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2026 Championship Final: Chicago Hounds v California Legion

SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, IL plays host to the 2026 Major League Rugby Championship Game between the hometown Chicago Hounds and the California Legion. This is the 2nd MLR Championship Game to take place in Chicago, following the 2023 Final between the New England Free Jacks and San Diego Legion.

The Chicago Hounds come into this game as heavy favourites in front of a home crowd. They dominated the regular season with a 10-0 record and the maximum possible points total of 50, before demolishing Old Glory DC in the semifinals, 59-22 to earn their spot in their first ever Championship Game. The California Legion are also in their first Final in their current iteration, although their namesake the San Diego Legion featured in two finals, losing the 2019 Shield to the Seattle Seawolves, and the 2023 Final to the Free Jacks as mentioned above. The Legion had a trickier time getting to this final. They finished the regular season with an even 5-5 record that included a pretty comprehensive loss to the Seawolves in the final week in the regular season, before avenging this loss with a strong victory over Seattle the following week in the Semifinals at the formidable Starfire Stadium. Unsurprisingly, the undefeated Chicago Hounds swept the regular season series between these two teams, defeating the Legion 48-24 in this very stadium back in Round 3, before taking a closer, 26-36 victory on the road at Saint Mary’s Stadium in the Bay Area in Round 8.

A weekend of fan events culminated with the MLR Championship game at SeatGeek Stadium just outside of Chicago, in a torrential downpour. The rain started on the Sunday morning and didn’t stop until early Monday, soaking the Fan Tailgate but not dampening the spirits of anyone, and the heavy Hounds contingent was rewarded with a great performance from the league leaders, who adapted better to the miserable conditions than their opponents from the California Legion. Although rare in the regular season, penalty kicks at goal have been common in the postseason, with teams aware that they need to get points where they can in knockout rugby. It was a penalty that opened the scoring of the 2026 Final after only 4 minutes from the boot of Chris Hilsenbeck, whose kicking seemed largely unaffected by the conditions. Almost immediately afterwards, the Hounds took advantage of their superior set piece, and set up a maul from a lineout with Theo Fourie crossing for the first try of the game, and his 11th try in Chicago’s 12-game season. Hilsenbeck added the conversion to give the Hounds a 10-0 lead, a perfect start for the hosts.

Rattled early, the California Legion fought their way back into the game, and opened their own account around 16 minutes from the boot of MLR top scorer Coby Miln, cutting the lead to 10-3 and making it a 1 score game but unfortunately for the visitors, ill-discipline began to rear it’s ugly head and Legion prop and USA Eagle Tonga Kofe was handed a yellow card in the 25th minute which the Hounds took advantage of almost immediately as Canadian international Mason Flesch barged over from close range for his 10th of the season, and Hilsenbeck was on target again to increase the lead to 17-3. Things would only get worse for California as they were handed another yellow card just a few minutes later, this time to Justus Tavai who had actually replaced Kofe after his yellow. With the penalty that led to the yellow card however, Hilsenbeck made a rare error and send the ball out of the back of the try zone to give the Legion a scrum, and they were able to clear the pressure and a few minutes later right before the half, they had possibly their best scoring opportunity of the game. A Hounds lineout was overthrown into the hands of the Legion, who ran from deep and made a break out wide, but a few fly hacks at the ball saw it dribble into touch, and the following Chicago lineout went according to plan, and the hosts took a 17-3 halftime lead into the break. A dominant first half from the undefeated Hounds, but the scoreline could’ve been much more lopsided with a few close range opportunities going begging.

The second half opened similarly to the first. Another penalty from Hilsenbeck 3 minutes in nudged the lead to 20-3, and a handful of minutes later, Chicago added their 3rd try of the game through 2025 MLR Rookie of the Year Peyton Wall. Hilsenbeck’s conversion attempt fell short but the Hounds now held a healthy 25-3, scoring 8pts early in the half and showing that they weren’t going to sit back and defend. To really hammer this point home, the Chicago added their 4th try of the evening just 6 minutes later through Nathan den Hoedt’s 3rd score of the 2026 season, and Hilsenbeck made no mistakes this time to take the score to 32-3 to the hosts, and they were cruising to the Shield. To their credit the California Legion, on the back foot for most of the game, did respond. The visitors added a try on each side of the 2nd half hydration break through Coby Miln and Ed Timpson, and Miln was able to add the extras on both scores. In what seemed like the blink of an eye, the Hounds’ advantage had been cut to 32-17 with 15 minutes to play. Chicago were still 3 scores in front, but the momentum was very clearly now in favour of the Legion, making for a nervy final 14 minutes for the Chicago faithful. Fighting their way back into the game with some staunch defence, the Hounds had a chance to put the game to bed with an attacking lineout with just under 5 to go, but this was held up and the Legion relieved the pressure. Very late, the Hounds won a penalty in the Legion zone, and they used this opportunity to burn what was left of the clock. Hilsenbeck made no mistakes to add a final 3 to take his personal tally to 15, and the Hounds claim the 2026 MLR Shield by a score of 35-17 over the California Legion in front of a home crowd.

