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Week 5

Wallis Annenberg Stadium (UCLA)

RFCLA

Finished

35

29

HT: 14-17

Seattle Seawolves

Ben Houston(73') Declan Leaney(68') Andrew Coe(56') Rory van Vugt(38') Jason Damm(24')	Tries	Malacchi Esdale(80') Divan Rossouw(47') Riekert Hattingh(35') Duncan Matthews(11')
Christian Lealiifano(25', 39', 56', 68', 75')	Conv	Rod Iona(48') Eddie Fouche(12', 36')
	Pens	Eddie Fouche(5')

Summary
Commentaries
Head to head
Stats

Match events

Order by events

Full time

Franco van den Berg

80’

35

-

29

Malacchi Esdale

Try

80’

Pago Haini

Devin Short

75’

Mikaea Wynyard

Ben Houston

75’

35

-

24

Christian Lealiifano

Conversion

75’

33

-

24

Ben Houston

Try

73’

David Busby

Eddie Fouche

69’

Dewald Kotze

Kerron van Vuuren

69’

Brock Gallagher

JP Smith

69’

Tas Smith

Gonzalo Bertranou

69’

Dewald Donald

Cameron Orr

69’

28

-

24

Christian Lealiifano

Conversion

68’

26

-

24

Declan Leaney

Try

68’

Sean Nolan

Nick Chan

62’

Benjamin Strang

Jurie van Vuuren

59’

Nick Chan

Christian Dyer

57’

Eddie Fouche

David Busby

57’

Franco van den Berg

Maliu Niuafe

57’

Isaia Lotawa

Malembe Mpofu

57’

21

-

24

Christian Lealiifano

Conversion

56’

19

-

24

Andrew Coe

Try

56’

Ben Sugars

Mike Sosene-Feagai

51’

Seth Purdey

Nick Chan

48’

Declan Leaney

Dane Zander

48’

14

-

24

Rod Iona

Conversion

48’

14

-

22

Divan Rossouw

Try

47’

Mason Pedersen

Juan Pablo Zeiss

45’

David Busby

Eddie Fouche

44’

Riekert Hattingh

42’

Half time

14

-

17

Christian Lealiifano

Conversion

39’

12

-

17

Rory van Vugt

Try

38’

7

-

17

Eddie Fouche

Conversion

36’

7

-

15

Riekert Hattingh

Try

35’

Jade Stighling

Lauina Futi

29’

7

-

10

Christian Lealiifano

Conversion

25’

5

-

10

Jason Damm

Try

24’

Ed Timpson

Declan Leaney

13’

0

-

10

Eddie Fouche

Conversion

12’

0

-

8

Duncan Matthews

Try

11’

0

-

3

Eddie Fouche

Penalty goal

5’

Declan Leaney

Ed Timpson

1’

Dane Zander

1’

Kickoff

Team stats

RFCLA

Top stats

Seattle Seawolves

Tries:RFCLA 5 versus Seattle Seawolves 4

5

Tries

4

Conversions:RFCLA 5 versus Seattle Seawolves 3

5

Conversions

3

Penalty goals:RFCLA 0 versus Seattle Seawolves 1

0

Penalty goals

1

Penalty try:RFCLA 0 versus Seattle Seawolves 0

0

Penalty try

0

Drop goals:RFCLA 0 versus Seattle Seawolves 0

0

Drop goals

0

Possession
Territory

Possession:RFCLA 50.92 versus Seattle Seawolves 49.08

51%

Possession

49%

Referees

refereePeter Pender

touch judge/assistant 1Chris Assmus

touch judge/assistant 2Austin Reed

television match officialCam Russell

Lineups

Pitch view
List view

RFCLA

Seattle Seawolves

Mike Sosene-Feagai

Jurie van Vuuren

Gonzalo Bertranou

Christian Lealiifano

Substitutes

Franco van den Berg

Benjamin Strang

That's full time

35-29

The second half ends

35-29

80'

Missed Conversion

Rod Iona's conversion attempt is off target

80'

Yellow card

Franco van den Berg

80'

TRY!

Malacchi Esdale - It's a try for Seattle Seawolves as Malacchi Esdale crosses for the score

35-29

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Malacchi Esdale

75'

Substitution

Pago Haini

Devin Short

75'

Substitution

Mikaea Wynyard

Ben Houston

75'

CONVERSION!

Christian Lealiifano - Christian Lealiifano has scored the conversion

35-24

73'

TRY!

Ben Houston - Ben Houston goes over for a try

33-24

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Ben Houston

69'

Substitution

David Busby

Eddie Fouche

69'

Substitution

Dewald Kotze

Kerron van Vuuren

69'

Substitution

Brock Gallagher

JP Smith

69'

Substitution

Tas Smith

Gonzalo Bertranou

69'

Substitution

Dewald Donald

Cameron Orr

68'

CONVERSION!

