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The NOLA Gold, fresh off their first playoff appearance in 2024, start their 2025 campaign by playing host to Anthem RC, who look to improve on their 0-16 record from their first season.
The home team came out flying, securing the Try Bonus Point after just over 30 minutes, before settling into the game. A new look Anthem RC side didn’t give up, eventually claiming a pair of tries themselves, but the Gold never really looked back after their lightning quick start. A final score of 35-14 to the hosts get the NOLA Gold’s 2025 season off to a flying start. For an Anthem side that have 15 ARC debuts, there was promising spells but they were blown away.
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 15, 2025 | 7:00 pm | Major League Rugby | MLR 2025 |
Gold
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Harmon 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Pat O’Toole 16 | Hooker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Paul Mullen 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Callum Botchar 19 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Cam Dolan | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Moni Tonga’uiha 20 | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Kélian Galletier | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jonah Mau’u | Number 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Luke Campbell 21 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Dorian Jones 22 | Fly-half | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5/5 | 10 |
| 11 | Ed Fidow | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | JP du Plessis 23 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Isaac Te Tamaki | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Xavier Mignot | Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Cooper Coats | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Alex Lopeti 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Bart Vermeulen 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jarred Adams 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | William Waguespack 4 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Aidan King 6 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Ruben de Haas 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Reece Botha 10 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Nikolai Foliaki 12 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348 | 103 | 5/5 | 35 |
Anthem
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Turnbull 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ethan Howard 16 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Joe Apikotoa 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Shawn Clark 19 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sam Golla | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Albert O’Shannessey 20 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Makeen Alikhan | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Dylan Fortune | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Karl Keane | Scrum-half | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Line Latu 21 | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jason Tidwell | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Junior Gafa 22 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Erich Storti | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Ashawnty Staples-Flowers 23 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Mitch Wilson | Fullback | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 1/1 | 2 |
| 16 | Declan Moore 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Dan Hanson 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Stephan Bernal-Wendt 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Alejandro Martinez Tapia 4 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Colin Turner 6 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Carlo de Nysschen 10 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Watson Filikitonga 12 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | EJ Freeman 14 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 417 | 119 | 1/1 | 14 |
Officials
| Referee | Assistant 1 | Assistant 2 | TMO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquise Goodwin | Jacob Gonzalez | Allen Alongi | Cam Russell |
Venue
| Gold Mine |
|---|
| Gold Mine on Airline, La Salle Park Big Loop, Harahan Junction, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, 70123, United States |