2021 – Eastern Conference Final: Rugby ATL v Rugby United New York

10 v 9

Recap

Rugby ATL host Rugby United New York in a nailbiting Eastern Conference final!

The home side claimed the only try of the game, with replacement prop Alex Maughan scoring in the 75th minute. This try could hardly have come at a better time, with NY leading 3-9 up until that point from the boot of Harry Bennett, despite an ATL penalty being the first score of the game from the boot of Bautista Ezcurra, who went 1/3 from the tee this game.

Maughan’s try brought the score to 8-9 so it was down to Kurt Coleman to nail the conversion, and he made no mistakes! This took the score to 10-9 for the hosts, who manage to hold on for the last few minutes to book their place in the 2021 MLR Final as Eastern Conference Champions!

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
July 24, 2021	8:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2021

Results

Team	Penalty Kick	Tries	Conversions	TB	LB	Points
Atlanta	1/3	1	1/1	0	0	10
Ironworkers	3/3	0	0/0	0	0	9

Atlanta

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Chance Wenglewski 17	Prop	0	0	0	8	3	0	0
2	Marko Janse van Rensburg 16	Hooker	0	0	0	32	1	0	0
3	Wikus Groenewald 18	Prop	0	0	0	20	2	0	0
4	Marno Redelinghuys	Flanker	0	0	0	39	7	0	0
5	Johan Momsen	Lock	0	0	0	44	7	0	0
6	Connor Cook 20	Flanker	0	0	0	5	3	0	0
7	Matt Heaton	Flanker	0	0	0	42	9	0	0
8	Ross Deacon 19	Number 8	0	0	0	29	4	0	0
9	Rowan Gouws 22	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
10	Bautista Ezcurra	Fly-half	0	0	1	73	3	1/3	3
11	Te Rangatira Waitokia 21	Wing	0	0	0	32	3	0	0
12	Robbie Petzer 23	Centre	0	0	0	12	5	0	0
13	Ryan Nell	Centre	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
14	Jeremy Misailegalu	Centre	0	0	0	14	2	0	0
15	Austin White	Fullback	0	0	0	104	1	0	0
16	Neethling Gericke 2	Hooker	0	0	0	23	3	0	0
17	Alex Maughan 1	Prop	1	0	0	7	5	0	5
18	Manasa Saulo 3	Lock	0	0	0	7	4	0	0
19	Conor Keys 8	Lock	0	0	0	4	2	0	0
20	Vili Helu 6	Flanker	0	0	0	19	7	0	0
21	Daemon Torres 11	Flanker	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
22	Ryan Rees 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
23	Kurt Coleman 12	Fly-half	0	1	0	4	3	1/1	2
	Total		1	1	1	525	90	2/4	10

Ironworkers

#	Player	Position	P	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Zak Taulafo 17	Prop	0	12	3	0	0
2	Dylan Fawsitt 16	Hooker	0	17	7	0	0
3	Samu Tawake 18	Prop	0	17	11	0	0
4	Nate Brakeley	Lock	0	5	7	0	0
5	Nick Civetta 19	Lock	0	13	6	0	0
6	Evan Mintern	Lock	0	11	13	0	0
7	Benjamín Bonasso 20	Flanker	0	3	10	0	0
8	Hanco Germishuys	Flanker	0	47	12	0	0
9	Andy Ellis	Scrum-half	0	11	10	0	0
10	Harry Bennett 21	Fly-half	3	3	4	3/3	9
11	Apenisa Cakaubalavu 22	Wing	0	13	2	0	0
12	Will Leonard	Centre	0	29	16	0	0
13	Fa’asiu Fuatai	Centre	0	10	9	0	0
14	Quinn Ngawati	Centre	0	22	4	0	0
15	Ben Foden	Fullback	0	39	3	0	0
16	Rob Irimescu 2	Hooker	0	0	1	0	0
17	James Rochford 1	Prop	0	13	8	0	0
18	Kirk Hamilton 3	Prop	0	0	0	0	0
19	Charlie Hewitt 5	Lock	0	11	10	0	0
20	Kyle Sumsion 7	Flanker	0	11	11	0	0
21	Conor McManus 10	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	0
22	Chris Mattina 23	Centre	0	0	1	0	0
23	Joel Miranda 22	Fullback	0	4	1	0	0
	Total		3	291	149	3/3	9