0	0	21	5	0	5
14	Xavier Mignot	Wing	0	0	0	12	4	0	0
15	Julian Roberts	Fullback	0	0	0	71	4	0	0
16	Tyler Matchem	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Matt Harmon 1	Prop	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
18	Paul Mullen 3	Prop	0	0	0	1	12	0	0
19	William Waguespack 5	Lock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Callum Botchar 4	Flanker	0	0	0	1	4	0	0
21	Jonah Mau’u 8	Flanker	0	0	0	7	6	0	0
22	Luke Campbell 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Cooper Coats 11	Fly-half	0	0	0	48	3	0	0
	Total		2	1	1	442	137	2/3	15