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Week 8

Saint Mary's Stadium

California Legion

Finished

26

36

HT: 19-12

Chicago Hounds

Fred Apulu(71') Ben Sugars(37') Joey Mano(31') Gonzalo Bertranou(16')	Tries	Brandon Harvey(77') Mason Flesch(68') Oti Pifeleti(61') Ollie Devoto(23') Brock Webster(7')
Coby Miln(17', 32', 72')	Conv	Chris Hilsenbeck(24', 62', 69', 78')
	Pens	Chris Hilsenbeck(65')

Summary

Commentaries

Head to head

Stats

Highlights

7-0 AND PLAYOFF BOUND | California Legion vs Chicago Hounds | MLR Week 8 Highlights
Highlights
First XV | WK8 | 2026
MLR 2026
Hounds Clinch Playoff Berth, Move to 7-0 with Win Over Legion
MORAGA, Ca.- The Chicago Hounds moved to 7-0 on the season, clinching a playoff berth in the process, with a 36-26 win over the California Legion on Saturday afternoon.
Chicago Hounds
Legion Battle Chicago in Bay Area Showcase
California Legion delivered one of their most disciplined performances of the season Saturday afternoon at Saint Mary's Stadium, pushing the top-seeded Chicago Hounds in front of a packed Bay Area crowd.
Match Recap
Making A Point: Legion Flyhalf Leading Team to Success
The past few months for California Legion flyhalf Coby Miln have been a bit of a whirlwind.
Match Preview
Head To Head: Billy Meakes vs Ollie Devoto
California Legion vs Chicago Hounds | Week 8 | Saint Mary's Stadium, Moraga
Match Preview

Match events

Order by events

Full time

26

-

36

Chris Hilsenbeck

Conversion

78’

26

-

34

Brandon Harvey

Try

77’

Cyrille Cama

76’

26

-

29

Coby Miln

Conversion

72’

24

-

29

Fred Apulu

Try

71’

Charlie Abel

70’

19

-

29

Chris Hilsenbeck

Conversion

69’

19

-

27

Mason Flesch

Try

68’

Tasman Smith

Cassh Maluia

67’

Joe Taufete'e

Ben Sugars

67’

19

-

22

Chris Hilsenbeck

Penalty goal

65’

Jackson Zabierek

Theo Fourie

62’

Chase Jones

Lance Williams

62’

Jake Turnbull

Oti Pifeleti

62’

19

-

19

Chris Hilsenbeck

Conversion

62’

Cyrille Cama

Jason Damm

62’

19

-

17

Oti Pifeleti

Try

61’

Fred Apulu

Michael Scott

60’

Keni Nasoqeqe

Jurie van Vuuren

60’

Emmanuel Albert

Lucas Rumball

58’

Santiago Videla

Ollie Devoto

52’

Brandon Harvey

Tomas Casares

52’

Justus Tavai

Tonga Kofe

47’

Half time

19

-

12

Ben Sugars

Try

37’

14

-

12

Coby Miln

Conversion

32’

12

-

12

Joey Mano

Try

31’

7

-

12

Chris Hilsenbeck

Conversion

24’

7

-

10

Ollie Devoto

Try

23’

7

-

5

Coby Miln

Conversion

17’

5

-

5

Gonzalo Bertranou

Try

16’

0

-

5

Brock Webster

Try

7’

Kickoff

Team stats

California Legion

Top stats

Chicago Hounds

Tries:California Legion 4 versus Chicago Hounds 5

4

Tries

5

Conversions:California Legion 3 versus Chicago Hounds 4

3

Conversions

4

Penalty goals:California Legion 0 versus Chicago Hounds 1

0

Penalty goals

1

Penalty try:California Legion 0 versus Chicago Hounds 0

0

Penalty try

0

Drop goals:California Legion 0 versus Chicago Hounds 0

0

Drop goals

0

Possession

Territory

Possession:California Legion 48.5 versus Chicago Hounds 51.5

49%

Possession

52%

Referees

refereeLuke Rogan

ISROAustin Reed

touch judge/assistant 1Derek Summers

touch judge/assistant 2Shanda Assmus

Lineups

Pitch view

List view

California Legion

Chicago Hounds

Jurie van Vuuren

Gonzalo Bertranou

Substitutes

That's full time

26-36

The second half ends

26-36

78'

CONVERSION!

Chris Hilsenbeck - Chris Hilsenbeck adds the conversion

26-36

77'

TRY!

