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Week 1

The Great Park

California Legion

Finished

26

39

HT: 12-20

Anthem RC

Ben Houston(77') Ben Sugars(69') Ryan James(42') Cole Semu(7')	Tries	Ramiro Gurovich(74') Baden Godfrey(63') Erich Storti(56') Conner Mooneyham(12', 28') Campbell Robb(17')
Coby Miln(43', 70', 78')	Conv	Luke Carty(28', 56', 64')
	Pens	Luke Carty(3')

Summary

Commentaries

Head to head

Stats

Highlights

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CALvARC Week 1
Anthem RC
Head to Head: The Resolution
Will Sherman vs Jason Damm March 28 | California Legion vs Anthem Rugby Carolina
Match Recap
California Legion vs. Anthem RC: MLR Season Opener Betting Preview
Saturday, March 28, 2026 | 3:00 PM PT | Great Park, Irvine, CA | Watch on ESPN+
Bet on MLR
Head to Head Jason Damm vs Will Sherman
There are matchups that live in the backline, where space and speed tend to decide outcomes. And then there are the ones that sit quietly in the engine room, where games are actually shaped. This is one of those.
Games
Sherman to See Minutes in Week 1
The Arrival of Will Sherman
Anthem RC
How To Watch: Saturday March 28
Games
Week 1: Match Preview
California Legion vs Anthem RC | March 28 | 6PM ET | Irvine, CA
Match Preview

Match events

Order by events

Full time

26

-

39

Coby Miln

Conversion

78’

24

-

39

Ben Houston

Try

77’

19

-

39

Ramiro Gurovich

Try

74’

19

-

34

Coby Miln

Conversion

70’

17

-

34

Ben Sugars

Try

69’

Will Leonard

Conner Mooneyham

67’

Karl Keane

Zion Going

66’

Tasman Smith

Cole Semu

65’

Sam Golla

Will Sherman

65’

Justus Tavai

Keni Nasoqeqe

64’

Chase Jones

Steffan Crimp

64’

12

-

34

Luke Carty

Conversion

64’

12

-

32

Baden Godfrey

Try

63’

Cassh Maluia

Joey Mano

58’

12

-

27

Luke Carty

Conversion

56’

12

-

25

Erich Storti

Try

56’

Alex Hernandez

Alex Maughan

50’

Ramiro Gurovich

Campbell Robb

50’

Alessandro Heaney

Payton Telea-Ilalio

50’

Baden Godfrey

Makeen Alikhan

50’

Marques Fuala'au

Moni Tonga'uiha

50’

Ben Sugars

Joe Taufete'e

44’

Ed Timpson

Lance Williams

44’

Half time

12

-

20

Coby Miln

Conversion

43’

10

-

20

Ryan James

Try

42’

Will Sherman

41’

Luke Carty

39’

Joey Mano

39’

Tom Pittman

30’

Fred Apulu

Ma'ake Muti

28’

Michael Scott

Tonga Kofe

28’

5

-

20

Luke Carty

Conversion

28’

5

-

18

Conner Mooneyham

Try

28’

5

-

13

Campbell Robb

Try

17’

5

-

8

Conner Mooneyham

Try

12’

5

-

3

Cole Semu

Try

7’

0

-

3

Luke Carty

Penalty goal

3’

Kickoff

Team stats

California Legion

Top stats

Anthem RC

Tries:California Legion 4 versus Anthem RC 6

4

Tries

6

Conversions:California Legion 3 versus Anthem RC 3

3

Conversions

3

Penalty goals:California Legion 0 versus Anthem RC 1

0

Penalty goals

1

Penalty try:California Legion 0 versus Anthem RC 0

0

Penalty try

0

Drop goals:California Legion 0 versus Anthem RC 0

0

Drop goals

0

Possession

Territory

Possession:California Legion 64.13 versus Anthem RC 35.87

64%

Possession

36%

Referees

refereeRobin Kaluzniak

ISROAustin Reed

touch judge/assistant 1Derek Summers

touch judge/assistant 2Mike Lawrenson

Lineups

Pitch view

List view

California Legion

Anthem RC

Christian Poidevin

Gonzalo Bertranou

Substitutes

That's full time

26-39

The second half ends

26-39

78'

CONVERSION!

Coby Miln - Coby Miln's conversion attempt is successful

26-39

77'

TRY!

Ben Houston - Ben Houston scores a try for California Legion

24-39

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Ben Houston

75'

Missed Conversion

Luke Carty's conversion attempt is off target

74'

TRY!

