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2022
HOUSTON SABERCATS
Home Field:
AVEVA Stadium (5-4)
Head Coach:
Pote Human (9-8)
Captain:
Dean Muir (9-7)
Willie Britz (0-1)
PRESEASON FIXTURES
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | RESULT |
| 2022-01-22 | Dallas Jackals | AVEVA Stadium, Houston | P-P |
| 2022-01-28 | Dallas Jackals | Choctaw Stadium, Arlington | 29-12 |
REGULAR SEASON FIXTURES
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | RESULT |
| 2022-02-05 | LA Giltinis | AVEVA Stadium, Houston | 21-11 |
| 2022-02-12 | Rugby New York | AVEVA Stadium, Houston | 7-10 |
| 2022-02-19 | Dallas Jackals | Choctaw Stadium, Arlington | 38-33 |
| 2022-02-26 | San Diego Legion | AVEVA Stadium, Houston | 20-31 |
| 2022-03-05 | Rugby ATL | Silverbacks Park, Atlanta | 22-29 |
| 2022-03-12 | Seattle Seawolves | AVEVA Stadium, Houston | 21-19 |
| 2022-03-26 | Utah Warriors | Zions Bank Stadium, Herriman | 28-12 |
| 2022-04-03 | Austin Gilgronis | Bold Stadium, Austin | 5-43 |
| 2022-04-09 | Dallas Jackals | AVEVA Stadium, Houston | 31-6 |
| 2022-04-16 | LA Giltinis | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles | 12-17 |
| 2022-04-23 | Toronto Arrows | AVEVA Stadium, Houston | 29-17 |
| 2022-05-08 | San Diego Legion | SDSU Sports Deck, San Diego | 34-24 |
| 2022-05-14 | Utah Warriors | AVEVA Stadium, Houston | 31-27 |
| 2022-05-21 | Old Glory DC | Segra Field, Leesburg | 59-41 |
| 2022-05-27 | Seattle Seawolves | Starfire Stadium, Tukwila | 36-43 |
| 2022-06-03 | Austin Gilgronis | AVEVA Stadium, Houston | 14-29 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL
| 2022-06-18 | Seattle Seawolves | AVEVA Stadium, Houston | 27-46 |
ROSTER
| NAME | POS | HGT | WGT | DOB | BORN | REP. HONORS (caps) |
| Blanchard, Hunter* | LH/HO | 1.83 6-0 |
111 245 |
Jan 2 1998 |
USA | |
| de Beer, Frikkie | LH | 1.90 6-3 |
119 260 |
Aug 3 1991 |
RSA | |
| McDonnell, Alec | LH | 1.78 5-10 |
118 260 |
Jul 16 1996 |
USA | USA MCAA |
| Solveyra, Nicolás | LH | 1.85 6-1 |
110 240 |
Mar 10 1995 |
ARG | Argentina XV |
| Donovan, Patrick | HO | 1.72 5-8 |
113 250 |
Mar 7 1997 |
USA | |
| Fortuny, Diego | HO | 1.75 5-9 |
110 240 |
Sep 27 1991 |
ARG | Argentina (1) |
| Muir, Dean | HO | 1.81 5-11 |
105 230 |
Feb 6 1989 |
RSA | |
| Zapata, Axel | HO | 1.87 6-2 |
122 270 |
Feb 11 1993 |
ARG | Argentina XV |
| Davis, Pono | TH | 1.86 6-1 |
136 300 |
Aug 4 1997 |
USA | |
| Mitchell, Aaron | TH | 1.90 6-3 |
128 280 |