Christian Lealiifano - Christian Lealiifano's conversion attempt is successful

28-24

68'

TRY!

Declan Leaney - RFCLA have scored a try by Declan Leaney

26-24

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Declan Leaney

62'

Substitution

Sean Nolan

Nick Chan

59'

Substitution

Benjamin Strang

Jurie van Vuuren

57'

Substitution

Nick Chan

Christian Dyer

57'

Substitution

Eddie Fouche

David Busby

57'

Substitution

Franco van den Berg

Maliu Niuafe

57'

Substitution

Isaia Lotawa

Malembe Mpofu

56'

CONVERSION!

Christian Lealiifano - Christian Lealiifano adds the conversion

21-24

56'

TRY!

Andrew Coe - Andrew Coe scores a try for RFCLA

19-24

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Andrew Coe

51'

Substitution

Ben Sugars

Mike Sosene-Feagai

48'

Substitution

Seth Purdey

Nick Chan

48'

Substitution

Declan Leaney

Dane Zander

48'

CONVERSION!

Rod Iona - Rod Iona has kicked a conversion

14-24

47'

TRY!

Divan Rossouw - Divan Rossouw has scored a try

14-22

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Divan Rossouw

45'

Substitution

Mason Pedersen

Juan Pablo Zeiss

44'

Substitution

David Busby

Eddie Fouche

42'

Yellow card

Riekert Hattingh

The second half begins

14-17

The whistle goes for half time

14-17

39'

CONVERSION!

Christian Lealiifano - Another two points for RFCLA thanks to Christian Lealiifano's conversion

14-17

38'

TRY!

Rory van Vugt - It's a try for RFCLA as Rory van Vugt crosses for the score

12-17

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Rory van Vugt

36'

CONVERSION!

Eddie Fouche - Eddie Fouche has scored the conversion

7-17

35'

TRY!

Riekert Hattingh - Riekert Hattingh goes over for a try

7-15

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Riekert Hattingh

29'

Substitution

Jade Stighling

Lauina Futi

25'

CONVERSION!

Christian Lealiifano - Christian Lealiifano's conversion attempt is successful

7-10

24'

TRY!

Jason Damm - RFCLA have scored a try by Jason Damm

5-10

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Jason Damm

13'

Substitution

Ed Timpson

Declan Leaney

12'

CONVERSION!

Eddie Fouche - Eddie Fouche adds the conversion

0-10

11'

TRY!

Duncan Matthews - Duncan Matthews scores a try for Seattle Seawolves

0-8

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Duncan Matthews

5'

PENALTY GOAL!

Eddie Fouche - Eddie Fouche adds three points for Seattle Seawolves with a penalty

0-3

1'

Substitution

Declan Leaney

Ed Timpson

1'

Yellow card

Dane Zander

The match has kicked off

0-0

Lineups

Pitch view
List view

RFCLA

Seattle Seawolves

Mike Sosene-Feagai

Jurie van Vuuren

Gonzalo Bertranou

Christian Lealiifano

Substitutes

Franco van den Berg

Benjamin Strang

Head to Head

RFCLA

1

wins

2

wins

Seattle Seawolves

1

draws

Data since 2024 • Major League Rugby

Recent meetings

Seattle Seawolves

Major League Rugby

26 - 26

RFCLA

RFCLA

Major League Rugby

35 - 29

Seattle Seawolves

Seattle Seawolves

Major League Rugby

29 - 12

RFCLA

RFCLA

Major League Rugby

5 - 36

Seattle Seawolves

Team Trend

LA

SEA

HOU

27

-

21

LA

Loss

l

UTA

48

-

33

LA

Loss

l

DC

32

-

43

LA

Win

w

LA

26

-

20

MIA

Win

w

CHI

24

-

26

LA

Win

w

Data from: Major League Rugby

Season stats

RFCLA

Seattle Seawolves

per match

Tries

per match

4.6

79

70

4.1

Tries. RFCLA: 79, per match: 4.6. Seattle Seawolves, 70, per match: 4.1

per match

Penalty goals

per match

0.1

1

11

0.6

Penalty goals. RFCLA: 1, per match: 0.1. Seattle Seawolves, 11, per match: 0.6

per match

Drop goals

per match

0

0

0

0

Drop goals. RFCLA: 0, per match: 0. Seattle Seawolves, 0, per match: 0

per match

Tackles made

per match

183.4

3,117

2,914

171.4

Tackles made. RFCLA: 3,117, per match: 183.4. Seattle Seawolves, 2,914, per match: 171.4

per match

Successful tackles made

per match

150.6

2,560

2,276

133.9

Successful tackles made. RFCLA: 2,560, per match: 150.6. Seattle Seawolves, 2,276, per match: 133.9

