The First Metre Eater Leaderboard of #MLR2026! Despite the result the #CaliforniaLegion hold SEVEN of the Top 10 spots led by Round Leader Ryan James, the only player to break 100m gained! Julian Roberts leads @[email protected] with 68m gained in 3rd! #MLRStats #WeAreLegion #AnthemCountry

Ed Timpson came off the bench in the 44th minute for the #CaliforniaLegion and managed to rack up 40m gained in possession with ELEVEN defenders beaten! This was more than any other player in the #MLR Season Opener! narugbydb.com/player/ed-ti... #MLRStats #MLR2026 #WeAreLegion

First scorers from every #MLR season! @[email protected] recording the first points of #MLR2026 while the #CaliforniaLegion recorded the first try! This is the 3rd time that the first points and try were scored by different players, and only the 2nd time by different teams! #MLRStats

In yesterday's game, the #CaliforniaLegion gained 749m, over double @[email protected]'s total of 342m. Anthem completed 215 tackles compared to the Legion's 99, with tackle % roughly equal. Superb defensive performance from the Rising Stars! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #AnthemCountry #WeAreLegion

Thirty-Third time is the charm for @[email protected]! A hugely deserved victory over a #CaliforniaLegion side that struggled to click, Anthem have got that monkey off of their backs early in the 2026 #MLR campaign! Congratulations, Anthem! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #AnthemCountry

Ben Houston finishes a superb solo effort through multiple defenders to grab a try BP for the #CaliforniaLegion! This is the first of the #MLR2026 season for Houston, and the 9th of his #MLR career! #MLRStats #WeAreLegion

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Ben Sugars gets one back for the #CaliforniaLegion after rumbling over! This is the 3rd try of Sugars' #MLR career, reducing the deficit to 19-34 following the conversion. #MLRStats #MLR2026 #WeAreLegion

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Successful Challenges in #MLR's RRS Era: @[email protected]: 1 (1/1 - 100%) #CaliforniaLegion: 0 (0/1 - 0%) This will be monitored throughout the #MLR2026 season. #MLRStats #MLR

Ryan James picks up his first try of #MLR2026 on the overlap out wide, and the #CaliforniaLegion are back in it! That's the 13th #MLR try of James' career, and the Legion now trail 12-20 at HT! #MLRStats #WeAreLegion

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