SeawolvesRecap
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 |
Giltinis
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djustice Sears-Duru 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Andrew Tuala 16 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Marco Fepulea’i 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Dave Dennis | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Nathan Den Hoedt | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Hanco Germishuys | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Christian Poidevin | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Langilangi Haupeakui 20 | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Harrison Goddard 21 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 1/1 | 3 |
| 10 | Luke Carty | Fly-half | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 8 | 3/3 | 7 |
| 11 | Cristian Rodriguez | Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Billy Meakes 22 | Centre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Ben LeSage | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Will Chambers 23 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Tom Mitchell | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Lindsey Stevens 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Charlie Abel 1 | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Fred Apulu 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Zach Bonte | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Cyrille Cama 8 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Tas Smith 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Luke Burton 12 | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Ryan James 14 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 713 | 151 | 4/4 | 27 |
Seawolves
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mzamo Majola 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Sean McNulty 16 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sam Matenga 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brad Tucker 20 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Rhyno Herbst | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Tommy Clark | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Travis Larsen | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Riekert Hattingh | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | JP Smith 21 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | AJ Alatimu | Fly-half | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6/7 | 15 |
| 11 | Martin Iosefo | Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | David Busby | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ross Neal | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Lauina Futi 23 | Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Duncan Matthews | Fullback | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | James Malcolm 2 | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Dewald Donald 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Taniela Tupou 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Mike Brown | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kellen Gordon 4 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Reid Watkins 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Lopeti Aisea | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Cole Zarcone 14 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 610 | 118 | 6/7 | 35 |
Venue
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
|---|
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Exposition Park Drive, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90037, United States |