Standings: New England (1st in East, 13-2-0, 63 pts), Houston (3rd in West, 10-5-0, 53 pts)
Kickoff: 1:30 PM Eastern, 10:30 AM Pacific
Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium, Quincy
Where to watch: FS2, The Rugby Network (Live internationally, 24hr delay USA)
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Assistant Refs: Amelia Luciano (USA), Mikey Rudzinsky (USA)
TMO: Luke Rogan (USA)
Lineup
| Free Jacks | Pos | SaberCats |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Ciquera | 1 | Alec McDonnell |
| Mils Sanervi | 2 | Dean Muir (C) |
| Cole Keith | 3 | Val Lee-Lo |
| Semisi Paea | 4 | CC Mahoni |
| Conor Keys | 5 | Emmanuel Albert |
| Mitch Jacobson (C) | 6 | Danny Barrett |
| Slade McDowall | 7 | Keni Nasoqeqe |
| Wian Conradie | 8 | Hanco Germishuys |
| John Poland | 9 | Carlo De Nysschen |
| Beaudein Waka | 10 | Kian Meadon |
| Paula Balekana | 11 | Zach Pangelinan |
| Le Roux Malan | 12 | Rob Povey (VC) |
| Ben LEsage | 13 | Kainoa Lloyd |
| Mitch Wilson | 14 | Nick Boyer |
| Reece MacDonald | 15 | Gerrie Labuschagne |
| Andrew Quattrin | 16 | Axel Zapata |
| Foster DeWitt | 17 | Frikkie De Beer |
| Joel Hintz | 18 | Will Vakalahi |
| Sam Fischli | 19 | Wynand Grassman |
| Joe Johnston | 20 | Asa Carter |
| Holden Yungert | 21 | Gideon Van Wyk |
| Spencer Jones | 22 | Davy Coetzer |
| Cam Davidowicz | 23 | Jaz Hidalgo |
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Really excited for this Houston lineup. Haven’t seen Boyer, Pangelinan, or Labuschagne take the field in a few weeks and Hidalgo I think since last season. #GoCatsGo