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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

TeamTriesConversionsPenalty KickTBLBPoints
SaberCats3100017
Gold2110115

SaberCats

# Player Position T C P DG Asst. MG DB Tackles KS/KA Pts
1Ezekiel Lindenmuth 17Prop000001201000
2Pita Anae-Ah SueHooker100003501105
3Pono Davis 18Prop00000140500
4Justin BassonLock00000101300
5Nathan Den HoedtLock0000010200
6Emmanuel AlbertFlanker000001301400
7Johan MomsenFlanker000012001400
8Sam TuifuaNumber 81000010701005
9André Warner 21Scrum-half00000160300
10Max SchumacherFly-half0100017071/32
11Seimou Smith 23Wing0000040300
12Sam HillCenter0000080300
13Tautalatasi TasiCenter10000320805
14Rufus McLeanWing00000860700
15Drew Wild 22Fullback00000400200
16Wilton ReboloProp0000000000
17LaRome White 1Prop0000050000
18Valdemar Lee-Lo 3Prop0000000100
19Tinashe MuchenaFlanker0000000000
20Dominic AkinaCenter0000000000
21Jay Renton 9Scrum-half00000210400
22AJ Alatimu 15Center0000000200
23Jeremy Misailegalu 11Center0000040200
 Total 3100143601211/317

Gold

# Player Position T C P DG Asst. MG DB Tackles KS/KA Pts
1Bart Vermeulen 17Prop0000040500
2Alex LopetiHooker00000601000
3Isaac Salmon 18Prop0000010500
4Jay Tuivaiti 20Lock00000390700
5Cam Dolan 19Lock00000170600
6Moni Tonga’uihaFlanker000001701400
7Aidan KingFlanker000001102100
8Tupou Ma’afu Afungia 21Number 800000120700
9Ruben de Haas 22Scrum-half10000440405
10Luke CartyFly-half0110115032/35
11Ed Fidow 23Wing00001760400
12JP du PlessisCenter00000390900
13Nikolai FoliakiCenter10000210505
14Xavier MignotWing00000120400
15Julian RobertsFullback00000710400
16Tyler MatchemProp0000000000
17Matt Harmon 1Prop0000000400
18Paul Mullen 3Prop00000101200
19William Waguespack 5Lock0000000000
20Callum Botchar 4Flanker0000010400
21Jonah Mau’u 8Flanker0000070600
22Luke Campbell 9Scrum-half0000000000
23Cooper Coats 11Fly-half00000480300
 Total 2110244201372/315

Officials

RefereeAssistant 1Assistant 2TMO
Luke RoganMarquise GoodwinFernando GarciaDerek Summers

Venue

SaberCats Stadium
Aveva Stadium, 12131, Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, Texas, 77045, United States