GoldRecap
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.
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2018 | 3:00 pm | Major League Rugby | MLR 2018 |
SaberCats
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Turnbull | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Lindsey Stevens 16 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Adam Macklin 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Charlie Hewitt | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Robert Meeson 19 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Kyle Sumsion | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cecil Garber | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Matt Trouville 21 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Connor Murphy 23 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sam Windsor | Fly-half | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 3/4 | 6 |
| 11 | Alex Elkins 22 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Conor Mills | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Osea Kolinisau | Centre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Josua Vici | Wing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Zach Pangelinan | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Diego Maquieira 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Estevan Florez | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Petey Hepburn 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Justin Allen 5 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Chris Parker | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Chris Coyle 8 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Malacchi Esdale 11 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Dan Paul 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 621 | 182 | 3/4 | 26 |
Gold
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hubert Buydens 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | - | 0 |
| 2 | Eric Howard 16 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | - | 0 |
| 3 | Ben Tarr 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | - | 0 |
| 4 | Nikola Bursic | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 16 | - | 5 |
| 5 | Matt Wirken 22 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | - | 0 |
| 6 | John Sullivan | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 20 | - | 0 |
| 7 | Matt Hughston | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 13 | - | 5 |
| 8 | Sebastián Kalm | Number 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | - | 5 |
| 9 | Holden Yungert | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7 | - | 0 |
| 10 | Taylor Howden | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 | - | 0 |
| 11 | Joeli Tikoisuva 20 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | - | 0 |
| 12 | JP Eloff | Centre | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 6/9 | 20 |
| 13 | Tim Maupin 21 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 14 | Bobby Johns | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 7 | - | 0 |
| 15 | Michael Baska | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | - | 0 |
| 16 | Amro Gouda 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 |
| 17 | Cam Falcon 3 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | - | 0 |
| 18 | Derrek van Klein 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | 0 |
| 19 | Myles McQuone | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 20 | Peceli Rinakama 11 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 |
| 21 | Zach Stryffeler 13 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | 0 |
| 22 | Moni Tonga’uiha 5 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - | 0 |
| 23 | Melvin DeSouza | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 621 | 151 | 6/9 | 35 |
Venue
| Dyer Stadium |
|---|
| Dyer Stadium, Northwest Freeway, Houston, Harris County, Texas, 77092, United States |