Despite the miserable weather, the Chicago Hounds fans and team then took to the field for post-game celebrations, capping off the first perfect season in MLR history and becoming the first regular-season leader to claim the Shield since the 2021 LA Giltinis. Probably the most dominant team that MLR has ever seen, the Chicago Hounds claim their first championship, wrapping up an excellent weekend of events across the city of Chicago.

It was always going to be tough for the California Legion who end their first season in their new iteration as Runners-Up, but fall to 0-3 in the rain. They can hold their heads high about making it to the Championship, defeating the Seattle Seawolves at Starfire last week and playing a thoroughly entertaining brand of rugby all season long. It’s a brand of rugby that struggles when the weather is poor however, and defeating the 2026 Chicago Hounds would need the perfect game, which just didn’t happen for the Legion. They will start to look towards 2027, and hopefully a more permanent home in California.

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2026 – SF 2: Chicago Hounds v Old Glory DC

The undefeated Chicago Hounds host Old Glory DC at SeatGeek Stadium for the first Monday night game of the 2026 Major League Rugby season in the second semifinal, with a spot in the 2026 Championship Game up for grabs, also in this stadium in a week’s time!

The Chicago Hounds wrapped up their 2026 regular season with a big win over the Free Jacks in Quincy, both ending the reigning champs’ season, and securing the first perfect season in MLR history, with a 10-0 record and the maximum of 50pts in the standings. Old Glory DC meanwhile, squeaked into their 4th successive postseason with yet another sub-500 record, finishing in 4th with a 4-6 record. However, the Flags came closest to handing a defeat to the Hounds in their 32-33 clash back in Round 10, and have proven difficult for the Hounds to deal with in both of their matchups in 2026. The Hounds have a home final waiting for them with a victory, but can the Flags shock the league and qualify for their first final?

Similar to yesterday’s first Semifinal, the scoring was opened by a penalty kick. Jason Emery (in for Jason Robertson who returned to New Zealand for the birth of his first child) slotted a penalty in the 3rd minute to give the visiting Old Glory DC an early lead. The Hounds approached the game differently, winning a penalty roughly a minute later and opting for the kick to the corner. However, they couldn’t bag a try to opted for points with a second penalty from the subsequent lineout and Chris Hilsenbeck made no mistake to tie things up at 3. early game possession was almost all green, but the DC defence did a good job absorbing it for 10 minutes or so until the Hounds were awarded a scrum penalty on a DC put-in, in their own half. Hilsenbeck went for the corner and the Houdns set up their lethal maul, which eventually rumbled over and Theo Fourie bagged the first try of the game, and his tenth of the season. This seemed to get the Hounds’ tails up. Off the restart, they were awarded a couple more penalties and used them to march back into the Old Glory end. The Flags ended up giving away another penalty which Ruben de Haas took quickly and launched a crossfield kick out wide to Noah Brown, who finished with a sneaky step to extend Chicago’s lead to 17-3 at the 20 minute mark. Following the hydration break, DC won a penalty and went for the corner, but Chicago were able to win a penalty on their own goalline which served as another blow to DC confidence. A few more penalties later, and Chicago found themselves back in the DC danger zone once again and Lucas Rumball jumped on a loose Chicago ball, lobbing it to his teammates and Jake Kinneeveauk picked it up with open field in front of him, crossing for the Hounds 3rd of the game at the half hour mark and extending their lead to 24-3. Things got even worse for DC as a superb take from Brock Webster fed the ball to Peyton Wall who ran 50m odd on his own to add a 4th of the half for the Hounds. 31-3 at the 33 minute mark, and both DC players and staff looked absolutely shellshocked. Luckily for them, there was no more score changes, and the teams headed to the sheds with the Chicago Hounds up 31-3.

