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Old Glory DC return home to host the Miami Sharks in an Eastern Conference clash, a reverse fixture of the 2025 Major League Rugby opener back in round 1!

The Miami Sharks are coming off of a shock victory over the Houston SaberCats and are looking to build on that momentum, while the Flags were dealt a decisive defeat at the hands of the NOLA Gold last week, and are looking to bounce back. These teams have met 3 times in the past, with Old Glory DC holding a 2-1 series lead thanks to a clutch 29-31 victory in Round 1 of the 2025 season, the most recent meeting between these two sides.

It was almost a repeat of their round 1 clash, as the Miami Sharks raced out to a 7-31 lead despite Old Glory DC scoring first, but with a score just before half-time, the hosts slowly began to fight their way back to 28-31 by the 60th minute. The Flags outscored the Sharks 21-6 in the second half, but this wasn’t enough as two Shane O’Leary penalties did just enough for the Sharks to hold on. A consolation try for DC would salvage 2pts in the standings, but it’s Miami who takes the full 5, with a 35-37 victory on the road.

Details

Date Time League Season
April 19, 2025 5:00 pm Major League Rugby MLR 2025

Results

TeamTriesConversionsPenalty KickTBLBPoints
Old Glory5501135
Sharks4431037

Old Glory

# Player Position T C P DG Asst. MG DB Tackles KS/KA Pts
1Jack Iscaro 18Prop00000001400
2KoiKoi Nelligan 16Hooker0000070800
3Joe Rees 17Prop0000000300
4Rob Harley 19Lock00000601100
5Tevita NaqaliLock100001701605
6Logan Weidner 20Flanker000001401100
7Collin GrosseFlanker000002701500
8Lautaro BavaroNumber 800000801100
9Connor Buckley 21Scrum-half00000120300
10Jason EmeryFly-half0500115065/510
11Axel Müller 22Wing00000430000
12Nick Grigg 23Center1000080605
13Steffan HughesCenter00001120600
14Perry HumphreysWing10000870305
15Owen SheehyFullback00000610500
16Facundo Gattas 2Hooker1000050505
17Calixto Martinez 3Prop0000040300
18Sam Davies 1Prop0000000600
19Bill Whiteside 4Lock0000000300
20Brady Daniel 6Flanker1000040505
21Ethan McVeigh 9Scrum-half0000010400
22John Rizzo 11Fullback00000380200
23Tommaso Boni 12Center00000220100
 Total 5500239101475/535

Sharks

# Player Position T C P DG Asst. MG DB Tackles KS/KA Pts
1Ma’ake Muti 17Prop0000060700
2Sean McNulty 16Hooker1000090505
3Reinaldo Piussi 18Prop0000000100
4Tomas Casares 20Lock00000110800
5Mauro Rebussone 19Lock0000090700
6Manuel ArdaoFlanker00000320800
7Benjamín BonassoFlanker000001801400
8Marques Fuala’au 22Number 800000230500
9Tomás Cubelli 21Scrum-half00002330700
10Martin Elias 23Fly-half10000200405
11Josiah MorraWing00000690800
12Tomás CubillaCenter10000320705
13Matías OrlandoCenter110003601007
14Marcos YoungWing00000330600
15Shane O’LearyFullback0330136046/715
16Kirby Myhill 2Hooker00000310500
17Alec McDonnell 1Prop0000000400
18Tahukiha’amea Koloamatangi 3Prop0000030300
19Braemar Murray 5Flanker0000020500
20Rick Rose 4Lock0000040200
21Tomás Inciarte 9Center0000010700
22Tomás Bekerman 8Hooker0000060500
23Guiseppe du Toit 10Center0000000000
 Total 4430341401326/737

Officials

RefereeAssistant 1Assistant 2TMO
Lex WeinerFederico AnselmiMatt LakeAmanda Cox

Venue

Maryland Soccerplex
Central Park Circle, Blackrock Hills, Montgomery County, Maryland, 20874, United States