2024 – RD 7: San Diego Legion v NOLA Gold - North American Rugby Database

33 v 20

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The NOLA Gold travel to the Snapdragon Stadium in California to face the San Diego Legion in a cross-conference clash during Round 7 of the 2024 season.

The first half was entirely the hosts’. They ran out to a 17-0 lead over last season’s runners-up, and looked completely in control for the first 40. It’s unclear if the Gold took their foot off the gas, or if Legion coach Danny Lee gave an all-time great half-time speech to his San Diego team, but the 2nd half was almost entirely the visitors.

The Legion held the Gold to just 3pts in the 2nd half while scoring 33 of their own to claim a 20-33 BP victory on the road after a shaky first 40. The Gold will have to wait until either the Championship Final or the 2025 season to have another crack at defeating the Legion, a feat that they have never achieved in now 8 attempts.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
April 14, 2024	4:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2024

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
Legion	5	4/5	0/1	1	0	33
Gold	2	2/2	2/2	0	0	20

Legion

#	Player	Position	T	C	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Faka’osi Pifeleti 17	Prop	0	0	11	6	0	0
2	Hugh Roach 16	Hooker	0	0	12	11	0	0
3	Darcy Breen 18	Prop	0	0	51	8	0	0
4	Jay Tuivaiti 20	Lock	0	0	5	6	0	0
5	Greg Peterson 19	Lock	0	0	28	9	0	0
6	Vili Helu	Flanker	0	0	63	7	0	0
7	Blair Cowan	Flanker	0	0	58	13	0	0
8	Tevita Tameilau	Number 8	0	0	27	3	0	0
9	Connor Tupai	Scrum-half	1	0	36	8	0	5
10	Lincoln McClutchie	Fly-half	0	2	19	2	2/4	4
11	Ryan James	Wing	0	0	72	6	0	0
12	Ma’a Nonu 22	Center	0	0	61	5	0	0
13	Filimone Waqainabete 23	Center	0	0	97	7	0	0
14	Tomas Aoake	Wing	1	0	81	10	0	5
15	Marcel Brache	Center	0	0	97	3	0	0
16	Chris Mickelson 2	Hooker	0	0	0	1	0	0
17	Nathan Sylvia 1	Prop	0	0	18	3	0	0
18	Oliver Kane 3	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Charlie Hewitt 5	Lock	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Cyrille Cama 4	Flanker	1	1	14	1	0	7
21	Danny Christensen 23	Scrum-half	0	0	0	1	0	0
22	Tiaan Loots 12	Center	1	0	72	1	0	5
23	Chris Mattina 21	Center	0	0	13	2	0	0
	Penalty Try	-	1	1	0	0	0	7
	Total		5	4	835	113	2/4	33

Gold

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Matt Harmon 17	Prop	0	0	0	36	6	0	0
2	Augusto Böhme 16	Hooker	0	0	0	32	7	0	0
3	James ‘Doc’ Irey 18	Prop	0	0	0	35	6	0	0
4	Callum Botchar	Lock	0	0	0	22	14	0	0
5	William Waguespack	Lock	1	0	0	8	12	0	5
6	Malcolm May	Flanker	0	0	0	40	12	0	0
7	Moni Tonga’uiha	Flanker	0	0	0	15	4	0	0
8	Osaiasi Tonga’uiha 20	Number 8	0	0	0	38	8	0	0
9	Luke Campbell 21	Scrum-half	0	0	0	53	7	0	0
10	Dorian Jones 19	Fly-half	0	2	2	34	11	4/4	10
11	Ed Fidow 23	Wing	1	0	0	61	2	0	5
12	Rodney Iona 22	Center	0	0	0	102	8	0	0
13	JP du Plessis	Center	0	0	0	94	11	0	0
14	Taniela Filimone	Center	0	0	0	60	9	0	0
15	Dougie Fife	Fullback	0	0	0	84	3	0	0
16	Pat O’Toole 2	Hooker	0	0	0	30	6	0	0
17	Trent Rogers 1	Prop	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18	Sam Klimkowski 3	Prop	0	0	0	3	4	0	0
19	Maciu Koroi 10	Number 8	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
20	Alex Lopeti 8	Hooker	0	0	0	3	7	0	0
21	Damian Stevens 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
22	Reece Botha 12	Center	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	Ross Depperschmidt 11	Center	0	0	0	4	2	0	0
	Total		2	2	2	754	147	4/4	20