The New Orleans Gold have their first match in the history books as they defeated the Capital Selects by 68-15 at Gretna Park on Saturday afternoon. Ten tries in all came from the home side with JP Eloff contributing 23 points including a nine-from-ten kicking performance from the tee.
Both teams struggled with continuity at times but the individual talent in the NOLA arsenal proved too much for a slightly disjointed Selects defense. The Gold ran up a 35-nil lead with two tries each from John Sullivan and Sebastián Kalm and one for Taylor Howden before the Selects got on board. CJ Burnes found the corner on his opposite just