Scrums

93%

success

96%

success

Mauls

85%

success

86%

success

Rucks

96%

success

96%

success

Yellow cards

21

11

Red cards

4

4

Player stats

Tries

Ben

Houston

Divan

Rossouw

Tackles made

Jason

Damm

Charles

Elton

Metres gained

Rory

van Vugt

Duncan

Matthews

Lineups

Pitch view
List view

RFCLA

Seattle Seawolves

Mike Sosene-Feagai

Jurie van Vuuren

Gonzalo Bertranou

Christian Lealiifano

Substitutes

Franco van den Berg

Benjamin Strang

Team stats

RFCLA

Top stats

Seattle Seawolves

Tries:RFCLA 5 versus Seattle Seawolves 4

5

Tries

4

Conversions:RFCLA 5 versus Seattle Seawolves 3

5

Conversions

3

Penalty goals:RFCLA 0 versus Seattle Seawolves 1

0

Penalty goals

1

Penalty try:RFCLA 0 versus Seattle Seawolves 0

0

Penalty try

0

Drop goals:RFCLA 0 versus Seattle Seawolves 0

0

Drop goals

0

Possession
Territory

Possession:RFCLA 50.92 versus Seattle Seawolves 49.08

51%

Possession

49%

RFCLA

Attack

Seattle Seawolves

Carries:RFCLA 158 versus Seattle Seawolves 140

158

Carries

140

Carry distance:RFCLA 873 versus Seattle Seawolves 767

873

Carry distance

767

Defenders beaten:RFCLA 31 versus Seattle Seawolves 23

31

Defenders beaten

23

Offload:RFCLA 12 versus Seattle Seawolves 3

12

Offload

3

Turnovers conceded:RFCLA 15 versus Seattle Seawolves 10

15

Turnovers conceded

10

Metres made:RFCLA 542 versus Seattle Seawolves 437

542

Metres made

437

Clean breaks:RFCLA 12 versus Seattle Seawolves 6

12

Clean breaks

6

Total passes:RFCLA 175 versus Seattle Seawolves 158

175

Total passes

158

RFCLA

Kicks

Seattle Seawolves

Kicks in play:RFCLA 16 versus Seattle Seawolves 21

16

Kicks in play

21

Kicking metres:RFCLA 519 versus Seattle Seawolves 660

519

Kicking metres

660

RFCLA

Defence

Seattle Seawolves

Tackles made:RFCLA 176 versus Seattle Seawolves 165

176

Tackles made

165

Tackles missed:RFCLA 23 versus Seattle Seawolves 31

23

Tackles missed

31

Tackles success %:RFCLA 84.62 versus Seattle Seawolves 75.69

85%

Tackles success %

76%

Turnovers won:RFCLA 2 versus Seattle Seawolves 4

2

Turnovers won

4

RFCLA

Breakdown

Seattle Seawolves

Rucks won:RFCLA 99 versus Seattle Seawolves 95

99

Rucks won

95

Rucks success %:RFCLA 99 versus Seattle Seawolves 97.94

99%

Rucks success %

98%

Mauls won:RFCLA 4 versus Seattle Seawolves 5

4

Mauls won

5

Maul success %:RFCLA 80 versus Seattle Seawolves 71.43

80%

Maul success %

71%

RFCLA

Discipline

Seattle Seawolves

Penalties conceded:RFCLA 8 versus Seattle Seawolves 9

8

Penalties conceded

9

Yellow cards:RFCLA 2 versus Seattle Seawolves 1

2

Yellow cards

1

Red cards:RFCLA 0 versus Seattle Seawolves 0

0

Red cards

0

RFCLA

Set pieces

Seattle Seawolves

Scrums won:RFCLA 5 versus Seattle Seawolves 8

5

Scrums won

8

Scrum success %:RFCLA 100 versus Seattle Seawolves 100

100%

Scrum success %

100%

Total lineouts:RFCLA 10 versus Seattle Seawolves 12

10

Total lineouts

12

Lineouts won:RFCLA 10 versus Seattle Seawolves 12

10

Lineouts won

12

Set pieces won:RFCLA 15 versus Seattle Seawolves 20

15

Set pieces won

20

Player Stats

General

Points

Christian Lealiifano

Offloads

Christian Lealiifano

Carry distance

Handling error

Malacchi Esdale

Lineups

Pitch view
List view

RFCLA

Seattle Seawolves

Mike Sosene-Feagai

Jurie van Vuuren

Gonzalo Bertranou

Christian Lealiifano

Substitutes

Franco van den Berg

Benjamin Strang

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