Week 9 Awards: SaberCats Back to Winning Ways as Fawsitt Spearheads Dominant RUNY Pack
March 25, 2019 - Major League Rugby (MLR) News Release
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Salt Lake City, UT: The Houston SaberCats tallied their second victory of the season as they held off a spirited Utah Warriors fightback, earning the Texans an important 29-27 win and Week 9 Team of the Week Award. Dylan Fawsitt led from the front as RUNY's forward pack laid the foundations for a 31-19 win over the Glendale Raptors, the try-scoring hooker scooping Week 9 Player of the Week.
Week 9 Team of the Week Houston SaberCats.
The SaberCats raced into a 17-0 lead with a penalty and two converted tries early on. The Warriors forced their way back into the match, eventually tying the score at 20. Houston then tightened up defensively, keeping Utah scoreless for nearly 30 minutes, while fly half Sam Windsor's superb kicking extended the lead to nine. Windsor produced a game-high 19 points, slotting five penalties out of five and both try conversions. The Warriors' 78th-minute try closed the gap to two, but the home side's swarming defense held firm on Utah's final drive.
RUNY hooker Dylan Fawsitt was prominent in offense and defense in his team's 31-19 win over the Glendale Raptors. Fawsitt made 78 meters on nine carries and scored RUNY's third try of the night - remarkably his fifth on the season, placing him one behind MLR's league leaders. The Ireland-born Eagle also made 16 tackles as he became the third RUNY player to win a Player of the Week Award this season.
MLR's First XV of Week 9:
Loosehead Prop (No. 1), LaRome White, Austin Elite
Hooker (No. 2), Dylan Fawsitt, Rugby United New York
Tighthead Prop (No. 3), Paddy Ryan, Rugby United New York
Lock (No. 4), Ben Mitchell, Austin Elite
Lock (No. 5), Luke White, Glendale Raptors
Blindside Flanker (No. 6), Nikola Bursic, New Orleans Gold
Openside Flanker (No. 7), Lance Williams, Utah Warriors
No. 8, Alejandro Nieto, Houston SaberCats
Scrum-half (No. 9), Mike Petri, Rugby United New York
Fly-half (No. 10), Sam Windsor, Houston SaberCats
Wing (No. 11), Malacchi Esdale, Houston SaberCats
Inside Center (No. 12), Tim O'Malley, Utah Warriors
Outside Center (No. 13), Mark O'Keeffe, Rugby United New York
Wing (No. 14), Tim Maupin, New Orleans Gold
Fullback (No. 15), Soheyl Jaoudat, Austin Elite
ABOUT MLR
MLR is a professional rugby league launched in April of 2018. It's an initiative of the North American rugby community, in partnership with private investors, who believe that North American rugby can thrive at the highest levels: as a commercial enterprise; as an influential player on the international scene; and as a participation sport at the youth and senior level. MLR will be the pinnacle of North American rugby, and provide a rallying point for local communities, a focal point for North American rugby fans, and an aspirational destination for young athletes.
The teams competing in MLR Season 2 are Austin Elite, Glendale Raptors, Houston SaberCats, New Orleans Gold, San Diego Legion, Seattle Seawolves, Utah Warriors plus new additions Rugby United New York and Toronto Arrows. Agreements are already in place to add at least a further four teams from major North American markets for Season 3. ---*" MEDIA CONTACTS
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Week 9 Awards: SaberCats back to winning ways as Fawsitt spearheads dominant RUNY pack
MLR announces Player, Team and First XV of Week 9
Salt Lake City, UT; March 25, 2019: The Houston SaberCats tallied their second victory of the season as they held off a spirited Utah Warriors fightback, earning the Texans an important 29-27 win and Week 9 Team of the Week Award. Dylan Fawsitt led from the front as RUNY's forward pack laid the foundations for a 31-19 win over the Glendale Raptors, the try-scoring hooker scooping Week 9 Player of the Week.
Week 9 Team of the Week Houston SaberCats.
Credit: Bigshots Snapshots Media Group.
The SaberCats raced into a 17-0 lead with a penalty and two converted tries early on. The Warriors forced their way back into the match, eventually tying the score at 20. Houston then tightened up defensively, keeping Utah scoreless for nearly 30 minutes, while fly half Sam Windsor's superb kicking extended the lead to nine. Windsor produced a game-high 19 points, slotting five penalties out of five and both try conversions. The Warriors' 78th-minute try closed the gap to two, but the home side's swarming defense held firm on Utah's final drive.
RUNY hooker Dylan Fawsitt was prominent in offense and defense in his team's 31-19 win over the Glendale Raptors. Fawsitt made 78 meters on nine carries and scored RUNY's third try of the night - remarkably his fifth on the season, placing him one behind MLR's league leaders. The Ireland-born Eagle also made 16 tackles as he became the third RUNY player to win a Player of the Week Award this season.
