2022 – RD 18: LA Giltinis v Seattle Seawolves - North American Rugby Database

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The final game of the 2022 regular season saw the Seattle Seawolves travel down the west coast to face the LA Giltinis at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

With the disqualification of the Austin Gilgronis the day before this game, the Giltinis moved into the #1 spot in the Western Conference and a bye to the Conference Final, which they would host. With a strong win in this game, LA could have potentially hosted the Championship Final (should they make it). However, an injury-stricken Seawolves side produced a shock victory over the men from Los Angeles, with a 27-35 bonus point win. As a result, the New England Free Jacks finish first overall, and will host the Championship final should they make it that far.

Two days after this game on June 7th, 2023, after the regular season had concluded, Major League Rugby announced that the LA Giltinis were disqualified from the 2022 season for a ‘violation of league rules’ similar to the case of the Austin Gilgronis just days before. Both Austin and LA were owned by Australian fitness tycoon Adam Gilchrist (hence the ‘Gil’ names), leading many to speculate that there was a link. With LA now disqualified, the Houston SaberCats become the #1 seed in the West and will host the Western Conference Final against the winner of the Western Eliminator between Seattle and the San Diego Legion, who find themselves catapulted into the post-season.

Following the disqualification, the Giltinis franchise was put up for sale with Gilchrist looking to leave the rugby business in North America. In late October 2022, the league announced that no buyer had been found for either the Giltinis and Gilgronis and that neither team would compete in the 2023 season, effectively folding both franchises. This would be the last game in Giltinis club history.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
June 5, 2022	3:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2022

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
Giltinis	3	3	2	0	0	27
Seawolves	4	3	3	1	0	35

Giltinis

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Djustice Sears-Duru 17	Prop	0	0	0	13	5	0	0
2	Andrew Tuala 16	Hooker	0	0	0	37	10	0	0
3	Marco Fepulea’i 18	Prop	0	0	0	33	15	0	0
4	Dave Dennis	Lock	0	0	0	54	15	0	0
5	Nathan Den Hoedt	Lock	0	0	0	40	17	0	0
6	Hanco Germishuys	Flanker	0	0	0	24	8	0	0
7	Christian Poidevin	Flanker	0	0	0	40	13	0	0
8	Langilangi Haupeakui 20	Number 8	0	0	0	38	6	0	0
9	Harrison Goddard 21	Scrum-half	0	0	1	50	8	1/1	3
10	Luke Carty	Fly-half	0	2	1	49	8	3/3	7
11	Cristian Rodriguez	Wing	1	0	0	43	1	0	5
12	Billy Meakes 22	Center	1	1	0	86	7	0	7
13	Ben LeSage	Center	0	0	0	23	7	0	0
14	Will Chambers 23	Center	0	0	0	29	3	0	0
15	Tom Mitchell	Fullback	0	0	0	62	7	0	0
16	Lindsey Stevens 2	Hooker	0	0	0	4	5	0	0
17	Charlie Abel 1	Prop	1	0	0	30	7	0	5
18	Fred Apulu 3	Prop	0	0	0	6	2	0	0
19	Zach Bonte	Flanker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Cyrille Cama 8	Flanker	0	0	0	15	3	0	0
21	Tasman Smith 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Luke Burton 12	Fly-half	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
23	Ryan James 14	Wing	0	0	0	37	2	0	0
	Total		3	3	2	713	151	4/4	27

Seawolves

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Mzamo Majola 17	Prop	0	0	0	8	9	0	0
2	Sean McNulty 16	Hooker	0	0	0	2	9	0	0
3	Sam Matenga 18	Prop	0	0	0	18	4	0	0
4	Brad Tucker 20	Lock	0	0	0	32	5	0	0
5	Rhyno Herbst	Lock	0	0	0	29	5	0	0
6	Tommy Clark	Flanker	0	0	0	36	12	0	0
7	Travis Larsen	Flanker	0	0	0	37	13	0	0
8	Riekert Hattingh	Number 8	0	0	0	32	10	0	0
9	JP Smith 21	Scrum-half	0	0	0	42	8	0	0
10	AJ Alatimu	Fly-half	0	3	3	14	6	6/7	15
11	Martin Iosefo	Wing	1	0	0	95	1	0	5
12	David Busby	Center	0	0	0	47	9	0	0
13	Ross Neal	Center	0	0	0	15	5	0	0
14	Lauina Futi 23	Wing	1	0	0	38	0	0	5
15	Duncan Matthews	Fullback	1	0	0	133	8	0	5
16	James Malcolm 2	Hooker	1	0	0	18	5	0	5
17	Dewald Donald 1	Prop	0	0	0	9	1	0	0
18	Taniela Tupou 3	Prop	0	0	0	5	1	0	0
19	Mike Brown	Hooker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Kellen Gordon 4	Prop	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
21	Reid Watkins 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Lopeti Aisea	Center	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Cole Zarcone 14	Wing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		4	3	3	610	118	6/7	35