‘Kind of surreal,’ Houston SaberCats’ Pono Davis reached 50th Cap milestone
By Aaron Wilson For Houston SaberCats prop Pono Davis, the question triggered a laugh. If someone had told him he would ultimately reach the 50th Cap milestone in Major League Rugby back when he was a starting defensive tackle for the SMU football team, he...
Houston SaberCats’ Man of the Match: Juan-Dee Oliver
By Aaron Wilson Racing away from pursuit in the open field, Juan-Dee Oliver was determined to finish his breakaway try. Oliver didn’t stop until he had opened the Houston SaberCats’ scoring in a 40-19 victory over the Utah Warriors as the win propelled...
‘Defining match’, SaberCats’ fast start against Warriors spells first place
By Aaron Wilson For the Houston SaberCats, one of their battles throughout the season has been dealing with slow starts and having to rally. The SaberCats, in a clutch performance, parlayed a fast start into a key victory over the Utah Warriors on Saturday night to...
Big night for Houston SaberCats: Clash with Warriors for 1st place at Rugby de Mayo
By Aaron Wilson When the Houston SaberCats take the field Saturday night, there’s a lot on the line. The stakes: first place in the Western Conference division, The SaberCats are 8-4 overall with 42 points, one less than the visiting Utah Warriors, who have an...
‘Firing on all cylinders,’ SaberCats win clutch road match over San Diego Legion
By Aaron Wilson A classic performance delivered. The return of a key performer. Teamwork, and capitalizing on opportunities. The Houston SaberCats put it all together in a 37-20 victory in a pivotal road match against the San Diego Legion. The win improved the...
Pivotal road match for SaberCats at Legion as Davy Coetzer returns to action
By Aaron Wilson As the Houston SaberCats prepare for a key road match against the San Diego Legion, they’re looking forward to an anticipated boost from the return of leading scorer Davy Coetzer. Coetzer leads the squad with 49 points and has missed the past...
‘We just started too slow,’ SaberCats lose to defending champion Free Jacks
By Aaron Wilson Instead of manufacturing the fast start they had envisioned, the Houston SaberCats were stuck in neutral at the beginning of a key road match. Instead of pulling off an upset victory over the defending champion New England Free Jacks, the SaberCats...
‘Moose had a hell of a game’ SaberCats’ Nathan Den Hoedt named Man of the Match Week 11
By Aaron Wilson ‘Moose’ took a direct path for one of his pair of tries, plowing ahead through the scrum for the score Saturday night for the Houston SaberCats. “Our captain, Moose, had a hell of a game,” Jeremy Misailegalu said. “He...
