The #HoustonSaberCats have withdrawn from #MLR2026.
#MLR has lost 2 (arguably 3) founding members already this offseason, and currently sits on 7 teams. Right back where they started in 2018.
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More info on Juan Dee Oliver's time in #MLR can be found at his #NARDB Player Profile below!
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.Khaos Sport announce that #HoustonSaberCats back Juan Dee Oliver has signed with Italian Serie A Élite Champions #Rovigo!
The 2024 All- #MLR 2nd XV selection scored 9 tries & 81pts in 23 games between Dallas (2024) and Houston!
Best of luck, Juan Dee!
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French #ProD2 side #StadeMontois announce the signing of
#HoustonSaberCats back row Sam Tuifua!
Tuifua earned 4 #FirstXV nods in 11 #MLR games in #MLR2025, scoring 9 tries in 21 games total from 2024-25, gaining over 1,500m!
Good luck, Sam!
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Marno Redelinghuys moves to 6 as Tuifua comes back at the back of the #HoustonSaberCats pack!
Coetzer starts at 10 again and Juan-Dee Oliver & Drake Davis switch wings! LaRome White returns in the reserves!
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The @houstonsabercats.com.web.brid.gy complete the season sweep of the Legion on the road:
Rd 7: 😼34-14🛡️
Rd 13: 🛡️20-37😼
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AJ Alatimu's @narugbydb.com Player Profile can be found at the link below, complete with season and career stats!
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We have season tickets to Houston’s professional rugby team, the SaberCats. They’re not great this season but games are fun. My favorite play is the line out. #HTownRugby
The 2nd Overall pick in the 2023 #MLR Draft, Max Schumacher, dots down for his first MLR Try and the first of the game for the #HoustonSaberCats!
#NARDB Profile:
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The #HoustonSaberCats announce the return of Ezekiel Lindenmuth for #MLR2025!
The capped #Samoa prop completed 103 tackles in 14 games (all starts) for Houston in 2024, earning an All- #MLR Honorable Mention!
#NARDB Profile:
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The #HoustonSaberCats with their first line-up of #MLR2025!
Coetzer gets the start at 10 over Alatimu, and Seth Smith is back at hooker. This is a strong looking 'Cats side for the 'Cats v Dogs' match-up against Chicago!
#NARDB Match-Up:
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Today's Pre-Season Fact File is on the #HoustonSaberCats!
Find more information about the 'Cats at #NARDB using the link below!
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The #HoustonSaberCats announce the (brave) signing of capped #Scotland winger Rufus McLean for #MLR2025!
US-born McLean joined the American Raptors in 2024 after his Glasgow Warriors contract was cancelled because of a domestic abuse charge.
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Hopefully Kerr will serve as further proof that pathways work!
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The #HoustonSaberCats sign Scottish prop Michael Scott for #MLR2025, from the Shute Shield!
Scott featured for the #Waratahs as injury cover in 2024!
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Smith became the youngest player in #MLR history at the age of 18y 8m 7d, and was named the MLR Player of the week for Round 10!
He also earned two Team of the Week nominations for hte #HoustonSaberCats!
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The #HoustonSaberCats announce the return of Seth Smith for #MLR2025!
Smith became the youngest player in #MLR history in 2024 Rd 1, scoring 2 tries in 6 games (1 start) for the 'Cats before joining the #USA U20 squad!
Full #NARDB Profile:
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The #HoustonSaberCats bring back their 2023 1st Rd pick for his sophomore season in #MLR2025!
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The #HoustonSaberCats announce the return of the 2nd overall pick from 2023, Max Schumacher for #MLR2025!
The #UCBerkeley alum earned 14 appearances for the #SaberCats in 2024, gaining over 100m in posession!
Full #NARDB Profile:
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Born in Guinea but raised in the #US, Smith played with #NewYork in their inaugural season in 2019, before serving in the US Military and playing with the Raptors!
He rejoined #MLR with the #HoustonSaberCats in 2024!
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The #HoustonSaberCats announce the return of a depth player and #Houston veteran, California native Val Lee-Lo!
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Labuschagne has 21 starts in 24 games for #HoustonSaberCats between 2022-2023, but did not feature in 2024.
He's a fierce runner with a heck of a boot!
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Across his 8 seasons in #MLR, LaRome White has represented the #SeattleSeawolves (2018), the #Austin Gilgronis (2019-2022), the #ChicagoHounds (2023) and
the #HoustonSaberCats (2024-2025)!
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Louritz van der Schyff is back for the second year of a 2yr deal signed with the #HoustonSaberCats in 2023!
#MLR2025 will be his 4th season in #MLR, having spent all four with #Houston!
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Having played his first two #MLR seasons with Rugby ATL between 2020-2021, #MLR2025 will be Redelinghuys' 6th in the league.
He will he classified as a domestic player in 2025, freeing up a valuable International slot for the 'Cats!
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Despite their depth in the back row, I was surprised not to see Murphy get a look in with #USARugby after a very impressive 2024 with the #HoustonSaberCats.
He deserved it, and if he can replicate this kind of play in #MLR2025, surely he's a shoe-in!
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