2025 – RD 16: Chicago Hounds v NOLA Gold - North American Rugby Database

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The NOLA Gold travel to Illinois to face the Chicago Hounds for an Eastern Conference clash at SeatGeek Stadium! The Hounds are coming off of a road victory over Anthem RC where they clinched a playoff spot for the 2nd season in a row, and are not fighting for home field advantage. The Gold’s comeback attempt fell just short against the Utah Warriors last week, and need a victory here to keep their slim playoff chances alive. A Miami Sharks win would eliminate NOLA, but they need a victory for any chance of making it.

These teams have met 5 times in the past and split the all-time regular season series 2-2, but the Hounds hold the lead thanks to their big post-season victory last year. Chicago extended their all-time season series lead with a 38-17 bonus point victory over the Gold in this one. Although the scoreline looks comfortable, the Gold took a 7-0 lead in the first 10 minutes through a JP du Plessis try and held this until the half hour mark, when Ollie Devoto struck for the Hounds to even things up. Oti Pifeleti doubled up the Hounds score just before half time, and Chicago never looked back. With 8 points in this game, Chris Hilsenbeck’s 2025 total now sits at 84pts. This is a new Chicago Hounds single season scoring record!

The Hounds take the lead in the Eastern Conference and will be hoping that the Free Jacks slip up against Seattle tomorrow. The NOLA Gold, already eliminated, now have one last chance to play for pride this season.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
May 31, 2025	7:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2025

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
Hounds	6	4	0	1	0	38
Gold	3	1	0	0	0	17

Hounds

#	Player	Position	T	C	Asst.	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Faka’osi Pifeleti 17	Prop	1	0	0	3	8	0	5
2	Dylan Fawsitt 16	Hooker	1	0	1	8	8	0	5
3	Charlie Abel 18	Prop	0	0	0	16	8	0	0
4	James Scott	Lock	0	0	0	15	12	0	0
5	Hamish Bain	Lock	0	0	0	3	10	0	0
6	Mason Flesch 20	Flanker	0	0	0	2	8	0	0
7	Maclean Jones	Flanker	0	0	1	3	9	0	0
8	Lucas Rumball 19	Number 8	0	0	0	27	8	0	0
9	Jason Higgins 21	Scrum-half	0	0	0	5	2	0	0
10	Chris Hilsenbeck	Fly-half	0	4	0	18	6	4/6	8
11	Peyton Wall	Wing	1	0	0	67	4	0	5
12	Ollie Devoto	Center	1	0	0	48	6	0	5
13	Bryce Campbell 23	Center	1	0	0	21	10	0	5
14	Noah Brown	Wing	0	0	0	82	0	0	0
15	Tim Swiel 22	Fullback	0	0	0	44	7	0	0
16	Janus Venter 2	Hooker	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
17	Liam Fletcher 1	Prop	1	0	0	24	5	0	5
18	Ignacio Péculo 3	Prop	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
19	Luke White 8	Flanker	0	0	0	2	5	0	0
20	Matt Oworu 6	Flanker	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
21	Michael Baska 9	Fullback	0	0	2	0	2	0	0
22	Adriaan Carelse 15	Fly-half	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
23	Noah Flesch 13	Center	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		6	4	4	390	138	4	38

Gold

#	Player	Position	T	C	Asst.	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Bart Vermeulen 17	Prop	0	0	0	2	11	0	0
2	Alex Lopeti 16	Hooker	0	0	0	0	15	0	0
3	Paul Mullen 18	Prop	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
4	Chase Jones 20	Lock	0	0	0	2	10	0	0
5	Jay Tuivaiti 19	Lock	0	0	0	1	5	0	0
6	Cam Dolan	Flanker	0	0	0	6	3	0	0
7	Aidan King 22	Flanker	0	0	0	4	15	0	0
8	Jonah Mau’u	Number 8	0	0	0	45	14	0	0
9	Ruben de Haas 21	Scrum-half	0	0	1	2	2	0	0
10	Luke Carty 23	Fly-half	0	1	0	8	2	1/1	2
11	Julian Roberts	Wing	0	0	0	112	3	0	0
12	Reece Botha	Center	0	0	0	3	5	0	0
13	JP du Plessis	Center	1	0	1	50	10	0	5
14	Ed Fidow	Wing	0	0	0	56	4	0	0
15	Cooper Coats	Fullback	0	0	0	84	4	0/2	0
16	Abe Turpen 2	Flanker	0	0	0	3	3	0	0
17	Matt Harmon 1	Prop	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
18	Tyler Matchem 3	Prop	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
19	William Waguespack 5	Lock	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	Tupou Ma’afu Afungia 4	Number 8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
21	Damian Stevens 9	Scrum-half	1	0	0	28	2	0	5
22	Moni Tonga’uiha 7	Flanker	1	0	0	13	3	0	5
23	Vilimone Koroi 10	Fly-half	0	0	0	10	2	0	0
	Total		3	1	3	431	128	1	17