Major League Rugby Round-Up: Gameweek 2
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So gameweek two in Major League Rugby saw three matches take place and the standout no doubt being New Orleans Gold against the Glendale Raptors.
The three games were extremely tight and it also saw sides make a few changes due to the Americas Rugby Championship on the go.
NOLA sent a message to the rest of their competition as they stunned the 2018 finalists, Raptors, 40-31 at Gold Stadium, while last year’s champions the Seattle Seawolves went down 17-13 against the San Diego Legion.
Results:
Austin Elite 9-17 Utah Warriors
NOLA Gold 40-31 Glendale Raptors
San Diego Legion 17-13 Seattle Seawolves
Top Points Scorer:
USA international JP Eloff has become the competitions leading points scorer this week, as the No. 10 has racked up 24 points. Brock Staller from the Seawolves has moved up into second place with 23, while Sam Windsor, who plays for the Houston Sabercats has 21 points.
Dan Moor, Luke White, Taylor Howden, John Ryberg and Scott Gale are all leading the competitions try scoring list with two tries each.
Standings:
FT: @SDLegion beat @Seawolves_Rugby 17-13 in rainy conditions to pick up their first win of the season.
— Major League Rugby (@usmlr) February 3, 2019
See the full standings, here: https://t.co/78OsQQuHlY pic.twitter.com/ktYk5gwL04
