The Houston SaberCats re-signed Malacchi Esdale for the 2021 Major League Rugby season, his fourth with the club. The 25-year-old wing/center (26 in May) is 6’2″, and 210 lbs. Malacchi is second to Sam Windsor (29) for the most career matches played for the SaberCats and tied with Cecil Garber at 28. He started 3 matches on the left-wing and played in another as a reserve in 2020. The USA National Team came calling in 2020 and he played for the USA Falcons Sevens team at the Coral Coast Sevens in Fiji in January 2020. During the 2019 MLR season,…

The Houston SaberCats re-signed Kieran Farmer for his fourth Major League Rugby season. The 21-year-old flyhalf/wing/fullback (22 in November) is 5’11” and 175 lbs. He is originally from Aberdeen, Scotland. During the truncated 2020 season, he started 2 matches and was a reserve for 2 others. During the 2019 MLR season, he played 51 minutes in 2 matches, carried 3 times for 30 meters, and made 1 tackle. He also played for the Woodlands. He also played for the team in their inaugural year in 2018. Kieran’s family moved to Azerbaijan prior to moving to Houston. “I remember my dad…

The Houston SaberCats re-signed Cecil Garber IV for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old openside flanker (29 in March) is 6’1″, and 225 lbs. Cecil has missed only one SaberCats match in the club’s history (28) and is tied for second with Malacchi Esdale with Sam Windsor heading the list with 29. Cecil started 3 matches in 2020 and was a reserve in the other 2 during the shortened MLR season due to COVID-19.  During 2019, Cecil played 762 minutes in 15 matches, scoring 1 try. He also made 53 carries for 299 meters and made 24 tackles.…

The Houston SaberCats re-signed Zach Pangelinan for his fourth Major League Rugby season with the club. The 31-year-old fullback/wing is 5’8′, and 195 lbs. During the truncated 2020 season, started four times on the wing. During the 2019 MLR season, Zach played 1006 minutes in 15 matches and scored 3 tries. He also carried 82 times for 685 meters, Made 19 kicks for 625 meters, had 5 line breaks, 10 tackle breaks, 3 offloads, and made 42 tackles. He also played in matches as a scrum half and fly half in addition to fullback. In 2018, Zach started all 6…

The Houston SaberCats re-signed Sam Windsor for his fourth season with the club. The 33-year-old flyhalf is 6’1″ and 215 lbs. Sam in the SaberCats ironman, having played in all 29 matches during his first three seasons with the team. During the truncated 2020 season, he started all five matches. Sam is also the all-time MLR scoring points leader with 320. His leadership is evident both on and off the field and he may be seen in coaching clinics, as well as on television promoting the Houston SaberCats brand. During 2019, Sam played in all 16 matches for 1261 minutes…

The Houston SaberCats re-signed Luke Beauchamp for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old flanker (28 in October) is 6’3″, and 235 lbs. Luke started four matches and appeared in a fifth as a reserve during the truncated 2020 MLR season. Following the conclusion of the season, he returned to Australia. In 2019 he played 1207 minutes in the team’s 16 matches. He carried 116 times for 670 meters, had 1 line break, 2 tackle breaks, 2 offloads, and made 209 tackles. Luke is from Brisbane, Australia, and plays back row. He played for Queensland School Boys in 2009…

The Houston SaberCats re-signed Matias Freyre for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The soon to be 26-year-old fullback/center is 6’1″ and 190 lbs. Matias proved to be a valuable addition to the Sabercats in 2020. He started four times, splitting time at center and fullback. Matias was born in the U.S. and grew up playing rugby in Buenos Aires. He attended the Colegio Cardenal Newman, graduating in 2012. He then pursued an Administration & Management degree first at Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina and then Universidad del Salvador. He also has a diploma in Management Leadership in Sports Organizations from…