2018 Rd 1: Houston SaberCats v NOLA Gold - North American Rugby Database

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The first ever game in MLR history saw NOLA Gold travel to Houston to take on the SaberCats at Dyer Stadium.

John Sullivan became the first player in MLR history to reach 20 successful tackles made in a single game, and Josua Vici became the first player in MLR history to pass 150m gained in a single game.

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Date	Time	League	Season
April 21, 2018	3:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2018

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
SaberCats	4	3	0	1	0	26
Gold	4	3	3	1	0	35

SaberCats

#	Player	Position	T	C	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Jake Turnbull	Prop	1	0	36	14	0	5
2	Lindsey Stevens 16	Hooker	0	0	16	13	0	0
3	Adam Macklin 18	Prop	0	0	0	4	0	0
4	Charlie Hewitt	Lock	0	0	25	15	0	0
5	Robert Meeson 19	Lock	0	0	6	10	0	0
6	Kyle Sumsion	Flanker	0	0	55	17	0	0
7	Cecil Garber	Flanker	0	0	35	17	0	0
8	Matt Trouville 21	Lock	0	0	0	6	0	0
9	Connor Murphy 23	Scrum-half	0	0	20	5	0	0
10	Sam Windsor	Fly-half	0	3	31	12	3/4	6
11	Alex Elkins 22	Wing	0	0	0	2	0	0
12	Conor Mills	Center	0	0	19	13	0	0
13	Osea Kolinisau	Center	1	0	68	14	0	5
14	Josua Vici	Wing	2	0	153	15	0	10
15	Zach Pangelinan	Fullback	0	0	62	5	0	0
16	Diego Maquieira 2	Hooker	0	0	2	2	0	0
17	Estevan Florez	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Petey Hepburn 3	Prop	0	0	16	5	0	0
19	Justin Allen 5	Lock	0	0	0	4	0	0
20	Chris Parker	Flanker	0	0	11	2	0	0
21	Chris Coyle 8	Flanker	0	0	11	7	0	0
22	Malacchi Esdale 11	Wing	0	0	12	0	0	0
23	Dan Paul 9	Scrum-half	0	0	43	0	0	0
	Total		4	3	621	182	3/4	26

Gold

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Hubert Buydens 18	Prop	0	0	0	40	1	-	0
2	Eric Howard 16	Hooker	0	0	0	17	11	-	0
3	Ben Tarr 17	Prop	0	0	0	17	3	-	0
4	Nikola Bursic	Flanker	1	0	0	54	16	-	5
5	Matt Wirken 22	Lock	0	0	0	20	5	-	0
6	John Sullivan	Prop	0	0	0	29	20	-	0
7	Matt Hughston	Flanker	1	0	0	44	13	-	5
8	Sebastián Kalm	Number 8	1	0	0	38	7	-	5
9	Holden Yungert	Scrum-half	0	0	0	40	7	-	0
10	Taylor Howden	Center	0	0	0	36	9	-	0
11	Joeli Tikoisuva 20	Wing	0	0	0	31	2	-	0
12	JP Eloff	Center	1	3	3	43	8	6/9	20
13	Tim Maupin 21	Center	0	0	0	54	0	-	0
14	Bobby Johns	Wing	0	0	0	97	7	-	0
15	Michael Baska	Fullback	0	0	0	34	1	-	0
16	Amro Gouda 2	Hooker	0	0	0	0	3	-	0
17	Cam Falcon 3	Hooker	0	0	0	14	8	-	0
18	Derrek van Klein 1	Prop	0	0	0	0	9	-	0
19	Myles McQuone	Lock	0	0	0	0	0	-	0
20	Peceli Rinakama 11	Wing	0	0	0	2	2	-	0
21	Zach Stryffeler 13	Center	0	0	0	0	7	-	0
22	Moni Tonga’uiha 5	Flanker	0	0	0	11	12	-	0
23	Melvin DeSouza	Wing	0	0	0	0	0	-	0
	Total		4	3	3	621	151	6/9	35