2025 – RD 5: Rugby FC LA v Seattle Seawolves

35 v 29

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The Seattle Seawolves travel down the I-5 to face Rugby FC LA in a Western Conference clash at Wallis Annenberg Stadium in Los Angeles. The Seawolves are flying high after a last-gasp Coffee Cup victory over the New England Free Jacks, while RFCLA are still looking for their first victory of the season after falling to their California rivals in the Cali Cup. These teams have met twice in the past with Seattle holding a 2-0 series lead. The most recent meeting was a 29-12 bonus point victory for the Seawolves in Round 17 of the 2024 season. Can a new-look LA team start to even the series with a win in this one?

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
March 15, 2025	10:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2025

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
RFCLA	5	5	0	1	0	35
Seawolves	4	3	1	1	1	29

RFCLA

#	Player	Position	T	C	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Dane Zander 17	Prop	0	0	0	3	0	0
2	Mikey Sosene-Feagai 16	Hooker	0	0	1	10	0	0
3	Maliu Niuafe 18	Prop	0	0	11	9	0	0
4	Jason Damm	Lock	1	0	6	21	0	5
5	Jurie van Vuuren 20	Lock	0	0	4	9	0	0
6	Tim Anstee	Flanker	0	0	11	12	0	0
7	Ed Timpson	Flanker	0	0	4	16	0	0
8	Ben Houston 19	Number 8	1	0	54	15	0	5
9	Gonzalo Bertranou 21	Scrum-half	0	0	74	3	0	0
10	Christian Leali’ifano	Fly-half	0	5	34	8	5/5	10
11	Andrew Coe	Wing	1	0	157	5	0	5
12	Billy Meakes	Center	0	0	59	11	0	0
13	Nick Chan 23	Center	0	0	13	10	0	0
14	Christian Dyer	Wing	0	0	8	6	0	0
15	Rory van Vugt	Fullback	1	0	58	3	0	5
16	Ben Sugars 2	Hooker	0	0	10	7	0	0
17	Declan Leaney 1	Prop	1	0	7	9	0	5
18	Franco van den Berg 3	Prop	0	0	0	4	0	0
19	Mikaea Wynyard 8	Lock	0	0	0	2	0	0
20	Ben Strang 5	Hooker	0	0	5	5	0	0
21	Tas Smith 9	Scrum-half	0	0	12	1	0	0
22	Sean Nolan 13	Fly-half	0	0	2	2	0	0
23	Seth Purdey 13	Center	0	0	12	5	0	0
	Total		5	5	542	176	5/5	35

Seawolves

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Cameron Orr 17	Prop	0	0	0	4	13	0	0
2	Kerron van Vuuren 16	Hooker	0	0	0	8	12	0	0
3	Juan Pablo Zeiss 18	Prop	0	0	0	6	4	0	0
4	Rhyno Herbst	Lock	0	0	0	10	12	0	0
5	Malembe Mpofu 19	Lock	0	0	0	10	12	0	0
6	Huw Taylor	Flanker	0	0	0	13	16	0	0
7	Devin Short 20	Flanker	0	0	0	5	14	0	0
8	Riekert Hattingh	Number 8	1	0	0	8	11	0	5
9	JP Smith 21	Scrum-half	0	0	0	5	12	0	0
10	Eddie Fouché 22	Center	0	2	1	18	8	3/3	7
11	Malacchi Esdale	Wing	1	0	0	51	3	0	5
12	Rodney Iona	Center	0	1	0	23	10	1/2	2
13	Divan Rossouw	Center	1	0	0	101	7	0	5
14	Lauina Futi 23	Wing	0	0	0	31	3	0	0
15	Duncan Matthews	Fullback	1	0	0	66	8	0	5
16	Dewald Kotze 2	Hooker	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
17	Dewald Donald 1	Prop	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
18	Mason Pedersen 3	Prop	0	0	0	8	6	0	0
19	Isaia Lotawa 5	Lock	0	0	0	2	4	0	0
20	Pago Haini 7	Number 8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
21	Brock Gallagher 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	39	1	0	0
22	David Busby 10	Wing	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	Jade Stighling 14	Center	0	0	0	28	6	0	0
	Total		4	3	1	437	165	4/5	29