Week 10 Results: 23 Canada-Eligible Players in Action
There were 23 Canada-eligible players in action in Week 10, 11 starting and 12 in reserves. Houston remains in top spot in the West and New England retain top spot in the East.
Category Archives: MLR
MLR 2024 Week 9
MLR Week 9 Results: 24 Canada-Eligible Players in Rosters
Andrew Quattrin, Jack Shaw, Guiseppe du Toit, Makeen Alikhan scored tries in Week 9. Matt Heaton top tackler in LA match, Dewald Kotze top tackler for Dallas.
MLR 2024 Week 8
MLR Week 8 Results: 22 Canada-Eligible Players in Rosters
Twenty two Canada-eligible players took part in Week 8 of MLR, 15 starting and 7 in reserves. Four players have reached seven starts, Mason Flesch of Chicago, Dewald Kotze of Dallas, Mitch Richardson of Dallas and Josh Larsen of New England.
MLR 2024 Week 7
MLR Week 7: Utah @ Dallas; New England @ Houston; New Orleans @ San Diego; Anthem @ Chicago; Seattle @ LA – List of Canadian Players in Action
Dewald Kotze and Mitch Richardson are the first Canadian players to reach 7 starts as the season enters Week 7. Seth Purdey gets his first start for LA. Reid Davis gets his second start at blindside flanker for Seattle. Overall there were 20 Canada-eligible players starting and 8 in the reserves.
MLR 2024 Week 6
32 Canada-Eligible Players in Action in Week 6: Dewald Kotze Scores 5 Tries in Dallas Match
The highlight so far this week was Dewald Kotze scoring 5 tries for Dallas in the match against Seattle. Rob Povey got his first start at #10 for Utah, Tyler Wong got his first appearance in the reserves. Cali Martinez earned his second start at tighthead prop for Old Glory.
MLR 2024 Week 5
MLR Week 5: Houston and New England Continue to Lead Standings
With only four matches this weekend it was the lowest number of Canadians playing this season, 8 starters, 7 in reserve for a total of 15 in action. There are four players who have been starters in all 5 weeks, Mason Flesch for Chicago and Dewald Kotze, Mitch Richardson and Nic Benn for Dallas.
MLR 2024 Week 4
MLR Week 4 Recap: Houston Remains Undefeated in West; New England & New Orleans Top East
There were 33 Canada-eligible players in action on the weekend in Week 4 of MLR, 24 starting which is the highest number this season. Houston remains the only undefeated side in the competition.
MLR 2024 Week 3
MLR Week 3 Recap: Houston Leads West, New England Leads East, 32 Canada-Eligible Players in Action
There were 32 Canada-eligible players in action in Week 3, 18 starters and 14 reserves. Some of the highlights, Ben Lesage scored a try in his third successive match for New England. Mitch Richardson, Nic Benn, Dewald Kotze scored in the Dallas win over Anthem. Mason Flesch was top ball carrier for Chicago and Matt Heaton topped the tackle stats in the LA match.
MLR 2024 Week 2
MLR Week 2 Results & Canadian Highlights: Houston Leads West; New Orleans Leads East
There were 18 Canadian players starting in Week 2 and 13 in the reserves, for a total 31 dressing on game day. That was down 5 from Week 1 where 36 of the 46 Canada-eligible players were in action. Ben Lesage and Andrew Quattrin scored tries for the second week in a row for New England, Shane O’Leary had the top stat for running metres for Miami in their match, Matt Heaton was top of the tackle stats for LA in their match.
MLR 2024 Week 1
MLR Week 1 Results & Canadian Highlights: Dallas Leads West; New England Leads East
There were 36 Canadian players in action in Week 1 with some making an impact on the score sheet and the stats department. Spencer Jones scored the first try by a Canadian in MLR 2024 in the Utah v Houston match but it was Dewald Kotze who lit up the scoreboard with a hat trick of tries in the Dallas v LA match, in that match Andrew Coe had two tries for LA and Mitch Richardson added a single for Dallas. In the New England v Anthem match Ben Lesage scored 2 tries and Andrew Quattrin added one for NE.