Old Glory DC seemed to have recovered some of their composure in the half-time break, and came out with the bulk of possession to start the second half. A series of penalties against the Hounds saw the Flags begin to crawl their way back into the game, if not on the scoreboard. While the Hounds attack was showcased in the first half, the first 10 minutes of the second half showed off their defensive capabilities. Old Glory DC were camped in the Chicago half but were unable to cut the lead and in the 52nd minute on the Hounds’ first possession of the half, Tavite Lopeti chipped a kick through and any one of three Chicago players could’ve finished it, but a fortuitous bounce lands the ball in the hands of Mason Flesch to finish his 9th try of the season to extend the lead to 38-3 after Hilsenbeck added the extras, and this lead was beginning to look insurmountable for the Flags. They got a break however, as Peyton Wall was handed a yellow card for taking a man out in the air, and would be a man up for 10 minutes. They capitalised almost immediately as Kirby Myhill crossed after a few phases at close range. The hounds would quickly snuff out the comeback attempt however, as Chicago Captaion Lucas Rumball would cross for a short range try of his own about 7 minutes later, and the hosts pass 40, now leading 45-10 with under 20 to go. Almost immediately afterwards the Hounds would pass 50 as Brock Webster broke the DC line and fed it to Noah Brown for his 2nd of the game. It seemed as though the Hounds began to back off now that they were past the 50 mark, but on the 70 minute mark, a DC play was read perfectly by Michael Baska for a clean interception for Chicago’s 8th of the game, now ahead 59-10. The Flags would grab a pair of late consolation scores through Perry Humphreys and Connor Robinson, but this game had been over for a while.

The Chicago Hounds take a huge 59-22 victory, and earn the right to fight for the Shield in front of a home crowd next weekend, where they will face the California Legion. Old Glory DC’s season comes to an end in dramatic fashion, and they head to the offseason.

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2026 – RD 9: Chicago Hounds v Seattle Seawolves

The Chicago Hounds host the Seattle Seawolves at Seatgeek Stadium during Round 9 of the 2026 MLR season. This match marks the 2nd leg of the 2026 ‘Land v Sea’ Battle.

The undefeated Chicago Hounds have already locked up their place in the post season, but need 2pts from this game to lock up home advantage for the entire postseason with the Final already taking place in Chicago. The Seattle Seawolves will enter this game with confidence, having righted their ship and comfortably sat 2nd in the table. Even with some rotation from the Hounds, they came out on fire. Jake Kinneeveauk opened the scoring just 3 minutes into his first career MLR start, but the Seawolves didn’t just roll over. The visitors put together a lovely team try finished out wide my Davy Coetzer about 10 minutes later which was quickly cancelled out by another Hounds score from Noah Brown, then Ruben de Haas a few minutes later after some outrageous offloading from Peyton Wall on the wing. The Seawolves would hit back again through Ina Futi at the 25 minute mark, but a dagger from Maclean Jones on a superb line gave the Hounds the try BP on the stroke of half time, and deflate the Seawolves.

The Chicago Hounds started the second half much like the first, and just blew the Seawolves away. They added another 5 tries in the second half to a consolation score for Seattle and racked up a final score of 59-17 against the 2nd placed Seawolves, who many thought would give the Hounds a serious challenge. The Hounds improve to 8-0, and move closer to the goal of 10-0. The Seawolves may drop to 3rd place depending on the Legion result this evening. They’re still in the hunt for 2nd place, but no bonus points here is a blow.

 

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2026 – RD 7: Chicago Hounds v Anthem RC

The Chicago Hounds host Anthem RC at Seatgeek Stadium for a Sunday Night Rugby marquee matchup during Round 7 of the 2026 MLR season.

The Hounds remain unbeaten through the first half of the 2025 season, and top the MLR standings with the maximum 25pts and a 5-0 record, holding the Old Mate in the process. Anthem RC are coming off their bye week in Rd 6, and sit in 4th with a respectable 2-3 record. The Hounds fielded a rotated lineup for this game, and Anthem may see this as their best chance to take them down a peg.

The visitors came flying out of the gate and opened the scoring through Dom Akina in just the 3rd minute, but Luke Carty was unable to add the extras fora  5-0 lead that lasted roughly 5 minutes when the Chicago Hounds hit back through Matt Oworu, then Maclean Jones a few minutes later with Videla able to add the extras for both, giving the Hounds a 5-14 lead. The first half an hour was pretty end to end, with Johan Momsen and Mark O’Keeffe picking up a pair of tries each, and Mac Jones adding a second of his own to balloon the score to 33-19. Incidentally, this was the score at the final whistle of the first meeting between these two teams earlier this season, but they got there in just over 30 minutes this time.

