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Week 2

Wallis Annenberg Stadium (UCLA)

RFCLA

Finished

28

45

HT: 28-12

Houston SaberCats

Rory van Vugt(12', 40') Nick Chan(26') Seth Purdey(18')	Tries	Dominic Akina(82') Justin Basson(77') Jeremy Misailegalu(62') Sam Tuifua(42') Nathan den Hoedt(33') Max Schumacher(5')
Christian Lealiifano(13', 19', 27', 41')	Conv	David Coetzer(6', 42', 78')
	P.Try	(67')

Summary
Commentaries
Head to head
Stats

Match events

Order by events

Full time

28

-

45

82’

28

-

43

Dominic Akina

Try

82’

Declan Leaney

80’

Benjamin Strang

Ben Houston

78’

28

-

38

David Coetzer

Conversion

78’

28

-

36

Justin Basson

Try

77’

Tas Smith

Christian Lealiifano

74’

Jason Damm

67’

28

-

31

Penalty try

67’

Ben Houston

Ale Heaney

64’

Jay Renton

Andre Warner

64’

Michael Scott

Pono Davis

62’

Seth Smith

Pita Anae-Ah Sue

62’

28

-

24

Jeremy Misailegalu

Try

62’

Cameron Gerlach

Seth Purdey

58’

Ronan Murphy

Marno Redelinghuys

58’

Keni Nasoqeqe

Emmanuel Albert

58’

Justin Basson

Nathan den Hoedt

58’

Ale Heaney

Ben Houston

54’

Declan Leaney

54’

AJ Alatimu

Sam Hill

53’

Mike Sosene-Feagai

Ben Sugars

50’

Johan Momsen

48’

Maliu Niuafe

Cronan Gleeson

47’

Matt Heaton

Reegan O'Gorman

47’

Ezekiel Lindenmuth

Val Lee-Lo

43’

28

-

19

David Coetzer

Conversion

42’

28

-

17

Sam Tuifua

Try

42’

Declan Leaney

Ale Heaney

40’

Half time

28

-

12

Christian Lealiifano

Conversion

41’

26

-

12

Rory van Vugt

Try

40’

21

-

12

Nathan den Hoedt

Try

33’

21

-

7

Christian Lealiifano

Conversion

27’

19

-

7

Nick Chan

Try

26’

14

-

7

Christian Lealiifano

Conversion

19’

12

-

7

Seth Purdey

Try

18’

7

-

7

Christian Lealiifano

Conversion

13’

5

-

7

Rory van Vugt

Try

12’

0

-

7

David Coetzer

Conversion

6’

0

-

5

Max Schumacher

Try

5’

Kickoff

Team stats

RFCLA

Top stats

Houston SaberCats

Tries:RFCLA 4 versus Houston SaberCats 7

4

Tries

7

Conversions:RFCLA 4 versus Houston SaberCats 3

4

Conversions

3

Penalty goals:RFCLA 0 versus Houston SaberCats 0

0

Penalty goals

0

Penalty try:RFCLA 0 versus Houston SaberCats 1

0

Penalty try

1

Drop goals:RFCLA 0 versus Houston SaberCats 0

0

Drop goals

0

Possession
Territory

Possession:RFCLA 43.33 versus Houston SaberCats 56.67

43%

Possession

57%

Referees

refereeMoe Chaudhry

touch judge/assistant 1Kahlil Harrison

touch judge/assistant 2Kirk Swanner

television match officialGreg Gilliam

Lineups

Pitch view
List view

RFCLA

Houston SaberCats

Reegan O'Gorman

Gonzalo Bertranou

Christian Lealiifano

Substitutes

Mike Sosene-Feagai

Benjamin Strang

Cameron Gerlach

That's full time

28-45

The second half ends

28-45

80+2'

AUTO CONVERSION!

There's an auto conversion as the try was scored behind the posts

28-45

80+2'

TRY!

Dominic Akina - Dominic Akina has scored a try

28-43

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Dominic Akina

80'

Red card

Declan Leaney

78'

Substitution

Benjamin Strang

Ben Houston

78'

CONVERSION!

David Coetzer - David Coetzer's conversion attempt is successful

28-38

77'

TRY!

Justin Basson - It's a try for Houston SaberCats as Justin Basson crosses for the score

28-36

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Justin Basson

74'

Substitution

Tas Smith

Christian Lealiifano

67'

Yellow card

Jason Damm

67'

PENALTY TRY!

The referee decides that's a penalty try for Houston SaberCats

28-31

64'

Substitution

Ben Houston

Ale Heaney

64'

Substitution

Jay Renton

Andre Warner

62'

Substitution

Michael Scott

Pono Davis

62'

Substitution

Seth Smith

Pita Anae-Ah Sue

62'

Missed Conversion

David Coetzer stepped up and missed the conversion

62'

TRY!