Ramiro Gurovich - Ramiro Gurovich has scored a try

19-39

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Ramiro Gurovich

70'

CONVERSION!

Coby Miln - Coby Miln adds the conversion

19-34

69'

TRY!

Ben Sugars - It's a try for California Legion as Ben Sugars crosses for the score

17-34

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Ben Sugars

67'

Substitution

Will Leonard

Conner Mooneyham

66'

Substitution

Karl Keane

Zion Going

65'

Substitution

Tasman Smith

Cole Semu

65'

Substitution

Sam Golla

Will Sherman

64'

Substitution

Justus Tavai

Keni Nasoqeqe

64'

Substitution

Chase Jones

Steffan Crimp

64'

CONVERSION!

Luke Carty - Luke Carty has kicked a conversion

12-34

63'

TRY!

Baden Godfrey - Baden Godfrey goes over for a try

12-32

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Baden Godfrey

61'

Missed Penalty

The touch judges have waved away the attempt by Luke Carty

58'

Substitution

Cassh Maluia

Joey Mano

56'

CONVERSION!

Luke Carty - Another two points for Anthem RC thanks to Luke Carty's conversion

12-27

56'

TRY!

Erich Storti - Anthem RC have scored a try by Erich Storti

12-25

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Erich Storti

50'

Substitution

Alex Hernandez

Alex Maughan

50'

Substitution

Ramiro Gurovich

Campbell Robb

50'

Substitution

Alessandro Heaney

Payton Telea-Ilalio

50'

Substitution

Baden Godfrey

Makeen Alikhan

50'

Substitution

Marques Fuala'au

Moni Tonga'uiha

47'

Substitution

Karl Keane

Johan Momsen

44'

Substitution

Ben Sugars

Joe Taufete'e

44'

Substitution

Ed Timpson

Lance Williams

The second half begins

12-20

The whistle goes for half time

12-20

40+3'

CONVERSION!

Coby Miln - Coby Miln has scored the conversion

12-20

40+2'

TRY!

Ryan James - Ryan James scores a try for California Legion

10-20

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Ryan James

40+1'

Yellow card

Will Sherman

39'

Yellow card

Luke Carty

39'

Yellow card

Joey Mano

30'

Yellow card

Tom Pittman

28'

Substitution

Fred Apulu

Ma'ake Muti

28'

Substitution

Michael Scott

Tonga Kofe

28'

CONVERSION!

Luke Carty - Luke Carty's conversion attempt is successful

5-20

28'

TRY!

Conner Mooneyham - Conner Mooneyham has scored a try

5-18

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Conner Mooneyham

17'

Missed Conversion

Luke Carty has missed the conversion

17'

TRY!

Campbell Robb - It's a try for Anthem RC as Campbell Robb crosses for the score

5-13

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Campbell Robb

14'

Missed Conversion

Luke Carty fails to add the extra two points

12'

TRY!

Conner Mooneyham - Conner Mooneyham goes over for a try

5-8

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Conner Mooneyham

8'

Missed Conversion

Coby Miln stepped up and missed the conversion

7'

TRY!

Cole Semu - California Legion have scored a try by Cole Semu

5-3

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

TRY!

Cole Semu

3'

PENALTY GOAL!

Luke Carty - The touch judges raise their flags as Luke Carty kicks the penalty goal

0-3

The match has kicked off

0-0

Lineups

Pitch view

List view

California Legion

Anthem RC

Christian Poidevin

Gonzalo Bertranou

Substitutes

Head to Head

California Legion

0

wins

1

wins

Anthem RC

0

draws

Data since 2026 • Major League Rugby

Recent meetings

California Legion

Major League Rugby

26 - 39

Anthem RC

Team Trend

CAL

ARC

CAL

26

-

36

CHI

Loss

l

NE

26

-

21

CAL

Loss

l

DC

23

-

36

CAL

Win

w

CAL

38

-

31

SEA

Win

w

CHI

48

-

24

CAL

Loss

l

Data from: Major League Rugby

Season stats

California Legion

Anthem RC

per match

Tries

per match

4.4

31

28

4

Tries. California Legion: 31, per match: 4.4. Anthem RC, 28, per match: 4

per match

Penalty goals

per match

0.4

3

3

0.4

Penalty goals. California Legion: 3, per match: 0.4. Anthem RC, 3, per match: 0.4

per match

Drop goals

per match

0

0

0

0

Drop goals. California Legion: 0, per match: 0. Anthem RC, 0, per match: 0

per match

Tackles made

per match

175.3

1,227

1,402

200.3

Tackles made. California Legion: 1,227, per match: 175.3. Anthem RC, 1,402, per match: 200.3

per match

Successful tackles made

per match

135.9

951

1,071

153

Successful tackles made. California Legion: 951, per match: 135.9. Anthem RC, 1,071, per match: 153

