Bit of shuffling from the #CaliforniaLegion this week with 2 domestic back rows out! Ale Lopeti starts at hooker, with Ed Timpson moving to the flank as Ben Houston starts at 8! No. 5 pick Oscar Treacy makes his #MLR debut and Cassh Maluia makes his first #MLR2026 start! #WeAreLegion #MLRStats

1st overall picks from 2020 (Conner Mooneyham), 2022 (Sam Golla), and 2024 (Erich Storti) are also playing for @[email protected] in this game! That's 5 of the 6 No. 1 picks in #MLR featuring in one game! #MLRStats #MLR2026

With Captain Johnston out, Alex Mackenzie shuffles from 8 to 7 as Tayne Hemopo starts as the #FreeJacks 8. Ben LeSage captains and van der Bank joins him in the centre! Sole & Mapa in line for #MLR2026 and #MLR respectively, off the bench! #MLRStats #FreeJacks

Bart Vermeulen earns his @[email protected] debut in the front row, and Rizzo, Jackson-Hope, and Max Schumacher return to the back line! In the reserves, Liam Fletcher & Semi Kunatani look to earn their DC debuts, while Aidan Ridgway gets a 2nd chance at his #MLR debut! #MLRStats #MLR2026

Lots of change for @[email protected]! JP Smith fills in on the wing, with Liulamaga earning his 1st #MLR start combining with Divan Rossouw in the centre with Matthews at 15! In the reserves, Canadian Callum Botchar looks to make his Seawolves debut! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #TogetherWeHunt

Another full round this weekend, kicking off with @[email protected] hosting @[email protected]! On Sunday, #MLR heads to Nashville for the 1st time as the #FreeJacks look to get in the win column against the #ChicagoHounds, before Legion v @[email protected] on SNR! #MLR2026 #MLRStats

The first Momsen/Sherman 2nd row for @[email protected] this weekend, with Godfrey earning his 1st start, and Dom Akina earning his Anthem debut at 12 with Storti starting fullback! Garza & Martinez Tapia also in line for club debuts off the bench! #MLRStats #MLR2026 #AnthemCountry

An unchanged Starting XV for the #ChicagoHounds for the Music City Showdown against the #FreeJacks in Nashville this weekend! In the reserves, Luke White is in line for his 100th #MLR appearance, and Emmanuel Albert for his Hounds debut! #MLRStats #MLR2026

Metre Eaters: #MLR2026 - Rd 3! The #CaliforniaLegion's Ryan James still holds a huge lead, ahead of @[email protected]'s Divan Rossouw who recorded a Round High of 106m, and #FreeJacks' Mitch Wilson completes the Top 3! Ed Timpson is the lone forward in the Top 10! #MLRStats #MLR

Top Tacklers: #MLR2026 - Rd 3! @[email protected]'s Johan Momsen holds a narrow lead, with 10 tackles separating 1st from 9th! 4 @[email protected] players share the Round High with 20 tackles each: Rick Rose, Ben Bonasso and Cory Daniel all in the Top 5, and Kirby Myhill! #MLRStats