Brandon Harvey - Brandon Harvey goes over for a try

26-34

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Brandon Harvey

76'

Yellow card

Cyrille Cama

72'

CONVERSION!

Coby Miln - Coby Miln has kicked a conversion

26-29

71'

TRY!

Fred Apulu - California Legion have scored a try by Fred Apulu

24-29

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Fred Apulu

70'

Yellow card

Charlie Abel

69'

CONVERSION!

Chris Hilsenbeck - Another two points for Chicago Hounds thanks to Chris Hilsenbeck's conversion

19-29

68'

TRY!

Mason Flesch - Mason Flesch scores a try for Chicago Hounds

19-27

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Mason Flesch

67'

Substitution

Tasman Smith

Cassh Maluia

67'

Substitution

Joe Taufete'e

Ben Sugars

67'

Substitution

Chase Jones

Gonzalo Bertranou

65'

PENALTY GOAL!

Chris Hilsenbeck - Chris Hilsenbeck is successful with the penalty goal

19-22

62'

Substitution

Jackson Zabierek

Theo Fourie

62'

Substitution

Chase Jones

Lance Williams

62'

Substitution

Jake Turnbull

Oti Pifeleti

62'

CONVERSION!

Chris Hilsenbeck - Chris Hilsenbeck has scored the conversion

19-19

62'

Substitution

Cyrille Cama

Jason Damm

61'

TRY!

Oti Pifeleti - Oti Pifeleti has scored a try

19-17

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Oti Pifeleti

60'

Substitution

Fred Apulu

Michael Scott

60'

Substitution

Keni Nasoqeqe

Jurie van Vuuren

58'

Substitution

Emmanuel Albert

Lucas Rumball

52'

Substitution

Santiago Videla

Ollie Devoto

52'

Substitution

Brandon Harvey

Tomas Casares

47'

Substitution

Justus Tavai

Tonga Kofe

The second half begins

19-12

The whistle goes for half time

19-12

38'

Missed Conversion

Coby Miln's conversion attempt is off target

37'

TRY!

Ben Sugars - It's a try for California Legion as Ben Sugars crosses for the score

19-12

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Ben Sugars

32'

CONVERSION!

Coby Miln - Coby Miln's conversion attempt is successful

14-12

31'

TRY!

Joey Mano - Joey Mano goes over for a try

12-12

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Joey Mano

24'

CONVERSION!

Chris Hilsenbeck - Chris Hilsenbeck adds the conversion

7-12

23'

TRY!

Ollie Devoto - Chicago Hounds have scored a try by Ollie Devoto

7-10

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Ollie Devoto

17'

CONVERSION!

Coby Miln - Coby Miln has kicked a conversion

7-5

16'

TRY!

Gonzalo Bertranou - Gonzalo Bertranou scores a try for California Legion

5-5

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Gonzalo Bertranou

9'

Missed Conversion

Chris Hilsenbeck has missed the conversion

7'

TRY!

Brock Webster - Brock Webster has scored a try

0-5

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Brock Webster

The match has kicked off

0-0

Lineups

Pitch view

List view

California Legion

Chicago Hounds

Jurie van Vuuren

Gonzalo Bertranou

Substitutes

Head to Head

California Legion

0

wins

2

wins

Chicago Hounds

0

draws

Data since 2026 • Major League Rugby

Recent meetings

California Legion

Major League Rugby

26 - 36

Chicago Hounds

Chicago Hounds

Major League Rugby

48 - 24

California Legion

Team Trend

CAL

CHI

CAL

26

-

36

CHI

Loss

l

NE

26

-

21

CAL

Loss

l

DC

23

-

36

CAL

Win

w

CAL

38

-

31

SEA

Win

w

CHI

48

-

24

CAL

Loss

l

Data from: Major League Rugby

Season stats

California Legion

Chicago Hounds

per match

Tries

per match

4.4

31

50

7.1

Tries. California Legion: 31, per match: 4.4. Chicago Hounds, 50, per match: 7.1

per match

Penalty goals

per match

0.4

3

4

0.6

Penalty goals. California Legion: 3, per match: 0.4. Chicago Hounds, 4, per match: 0.6

per match

Drop goals

per match

0

0

0

0

Drop goals. California Legion: 0, per match: 0. Chicago Hounds, 0, per match: 0

per match

Tackles made

per match

175.3

1,227

1,320

188.6

Tackles made. California Legion: 1,227, per match: 175.3. Chicago Hounds, 1,320, per match: 188.6

per match

Successful tackles made

per match

135.9

951

1,061

151.6

Successful tackles made. California Legion: 951, per match: 135.9. Chicago Hounds, 1,061, per match: 151.6

