2025 – RD 13: Rugby FC LA v Anthem RC

45 v 17

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Anthem RC travel across the country to face Rugby FC LA at the Wallis Annenberg Stadium for the 2025 ‘A-Off’. Still winless through their 2nd season of MLR competition, Anthem RC are getting perilously close to a second 0-16 season, but are fresh off of a bye week. Rugby FC LA sit 7pts out of a playoff spot in the west, and come off the first draw of the 2025 season, a 26-all affair against the Seawolves in Seattle. Anthem RC could be the first team to be eliminated from playoff contention with a loss here.

These teams have only met once in the past, with RFCLA eeking out a 29-33 victory on the road in Round 12 of the 2024 season.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
May 10, 2025	10:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2025

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
RFCLA	7	5	0	1	0	45
Anthem	3	1	0	0	0	17

RFCLA

#	Player	Position	T	C	AC	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Alessandro Heaney 17	Prop	0	0	0	0	15	0	0
2	Ben Strang 16	Hooker	1	0	1	8	13	0	7
3	Justus Tavai 18	Prop	1	0	0	6	9	0	5
4	Jason Damm	Lock	2	0	0	9	12	0	10
5	Jurie van Vuuren	Lock	0	0	0	27	14	0	0
6	Tim Anstee 19	Flanker	1	0	0	10	10	0	5
7	Ed Timpson 20	Flanker	0	0	0	8	22	0	0
8	Ben Houston	Number 8	0	0	0	42	15	0	0
9	Gonzalo Bertranou 22	Scrum-half	0	0	0	64	1	0	0
10	Christian Leali’ifano 23	Fly-half	0	1	0	5	6	1/2	2
11	Rory van Vugt	Wing	0	0	0	98	6	0	0
12	Billy Meakes	Center	1	0	1	61	8	0	7
13	Matias Jensen	Center	0	0	0	15	13	0	0
14	Seth Purdey	Wing	0	0	0	56	4	0	0
15	Vaughen Isaacs	Fullback	0	2	0	79	3	2/3	4
16	Mikey Sosene-Feagai 2	Hooker	0	0	0	9	3	0	0
17	Timmy Ohlwein 1	Prop	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
18	Franco van den Berg 3	Prop	1	0	0	18	3	0	5
19	Semi Kunatani 6	Flanker	0	0	0	8	3	0	0
20	Matt Heaton 7	Flanker	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
21	Ben Sugars	Hooker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Tas Smith 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Sean Nolan 10	Fly-half	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Total		7	3	2	527	163	3/5	45

Anthem

#	Player	Position	T	C	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Dan Hanson 17	Prop	0	0	0	2	0	0
2	Connor Robinson	Hooker	0	0	8	12	0	0
3	Alexander Hernandez 18	Prop	0	0	1	7	0	0
4	Puna Vuli 20	Lock	0	0	10	3	0	0
5	Mikey Grandy 16	Lock	0	0	9	12	0	0
6	Sam Golla	Flanker	0	0	4	13	0	0
7	Alejandro Martinez Tapia	Flanker	0	0	22	14	0	0
8	Makeen Alikhan 19	Number 8	0	0	5	6	0	0
9	Karl Keane 21	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Cliven Loubser 22	Fly-half	0	1	111	6	1/3	2
11	Toby Fricker	Wing	1	0	29	5	0	5
12	Junior Gafa	Center	0	0	21	8	0	0
13	EJ Freeman	Center	0	0	26	8	0	0
14	Conner Mooneyham 23	Wing	1	0	1	2	0	5
15	Erich Storti	Fullback	0	0	53	4	0	0
16	Ethan Howard 5	Number 8	0	0	2	5	0	0
17	Jake Turnbull 1	Prop	0	0	1	11	0	0
18	Stephan Bernal-Wendt 3	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Albert O’Shannessey 8	Flanker	0	0	1	15	0	0
20	Dylan Fortune 4	Number 8	0	0	2	10	0	0
21	Ishma-eel Safodien 9	Scrum-half	1	0	24	3	0	5
22	Line Latu 10	Fly-half	0	0	30	4	0	0
23	Corbin Smith 14	Fullback	0	0	9	2	0	0
	Total		3	1	369	152	1/3	17