Giltinis 
42 v 27 
Free Jacks
42 v 27 Free JacksRecap
The first Major League Rugby game in franchise history for the LA Giltinis saw them take on the Free Jacks at the gorgeous LA Memorial Coliseum.
South African born, Canadian international winger DTH van der Merwe wasted no time, scoring the Giltinis’ first ever try in the 5th minute, before following it up with a second 4 minutes later. These were also the first ever MLR points for Los Angeles. They emerged victorious with a score of 42-27, with a statement 6 try performance.
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 20, 2021 | 3:30 pm | Major League Rugby | MLR 2021 |
Results
| Team | Penalty Kick | Tries | Conversions | TB | LB | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giltinis | 0/0 | 6 | 6/6 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Free Jacks | 2/2 | 3 | 3/3 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Giltinis
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre (JP) Smith 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Mahe Vailanu 16 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Charlie Abel 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Dave Dennis 19 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Nathan Den Hoedt | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Angus Cottrell 20 | Flanker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Christian Poidevin | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Adam Ashe | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Harrison Goddard 21 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Matt Giteau 22 | Fly-half | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 5/5 | 10 |
| 11 | DTH van der Merwe 23 | Wing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Billy Meakes | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Adam Ashley-Cooper | Centre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | John Ryberg | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Glenn Bryce | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sean McNulty 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Blake Rogers 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Frikkie de Beer 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Corey Thomas 4 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Pago Haini 6 | Number 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Cristian Rodriguez 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Luke Carty 10 | Fly-half | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/1 | 2 |
| 23 | Ryan James 11 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 93 | 6 | 42 |
Free Jacks
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sef Fa’agase 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Pieter Jansen 16 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Erich de Jager 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Josh Larsen | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jackson Thiebes 20 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Evan Geist 22 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Joe Johnston 19 | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Justin Johnson | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | John Poland 21 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1/1 | 3 |
| 10 | Harrison Boyle | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Mitch Wilson | Fullback | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1/1 | 2 |
| 12 | Akeli Morris-Lome | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Poasa Waqanibau | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Dougie Fife | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Beaudein Waaka 23 | Fly-half | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3/3 | 12 |
| 16 | Vili Toluta’u 2 | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Kensuke Hatakeyama 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Kyle Ciquera 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Ronan McCusker 7 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Matt Wirken 5 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Ollie Engelhart 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Wian Conradie 6 | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Harry Barlow 15 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 130 | 5/5 | 27 |
Venue
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
|---|
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Exposition Park Drive, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90037, United States |