Standings: Houston 3rd in West (9-5-0, 48 pts), DC 2nd in East (6-7-1, 38 pts)
Kickoff: 8:00pm CDT
Location: SaberCats Stadium, Houston
Where to watch: AT&T SPORTSNET, MASN, The Rugby Network (en Español)
Referee: Joe James
Assistant Refs: Jono Cooper, Blair McClure
TMO: Greg Gilliam
Lineup
| SaberCats | Pos | Old Glory |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Cobb | 1 | Calixto Martinez |
| Dean Muir (C) | 2 | Koikoi Nelligan |
| Joe Taufete’e | 3 | Quentin Newcomer |
| CC Mahoni | 4 | Tevita Naqali |
| Marno Redelinghuys | 5 | Collin Grosse |
| Wynand Grassman | 6 | Langilangi Haupeakui |
| Malon Al-Jiboori | 7 | Alejo Daireaux |
| Gideon Van Wyk | 8 | Niko Jones |
| Dillon Smit | 9 | John LeFevre |
| Davy Coetzer | 10 | Tito Diaz Bonilla |
| Vereniki TikoiSolomone | 11 | John Rizzo |
| Louritz Van Der Schyff | 12 | Doug Fraser |
| Dominic Akina | 13 | Marcos Young |
| Christian Dyer (VC) | 14 | Junior Sa’u |
| Drew Wild | 15 | Owen Sheehy |
| Axel Zapata | 16 | Nic Souchon |
| Alex McDonnell | 17 | Jack Iscaro |
| Pono Davis | 18 | Kyle Stewart |
| Emmanuel Albert | 19 | Fintan Coleman |
| Keni Nasoqeqe | 20 | Jamason Fa’anana-Schultz |
| Carlo De Nysschen | 21 | Danny Tusitala |
| Danny Barrett | 22 | Thretton Palamo |
| Rob Povey | 23 | Mike Weir |
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Stakes are higher for Houston than DC tonight. Old Glory has clinched a playoff spot but could still drop to 3rd and half to play away in the elimination round. Houston really needs to win tonight since Utah is heavily favored to beat Chicago.
I’ll be at the match so probably be posting inconsistently during the match.
Man this game is lit so far. Not even to the first hydration break and SaberCats are up 17-7!
Well Palamo’s already on the field. So much for saving their heavy hitters for the last 20.
Aw bugger, Dyer is limping.
That makes 4 tries for Houston for a bonus point! As long as we hold onto the lead for the final 20 we hold onto 3rd regardless of Utah v Chicago. 😁
Tiokoisolomone coming through with a loooong run for another try in the closing minute! Houston wins it! 😁