With the federation lags we've been seeing, I'm posting this early and will fill in details as game day approaches.
Standings: San Diego 1st in West (15-1-0, 74 pts), New England 1st in East (14-2-0, 68 pts)
Kickoff: 3:00 PM Eastern, 12:00 PM Pacific
Location: Seat Geek Stadium, Bridgeview, Il
Where to watch: Fox TV, The Rugby Network
Referee: Joe James
Assistant Refs: Cam Stone, Lex Weiner
TMO: Nick Hannon
Lineup
| Legion | Pos | Free Jacks |
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| Pifeleti | 1 | Kianu Kereru-Symes |
| Malolo | 2 | Andrew Quattrin |
| Green | 3 | Joel Hintz |
| Grant | 4 | Semisi Paea |
| Franklin | 5 | Conor Keys |
| Poidevin | 6 | Mitch Jacobson (C) |
| Ma'afu Afungia | 7 | Joe Johnston |
| Tameilau | 8 | Wian Conradie |
| Judd | 9 | John Poland |
| Hooley | 10 | Jayson Potroz |
| Augspurger (VC) | 11 | Paula Balekana |
| Nonu | 12 | Le Roux Malan |
| Brache (C) | 13 | Ben LeSage |
| Aoake | 14 | Mitch Wilson |
| Te'o | 15 | Reece MacDonald |
| Klein | 16 | Mills Sanerivi |
| Sylvia | 17 | Kyle Ciquera |
| Barumann | 18 | Cole Keith |
| Turori | 19 | Sam Fischli |
| Ross | 20 | Cam Davidowicz |
| Smith | 21 | Holden Yungert |
| Henderson | 22 | Spencer Jones |
| Matyas | 23 | Zach Bastres |
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If he had any one of those back, the outcome could have been SD on top. What a match.