2022 – RD 5: Austin Gilgronis v LA Giltinis

22 v 9

Recap

The first ‘Gil-Grudge Match’ of the 2022 Major League Rugby season saw the Austin Gilgronis emerge victorious over their cousins the LA Giltinis to maintain their perfect start to the season, improving to a 5-0 record.

LA Fly-half Luke Burton was injured prior to kick-off and remarkably, Giltinis Assistant Coach Orene Ai’i took his place, 6 years after his last professional match. At 42y, 5m, 10d young, Ai’i became the oldest player to make his MLR debut, as well as the oldest player to play in league history!

Perhaps even more remarkable is that this game featured both the oldest player in MLR history, and the youngest. LA winger Kahanu Koi earned his MLR debut off the bench at 18y, 8m, 15d, becoming the youngest player to ever feature in a MLR game! The oldest player in league history and the youngest, featuring in the same game for the same team.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
March 5, 2022	7:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2022

Results

Team	Penalty Kick	Tries	Conversions	TB	LB	Points
Gilgronis	1	3	1	0	0	22
Giltinis	3	0	0	0	0	9

Gilgronis

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	AC	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Jake Turnbull 17	Prop	0	0	0	0	38	10	0	0
2	Hugh Roach 16	Hooker	0	0	0	0	64	19	0	0
3	Namatahi Waa 18	Prop	0	0	0	0	28	7	0	0
4	Cam Dodson	Lock	0	0	0	0	28	14	0	0
5	Isaac Ross 22	Lock	0	0	0	0	23	12	0	0
6	Kyle Breytenbach 20	Flanker	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
7	Michael de Waal	Flanker	0	0	0	0	26	20	0	0
8	Locky McCaffrey	Number 8	0	0	0	0	62	19	0	0
9	Ryan Louwrens 21	Scrum-half	1	0	0	0	40	5	0	5
10	Will Magie	Fly-half	0	1	1	0	22	2	2/3	5
11	Julián Domínguez	Wing	0	0	0	0	127	6	0	0
12	Bryce Campbell	Centre	0	0	0	0	48	12	0	0
13	Mark O’Keeffe 23	Centre	0	0	0	0	119	2	0	0
14	Conner Mooneyham	Fullback	2	0	0	1	49	10	0	12
15	Marcel Brache	Centre	0	0	0	0	82	7	0	0
16	Robbie Coetzee 2	Hooker	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	0
17	Faka’osi Pifeleti 1	Hooker	0	0	0	0	17	7	0	0
18	Mason Pedersen 3	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
19	Christian Ostberg 20	Flanker	0	0	0	0	9	7	0	0
20	Luke Beauchamp 19	Flanker	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0
21	Sidney Shoop 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
22	Chris Mattina 5	Centre	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
23	Dominic Akina 13	Flanker	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0
	Total		3	1	1	1	796	183	2/3	22

Giltinis

#	Player	Position	P	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Luke White 18	Lock	0	29	6	0	0
2	Andrew Tuala 16	Hooker	0	15	9	0	0
3	Marco Fepulea’i 17	Prop	0	19	9	0	0
4	Nathan Den Hoedt	Lock	0	17	10	0	0
5	Dave Dennis	Lock	0	72	8	0	0
6	Christian Poidevin 20	Flanker	0	6	14	0	0
7	Angus Cottrell 19	Flanker	0	24	12	0	0
8	Corey Thomas 23	Lock	0	37	8	0	0
9	Harrison Goddard	Scrum-half	0	26	14	0	0
10	Orene Ai’i 21	Fly-half	3	0	1	3/3	9
11	Ryan James	Wing	0	57	4	0	0
12	Billy Meakes	Centre	0	143	11	0	0
13	Will Chambers	Centre	0	29	11	0	0
14	Cristian Rodriguez 22	Scrum-half	0	35	3	0	0
15	Jordan Trainor	Fullback	0	77	3	0	0
16	Sean McNulty 2	Hooker	0	23	5	0	0
17	Charlie Abel 3	Prop	0	37	3	0	0
18	Les Leulua’iali’i-Makin 1	Prop	0	17	1	0	0
19	Zach Bonte 7	Flanker	0	7	2	0	0
20	Hanco Germishuys 6	Flanker	0	31	5	0	0
21	Tas Smith 10	Scrum-half	0	11	1	0	0
22	Kahanu Koi 14	Wing	0	0	0	0	0
23	Cyrille Cama 8	Flanker	0	2	4	0	0
	Total		3	714	144	3/3	9