The Seattle Seawolves look for a Western Conference victory when they host the Dallas Jackals Friday night at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila.
The Seattle Seawolves (4-1-0, 19 points) come into Friday night’s match against the visiting Dallas Jackals (2-3-0, 13 points) tied for second place in Major League Rugby’s Western Conference. The Seawolves bounced back from their first loss with a road win on Saturday while Dallas has lost its last two matches. Seattle lost to the San Diego Legion in last season’s Western Conference final. It won the first two MLR championships in 2018 and 2019 and lost the championship final in 2022. The Jackals have already matched last season’s total of two victories as they play their third season in the league.
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Match Date: April 5, 2024
Match Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
TV: FOX Sports 2
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The Seawolves picked up the maximum five points in their 34-26 victory over the Chicago Hounds on Saturday, getting four for the win and a bonus point for scoring four tries or more. Mack Mason, Sam Windsor, Jade Stighling, JP Smith and Toni Pulu all touched the try line and Mason added three goals on a 14-point night.
The Jackals pushed the unbeaten Houston SaberCats at home on March 29 before taking a 30-27 loss, earning two points by scoring five tries and losing by less than seven points. Vaughen Isaacs, Marcell Muller, Mitch Richardson, Makeen Alikhan and Kyle Steeves recorded tries in the loss while Isaacs kicked a goal as well.
MLR’s mission is to promote U.S. rugby. Seattle boasts 17 Americans on its roster, including captain Riekert Hattingh, though teams are allowed to field up to 10 international players on match day. Dallas’ count is 12 native players and is captained by Argentine back row performer Jerónimo Gómez Vara.
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