Week 9 of the MLR season sees an early start. Houston’s Constellation Field sees the SaberCats at home to the Utah Warriors in a Thursday fixture. The match is to be one of just three matches in week 9 of the competition.
The opening fixture of week 9 sees three Uruguayan RWC 2019 hopefuls starting at home. Mateo Sanguinetti will play loose head, Diego Magno second-row, and Alejandro Nieto N8 for the SaberCats. Santiago Arata misses out through injury. Involved for the Warriors will be Brazilian N8 Arthur Bergo. He has been named on the bench.
Week 9 of the MLR will continue on Saturday with NOLA Gold hosting the Austin Elite. Line-ups for that match will be named on Friday. The final fixture will be a Sunday match between Rugby United New York and the Glendale Raptors.