2025 – RD 13: NOLA Gold v Miami Sharks

19 v 25

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The Miami Sharks travel to New Orleans and the Gold Mine to face the Gold for a southern showdown in the Eastern Conference! The Sharks are looking to bounce back after a hard fought loss in Chicago snapped their 3-game win streak, with the Gold also looking to get back into the win column after a loss in San Diego. Both teams are desperate for points in the Eastern Conference, and have met each other 3 times. The NOLA Gold have an edge in the all-time series with a 2-1 lead, but the Sharks took the most recent meeting with a 30-25 victory back in Round 2 of the season!

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
May 9, 2025	7:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2025

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
Gold	3	2	0	0	1	19
Sharks	3	2	2	0	0	25

Gold

#	Player	Position	T	C	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Matt Harmon 17	Prop	0	0	0	5	0	0
2	Alex Lopeti 16	Hooker	0	0	0	8	0	0
3	Paul Mullen 18	Prop	0	0	0	10	0	0
4	Jay Tuivaiti 19	Lock	1	0	8	2	0	5
5	Cam Dolan 20	Lock	0	0	0	8	0	0
6	Aidan King 22	Flanker	0	0	5	11	0	0
7	Jonah Mau’u	Flanker	1	0	13	12	0	5
8	Tupou Ma’afu Afungia	Number 8	0	0	9	12	0	0
9	Ruben de Haas 21	Scrum-half	0	0	0	2	0	0
10	Dorian Jones	Fly-half	0	1	0	3	1/2	2
11	Harley Wheeler	Wing	0	0	3	2	0	0
12	JP du Plessis	Center	0	0	24	6	0	0
13	Isaac Te Tamaki	Center	0	0	72	5	0	0
14	Xavier Mignot 23	Wing	0	0	0	5	0	0
15	Julian Roberts	Fullback	0	0	19	3	0	0
16	Joe Taufete’e 2	Hooker	0	0	1	1	0	0
17	Bart Vermeulen 1	Prop	0	0	1	0	0	0
18	Tyler Matchem 3	Prop	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	Chase Jones 4	Flanker	0	0	1	4	0	0
20	William Waguespack 5	Lock	0	0	0	1	0	0
21	Damian Stevens 9	Scrum-half	1	0	10	1	0	5
22	Moni Tonga’uiha 6	Flanker	0	0	0	2	0	0
23	Reece Botha 14	Center	0	1	0	0	1/1	2
	Total		3	2	166	104	2/3	19

Sharks

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	AC	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Ma’ake Muti 17	Prop	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0
2	Kirby Myhill 16	Hooker	0	0	0	0	7	5	0	0
3	Alec McDonnell 18	Prop	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
4	Tomas Casares 19	Lock	0	0	0	0	20	3	0	0
5	Mauro Rebussone 22	Lock	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0
6	Manuel Ardao	Flanker	2	0	0	1	20	7	0	12
7	Benjamín Bonasso	Flanker	0	0	0	0	14	9	0	0
8	Ronan Foley 20	Number 8	0	0	0	0	20	2	0	0
9	Tomás Cubelli 21	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	14	3	0	0
10	Martin Elias	Fly-half	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
11	Josiah Morra	Wing	0	0	0	0	19	2	0	0
12	Tomás Cubilla 23	Center	0	0	0	0	31	6	0	0
13	Matías Orlando	Center	0	0	0	0	14	5	0	0
14	Marcos Young	Wing	1	0	0	0	13	10	0	5
15	Shane O’Leary	Fullback	0	1	2	0	14	2	3/4	8
16	Sean McNulty 2	Hooker	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0
17	Jonas Petrakopoulos 1	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
18	Reinaldo Piussi 3	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
19	Rick Rose 4	Lock	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
20	Marques Fuala’au 8	Flanker	0	0	0	0	8	4	0	0
21	Tomás Inciarte 9	Center	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
22	Tomás Bekerman 5	Hooker	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	Guiseppe du Toit 12	Center	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Total		3	1	2	1	219	83	3/4	25