2025 – RD 7: NOLA Gold v Chicago Hounds - North American Rugby Database

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The NOLA Gold host Eastern Conference rivals the Chicago Hounds in a repeat of the 2024 Eastern Conference Semifinal!

Both sides are coming off of bye weeks in Round 6, with the Gold still trying to kick into gear. The Hounds lead the Eastern Conference, and will be looking to extend the gap to their Eastern Conference rivals here. These teams have met 4 times in the past, including 3 times in the regular season where the NOLA Gold hold a 2-1 series lead. The last meeting between these sides, however, was in the 2024 Eastern Conference Semifinal, when the Hounds got the better of the Gold with a 27-42 victory on the road to end NOLA’s season.

While the end result was the same as the previous meeting between these two sides, the scoreline was very different. The Chicago Hounds squeaked past the NOLA Gold with a 18-20 victory on the road to continue their stellar start to the 2025 season.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
March 29, 2025	7:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2025

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
Gold	2	1	2	0	1	18
Hounds	3	1	1	0	0	20

Gold

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	Asst.	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Matt Harmon 17	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
2	Alex Lopeti 16	Hooker	0	0	0	0	40	8	0	0
3	Paul Mullen 18	Prop	0	0	0	0	9	10	0	0
4	Kaden Duguid 19	Lock	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0
5	Cam Dolan	Lock	0	0	0	0	3	10	0	0
6	Moni Tonga’uiha 20	Flanker	0	0	0	0	33	12	0	0
7	Aidan King	Flanker	1	0	0	0	1	17	0	5
8	Jonah Mau’u	Number 8	0	0	0	0	51	20	0	0
9	Luke Campbell 21	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0
10	Dorian Jones	Fly-half	0	1	2	0	54	4	3/5	8
11	Harley Wheeler	Wing	0	0	0	1	78	8	0	0
12	JP du Plessis	Center	0	0	0	0	26	3	0	0
13	Isaac Te Tamaki	Center	0	0	0	0	26	7	0	0
14	Xavier Mignot 23	Wing	0	0	0	0	39	0	0	0
15	Julian Roberts	Center	1	0	0	0	79	3	0	5
16	Joe Taufete’e 2	Hooker	0	0	0	0	18	6	0	0
17	Bart Vermeulen 1	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
18	Tyler Matchem 3	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Callum Botchar 4	Flanker	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	0
20	Cian Darling 6	Flanker	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
21	Damian Stevens 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0
22	Luke Carty	Fly-half	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Nikolai Foliaki 14	Center	0	0	0	0	95	7	0	0
	Total		2	1	2	2	565	136	3/5	18

Hounds

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	Asst.	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Faka’osi Pifeleti 17	Prop	0	0	0	0	2	9	0	0
2	Dylan Fawsitt 16	Flanker	1	0	0	0	16	8	0	5
3	Charlie Abel 18	Prop	0	0	0	0	5	8	0	0
4	James Scott	Lock	0	0	0	0	16	11	0	0
5	Hamish Bain 19	Lock	0	0	0	1	3	7	0	0
6	Mason Flesch	Lock	0	0	0	0	15	7	0	0
7	Maclean Jones	Flanker	1	1	0	0	28	12	0	7
8	Lucas Rumball	Number 8	0	0	0	0	10	7	0	0
9	Mitch Short 23	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	0
10	Chris Hilsenbeck 22	Fly-half	1	0	1	0	31	4	1/3	8
11	Nate Augspurger 21	Wing	0	0	0	0	40	2	0	0
12	Ollie Devoto	Center	0	0	0	0	26	9	0	0
13	Bryce Campbell	Center	0	0	0	0	18	10	0	0
14	Noah Brown	Wing	0	0	0	0	20	10	0	0
15	Adriaan Carelse	Fullback	0	0	0	0	43	3	0	0
16	Jackson Zabierek 2	Hooker	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0
17	Liam Fletcher 20	Prop	0	0	0	0	19	1	0	0
18	Ignacio Péculo 3	Prop	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
19	Luke White 5	Flanker	0	0	0	1	8	1	0	0
20	Matt Oworu 17	Flanker	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
21	Jason Higgins 11	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
22	Tim Swiel 10	Fly-half	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	0
23	Noah Flesch 9	Center	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		3	1	1	2	327	124	1/3	20