Jeremy Misailegalu - Jeremy Misailegalu goes over for a try

28-24

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Jeremy Misailegalu

58'

Substitution

Cameron Gerlach

Seth Purdey

58'

Substitution

Ronan Murphy

Marno Redelinghuys

58'

Substitution

Keni Nasoqeqe

Emmanuel Albert

58'

Substitution

Justin Basson

Nathan den Hoedt

54'

Substitution

Ale Heaney

Ben Houston

54'

Yellow card

Declan Leaney

53'

Substitution

AJ Alatimu

Sam Hill

50'

Substitution

Mike Sosene-Feagai

Ben Sugars

48'

Yellow card

Johan Momsen

47'

Substitution

Maliu Niuafe

Cronan Gleeson

47'

Substitution

Matt Heaton

Reegan O'Gorman

43'

Substitution

Ezekiel Lindenmuth

Val Lee-Lo

42'

CONVERSION!

David Coetzer - David Coetzer adds the conversion

28-19

42'

TRY!

Sam Tuifua - Houston SaberCats have scored a try by Sam Tuifua

28-17

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Sam Tuifua

40'

Substitution

Declan Leaney

Ale Heaney

The second half begins

28-12

The whistle goes for half time

28-12

40+1'

CONVERSION!

Christian Lealiifano - Christian Lealiifano has kicked a conversion

28-12

40'

TRY!

Rory van Vugt - Rory van Vugt scores a try for RFCLA

26-12

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Rory van Vugt

34'

Missed Conversion

David Coetzer's conversion attempt is off target

33'

TRY!

Nathan den Hoedt - Nathan den Hoedt has scored a try

21-12

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Nathan den Hoedt

27'

CONVERSION!

Christian Lealiifano - Another two points for RFCLA thanks to Christian Lealiifano's conversion

21-7

26'

TRY!

Nick Chan - It's a try for RFCLA as Nick Chan crosses for the score

19-7

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Nick Chan

19'

CONVERSION!

Christian Lealiifano - Christian Lealiifano has scored the conversion

14-7

18'

TRY!

Seth Purdey - Seth Purdey goes over for a try

12-7

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Seth Purdey

13'

CONVERSION!

Christian Lealiifano - Christian Lealiifano's conversion attempt is successful

7-7

12'

TRY!

Rory van Vugt - RFCLA have scored a try by Rory van Vugt

5-7

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Rory van Vugt

6'

CONVERSION!

David Coetzer - David Coetzer adds the conversion

0-7

5'

TRY!

Max Schumacher - Max Schumacher scores a try for Houston SaberCats

0-5

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Max Schumacher

The match has kicked off

0-0

Lineups

Pitch view
List view

RFCLA

Houston SaberCats

Reegan O'Gorman

Gonzalo Bertranou

Christian Lealiifano

Substitutes

Mike Sosene-Feagai

Benjamin Strang

Cameron Gerlach

Head to Head

RFCLA

1

wins

4

wins

Houston SaberCats

0

draws

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Recent meetings

Houston SaberCats

Major League Rugby

27 - 21

RFCLA

Houston SaberCats

Major League Rugby

22 - 24

RFCLA

RFCLA

Major League Rugby

28 - 45

Houston SaberCats

Houston SaberCats

Major League Rugby

29 - 12

RFCLA

RFCLA

Major League Rugby

12 - 27

Houston SaberCats

Team Trend

LA

HOU

HOU

27

-

21

LA

Loss

l

UTA

48

-

33

LA

Loss

l

DC

32

-

43

LA

Win

w

LA

26

-

20

MIA

Win

w

CHI

24

-

26

LA

Win

w

Data from: Major League Rugby

Season stats

RFCLA

Houston SaberCats

per match

Tries

per match

4.6

79

75

3.9

Tries. RFCLA: 79, per match: 4.6. Houston SaberCats, 75, per match: 3.9

per match

Penalty goals

per match

0.1

1

22

1.2

Penalty goals. RFCLA: 1, per match: 0.1. Houston SaberCats, 22, per match: 1.2

per match

Drop goals

per match

0

0

1

0.1

Drop goals. RFCLA: 0, per match: 0. Houston SaberCats, 1, per match: 0.1

per match

Tackles made

per match

183.4

3,117

3,308

174.1

Tackles made. RFCLA: 3,117, per match: 183.4. Houston SaberCats, 3,308, per match: 174.1

per match

Successful tackles made

per match

150.6

2,560

2,567

135.1

Successful tackles made. RFCLA: 2,560, per match: 150.6. Houston SaberCats, 2,567, per match: 135.1

