The Chicago Hounds are in the Major League Rugby Eastern Conference and hope to contend for the Shield during their second season in the league. The team plays at SeatGeek Stadium and its head coach is Sam Harris. The captain for the 2024 season is Billy Meakes with Luke White as the vice-captain.
Chicago Hounds Players with Article Links
The team has 10 international player spots (Players names Bolded)
- Prop: Fred Apulu, Zurabi Zhvania, Charlie Abel, Ignacio Péculo, Paddy Ryan, Juan Pen, Alu Taito, Nicolas Revol Pitt
- Hooker: Sam Faoagali, Dylan Fawsitt,Guillermo Pujadas, Janus Venter
- Lock: George Merrick, Sam Peri, James Scott, Brad Tucker
- Back-Row: Conall Boomer, Mason Flesch, Maclean Jones, Ben Landry, Mike Matarazzo, Tinashe Munchena, Ethan Parkins, Lucas Rumball, Luke White (VC)
- Scrumhalf: Jason Higgins, Nick McCarthy, Sidney Shoop
- Flyhalf: Luke Carty, Caolan Dooley, Kian Meadon
- Center: Noah Brown, Bryce Campbell, Billy Meakes (C), Mark O’Keeffe
- Back Three: Nate Augspurger, Michael Baska, Daelin Denenberg, Julián Dominguez, Michael Hand, Dave Kearney, Cassh Maluia, Adriaan Carelse, Willis Goodwin
Week 1: Chicago Hounds away at Miami Sharks
The Chicago Hounds defeated the Miami Sharks 23-19 on the road to open the 2024 MLR season. Read the American Rugby News Recap and Match Preview! Watch the match replay and match highlights on The Rugby Network.
Mason Flesch was named MLR First Team blindside flanker (#6) for week 1.
CHICAGO HOUNDS 1 Zura Zhvania, 2 Dylan Fawsitt, 3 Ignacio Peculo, 4 James Scott, 5 George Merrick, 6 Mason Flesch, 7 Lucas Rumball, 8 Luke White, 9 Nick McCarthy, 10 Billy Meakes (capt.), 11 Michael Baska, 12 Bryce Campbell, 13 Mark O’Keeffe, 14 Nate Augspurger, 15 Adriaan Carelse 16 Guillermo Pujadas, 17 Fred Apulu, 18 Charlie Abel, 19 Mike Matarazzo, 20 Maclean Jones, 21 Jason Higgins, 22 Luke Carty, 23 Julián Domínguez
MIAMI SHARKS
1 Rob Evans (17 Jonas Petrakopoulos 60′), 2 Kirby Myhill (16 Sean McNulty HT), 3 Reinaldo Piussi (18 Alec McDonnell 77′), 4 Tomás Casares (19 Rick Rose 60′), 5 Stan van den Hoven, 6 Benjamín Bonasso, 7 Dan Pryor, 8 Manuel Ardao, 9 Tomás Cubelli (capt.), 10 Felipe Etcheverry, 11 Eric Naposki (23 Avery Oitomen 73′), 12 Nick Grigg (22 Guiseppe du Toit 77′), 13 Tomás Inciarte, 14 Marcos Young, 15 Shane O’Leary Not used: 20 Chase Schor-Haskin, 21 Damian Morley
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