This game marked the first time in Major League Rugby History that a team scored less than 10pts in a match, as the travelling San Diego Legion fell to the Austin Elite.
League: Major League Rugby
Founded in 2017 with it’s inaugural season played in 2018, Major League Rugby (MLR) is the highest level of professional rugby in North America.
Legion2018 RD 5: Seattle Seawolves v Utah Warriors
The Seattle Seawolves completed 280 tackles in this game. Possibly a Major League Single-Game Record!
On the flip side, the Utah Warriors became the first MLR team to record over 1,000m gained in a single game, racking up 1470m gained for a MLR single-game record that smashed the previous record of 905m! Paul Lasike alone record 179m gained, another single-game record at the time!
Warriors2018 RD 5: NOLA Gold v Houston SaberCats
The NOLA Gold recorded 204 tackles in this game, just surpassing the San Diego Legion’s total of 203 in Round 2 to set a new MLR Single-Game Record! It was just the 2nd time that a team surpassed 200+ successful tackles
SaberCats
2018 RD 4: NOLA Gold v Seattle Seawolves
They had to wait for week 4 of the inaugural Major League Rugby season in 2018, but this game marked the first MLR home game for the NOLA Gold
2018 RD 3: Utah Warriors v Glendale Raptors
The Glendale Raptors recorded 905m gained in this game. This is the first time in MLR history that a team surpassed 900m gained, and was at the time a single-game MLR record.
2018 – RD 3: San Diego Legion v Houston SaberCats
The first clash between the San Diego Legion and the Houston SaberCats in Round 3 of the 2018 season saw a few MLR firsts!
This game marked the first Hattrick in Major League Rugby history, as San Diego Legion centre Anthony Salaber crossed the whitewash 3 times in the first half in a span of 18 minutes in front of a home crowd! The Legion recorded 851m gained in this game, at the time a MLR single-game record.
It also saw the first attempted (and successful!) drop goal in Major League Rugby History, as Fijian rugby legend Osea Kolinisau slotted a 3 pointer late in the 2nd half!
2018 RD 2: San Diego Legion v Utah Warriors
Having had a bye in week 1 of the 2018 season, this game marked the Major League Rugby Debut of the Utah Warriors. It also marked the home debut for the San Diego Legion.
In this game, the Legion’s Pat Blair recorded 21 tackles, and teammate JP du Plessis recorded 23 tackles. This is the first time that a player recorded 20+ successful tackles in a MLR game. The Legion as a team recorded 203 tackles in total, also an MLR first for over 200+ successful tackles made in a game.