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The Seattle Seawolves host Rugby FC LA for a Western Conference clash under the Friday night lights of Starfire. Both sides are playing their 3rd game in just over a week. The Seawolves secured a big victory over Anthem RC last Wednesday, before to the NOLA Gold on Sunday. RFCLA played a pair of hard fought matches in Round 11, falling to both the New England Free Jacks and San Diego Legion by 2pts each. These teams have met 3 times in the past, with the Seawolves holding a 2-1 lead in that series. RFCLA picked up their lone victory over Seattle in their last meeting, a 35-29 affair during Round 5.
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2025 | 10:30 pm | Major League Rugby | MLR 2025 |
Seawolves
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Orr 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dewald Kotze 16 | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Mason Pedersen 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | OJ Noa | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Rhyno Herbst | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Huw Taylor 19 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Charles Elton | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Riekert Hattingh 20 | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | JP Smith 21 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Rodney Iona | Fly-half | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 3/5 | 6 |
| 11 | Toni Pulu | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Dan Kriel | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Divan Rossouw | Center | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Lauina Futi 23 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Duncan Matthews | Fullback | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Kerron van Vuuren 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Chance Wenglewski 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Juan Pablo Zeiss 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Siaosi Mahoni 6 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Devin Short 8 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Brock Gallagher 22 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Eddie Fouché 21 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Malacchi Esdale 14 | Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 196 | 3/5 | 26 |
RFCLA
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Heaney 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ben Sugars | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Franco van den Berg 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Jason Damm | Lock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Jurie van Vuuren | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Tim Anstee 20 | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Ed Timpson 16 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Ben Houston 19 | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Gonzalo Bertranou | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 10 | Christian Leali’ifano 21 | Fly-half | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2/2 | 4 |
| 11 | Andrew Coe 23 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Billy Meakes | Center | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Nick Chan | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Rory van Vugt | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Reece MacDonald 22 | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Ben Strang 7 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Timmy Ohlwein 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Justus Tavai 3 | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | Semi Kunatani 8 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Matt Heaton 6 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Tas Smith 10 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Seth Purdey 15 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Matt Anticev 11 | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 342 | 83 | 2/3 | 26 |
Officials
| Referee | Assistant 1 | Assistant 2 | TMO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Rogan | Robin Kaluzniak | Saro Turner | Derek Summers |
Venue
| Starfire Stadium |
|---|
| Fort Dent Park and Athletic Center, Tukwila, King County, Washington, United States |


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