2024 – RD 1: Seattle Seawolves v San Diego Legion

25 v 19

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The San Diego Legion travel up the west coast to face long-time rivals, the Seattle Seawolves in the first game of the 2024 season for both sides.

The game proved to be a battle of attrition. both teams trading penalties for the first half, with Mack Mason scoring the first points of the campaign for Seattle, and Josh Henderson doing the same for the Legion. The hosts led 12-9 at the half, with the scoring coming entirely from the boots of Mason and Henderson.

The Seawolves stretched their lead to 18-9 through 2 more penalties, before the Legion fought their way back into the game as Henderson dotted down for a try which he them converted himself. Shortly afterwards, the Seawolves conceded a penalty just inside the Legion half and Henderosn stepped up once again, just about slotting it and shushed the crowd having given the Legion a late 18-19 lead. Fortunately for the hosts, they struck back with the clock winding down, and Tavite Lopeti broke through a gap to score Seattle’s first try of the season and snatching the victory for the Seawolves. Mason added the conversion to bring his total to 20pts on the night as the Seawolves defeat the San Diego Legion 25-19 in front of a home crowd.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
March 2, 2024	10:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2024

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
Seawolves	1	1/1	6/6	0	0	25
Legion	1	1/1	4/5	0	1	19

Seawolves

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Cameron Orr	Prop	0	0	0	26	6	0	0
2	Peter Malcolm 16	Hooker	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	Sam Matenga 18	Prop	0	0	0	17	10	0	0
4	Rhyno Herbst	Lock	0	0	0	51	6	0	0
5	Mahonri Ngakuru 20	Lock	0	0	0	14	2	0	0
6	Huw Taylor	Flanker	0	0	0	29	9	0	0
7	Charles Elton	Flanker	0	0	0	16	17	0	0
8	Riekert Hattingh	Number 8	0	0	0	38	10	0	0
9	JP Smith 21	Scrum-half	0	0	0	11	3	0	0
10	Mack Mason	Fly-half	0	1	6	16	5	7/7	20
11	Toni Pulu	Wing	0	0	0	103	9	0	0
12	Dan Kriel	Center	0	0	0	97	7	0	0
13	Tavite Lopeti	Center	1	0	0	76	5	0	5
14	Jade Stighling 23	Wing	0	0	0	43	7	0	0
15	Divan Rossouw	Fullback	0	0	0	56	1	0	0
16	Joe Taufete’e 2	Hooker	0	0	0	55	6	0	0
17	Chance Wenglewski	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Olive Kilifi 3	Prop	0	0	0	8	0	0	0
19	Taylor Krumrei	Lock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Reid Davis 5	Flanker	0	0	0	14	9	0	0
21	Ryan Rees 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Sam Windsor	Fly-half	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Lauina Futi 14	Wing	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	Total		1	1	6	672	113	7/7	25

Legion

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Payton Telea-Ilalio 17	Prop	0	0	0	16	5	0	0
2	Hugh Roach 16	Hooker	0	0	0	43	16	0	0
3	Luke Green 18	Prop	0	0	0	23	13	0	0
4	Isaac Ross 19	Lock	0	0	0	43	9	0	0
5	Greg Peterson	Lock	0	0	0	30	15	0	0
6	Christian Poidevin 20	Flanker	0	0	0	5	2	0	0
7	Blair Cowan	Flanker	0	0	0	15	19	0	0
8	Tupou Ma’afu Afungia	Number 8	0	0	0	44	8	0	0
9	Connor Tupai	Fly-half	0	0	0	15	8	0	0
10	Josh Henderson	Fly-half	1	1	4	22	2	5/6	19
11	Filimone Waqainabete	Center	0	0	0	42	5	0	0
12	Ma’a Nonu	Center	0	0	0	38	9	0	0
13	Marcel Brache	Center	0	0	0	6	10	0	0
14	Tomas Aoake	Wing	0	0	0	53	5	0	0
15	Mikey Te’o	Fullback	0	0	0	38	5	0	0
16	Cyrille Cama 2	Flanker	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
17	Nathan Sylvia 1	Prop	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
18	Darcy Breen 3	Prop	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
19	Charlie Hewitt 4	Lock	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20	Vili Helu 6	Flanker	0	0	0	1	11	0	0
21	Aminae Amiatu-Tanoi	Number 8	0	0	0	17	0	0	0
22	Nick Boyer	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Alex Horan	Center	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	1	4	451	152	5/6	19