Saturday’s only Major League Rugby match saw the Glendale Raptors hosting Austin Elite. While still a bit chilly at Infinity Park, it was at least a marked improvement on the incredible scenes from the previous week that had the Raptors and Arrows playing in a blizzard.
Glendale gave Casey Rock his first start of the season and had to rely on third-string scrumhalf Mickey Bateman after Carlo de Nysschen was injured mid-way through the first half. Austin lost hooker Peter Malcolm before kickoff but featured Canadian flanker Moe Abdelmonem who was making his MLR debut.
Video below courtesy of Major League Rugby. A detailed match report can be seen here.