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Preview

Rugby FC LA travel to Texas to face the Houston SaberCats in a Western Conference Clash during Round 8 of the 2025 Major League Rugby season! Rugby FC LA are coming off of a chaotic 54-44 victory over Old Glory DC to improve to a 3-3 record with 3 wins in a row. The SaberCats are flying high after a convincing 34-14 victory over the league-leading San Diego Legion, and have now won 5 in a row with a 5-1 record.

These teams have met 3 times in the past, with the Houston SaberCats currently undefeated in this matchup. They took a 29-12 victory in the last meeting between these teams, also at SaberCats Stadium, on the back of two penalty tries.

Details

Date Time League Season
April 5, 2025 8:00 pm Major League Rugby MLR 2025

SaberCats

# Player Position T C P AC DG MG Tackles KS/KA Pts
1Ezekiel LindenmuthProp000000000
2Seth SmithHooker000000000
3Pono DavisProp000000000
4Johan MomsenFlanker000000000
5Nathan Den HoedtLock000000000
6Emmanuel AlbertFlanker000000000
7Marno RedelinghuysFlanker000000000
8Sam TuifuaNumber 8000000000
9André WarnerScrum-half000000000
10Davy CoetzerFly-half000000000
11Max SchumacherWing000000000
12Dominic AkinaCenter000000000
13Tautalatasi TasiCenter000000000
14Rufus McLeanWing000000000
15Drew WildFullback000000000
16Pita Anae-Ah SueHooker000000000
17LaRome WhiteProp000000000
18Michael ScottProp000000000
19Justin BassonLock000000000
20Keni NasoqeqeFlanker000000000
21Jay RentonScrum-half000000000
22AJ AlatimuCenter000000000
23Jeremy MisailegaluCenter000000000

RFCLA

# Player Position T C P AC DG MG Tackles KS/KA Pts
1Declan LeaneyProp000000000
2Ben SugarsHooker000000000
3Maliu NiuafeProp000000000
4Lucas BurLock000000000
5Jurie van VuurenLock000000000
6Jason DammFlanker000000000
7Matt HeatonFlanker000000000
8Ben HoustonNumber 8000000000
9Gonzalo BertranouScrum-half000000000
10Sean NolanFly-half000000000
11Andrew CoeWing000000000
12Billy MeakesCenter000000000
13Matias JensenCenter000000000
14Christian DyerWing000000000
15Rory van VugtFullback000000000
16Ben StrangHooker000000000
17Alessandro HeaneyProp000000000
18Franco van den BergProp000000000
19Tim AnsteeFlanker000000000
20Ed TimpsonFlanker000000000
21Tas SmithScrum-half000000000
22Will LeonardCenter000000000
23Reece MacDonaldFly-half000000000

Officials

RefereeAssistant 1Assistant 2TMO
George MyersMike LawrensonJono CooperChris O’Malley

Venue

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