2021 – RD 13: Utah Warriors v San Diego Legion

45 v 41

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Fans at Zion’s Bank Stadium were treated to a real try-fest as the Utah Warriors hosted the San Diego Legion in a Western Conference clash!

A total of 12 tries were scored throughout the game, divided evenly between the two sides. Both teams scored over 40pts and the only thing to separate the sides were two automatic conversions scored by Utah, as the Warriors’ penalty was cancelled out by a Joe Pietersen drop goal.

With a combined 86pts scored, this game was the 2nd highest-scoring game of the 2021 MLR season, and was one of the top 5 highest scoring MLR games ever until late in the 2022 season.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
June 12, 2021	7:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2021

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
Warriors	6	4/4	1/1	1	0	45
Legion	6	4/6	0/0	1	1	41

Warriors

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Franco van den Berg 17	Prop	0	0	0	10	9	0	0
2	Tuvere Vugakoto 16	Hooker	0	0	0	6	7	0	0
3	Paul Mullen 18	Prop	0	0	0	14	6	0	0
4	Aston Fortuin	Lock	0	0	0	56	15	0	0
5	Matt Jensen 19	Lock	0	0	0	22	8	0	0
6	Thomas Tu’avao 20	Flanker	1	0	0	47	12	0	5
7	Bailey Wilson	Flanker	0	0	0	48	7	0	0
8	Jurie van Vuuren	Number 8	1	1	0	76	15	0	7
9	Michael Baska 21	Fullback	0	0	0	3	6	0	0
10	Hagen Schulte 22	Fly-half	0	0	0	8	3	0	0
11	Josh Whippy	Wing	0	0	0	122	4	0	0
12	Calvin Whiting	Center	0	4	1	59	16	5/5	11
13	Tyler Fisher 23	Center	0	0	0	75	6	0	0
14	Mika Kruse	Center	0	0	0	56	5	0	0
15	Mikey Te’o	Fullback	1	1	0	135	2	0	7
16	Chad Gough 2	Flanker	1	0	0	42	2	0	5
17	Olive Kilifi 1	Prop	1	0	0	11	2	0	5
18	Angus MacLellan 3	Prop	0	0	0	28	10	0	0
19	Saia ‘Uhila 5	Lock	0	0	0	18	5	0	0
20	Mike Gieselman 6	Flanker	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
21	Fraser Hurst 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
22	Cliven Loubser 10	Fly-half	0	0	0	40	2	0	0
23	James Vaifale 13	Wing	1	0	0	36	1	0	5
	Total		6	6	1	915	146	5/5	45

Legion

#	Player	Position	T	C	DG	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Faka’osi Pifeleti 17	Hooker	1	0	0	18	9	0	5
2	Dean Muir 16	Hooker	1	0	0	25	12	0	5
3	Paddy Ryan 18	Prop	0	0	0	40	13	0	0
4	Joshua Furno	Lock	0	0	0	11	17	0	0
5	Tom Franklin	Lock	0	0	0	45	17	0	0
6	Psalm Wooching 19	Flanker	0	0	0	41	9	0	0
7	Chris Robshaw 21	Flanker	0	0	0	23	5	0	0
8	Tevita Tameilau 20	Number 8	0	0	0	15	6	0	0
9	Carlo de Nysschen 22	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
10	Joe Pietersen	Fly-half	0	4	1	2	8	5/8	11
11	Bjorn Basson	Wing	1	0	0	135	3	0	5
12	Tiaan Loots	Center	1	0	0	142	12	0	5
13	Thomas Morani	Center	1	0	0	108	12	0	5
14	Cameron Clark	Wing	1	0	0	43	8	0	5
15	Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias 23	Fullback	0	0	0	17	7	0	0
16	Peter Malcolm 2	Hooker	0	0	0	12	12	0	0
17	Nathan Sylvia 1	Prop	0	0	0	12	6	0	0
18	Chris Baumann 3	Prop	0	0	0	5	14	0	0
19	Jasa Veremalua 6	Flanker	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
20	Keni Nasoqeqe 8	Number 8	0	0	0	21	8	0	0
21	Michael Smith 7	Flanker	0	0	0	22	10	0	0
22	Ethan McVeigh 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
23	Cecil Afrika 15	Fullback	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	Total		6	4	1	737	216	5/8	41