24 v 39 
IronworkersRecap
The Ironworkers travel down to Atlanta to take on Rugby ATL at Silverpacks Park.
The reigning champions needed just a single point to officially clinch a playoff spot, but would have been eager to grab the full 5 to give themselves the best chance of home field advantage for the Eastern Eliminator in a couple of weeks. New York led almost immediately, as Brooklyn Hardaker dotted down within 30 seconds of kick off, but had to wait until Jason Emery scored in the 50th minute for the bonus point try, thus securing a playoff spot for the 4th time in a row (not counting 2020). Rugby New York are the only team in MLR to have qualified for every single post-season since entering the league (again, not counting 2020 as the season was cancelled).
Rugby ATL are officially eliminated from the 2023 post-season. They are the only team from the 2022 playoffs not to qualify in the 2023 season, with Old Glory DC taking their place.
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2023 | 8:00 pm | Major League Rugby | MLR 2023 |
Results
| Team | Penalty Kick | Tries | Conversions | TB | LB | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Ironworkers | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 39 |
Atlanta
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Maughan 17 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Sidney Tobias 16 | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | John-Roy Jenkinson 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Justin Basson | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Johan Momsen 19 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Vili Helu 21 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Matt Heaton | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Ross Deacon 20 | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Ryan Rees 22 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Chris Hilsenbeck 23 | Fly-half | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3/3 | 7 |
| 11 | Nolan Tuamoheloa | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Martini Talapusi | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Will Leonard | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Te Rangatira Waitokia | Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Austin White | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Isaac Bales 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Lincoln Sii 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Will Burke 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Nahuel Milan 5 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Daemon Torres 8 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Connor Cook 6 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Niall Saunders 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Kurt Coleman 10 | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty Try | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 836 | 126 | 3/3 | 24 |
Ironworkers
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chance Wenglewski 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dylan Fawsitt 16 | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Kaleb Geiger 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Charlie Hewitt 20 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Hamish Dalzell | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Brad Tucker | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Brendon O’Connor | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Pago Haini 19 | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Connor Buckley 21 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jason Emery 23 | Fly-half | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 4/5 | 14 |
| 11 | Ed Fidow | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Tei Walden | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Fa’asiu Fuatai | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Brooklyn Hardaker | Wing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Andrew Coe 22 | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Daquan Perry 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Tevita Langi 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Nic Mayhew 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Quinn Ngawati 8 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kara Pryor 4 | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Conor McManus 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Sam Windsor 15 | Fly-half | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2/3 | 5 |
| 23 | Jack Heighton 10 | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 613 | 211 | 6/8 | 39 |
Officials
| Referee | Assistant 1 | Assistant 2 | TMO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Anselmi | Bryan Hall | Dave Edwards | Greg Gilliam |
Venue
| Silverbacks Park |
|---|
| Atlanta Silverbacks Park, Silverbacks Way, DeKalb County, Georgia, 30340, United States |