Scrums

93%

success

89%

success

Mauls

85%

success

81%

success

Rucks

96%

success

96%

success

Yellow cards

21

15

Red cards

4

2

Player stats

Tries

Ben

Houston

Tautalatasi

Tasi

Tackles made

Jason

Damm

Johan

Momsen

Metres gained

Rory

van Vugt

Rufus

McLean

Lineups

Pitch view
List view

RFCLA

Houston SaberCats

Reegan O'Gorman

Gonzalo Bertranou

Christian Lealiifano

Substitutes

Mike Sosene-Feagai

Benjamin Strang

Cameron Gerlach

Team stats

RFCLA

Top stats

Houston SaberCats

Tries:RFCLA 4 versus Houston SaberCats 7

4

Tries

7

Conversions:RFCLA 4 versus Houston SaberCats 3

4

Conversions

3

Penalty goals:RFCLA 0 versus Houston SaberCats 0

0

Penalty goals

0

Penalty try:RFCLA 0 versus Houston SaberCats 1

0

Penalty try

1

Drop goals:RFCLA 0 versus Houston SaberCats 0

0

Drop goals

0

Possession
Territory

Possession:RFCLA 43.33 versus Houston SaberCats 56.67

43%

Possession

57%

RFCLA

Attack

Houston SaberCats

Carries:RFCLA 133 versus Houston SaberCats 154

133

Carries

154

Carry distance:RFCLA 834 versus Houston SaberCats 907

834

Carry distance

907

Defenders beaten:RFCLA 19 versus Houston SaberCats 31

19

Defenders beaten

31

Offload:RFCLA 11 versus Houston SaberCats 4

11

Offload

4

Turnovers conceded:RFCLA 12 versus Houston SaberCats 12

12

Turnovers conceded

12

Metres made:RFCLA 458 versus Houston SaberCats 529

458

Metres made

529

Clean breaks:RFCLA 10 versus Houston SaberCats 9

10

Clean breaks

9

Total passes:RFCLA 148 versus Houston SaberCats 172

148

Total passes

172

RFCLA

Kicks

Houston SaberCats

Kicks in play:RFCLA 15 versus Houston SaberCats 19

15

Kicks in play

19

Kicking metres:RFCLA 565 versus Houston SaberCats 560

565

Kicking metres

560

RFCLA

Defence

Houston SaberCats

Tackles made:RFCLA 203 versus Houston SaberCats 120

203

Tackles made

120

Tackles missed:RFCLA 31 versus Houston SaberCats 19

31

Tackles missed

19

Tackles success %:RFCLA 80.88 versus Houston SaberCats 76.43

81%

Tackles success %

76%

Turnovers won:RFCLA 6 versus Houston SaberCats 10

6

Turnovers won

10

RFCLA

Breakdown

Houston SaberCats

Rucks won:RFCLA 80 versus Houston SaberCats 111

80

Rucks won

111

Rucks success %:RFCLA 93.02 versus Houston SaberCats 99.11

93%

Rucks success %

99%

Mauls won:RFCLA 3 versus Houston SaberCats 9

3

Mauls won

9

Maul success %:RFCLA 100 versus Houston SaberCats 90

100%

Maul success %

90%

RFCLA

Discipline

Houston SaberCats

Penalties conceded:RFCLA 19 versus Houston SaberCats 8

19

Penalties conceded

8

Yellow cards:RFCLA 2 versus Houston SaberCats 1

2

Yellow cards

1

Red cards:RFCLA 1 versus Houston SaberCats 0

1

Red cards

0

RFCLA

Set pieces

Houston SaberCats

Scrums won:RFCLA 6 versus Houston SaberCats 5

6

Scrums won

5

Scrum success %:RFCLA 100 versus Houston SaberCats 100

100%

Scrum success %

100%

Total lineouts:RFCLA 15 versus Houston SaberCats 22

15

Total lineouts

22

Lineouts won:RFCLA 14 versus Houston SaberCats 16

14

Lineouts won

16

Set pieces won:RFCLA 20 versus Houston SaberCats 21

20

Set pieces won

21

Player Stats

General

Points

Christian Lealiifano

Offloads

Gonzalo Bertranou

Carry distance

Handling error

Cameron Gerlach

Marno Redelinghuys

Lineups

Pitch view
List view

RFCLA

Houston SaberCats

Reegan O'Gorman

Gonzalo Bertranou

Christian Lealiifano

Substitutes

Mike Sosene-Feagai

Benjamin Strang

Cameron Gerlach

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