2025 – RD 12: San Diego Legion v NOLA Gold

45 v 36

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The San Diego Legion host the NOLA Gold at Torero Stadium in a cross-conference clash. The Legion return from facing the Warriors in Utah just 4 days ago with a heavily rotated squad, and gave a good fight, falling 38-31 but securing 2pts in the standings. The NOLA Gold are far more rested and are coming off a big home victory over the Seattle Seawolves. These teams have met 8 times in the past, with the Gold yet to defeat the Legion, who hold a 8-0 record in this matchup, including the most recent meeting between these sides, a 33-20 Legion victory in San Diego during Round 7 of the 2024 season.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
May 4, 2025	5:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2025

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
Legion	7	5	0	1	0	45
Gold	6	3	0	1	0	36

Legion

#	Player	Position	T	C	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Payton Telea-Ilalio 17	Prop	0	0	19	9	0	0
2	Hugh Roach 19	Hooker	2	0	7	13	0	10
3	Darcy Breen 18	Prop	0	0	6	9	0	0
4	Jed Holloway	Lock	0	0	15	7	0	0
5	Vili Helu	Lock	0	0	23	7	0	0
6	Christian Poidevin	Flanker	2	0	32	14	0	10
7	Brad Wilkin 16	Flanker	0	0	18	7	0	0
8	Jimmy Hokafonu 20	Number 8	0	0	43	12	0	0
9	Connor Tupai 21	Scrum-half	1	0	28	11	0	5
10	Lincoln McClutchie 23	Fly-half	0	4	87	3	4/5	8
11	Ryan James	Wing	0	0	168	8	0	0
12	Cassh Maluia 22	Center	0	0	40	9	0	0
13	Marcel Brache	Center	0	0	22	11	0	0
14	Tomas Aoake	Wing	0	0	55	7	0	0
15	Steffan Crimp	Fullback	0	1	24	0	1/2	2
16	Shilo Klein 7	Hooker	2	0	10	6	0	10
17	Nathan Sylvia 1	Prop	0	0	6	5	0	0
18	Brook To’omalatai 3	Prop	0	0	6	1	0	0
19	James Rivers 2	Lock	0	0	0	6	0	0
20	Tevita Tameilau 8	Number 8	0	0	0	3	0	0
21	Richard Judd 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	3	0	0
22	Tavite Lopeti 12	Center	0	0	17	3	0	0
23	Rhian Stowers 10	Fullback	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Total		7	5	626	155	5/7	45

Gold

#	Player	Position	T	C	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Bart Vermeulen 17	Prop	0	0	4	15	0	0
2	Joe Taufete’e 16	Hooker	0	0	16	9	0	0
3	Tyler Matchem 18	Prop	0	0	1	7	0	0
4	Callum Botchar 19	Lock	0	0	25	17	0	0
5	William Waguespack	Lock	0	0	4	10	0	0
6	Osaiasi Tonga’uiha 20	Flanker	0	0	10	10	0	0
7	Cian Darling	Flanker	0	0	12	19	0	0
8	Moni Tonga’uiha	Number 8	2	0	22	8	0	10
9	Damian Stevens 21	Scrum-half	1	0	9	6	0	5
10	Reece Botha 22	Fly-half	1	3	51	5	3/5	11
11	Harley Wheeler	Wing	2	0	29	5	0	10
12	Nikolai Foliaki	Center	0	0	12	8	0	0
13	Ross Depperschmidt	Center	0	0	25	7	0	0
14	Jack Webster 23	Wing	0	0	24	1	0	0
15	Cooper Coats	Fullback	0	0	133	3	0/1	0
16	Abe Turpen 2	Flanker	0	0	3	5	0	0
17	Matt Harmon 1	Prop	0	0	4	1	0	0
18	Paul Mullen 3	Prop	0	0	1	5	0	0
19	Kaden Duguid 4	Lock	0	0	0	4	0	0
20	Kélian Galletier 6	Flanker	0	0	12	4	0	0
21	Luke Campbell 9	Scrum-half	0	0	8	2	0	0
22	Vilimone Koroi 10	Fly-half	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Dalton Musselman 14	Fly-half	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		6	3	405	151	3/6	36