Just as they did in the first half, the Rising Stars started the second on the front foot, and got on the board early once again, this time through Malacchi Esdale to cut the deficit to 9pts. Unfortunately for Anthem, the Chicago Hounds then hit back roughly 8 minutes later (also similar to the first half) with Theo Fourie and Brock Webster tries sandwiching a Marques Fuala’au try, then Peyton Wall & Jake Kinneeveauk scores sandwiching a Campbell Robb try to finish things off. A strong effort from Anthem RC, who secure a try BP and record 6 tries, but the Chicago Hounds continue to dominate this season, scoring 9 tries of their own and setting a new franchise record with 61pts scored. It’s quite the statement from Chicago to concede 6 tries and 36pts but still win by 25.

With 6 wins from 6, the Chicago Hounds can already secure a playoff spot in their clash with the 2nd placed California Legion, while Anthem RC fall to 2-4 but still sit in a playoff spot with 12pts. The Rising Stars need to get back in the win column soon if they want to stay competitive however, and face a resurgent Seattle Seawolves team on the road next week.

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2026 – RD 6: Chicago Hounds v Old Glory DC

The Chicago Hounds host Old Glory DC at Seatgeek stadium during Round 6 of the 2026 MLR season in a Sunday Night Rugby marquee matchup that is a rematch of the 2025 Eastern Conference Semifinals

The Hounds enter this game leading Major League Rugby, and remain undefeated through the first 4 games of the season having defeated all other teams with the exception of Old Glory DC, their opponents today. The Flags hold a 2-2 record through their first two games and currently sit 4th in the table, having fallen to the California Legion in their home opener last week.

The visitors entered the doghouse ready to play. And went on the attack immediately. Mark O’Keeffe was deemed to have brought down a player early and was shown a yellow card within the first minute of the game, with Old Glory DC also being awarded a penalty try to take a 7-0 lead very early. The game went back and forth for roughly the first 20 minutes, with both sides trading tries to give fans a great show and the score reflected this. Old Glory led 14-21 at the first water break, scoring 3 tries to Chicago’s 2. However, a yellow card for a high hit by DC’s Cory Daniel gave the Chicago Hounds an opportunity to take control, and they took it with a flurry of scores. Theo Fourie crossed for his 2nd of the game, with Mason Flesch and Ollie Devoto also dotting down within a 10 minute span to give the Hounds a 33-21 lead at the half time break, much to the relief of the home fans.

The second frame started very differently from the first, with both the Hounds and Old Glory DC trading possession but unable to change the scoreboard. Eventually, DC found themselves in an advantageous position with a 4m lineout, and immediately after coming off the bench, KoiKoi Nelligan delivered the lineout well, the Flags set up the maul and rumbled over with Nelligan both starting and ending the play to bring Old Glory DC to within 7pts with plenty of time remaining. Unfortunately for the Flags, their discipline began to work against them. The Hounds got into the routine of earning a foothold in the DC half, earning a penalty, and punishing the visitors. The boot of Chris Hilsenbeck kept the Hounds just out of reach, inching away from DC with a pair of penalties taking them to 39-26. With 10 minutes remaining Jason Robertson bagged his 2nd of the game. Robertson’s conversion rang off the upright, and both he and DC felt that the Hounds charge down attempt was early and attempted to challenge, but as this was out of protocol, DC lost their challenge. This kept the Hounds over 1 score ahead, leading 39-31 before Hilsenbeck added a 3rd penalty to take them further out of reach, and with DC pushing for a 6th try to claim a losing bonus point, the Chicago Hounds pounced on a loose ball and Santiago Videla broke through to put the game to bed, converting his own score to take the score to 49-31 and secure a 5th straight win for Chicago.

Although the score looks slightly one sided, it’s fair to say that Old Glory DC gave the Chicago Hounds their biggest test of the season so far. They now fall to a 2-3 record and take a try BP back to DC for their efforts. The Hounds improve to 5-0, with a 5-game streak of The Old Mate and are half way to an undefeated regular season!

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2026 – RD 3: Chicago Hounds v California Legion

The Chicago Hounds celebrate their 2026 home opener, hosting the California Legion at Seatgeek Stadium. This game marks the first ever installment of Sunday Night Rugby (SNR) as the ‘marquee matchup’ of Round 3 of the 2026 MLR Season.

