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As we enter the Eastern Conference Semi Finals, we start off with Chicago Hounds hosting Old Glory DC. Finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively, both teams come into the game with similar form. Chicago have a pretty solid home form with only 1 defeat at home this season. Old Glory DC have a mixed bag of form away from home but they definitely love to score tries and get points on the board in those games. With the Hounds getting on top of the visitors earlier in the season with a 30 - 26 win, looks like we should be good for a few tries today.
Chicago Hounds are all change in the front row with Pifeleti, Fawsitt and Abel in to go into battle at scrum time. Jone scomes in at 7 and Captain, rumball back in at 8 today too. Higgins and Hilsenbeck form the 9 / 10 partnership for the game. Wall is in at 11, Brown in at 14 and Swiel completes the back 3 at 15. Chicago clearly had an eye already on the Semis with a full rotation of the roster last week and preparing for this week. A home tie has the Hounds buoyed for a great game ahead and confident of getting into the Conference Final.
Old Glory DC will be buoyed with their double over the New England Free Jacks this season, who finished top of the Conference. They are confident in the media of their chances to get to the Conference final too. They are in full rotation of the roster this week too, not many have survived from last week, and those that have have moved positions. Starting with the front row, Cali Martinez has moved across to Tighthead with Jack Iscaro in at Loose and Facuno Gattas starting Hooker. Captain Rob Harley is joined by Tevita Naqali at 4 & 5. Jamason Fa’anana - Schultz moves to 6, Cory Daniel starts at 7 & Lautaro Bavaro is starting 8. Connor Buckley will be controlling the game again at Scrum half with Jason Emery back in at 10 with him. Axel Muller moves to 11, Nick Grigg at 12, Steff Hughes starts at 13, John Rizzo keeps the 14 shirt and Damien Hoyland moves out to 15. Reshuffle on the bench from last weeks team too. Both sides manage to rest enough key players ahead of this game today.
