Houston Sabercats

34 - 14

Full Time

San Diego Legion

Houston Sabercats vs San Diego Legion

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.

81'

Seth Smith comes on for Houston SaberCats.

80'

Marno Redelinghuys leaves the field.

80'

Lincoln McClutchie comes on.

79'

Ethan Grayson comes off.

79'

Inoke Waqavesi comes on.

79'

Richard Judd comes off.

79'

Conversion

Marcel Brache has kicked a conversion.

78'

Try

Great forward play by San Diego Legion allows Christian Poidevin to score the try.

78'

Yellow Card

Pita Anae Ah-Sue (Houston SaberCats) is shown a yellow card

77'

Penalty Goal

AJ Alatimu kicks the penalty.

76'

A gap opened in the defence and Ronan Murphy took full advantage.

74'

San Diego Legion decide to make a substitution, with Marcel Brache getting some game time.

71'

San Diego Legion decide to make a substitution, with Tomas Aoake being replaced.

71'

Houston SaberCats decide to make a substitution, with Jay Renton getting some game time.

70'

Houston SaberCats decide to make a substitution, with Rufus McLean being replaced.

70'

San Diego Legion make a substitution with Brook Toomalatai coming on.

69'

San Diego Legion make a substitution with Darcy Breen coming off.

69'

San Diego Legion make a substitution with Liki Chan-Tung coming on.

69'

San Diego Legion make a substitution with Shilo Klein coming off.

69'

A gap opened in the defence and Rhian Stowers took full advantage.

68'

Houston SaberCats make a substitution with Keni Nasoqeqe coming on.

65'

Houston SaberCats make a substitution with Emmanuel Albert coming off.

65'

Houston SaberCats sub Ronan Murphy comes onto the field.

63'

Sam Tuifua departs for Houston SaberCats.

63'

San Diego Legion sub Brad Wilkin comes onto the field.

63'

Brandon Harvey departs for San Diego Legion.

63'

Houston SaberCats sub Justin Basson comes onto the field.

60'

Nathan Den Hoedt departs for Houston SaberCats.

60'

Houston SaberCats sub LaRome White comes onto the field.

60'

Ezekiel Lindenmuth departs for Houston SaberCats.

60'

Houston SaberCats sub Pita Anae Ah-Sue comes onto the field.

60'

Seth Smith departs for Houston SaberCats.

60'

Houston SaberCats sub Michael Scott comes onto the field.

60'

Pono Davis departs for Houston SaberCats.

60'

San Diego Legion sub Tiaan Loots comes onto the field.

60'

Lincoln McClutchie departs for San Diego Legion.

60'

Houston SaberCats sub AJ Alatimu comes onto the field.

60'

Tautalatasi Tasi departs for Houston SaberCats.

60'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Davy Coetzer kicks the conversion.

57'

Try

A penetrating move by Houston SaberCats results in a try for Rufus McLean.

56'

What a run here by Rufus McLean as they get over the gainline!

56'

Andre Warner played a key part in that try.

56'

What a run here by Tautalatasi Tasi as they get over the gainline!

56'

Emmanuel Albert comes on for Houston SaberCats.

55'

Keni Nasoqeqe leaves the field.

55'

What a run here by Johan Momsen as they get over the gainline!

54'

Charlie Hewitt comes on.

51'

Brad Wilkin comes off.

51'

San Diego Legion decide to make a substitution, with Christian Poidevin getting some game time.

46'

San Diego Legion decide to make a substitution, with Tu'Ihalangingie Hokafonu being replaced.

46'

The referee has had enough, awarding the penalty try to Houston SaberCats.

45'

Yellow Card

Jed Holloway (San Diego Legion) is shown a yellow card

45'

Houston SaberCats make a substitution with Keni Nasoqeqe coming on.

43'

Houston SaberCats make a substitution with Emmanuel Albert coming off.

43'

San Diego Legion make a substitution with Tavite Lopeti coming on.

43'

San Diego Legion make a substitution with Tiaan Loots coming off.

43'

San Diego Legion sub Nathan Sylvia comes onto the field.

40'

Djustice Sears-Duru departs for San Diego Legion.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

40'

San Diego Legion sub Tiaan Loots comes onto the field.

38'

Tavite Lopeti departs for San Diego Legion.

38'

Conversion

Davy Coetzer makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

26'

Try

Silky skills by Houston SaberCats ends with a try for Davy Coetzer.

25'

Sam Tuifua played a key part in that try.

25'

Trouble here as Sam Tuifua breaches the defence.

25'

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

22'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Houston SaberCats is finished off by Andre Warner

18'

Davy Coetzer sets up the try.

18'

This is dangerous for the defence as Davy Coetzer bursts through to advance the Houston SaberCats attack.

18'

Conversion

Lincoln McClutchie converts the try.

16'

Try

Shilo Klein scores the try from close range.

15'

Penalty Goal

Davy Coetzer makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

12'

Yellow Card

Brandon Harvey (San Diego Legion) is shown a yellow card

11'

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Houston Sabercats v San Diego Legion 
  
 Round 7 
  
 Sat 29th March 2025, 05:00pm PDT 
  
 SaberCats Stadium 
  
 ESPN+ 
  
 Federico Anselmi

Points Flow Chart

Houston Sabercats win +18

Time in lead

Mins in lead

83%

% Of Game In Lead

60%

Possession Last 10 min

40%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Brache

78'

32 - 14

Poidevin

78'

32 - 12

Anae Ah-Sue

32 - 7

77'

Alatimu

32 - 7

76'

Coetzer

29 - 7

57'

McLean

27 - 7

56'

Penalty Try

22 - 7

45'

Holloway

45'

15 - 7

Half Time

Coetzer

15 - 7

26'

Coetzer

13 - 7

25'

Warner

8 - 7

18'

McClutchie

16'

3 - 7

Klein

15'

3 - 5

Coetzer

3 - 0

12'

Harvey

11'

0 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.4

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Attack Profile

Houston Sabercats

San Diego Legion

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Defence Profile

Houston Sabercats

San Diego Legion

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

65%

82%

3-6 secs

29%

10%

6+ secs

Rucks Won

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

Houston Sabercats face off against San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby Round 7 on Sat 29th March 2025 at SaberCats Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 00:00 and is broadcast on . In South Africa it’s at 02:00 SAST on , 13:00 NZST in New Zealand, 11:00 AEST on in Australia and 17:00 EST on ESPN+ 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 4 places in the league table with San Diego Legion in 3rd and Houston Sabercats in 7th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Houston Sabercats vs San Diego Legion Squads

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