The Hounds enter their home opener on the back of a strong 33-19 victory away to Anthem RC to kick off their 2026 campaign, and will be hoping that the California Legion don’t ruin their home opener like they did down in Charlotte. The Legion currently top the league after their 2 games, bouncing back from an opening weekend loss to Anthem with a record victory over the defending champion New England Free Jacks in front of a strong crowd at Torero Stadium last weekend. This will be the first game of the 2026 MLR season to be held at SeatGeek Stadium, the venue for the 2026 Championship Game in June.

The ‘run & gun’ California Legion would struggle against the defence of the Chicago Hounds, who’s objective was clearly to stifle the Legion whereever they could. The hosts were helped by a very early score from Theo Fourie at the back of a rolling maul just 2 minutes in, and took an early 5-0 lead with Hilsenbeck unable to add the two. Around 10 minutes in, the Hounds would find themselves reduced to 13 men for almost a full 10 minutes after Fourie and Mason Flesch were carded for repeat infringements. Despite some extraordinary defence during this period, the Legion would hit back through Lance Williams from close range, bagging his 20th career MLR try and giving California the lead after Coby Miln’s successful conversion. This lead wouldn’t last however, as Hounds and Canada captain Lucas Rumball would barrel over on the other side of the hydration break and despite Hilsenbeck’s conversion sailing wide again, the Hounds wouldn’t trail again in this game. Roughly 5 minutes later, Tavite Lopeti found paydirt for the Hounds before Rumball bagged his brace another 5 minutes later. Hilsenbeck made no mistakes this time and the Hounds were up 22-7. Not out of it yet, the Legion cut the gap to 10pts through a Ben Sugars score at the back of a maul, and the teams headed for the break with a score of 22-12.

The rain began to fall as the second half started and just with the first, the Hounds struck early through Theo Fourie, picking up his second of the afternoon to keep the pressure on the Legion, who’s miserable evening was made worse when Ronan Murphy received a straight red card in the 51st minute. A man down for 20 minutes, they struggled to contain the Hounds who adapted to the increasingly heavy rain far better, focussing on a forwards-first, bruising, close range style of play. New Hounds Tomas Casares and Brandon Harvey would both cross within 10 minutes of the red card to balloon the score to 41-12. The Legion showed some signs of life in the final quarter, with scores from Ed Timpson and Joey Mano to secure a try BP for their efforts, but these were both just consolation scores that sandwiched an eighth Hounds try of the game from Chilean international Santiago Videla, who converted himself.

A wet, windy, muddy game in Chicago ends with the Hounds successfully challenging for The Old Mate, defeating the California Legion 48-24. They will now defend the Old Mate against the New England Free Jacks in Nashville next weekend! As for the Legion, they return to California to face the Seattle Seawolves in LA next week in a West Coast clash.

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2025 – Eastern Conference SF1: Chicago Hounds v Old Glory DC

The 2nd placed Chicago Hounds host 3rd seeded Old Glory DC at SeatGeek Stadium in the first of two Eastern Conference Semifinals!

The Chicago Hounds finished 3pts behind the Free Jacks in 1st place with a matching 11-5 record, the best in franchise history. They qualify for the postseason for the 2nd year in a row after advancing to the Conference Final last season, when they were defeated by the New England Free Jacks. The Hounds face the 3rd seed Old Glory DC, who were also eliminated by the Free Jacks last season. They qualify for the playoffs for the 3rd consecutive season with a 8-8 record, 8pts back of the Hounds.

These teams have met 4 times in the past, with the Flags holding a 2-1 lead with 1 draw. They have never met in the postseason. The most recent meeting between these sides went to the Hounds with a 30-26 home victory back in Round 5.

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2025 – RD 17: Chicago Hounds v Houston SaberCats

The Chicago Hounds host the Houston SaberCats for a rare Wednesday night clash at Seatgeek Stadium. The Hounds are coming off a tight turnaround, having also hosted the NOLA Gold just 5 days ago on Saturday May 31st. The SaberCats are fresh off an extended bye, but will be flying back to Houston to host Anthem RC at the weekend, on a 4 day turnaround.

Heading into this game, the Hounds sit 2nd in the East and just 2pts back from 1st place following a strong win over the NOLA Gold last week. They only need a point to secure a home semifinal as the 2nd seed, but will want to pressure the Free Jacks in 1st. In the West, the Houston SaberCats are in a 3-way fight for the top seed, and will want as many points as they can to try and secure home advantage of their own with two games remaining, both in Round 17. These teams have met 4 times in the past, with the Houston SaberCats holding a 3-1 series lead. Who will take the 5th installment of the Cats v Dogs clash!?

