2024 – RD 15: Seattle Seawolves v Utah Warriors

68 v 29

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The Seattle Seawolves host the Utah Warriors at Starfire Stadium in a Western Conference clash. With RFCLA having already played and lost, the Seawolves only needed to secure a win to clinch their spot in the 2024 MLR Playoffs.

The Warriors have struggled mightily in the first half this season, and that was very true in this game. With a number of reinforcements returning from injury, the Seawolves ran riot for the first 40, scoring 6 tries and 42pts to completely blow the Warriors away. Starting the second half already down 42-10, the Warriors did put in a valiant effort for the 2nd 40, with the 2nd half score at 26-19. Unfortunately for Utah, the score still looked ugly, with the Seawolves taking a comfortable 68-29 victory to clinch their playoff spot!

Seattle winger Jade Stighling recorded 4 tries and 22pts in this game, becoming the 3rd player in MLR history to record over 3 tries scored in a single game (after Dean Muir scored 4 in 2023 and Dewald Kotze scored 5 earlier in 2024). This was also the 43rd hattrick in MLR history and the 6th in Seawolves team history! On the other hand, this was the most points ever conceded by the Utah Warriors, who’s 2024 playoff aspirations are hanging by a thread.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
June 9, 2024	10:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2024

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
Seawolves	10	9/10	0/0	1	0	68
Warriors	4	3/4	1/1	1	0	29

Seawolves

#	Player	Position	T	C	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Cameron Orr 17	Prop	0	0	13	12	0	0
2	Joe Taufete’e 16	Hooker	2	0	9	7	0	10
3	Sam Matenga 18	Prop	0	0	8	7	0	0
4	Rhyno Herbst 19	Lock	0	0	27	12	0	0
5	Jean Droste	Lock	0	0	29	18	0	0
6	Devin Short 22	Flanker	0	0	51	8	0	0
7	Monate Akuei 20	Flanker	0	0	1	11	0	0
8	Huw Taylor	Number 8	0	0	35	16	0	0
9	JP Smith	Scrum-half	0	0	19	4	0	0
10	Mack Mason	Fly-half	0	7	41	6	7/8	14
11	Toni Pulu 23	Wing	1	0	52	2	0	5
12	Dan Kriel	Center	0	0	33	9	0	0
13	Tavite Lopeti	Center	0	0	53	6	0	0
14	Jade Stighling	Wing	4	1	124	5	0	22
15	Divan Rossouw 21	Fullback	1	1	116	3	0	7
16	Daquan Perry 2	Hooker	0	0	12	11	0	0
17	Kellen Gordon 1	Prop	0	0	0	1	0	0
18	Chance Wenglewski 3	Prop	0	0	12	5	0	0
19	Taylor Krumrei 4	Lock	0	0	0	3	0	0
20	Pago Haini 7	Number 8	0	0	0	3	0	0
21	Ryan Rees 15	Scrum-half	0	0	0	1	0	0
22	Andrew Durutalo 6	Flanker	0	0	29	8	0	0
23	Lauina Futi 11	Wing	2	0	104	3	0	10
	Total		10	9	768	161	7/8	68

Warriors

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Fatongia Paea 17	Prop	1	0	0	30	2	0	5
2	Tuvere Vugakoto 16	Hooker	0	0	0	11	1	0	0
3	Paul Mullen 18	Prop	0	0	0	7	4	0	0
4	Frank Lochore	Lock	0	0	0	61	16	0	0
5	Louis Conradie 19	Lock	0	0	0	10	6	0	0
6	Bailey Wilson	Flanker	0	0	0	65	7	0	0
7	John Dupree 20	Flanker	0	0	0	2	7	0	0
8	Thomas Tu’avao 22	Number 8	0	0	0	38	7	0	0
9	Zion Going	Scrum-half	0	0	0	29	11	0	0
10	Robbie Povey 23	Fly-half	0	2	1	25	5	3/4	7
11	Jesse Hamilton	Wing	1	0	0	30	4	0	5
12	Joel Hodgson	Center	0	0	0	18	5	0	0
13	Lopeti Aisea	Center	0	0	0	89	4	0	0
14	Noah Bain 21	Wing	0	0	0	6	2	0	0
15	Michael Manson	Wing	1	0	0	140	5	0	5
16	Nic Souchon 2	Hooker	0	0	0	18	5	0	0
17	Emerson Prior 1	Prop	0	0	0	9	5	0	0
18	Angus MacLellan 3	Prop	0	0	0	22	6	0	0
19	Jonah Dietenberger 5	Lock	0	0	0	9	3	0	0
20	Kalisi Moli 7	Number 8	0	0	0	26	11	0	0
21	Kieran McClea 14	Scrum-half	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
22	Tyler Wong 8	Hooker	0	0	0	29	2	0	0
23	Sam Reimer 10	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Penalty Try	-	1	1	0	0	0	0	7
	Total		4	3	1	675	121	3/4	29