Scrums

100%

success

94%

success

Mauls

77%

success

79%

success

Rucks

96%

success

98%

success

Yellow cards

8

8

Red cards

2

0

Player stats

Tries

Ben

Houston

Theo

Fourie

Tackles made

Jason

Damm

Lucas

Rumball

Metres gained

Gonzalo

Bertranou

Brock

Webster

Lineups

Pitch view

List view

California Legion

Chicago Hounds

Jurie van Vuuren

Gonzalo Bertranou

Substitutes

Team stats

California Legion

Top stats

Chicago Hounds

Tries:California Legion 4 versus Chicago Hounds 5

4

Tries

5

Conversions:California Legion 3 versus Chicago Hounds 4

3

Conversions

4

Penalty goals:California Legion 0 versus Chicago Hounds 1

0

Penalty goals

1

Penalty try:California Legion 0 versus Chicago Hounds 0

0

Penalty try

0

Drop goals:California Legion 0 versus Chicago Hounds 0

0

Drop goals

0

Possession

Territory

Possession:California Legion 48.5 versus Chicago Hounds 51.5

49%

Possession

52%

California Legion

Attack

Chicago Hounds

Carries:California Legion 113 versus Chicago Hounds 118

113

Carries

118

Carry distance:California Legion 771 versus Chicago Hounds 624

771

Carry distance

624

Defenders beaten:California Legion 25 versus Chicago Hounds 32

25

Defenders beaten

32

Offload:California Legion 3 versus Chicago Hounds 7

3

Offload

7

Turnovers conceded:California Legion 13 versus Chicago Hounds 12

13

Turnovers conceded

12

Metres made:California Legion 530 versus Chicago Hounds 364

530

Metres made

364

Clean breaks:California Legion 7 versus Chicago Hounds 8

7

Clean breaks

8

Total passes:California Legion 115 versus Chicago Hounds 141

115

Total passes

141

California Legion

Kicks

Chicago Hounds

Kicks in play:California Legion 18 versus Chicago Hounds 21

18

Kicks in play

21

Kicking metres:California Legion 723 versus Chicago Hounds 680

723

Kicking metres

680

California Legion

Defence

Chicago Hounds

Tackles made:California Legion 125 versus Chicago Hounds 130

125

Tackles made

130

Tackles missed:California Legion 32 versus Chicago Hounds 25

32

Tackles missed

25

Tackles success %:California Legion 71.84 versus Chicago Hounds 76.92

72%

Tackles success %

77%

Turnovers won:California Legion 5 versus Chicago Hounds 6

5

Turnovers won

6

California Legion

Breakdown

Chicago Hounds

Rucks won:California Legion 70 versus Chicago Hounds 72

70

Rucks won

72

Rucks success %:California Legion 95.89 versus Chicago Hounds 98.63

96%

Rucks success %

99%

Mauls won:California Legion 4 versus Chicago Hounds 3

4

Mauls won

3

Maul success %:California Legion 100 versus Chicago Hounds 50

100%

Maul success %

50%

California Legion

Discipline

Chicago Hounds

Penalties conceded:California Legion 17 versus Chicago Hounds 12

17

Penalties conceded

12

Yellow cards:California Legion 1 versus Chicago Hounds 1

1

Yellow cards

1

Red cards:California Legion 0 versus Chicago Hounds 0

0

Red cards

0

California Legion

Set pieces

Chicago Hounds

Scrums won:California Legion 5 versus Chicago Hounds 7

5

Scrums won

7

Scrum success %:California Legion 100 versus Chicago Hounds 87.5

100%

Scrum success %

88%

Total lineouts:California Legion 16 versus Chicago Hounds 18

16

Total lineouts

18

Lineouts won:California Legion 12 versus Chicago Hounds 16

12

Lineouts won

16

Set pieces won:California Legion 17 versus Chicago Hounds 23

17

Set pieces won

23

Player Stats

General

Points

Chris Hilsenbeck

Chicago Hounds

California Legion

California Legion

California Legion

California Legion

Offloads

California Legion

California Legion

Chicago Hounds

California Legion

California Legion

Carry distance

California Legion

California Legion

Chicago Hounds

California Legion

California Legion

Handling error

Chicago Hounds

California Legion

California Legion

California Legion

California Legion

Lineups

Pitch view

List view

California Legion

Chicago Hounds

Jurie van Vuuren

Gonzalo Bertranou

Substitutes

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