Mar 22 1996 |
USA | USA HSAA |
| Zeiss, Juan Pablo | TH | 1.83 6-0 |
119 260 |
Aug 2 1989 |
ARG | Argentina (7) |
| Crawford, Will | LO | 1.93 6-4 |
111 245 |
Dec 28 1993 |
USA | USA South Panthers |
| Grassmann, Wynand | LO/FL | 1.93 6-4 |
112 245 |
Jan 19 1995 |
RSA | |
| Mahoni, Siaosi | LO | 2.03 6-8 |
130 285 |
Jan 29 1997 |
USA | USA Eagles (5) |
| Naromaitoga, Maikeli | LO | 1.95 6-5 |
120 265 |
May 30 1991 |
FIJ | Fiji Warriors |
| Redelinghuys, Marno | LO | 1.96 6-5 |
115 255 |
Jan 6 1993 |
RSA |
| Albert, Emmanuel | FL/LO | 1.93 6-4 |
109 240 |
May 11 1999 |
USA | |
| Barrett, Danny | FL | 1.90 6-3 |
106 235 |
Mar 23 1990 |
USA | USA Eagles (13) |
| Britz, Willie | FL/N8 | 1.93 6-4 |
112 245 |
Aug 31 1988 |
RSA | |
| Nasoqeqe, Keni | FL/LO | 1.94 6-4 |
113 250 |
Jul 27 1993 |
FIJ | |
| van Wyk, Gideon | FL | 1.90 6-3 |
106 235 |
Mar 28 2001 |
RSA | South Africa u18 |
| Al-Jiboori, Malon | N8/FL | 1.91 6-3 |
107 235 |
Aug 1 1997 |
USA | USA Eagles (6) |
| Bezuidenhout, Jaco | N8 | 1.91 6-3 |
107 235 |
Jan 5 1997 |
RSA | |
| Muchena, Tinashe* | N8 | 1.90 6-3 |
112 245 |
Nov 26 1997 |
ZIM | Zimbabwe u20 |
| Boyer, Nick | SH/WI | 1.90 6-3 |
98 215 |
Jul 17 1993 |
USA | USA Eagles (1) |
| Short, Zachary | SH | 1.81 5-11 |
85 185 |
May 7 1997 |
USA | |
| Smit, Dillon | SH | 1.75 5-9 |
80 175 |
Dec 11 1992 |
RSA |
| Coetzer, Davey | FH | 1.73 5-8 |
88 195 |
Feb 5 1999 |
RSA | South Africa u20 |
| Meadon, Kian | FH/FB | 1.80 5-11 |
83 180 |
Jan 2 2001 |
RSA | South Africa u20 |
| Povey, Robbie | FH/FB | 1.81 5-11 |
88 195 |
Sep 21 1996 |
ENG | Canada (11) |
| Dyer, Christian | CE | 1.88 6-2 |
97 215 |
Dec 26 1997 |
USA | USA Eagles (6) |
| Jackson, Jordan* | CE | 1.81 5-11 |
98 215 |
USA | ||
| Leuta, Matai | CE/WI | 1.91 6-3 |
107 235 |
Jul 20 1990 |
USA | USA Eagles (3) |
| van der Schyff, Louritz | CE | 1.90 6-3 |
103 225 |
May 20 1998 |
RSA | South Africa u18 |
| Hidalgo, Jax | WI | 1.80 5-11 |
91 200 |
Feb 3 1994 |
USA | |
| Labuschagne, Gerrie | WI/FB | 1.95 6-5 |
100 220 |
Dec 5 1995 |
RSA | |
| Muller, Marcell | WI | 1.86 6-1 |
105 230 |
May 4 2001 |
RSA | |
| Unufe, Kisi | WI | 1.89 6-2 |
95 210 |
Sep 28 1991 |
USA | USA Eagles 7s |
| Bolstad, Trace | FB | 1.88 6-2 |
86 190 |
Nov 21 1994 |
USA | USA MCAA 7s |
| Moroni, Marcos | FB/WI | 1.90 6-3 |
90 200 |
Jul 20 1995 |
ARG | Argentina 7s |
| Pangelinan, Zach | FB | 1.72 5-8 |
88 195 |
Jun 16 1988 |
GUM | USA Eagles (2) |
*no regular season appearances