Houston Sabercats

33 - 21

Full Time

Dallas Jackals

Dallas Jackals vs Houston Sabercats

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Commentary

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It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

81'

Danny Christensen comes on.

79'

Pedro Imhoff comes off.

79'

This is dangerous for the defence as Lui Sitama bursts through to advance the Dallas Jackals attack.

79'

Conversion

David Coetzer has kicked a conversion.

77'

Try

David Coetzer goes on their own for a try.

76'

This is dangerous for the defence as Zachary Pangelinan bursts through to advance the Houston SaberCats attack.

76'

Dallas Jackals decide to make a substitution, with Carson Shoemaker getting some game time.

74'

Dallas Jackals decide to make a substitution, with Jeronimo Gomez Vara being replaced.

74'

Houston SaberCats decide to make a substitution, with Zachary Pangelinan getting some game time.

74'

Houston SaberCats decide to make a substitution, with Vereniki Tikoisolomone being replaced.

74'

Drew Wild looks to land a drop goal, but it misses sailing past the left handside of the posts.

72'

A gap opened in the defence and Drew Wild took full advantage.

71'

Dallas Jackals make a substitution with Campbell Johnston coming on.

69'

Dallas Jackals make a substitution with Juan Pablo Aguirre Romero coming off.

69'

Dallas Jackals make a substitution with Aaron Gray coming on.

69'

Dallas Jackals make a substitution with James Vaifale coming off.

69'

David Coetzer curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

68'

Try

A series of passes by Houston SaberCats results in a try for Vereniki Tikoisolomone

67'

Nick Boyer sets up the try.

67'

A gap opened in the defence and Drew Wild took full advantage.

67'

A gap opened in the defence and Christian Dyer took full advantage.

67'

The defensive line has been broken as Vereniki Tikoisolomone goes through the gap.

61'

Asa Carter comes on for Houston SaberCats.

59'

Danny Barrett leaves the field.

59'

Axel Zapata comes on for Houston SaberCats.

59'

Dean Muir leaves the field.

59'

Alec McDonnell comes on for Houston SaberCats.

59'

Robert Cobb leaves the field.

59'

Nick Boyer comes on for Houston SaberCats.

56'

Carlo De Nysschen leaves the field.

56'

Dallas Jackals have a drop goal attempt through the boot of Alejandro Torres, but they pull it to the left.

55'

Emmanuel Albert comes on.

53'

Siaosi Mahoni comes off.

53'

Tomiwa Agbongbon comes on.

51'

Gideon Van Wyk comes off.

51'

Houston SaberCats decide to make a substitution, with Pono Davis getting some game time.

49'

Houston SaberCats decide to make a substitution, with Morgan Mitchell being replaced.

49'

Dallas Jackals decide to make a substitution, with Dewald Kotze getting some game time.

49'

Dallas Jackals decide to make a substitution, with Tomas Baravalle being replaced.

49'

Conversion

David Coetzer adds the two points for Houston SaberCats.

49'

Try

The Houston SaberCats maul march their way over the white wash for Dean Muir to touch down.

48'

Yellow Card

Conrado Roura (Dallas Jackals) is shown a yellow card

46'

Try

The pick and go results in a try for Dallas Jackals as Jeronimo Gomez Vara goes over.

40'

Dallas Jackals make a substitution with Conrado Roura coming on.

40'

Dallas Jackals make a substitution with Matthew Gordon coming off.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

39'

Juan Pablo Zeiss comes on for Dallas Jackals.

31'

Kyle Steeves leaves the field.

31'

Red Card

Gideon Van Wyk (Houston SaberCats) is shown the red card

30'

Trouble here as Nathan Den Hoedt breaches the defence.

28'

Conversion

Martin Elias makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

27'

Try

The pressure has finally told as Adriaan Booysen scores from close range.

26'

Pedro Imhoff played a key part in that try.

26'

Trouble here as Tomas Malanos breaches the defence.

25'

Dallas Jackals decide to make a substitution, with Nicolas Revol getting some game time.

23'

Dallas Jackals decide to make a substitution, with Liam Murray being replaced.

23'

Conversion

David Coetzer makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

22'

Try

Gideon Van Wyk goes on their own for a try.

20'

This is dangerous for the defence as Gideon Van Wyk bursts through to advance the Houston SaberCats attack.

20'

Conversion

Martin Elias converts the try.

16'

Try

A bit of individual brilliance by Sam Golla leads to a try for Dallas Jackals

15'

A gap opened in the defence and Sam Golla took full advantage.

15'

Spellbinding play by Pedro Imhoff is finished off with a try.

15'

Conversion

David Coetzer has kicked a conversion.

Try

Carlo De Nysschen scores the try from close range.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Houston Sabercats v Dallas Jackals 
  
 Round 9 
  
 Sat 15th April 2023, 05:00pm PDT 
  
 AVEVA Stadium

Points Flow Chart

Houston Sabercats win +14

Time in lead

Mins in lead

59%

% Of Game In Lead

10%

35%

Possession Last 10 min

65%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Coetzer

33 - 19

77'

Coetzer

31 - 19

76'

Tikoisolomone

26 - 19

67'

Coetzer

21 - 19

49'

Muir

19 - 19

48'

Roura

46'

14 - 19

Gomez Vara

40'

14 - 19

Half Time

Van Wyk

14 - 14

30'

Elias

27'

14 - 14

Booysen

26'

14 - 12

Coetzer

14 - 7

22'

Van Wyk

12 - 7

20'

Elias

16'

7 - 7

Golla

15'

7 - 5

Coetzer

7 - 0

De Nysschen

5 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.5

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.8

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Houston Sabercats vs Dallas Jackals Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Houston Sabercats face off against Dallas Jackals in Major League Rugby Round 9 on Sat 15th April 2023 at AVEVA Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 01:00. In South Africa it’s at 02:00 SAST, 12:00 NZST in New Zealand, 10:00 AEST in Australia and 17:00 EST in the US.

Dallas Jackals won the last encounter but Houston Sabercats are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 7 places in the league table with Dallas Jackals in 4th and Houston Sabercats in 11th as such Dallas Jackals are favourites on paper.

Houston Sabercats vs Dallas Jackals Squads

The official squads for Houston Sabercats vs Dallas Jackals will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.