Scrums

100%

success

94%

success

Mauls

77%

success

79%

success

Rucks

96%

success

95%

success

Yellow cards

8

10

Red cards

2

1

Player stats

Tries

Ben

Houston

Campbell

Robb

Tackles made

Jason

Damm

Johan

Momsen

Metres gained

Gonzalo

Bertranou

Julian

Roberts

Lineups

Pitch view

List view

California Legion

Anthem RC

Christian Poidevin

Gonzalo Bertranou

Substitutes

Team stats

California Legion

Top stats

Anthem RC

Tries:California Legion 4 versus Anthem RC 6

4

Tries

6

Conversions:California Legion 3 versus Anthem RC 3

3

Conversions

3

Penalty goals:California Legion 0 versus Anthem RC 1

0

Penalty goals

1

Penalty try:California Legion 0 versus Anthem RC 0

0

Penalty try

0

Drop goals:California Legion 0 versus Anthem RC 0

0

Drop goals

0

Possession

Territory

Possession:California Legion 64.13 versus Anthem RC 35.87

64%

Possession

36%

California Legion

Attack

Anthem RC

Carries:California Legion 202 versus Anthem RC 97

202

Carries

97

Carry distance:California Legion 1289 versus Anthem RC 587

1,289

Carry distance

587

Defenders beaten:California Legion 47 versus Anthem RC 24

47

Defenders beaten

24

Offload:California Legion 17 versus Anthem RC 5

17

Offload

5

Turnovers conceded:California Legion 22 versus Anthem RC 10

22

Turnovers conceded

10

Metres made:California Legion 749 versus Anthem RC 342

749

Metres made

342

Clean breaks:California Legion 18 versus Anthem RC 5

18

Clean breaks

5

Total passes:California Legion 224 versus Anthem RC 109

224

Total passes

109

California Legion

Kicks

Anthem RC

Kicks in play:California Legion 12 versus Anthem RC 26

12

Kicks in play

26

Kicking metres:California Legion 624 versus Anthem RC 748

624

Kicking metres

748

California Legion

Defence

Anthem RC

Tackles made:California Legion 100 versus Anthem RC 222

100

Tackles made

222

Tackles missed:California Legion 24 versus Anthem RC 47

24

Tackles missed

47

Tackles success %:California Legion 74.07 versus Anthem RC 74.75

74%

Tackles success %

75%

Turnovers won:California Legion 5 versus Anthem RC 12

5

Turnovers won

12

California Legion

Breakdown

Anthem RC

Rucks won:California Legion 131 versus Anthem RC 58

131

Rucks won

58

Rucks success %:California Legion 97.04 versus Anthem RC 96.67

97%

Rucks success %

97%

Mauls won:California Legion 3 versus Anthem RC 6

3

Mauls won

6

Maul success %:California Legion 75 versus Anthem RC 75

75%

Maul success %

75%

California Legion

Discipline

Anthem RC

Penalties conceded:California Legion 11 versus Anthem RC 9

11

Penalties conceded

9

Yellow cards:California Legion 1 versus Anthem RC 3

1

Yellow cards

3

Red cards:California Legion 0 versus Anthem RC 0

0

Red cards

0

California Legion

Set pieces

Anthem RC

Scrums won:California Legion 4 versus Anthem RC 7

4

Scrums won

7

Scrum success %:California Legion 100 versus Anthem RC 100

100%

Scrum success %

100%

Total lineouts:California Legion 13 versus Anthem RC 16

13

Total lineouts

16

Lineouts won:California Legion 13 versus Anthem RC 14

13

Lineouts won

14

Set pieces won:California Legion 17 versus Anthem RC 21

17

Set pieces won

21

Player Stats

General

Points

Conner Mooneyham

Anthem RC

Anthem RC

California Legion

California Legion

Offloads

Gonzalo Bertranou

California Legion

California Legion

California Legion

California Legion

Anthem RC

Carry distance

California Legion

California Legion

California Legion

California Legion

Anthem RC

Handling error

California Legion

California Legion

California Legion

California Legion

Anthem RC

Lineups

Pitch view

List view

California Legion

Anthem RC

Christian Poidevin

Gonzalo Bertranou

Substitutes

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