Glendale, Seattle To Face Off In MLR Final

Glendale, Seattle To Face Off In MLR Final

Recap of the Major League Rugby semifinals.

Jul 1, 2018 by Alex Goff
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It's going to be the teams with the two best regular-season records in the Major League Rugby final, as both the Glendale Raptors and Seattle Seawolves won semifinals Saturday at Glendale's Infinity Park in Colorado.

The Seawolves bounced out of a 10-10 halftime scoreline to fall behind 17-10 to the San Diego Legion. But Seattle then rallied to score four second-half tries and win 38-24. 

Will Rasileka, Peter Tiberio on an interception, Suequoiah Burke-Combs, and John Hayden all scored tries to claim the win for Seattle. 

Glendale, meanwhile, took charge relatively early against the Utah Warriors. Sam Figg went over three minutes in, and Will Magie added the conversion, and a penalty goal about ten minutes later. Harley Davidson and then Shaun Davies went over to make it 22-0 before Utah could get on the board.

The second half saw Utah claw back, but Glendale held off the Warriors 34-21.Luke White and Zach Fenoglio scored tries in the second half. Figg took player of the game honors.

So now it's on to San Diego for the final, with the Seawolves and Raptors facing off at Torero Stadium. These two teams have faced off twice this season, with both games won by Glendale. The Raptors took down the Seawolves 19-15 on April 28 in Seattle, and June 16 Glendale won 33-11 in Glendale.