San Diego Legion

37 - 24

Full Time

Houston Sabercats

Houston Sabercats vs San Diego Legion

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

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

80'

Penalty Goal

Harris Rutherford kicks the penalty.

79'

Seimou Smith comes off.

77'

Pono Davis comes on.

77'

Asa Carter comes off.

77'

Yellow Card

LaRome White (Houston SaberCats) is shown a yellow card

75'

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

75'

Danny Christensen comes on.

75'

Connor Tupai comes off.

75'

Conversion

Harris Rutherford has kicked a conversion.

73'

Try

Charlie Hewitt scores the try from close range.

72'

Connor Tupai played a key part in that try.

72'

San Diego Legion decide to make a substitution, with Charlie Hewitt getting some game time.

70'

San Diego Legion decide to make a substitution, with Greg Peterson being replaced.

70'

The referee is running towards the posts and a penalty try is given to Houston SaberCats.

70'

Yellow Card

Tomas Aoake (San Diego Legion) is shown a yellow card

70'

San Diego Legion make a substitution with Cyrille Cama coming on.

69'

San Diego Legion make a substitution with Chris Mickelson coming off.

69'

Penalty Goal

The San Diego Legion supporters go wild as Harris Rutherford successfully kicks the penalty goal.

68'

Houston SaberCats make a substitution with Asa Carter coming on.

65'

Houston SaberCats make a substitution with Emmanuel Albert coming off.

65'

Houston SaberCats make a substitution with Jeremy Misailegalu coming on.

65'

Houston SaberCats make a substitution with Drew Wild coming off.

65'

Houston SaberCats sub Valdemar Lee-Lo comes onto the field.

64'

Pono Davis departs for Houston SaberCats.

64'

Houston SaberCats sub Tiaan Erasmus comes onto the field.

64'

Pita Anae Ah-Sue departs for Houston SaberCats.

64'

Houston SaberCats sub Devereaux Ferris comes onto the field.

64'

Jay Renton departs for Houston SaberCats.

64'

Houston SaberCats sub Ronan Murphy comes onto the field.

62'

Keni Nasoqeqe departs for Houston SaberCats.

62'

David Tameilau comes on for San Diego Legion.

59'

Brandon Harvey leaves the field.

59'

Penalty Goal

Harris Rutherford adds the points for San Diego Legion.

58'

Nathan Sylvia comes on for San Diego Legion.

56'

Payton Telea leaves the field.

56'

Seimou Smith comes on for Houston SaberCats.

55'

Jeremy Misailegalu leaves the field.

55'

Darcy Breen comes on.

53'

Luke Green comes off.

53'

Ethan Grayson comes on.

53'

Marcel Brache comes off.

53'

Conversion

AJ Alatimu adds the two points for Houston SaberCats.

47'

Try

The Houston SaberCats maul march their way over the white wash for Pita Anae Ah-Sue to touch down.

46'

Drew Wild makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

43'

Penalty Goal

Harris Rutherford kicks the penalty.

42'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

41'

Penalty Goal

AJ Alatimu kicks the penalty.

41'

Fabulous play by Houston SaberCats has led to AJ Alatimu being able to wriggle through a gap.

39'

Houston SaberCats sub LaRome White comes onto the field.

35'

Ezekiel Lindenmuth departs for Houston SaberCats.

35'

Houston SaberCats sub Christian Dyer comes onto the field.

35'

Seimou Smith departs for Houston SaberCats.

35'

Harris Rutherford comes on for San Diego Legion.

34'

Matt Giteau leaves the field.

34'

The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Matt Giteau will have to re-adjust the radar.

34'

Try

What an effort there by Tiaan Loots as they score the try.

33'

Fabulous play by San Diego Legion has led to Tiaan Loots being able to wriggle through a gap.

33'

Conversion

AJ Alatimu does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

32'

Try

Silky skills by Houston SaberCats ends with a try for Drew Wild.

30'

Spellbinding play by Sam Hill is finished off with a try.

30'

This is dangerous for the defence as Justin Basson bursts through to advance the Houston SaberCats attack.

24'

Penalty Goal

Matt Giteau adds the points for San Diego Legion.

23'

Houston SaberCats decide to make a substitution, with Seimou Smith getting some game time.

20'

Houston SaberCats decide to make a substitution, with Christian Dyer being replaced.

20'

This is dangerous for the defence as Ryan James bursts through to advance the San Diego Legion attack.

20'

Conversion

Matt Giteau converts the try.

13'

Try

A series of passes by San Diego Legion results in a try for Tiaan Loots

12'

A gap opened in the defence and Tiaan Loots took full advantage.

12'

Spellbinding play by Payton Telea is finished off with a try.

12'

Penalty Goal

Matt Giteau kicks the penalty.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 San Diego Legion v Houston Sabercats 
  
 Round 17 
  
 Sun 23rd June 2024, 03:00pm PDT 
  
 Snapdragon Stadium

Points Flow Chart

San Diego Legion win +13

Time in lead

Mins in lead

91%

% Of Game In Lead

85%

Possession Last 10 min

15%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Rutherford

37 - 24

79'

White

75'

34 - 24

Rutherford

34 - 24

73'

Hewitt

32 - 24

72'

Penalty Try

70'

27 - 24

Aoake

27 - 17

70'

Rutherford

27 - 17

68'

Rutherford

24 - 17

58'

Alatimu

47'

21 - 17

Anae Ah-Sue

46'

21 - 15

Rutherford

21 - 10

42'

Half Time

Alatimu

41'

18 - 10

Loots

18 - 7

33'

Alatimu

32'

13 - 7

Wild

30'

13 - 5

Giteau

13 - 0

23'

Giteau

10 - 0

13'

Loots

8 - 0

12'

Giteau

3 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

3.5

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.4

Entries

Attack Profile

San Diego Legion

Houston Sabercats

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Defence Profile

San Diego Legion

Houston Sabercats

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

49%

48%

3-6 secs

24%

29%

6+ secs

22%

16%

Rucks Won

San Diego Legion vs Houston Sabercats Kick Off Times & TV Channel

San Diego Legion face off against Houston Sabercats in Major League Rugby Round 17 on Sun 23rd June 2024 at Snapdragon Stadium . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 23:00 and is broadcast on TheRugbyNetwork. In South Africa it’s at 00:00 SAST, 10:00 NZST in New Zealand, 08:00 AEST in Australia and 15:00 EST in the US.

Houston Sabercats 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 just 3 places in the league table with Houston Sabercats in 1st and San Diego Legion in 4th underlining just how tight this match could be.

San Diego Legion vs Houston Sabercats Squads

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