MLR's First XV of Week 9:
Loosehead Prop (No. 1), LaRome White, Austin Elite
Hooker (No. 2), Dylan Fawsitt, Rugby United New York
Tighthead Prop (No. 3), Paddy Ryan, Rugby United New York
Lock (No. 4), Ben Mitchell, Austin Elite
Lock (No. 5), Luke White, Glendale Raptors
Blindside Flanker (No. 6), Nikola Bursic, New Orleans Gold
Openside Flanker (No. 7), Lance Williams, Utah Warriors
No. 8, Alejandro Nieto, Houston SaberCats
Scrum-half (No. 9), Mike Petri, Rugby United New York
Fly-half (No. 10), Sam Windsor, Houston SaberCats
Wing (No. 11), Malacchi Esdale, Houston SaberCats
Inside Center (No. 12), Tim O'Malley, Utah Warriors
Outside Center (No. 13), Mark O'Keeffe, Rugby United New York
Wing (No. 14), Tim Maupin, New Orleans Gold
Fullback (No. 15), Soheyl Jaoudat, Austin Elite
ABOUT MLR
MLR is a professional rugby league launched in April of 2018. It's an initiative of the North American rugby community, in partnership with private investors, who believe that North American rugby can thrive at the highest levels: as a commercial enterprise; as an influential player on the international scene; and as a participation sport at the youth and senior level. MLR will be the pinnacle of North American rugby, and provide a rallying point for local communities, a focal point for North American rugby fans, and an aspirational destination for young athletes.
The teams competing in MLR Season 2 are Austin Elite, Glendale Raptors, Houston SaberCats, New Orleans Gold, San Diego Legion, Seattle Seawolves, Utah Warriors plus new additions Rugby United New York and Toronto Arrows. Agreements are already in place to add at least a further four teams from major North American markets for Season 3.
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MLR announces Player, Team and First XV of Week 9 ------------------------------------------------------------ Salt Lake City, UT; March 25, 2019: The Houston SaberCats tallied their second victory of the season as they held off a spirited Utah Warriors fightback, earning the Texans an important 29-27 win and Week 9 Team of the Week Award. Dylan Fawsitt led from the front as RUNY's forward pack laid the foundations for a 31-19 win over the Glendale Raptors, the try-scoring hooker scooping Week 9 Player of the Week. Week 9 Team of the Week Houston SaberCats. Credit: Bigshots Snapshots Media Group.
The SaberCats raced into a 17-0 lead with a penalty and two converted tries early on. The Warriors forced their way back into the match, eventually tying the score at 20. Houston then tightened up defensively, keeping Utah scoreless for nearly 30 minutes, while fly half Sam Windsor's superb kicking extended the lead to nine. Windsor produced a game-high 19 points, slotting five penalties out of five and both try conversions. The Warriors' 78th-minute try closed the gap to two, but the home side's swarming defense held firm on Utah's final drive.
RUNY hooker Dylan Fawsitt was prominent in offense and defense in his team's 31-19 win over the Glendale Raptors. Fawsitt made 78 meters on nine carries and scored RUNY's third try of the night - remarkably his fifth on the season, placing him one behind MLR's league leaders. The Ireland-born Eagle also made 16 tackles as he became the third RUNY player to win a Player of the Week Award this season.
MLR's First XV of Week 9:
Loosehead Prop (No. 1), LaRome White, Austin Elite
Hooker (No. 2), Dylan Fawsitt, Rugby United New York
Tighthead Prop (No. 3), Paddy Ryan, Rugby United New York
Lock (No. 4), Ben Mitchell, Austin Elite
Lock (No. 5), Luke White, Glendale Raptors
Blindside Flanker (No. 6), Nikola Bursic, New Orleans Gold
Openside Flanker (No. 7), Lance Williams, Utah Warriors
No. 8, Alejandro Nieto, Houston SaberCats
Scrum-half (No. 9), Mike Petri, Rugby United New York
Fly-half (No. 10), Sam Windsor, Houston SaberCats
Wing (No. 11), Malacchi Esdale, Houston SaberCats
Inside Center (No. 12), Tim O'Malley, Utah Warriors
Outside Center (No. 13), Mark O'Keeffe, Rugby United New York
Wing (No. 14), Tim Maupin, New Orleans Gold
Fullback (No. 15), Soheyl Jaoudat, Austin Elite ABOUT MLR MLR is a professional rugby league launched in April of 2018. It's an initiative of the North American rugby community, in partnership with private investors, who believe that North American rugby can thrive at the highest levels: as a commercial enterprise; as an influential player on the international scene; and as a participation sport at the youth and senior level. MLR will be the pinnacle of North American rugby, and provide a rallying point for local communities, a focal point for North American rugby fans, and an aspirational destination for young athletes.
The teams competing in MLR Season 2 are Austin Elite, Glendale Raptors, Houston SaberCats, New Orleans Gold, San Diego Legion, Seattle Seawolves, Utah Warriors plus new additions Rugby United New York and Toronto Arrows. Agreements are already in place to add at least a further four teams from major North American markets for Season 3.
MEDIA CONTACTS Major League Rugby: Press Office, 323-476-0016, press@usmlr.com
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