2025 – RD 9: Rugby FC LA v Utah Warriors

28 v 45

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The Utah Warriors travel to the west coast to face Rugby FC LA in a Western Conference clash at Wallis Annenberg Stadium! The Utah Warriors are fresh off of a bye week and are looking to maintain their early-season form, while RFCLA have steadied the ship after a 3-game losing streak to start the season, and have since won 4 straight including a 22-24 victory over the Houston SaberCats in Texas!

These teams have met twice in the past, and the Warriors are the only team in MLR that haven’t defeated RFCLA who hold a 2-0 series lead. The most recent meeting between these sides was a 24-31 LA victory in Utah, thanks in part to a brace from hooker Ben Strang, who starts on the bench in this one.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
April 12, 2025	10:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2025

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
RFCLA	4	4	0	1	0	28
Warriors	6	6	1	1	0	45

RFCLA

#	Player	Position	T	C	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Declan Leaney 17	Prop	0	0	5	5	0	0
2	Ben Sugars 16	Hooker	0	0	25	6	0	0
3	Franco van den Berg 18	Prop	0	0	3	4	0	0
4	Jason Damm	Lock	0	0	6	15	0	0
5	Jurie van Vuuren 20	Lock	0	0	5	5	0	0
6	Tim Anstee	Flanker	0	0	18	4	0	0
7	Ed Timpson	Flanker	1	0	24	9	0	5
8	Ben Houston 19	Number 8	0	0	74	5	0	0
9	Gonzalo Bertranou	Scrum-half	0	0	66	2	0	0
10	Christian Leali’ifano 21	Center	0	4	9	7	4/4	8
11	Andrew Coe	Wing	1	0	79	4	0	5
12	Billy Meakes 23	Center	1	0	24	3	0	5
13	Matias Jensen	Center	0	0	73	12	0	0
14	Rory van Vugt 22	Wing	0	0	66	4	0	0
15	Reece MacDonald	Fly-half	1	0	184	1	0	5
16	Ben Strang 2	Hooker	0	0	37	0	0	0
17	Alessandro Heaney 1	Prop	0	0	19	7	0	0
18	Maliu Niuafe 3	Prop	0	0	7	3	0	0
19	Mikaea Wynyard 8	Lock	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Matt Heaton 5	Flanker	0	0	9	1	0	0
21	Tas Smith 10	Scrum-half	0	0	27	1	0	0
22	Robert Mapa 14	Center	0	0	3	1	0	0
23	Will Leonard 12	Center	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		4	4	763	99	4	28

Warriors

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	AC	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Aki Seiuli 17	Prop	0	0	0	0	10	9	0	0
2	Liam Coltman 16	Hooker	1	0	0	0	5	10	0	5
3	Tonga Kofe 18	Prop	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	0
4	Frank Lochore	Lock	0	0	0	0	42	23	0	0
5	Gavin Thornbury 19	Lock	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0
6	Tamarau McGahan	Flanker	0	0	0	0	13	12	0	0
7	Kalisi Moli 20	Flanker	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	0
8	Dylan Nel	Number 8	1	0	0	0	19	17	0	5
9	Zion Going 21	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	5	7	0	0
10	Joel Hodgson	Fly-half	0	0	0	0	32	8	0	0
11	Joe Mano 23	Wing	2	0	0	0	42	5	0	10
12	D’Angelo Leuila 22	Center	0	5	1	0	22	9	6/6	13
13	Kyle Brown	Center	0	0	0	0	39	13	0	0
14	Nic Benn	Wing	0	0	0	0	8	10	0	0
15	Jordan Trainor	Fullback	0	0	0	0	51	3	0	0
16	Phil Bradford 2	Hooker	1	0	0	0	0	9	0	5
17	Fred Apulu 1	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
18	Angus MacLellan 3	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
19	Matt Jensen 5	Lock	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0
20	Bailey Wilson 7	Flanker	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
21	Sam Reimer 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
22	Paul Lasike 12	Center	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	Cole Semu 11	Center	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	Penalty Try	-	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7
	Total		6	5	1	1	296	175	6	45