Warriors Go Cold Versus Rugby United New York
(Salt Lake City, Utah) – Rugby United New York, one of two new members of Major League Rugby came out hot and never looked back as they beat the Warriors 47-21 in the third snowy and cold match in a row.
John Cullen scored two tries and Josh Anderson scored one in the Warriors inconsistent offense. Rugby United was led by number 15, Ben Foden who was announced as the Rockwell Watches Man of the Match. The Warriors were shorthanded without the services of Josh Reeves and Tim Gannon who were both playing internationally.
“New York is a physical, disciplined team and had our number today. It was one of those matches where everything we planned did not go as planned” said Warriors Head Coach Alf Daniels.
“We can see glimpses of where we need to be and where we should be, we committed too many errors and did not play our game. We were also in this situation at this time last year and turned it all around, and I feel confident we will again” said Team Captain John Cullen.
Despite frigid temperatures and another day of consistent snowfall, the final in-game attendance was 1,145 with over 2,200 tickets sold.
Match Stats and Recap
| Utah Warriors | Stats | Rugby United New York |
| 3 | Tries | 7 |
| 3/3 | Conversions | 5/6 |
| 0/0 | Penalty Goals | 0/0 |
| 0/0 | Drop Goals | 0/0 |
| 16 | Active Minutes | 16 |
| 36% | Possession (%) | 64% |
| 32% | Territory (%) | 68% |
| 12 | Lineouts Won | 7 |
| 1 | Lineouts Lost | 0 |
| 2 | Scrums Won | 9 |
| 0 | Scrums Lost | 1 |
| 0 | Tackles Made | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles Missed | 0 |
| 0 | Total Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Runs (m) | 0 |
| 0 | Line Breaks | 0 |
| 4 | Penalties Conceded | 4 |
| 8 | Knock On | 2 |
| 0 | Turnover Conceded | 0 |
| 1 | Yellow Card | 0 |
| 0 | Red Card | 0 |
Utah Warriors 2019 Schedule & Results
Friday, February 1st at Austin (TX) Elite W, 17-9
Sunday, February 17th at San Diego Legion L, 21-10
Saturday, February 23rd vs. Glendale Raptors D, 26-26
Saturday, March 2nd vs. New Orleans Gold L, 21-19
Friday, March 8th vs. New York United L, 40-14
Saturday, March 23rd at Houston Sabercats 6:00 pm MST
Saturday, March 30th vs. Ontario (Canada) Arrows 2:00 pm MST @ ZBS
Friday, April 5th vs. Seattle Seawolves 7:00 pm MST @ ZBS
Saturday, April 13th at New Orleans Gold 1:30 pm MST
*Saturday, April 20th at Rugby United New York 5:30 pm MST
*Saturday, April 27th vs. Austin Elite 6:00 pm MST @ ZBS
Saturday, May 4th at Glendale (Co) Raptors 7:00 pm MST
Sunday, May 12th at Toronto (Canada) Arrows 12:00 pm MST
Saturday, May 18th vs. San Diego Legion 2:00 pm MST @ ZBS
Sunday, May 26th at Seattle Seawolves 6:00 pm MST
*Saturday, June 1st vs. Houston Sabercats 6:00 pm MST @ ZBS
* Broadcast on CBS Sports Network
Saturday, June 8th MLR Semifinals @ TBD
Saturday, July 15th MLR Championship @ TBD
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