With the rain coming down in Chicago, both teams struggled to handle the ball early on but it was the Hounds who adjusted faster. A yellow card to the SaberCats gave Chicago the perfect opportunity off of an attacking lineout, and Jackson Zabierek rumbled over at the back of the Hounds rolling maul to open the scoring with his first MLR try. In his first start of the season, Zabierek would score almost a carbon copy try just 7 minutes later to give the Hounds a 0-12 lead just after the first water break. Chicago would receive a yellow card of their own just before half-time due to a high tackle from Hamish Bain, and the SaberCats would strike back through Pita Anae-Ah Sue. Alatimu’s conversion pulled the score back to 12-7 at the break.

When the 2nd half began, the Hounds were almost immediately shown another yellow for another high tackle, this time by Matt Oworu. With Bain still in the bin, Chicago were down to 13 men for roughly two minutes, but held firm. The second half was characterized by handling errors and strong defensive stands, and the first points of the half didn’t come until the 65th minute when AJ Alatimu trotted over unopposed in the corner from short range following another yellow card to Chicago, this time Ollie Devoto. He was unable to convert however, so the score sat at 12-12 with 15 minutes to play. With just over 10 minutes remaining, the Hounds were awarded a penalty and opted to go for points. Hilsenbeck stepped up and nailed a long distance, but relatively straight, attempt to give the Hounds a narrow lead. They looked like they would extend their lead in the 77th minute as the Chicago forwards barrelled over the try line but it was deemed held up, and the SaberCats had one last chance to take the victory. Unfortunately for the ‘Cats, Matt Oworu won a superb turnover and the Hounds kicked the ball out to take a 15-12 victory despite 3 yellow cards throughout the match.

Chicago take the lead in the Eastern Conference and record a 11-5 record for the 2025 regular season, meaning that the Free Jacks need a victory to claim the number 1 spot for the 4th year in a row. Coming off of a bye week, the Houston SaberCats have 1 game remaining this year to fight for home advantage in the Western Conference.

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2025 – RD 16: Chicago Hounds v NOLA Gold

The NOLA Gold travel to Illinois to face the Chicago Hounds for an Eastern Conference clash at SeatGeek Stadium! The Hounds are coming off of a road victory over Anthem RC where they clinched a playoff spot for the 2nd season in a row, and are not fighting for home field advantage. The Gold’s comeback attempt fell just short against the Utah Warriors last week, and need a victory here to keep their slim playoff chances alive. A Miami Sharks win would eliminate NOLA, but they need a victory for any chance of making it.

These teams have met 5 times in the past and split the all-time regular season series 2-2, but the Hounds hold the lead thanks to their big post-season victory last year. Chicago extended their all-time season series lead with a 38-17 bonus point victory over the Gold in this one. Although the scoreline looks comfortable, the Gold took a 7-0 lead in the first 10 minutes through a JP du Plessis try and held this until the half hour mark, when Ollie Devoto struck for the Hounds to even things up. Oti Pifeleti doubled up the Hounds score just before half time, and Chicago never looked back. With 8 points in this game, Chris Hilsenbeck’s 2025 total now sits at 84pts. This is a new Chicago Hounds single season scoring record!

The Hounds take the lead in the Eastern Conference and will be hoping that the Free Jacks slip up against Seattle tomorrow. The NOLA Gold, already eliminated, now have one last chance to play for pride this season.

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2025 – RD 14: Chicago Hounds v Rugby FC LA

The Chicago Hounds host Rugby FC LA in a cross-conference, Monday night affair at Seatgeek Stadium, sporting their 2025 city edition jerseys.

This is the first of the Hounds’ two mid-week games in 2025, and they will travel to face Anthem RC at the weekend on a 5-day turnaround. The visiting RFCLA have an even tighter schedule, as they will fly back to LA to host the Miami Sharks in just 4 days time.

The Chicago Hounds are looking to bounce back after a defeat at the hands of the New England Free Jacks in Quincy, and capitalise on the Free Jacks’ loss to Miami this week. RFCLA are still fighting for their playoff lives after a big win against Anthem RC, and look to stay ahead of the surging Seattle Seawolves. These teams have only met once before, with the Hounds taking a 54-31 victory back in Round 8 of the 2024 season.

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