Rivalry sparks anew in Los Angeles as playoff jitters push the San Diego Legion to travel to Wallis Annenberg Stadium to face RFCLA this Friday, April 26, at 6 p.m. ET.
This contest is the second leg of the 2025 Cali Cup, and generally, San Diego appears to have a slight edge after a 36–28 win on March 8. In that earlier clash, the Legion scored five tries-one being a penalty try-and rallied from a halftime lag to overtake RFCLA. The game will stream live on ESPN+, FanDuel Sports Network WEST, and KUSI.
Yet after a disappointing Week 10 loss to the Utah Warriors, marking their fourth consecutive setback-and a current third-place standing in the Western Conference with 26 points-they now face pressing questions about their game plan.
Lincoln McClutchie remains one of San Diego's must-haves. He managed to score a try along with two penalty kick goals and a conversion in the previous bout, and in most cases his sharp kicking might just be the game-changer in a tight contest. His performance, even in defeat, counsels a focus on precision when the pressure mounts.
Meanwhile, RFCLA, sitting fourth in the West with 25 points, is still reeling from a razor-thin 23–21 loss to New England in a midweek thriller. They grabbed a bonus point, partly due to Matias Jensen's gritty display - logging 15 carries, covering 73 meters, and pulling off 12 tackles across a full 80 minutes.
Adding to the mix, Jimmy Hokafonu led San Diego with 16 carries and 18 tackles last week, underscoring his two-way grit despite the loss, while Ed Timpson had set RFCLA's tone in the initial Cali Cup showdown with two tries.
With the teams separated by merely a point and playoff dreams dangling by a thread, you can expect another unpredictable, high-stakes chapter in this SoCal chaos-the Cali Cup is on the line.
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This story was originally published April 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM