2025 – RD 1: NOLA Gold v Anthem RC

35 v 14

Recap

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

Results

Team	Penalty Kick	Tries	Conversions	TB	LB	Points
Gold	0	5	5	1	0	35
Anthem	0	2	2	0	0	14

Gold

#	Player	Position	T	C	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Matt Harmon 17	Prop	0	0	3	4	0	0
2	Pat O’Toole 16	Hooker	2	0	45	4	0	10
3	Paul Mullen 18	Prop	0	0	0	2	0	0
4	Callum Botchar 19	Lock	0	0	1	4	0	0
5	Cam Dolan	Lock	0	0	4	7	0	0
6	Moni Tonga’uiha 20	Flanker	1	0	2	6	0	5
7	Kélian Galletier	Flanker	0	0	8	11	0	0
8	Jonah Mau’u	Number 8	1	0	29	7	0	5
9	Luke Campbell 21	Scrum-half	0	0	11	0	0	0
10	Dorian Jones 22	Fly-half	0	5	16	1	5/5	10
11	Ed Fidow	Wing	0	0	69	2	0	0
12	JP du Plessis 23	Centre	0	0	33	10	0	0
13	Isaac Te Tamaki	Centre	0	0	25	6	0	0
14	Xavier Mignot	Wing	1	0	54	1	0	5
15	Cooper Coats	Fullback	0	0	22	1	0	0
16	Alex Lopeti 2	Hooker	0	0	7	6	0	0
17	Bart Vermeulen 1	Prop	0	0	0	4	0	0
18	Jarred Adams 3	Prop	0	0	0	5	0	0
19	William Waguespack 4	Lock	0	0	0	8	0	0
20	Aidan King 6	Flanker	0	0	3	7	0	0
21	Ruben de Haas 9	Scrum-half	0	0	5	0	0	0
22	Reece Botha 10	Centre	0	0	3	5	0	0
23	Nikolai Foliaki 12	Centre	0	0	8	2	0	0
	Total		5	5	348	103	5/5	35

Anthem

#	Player	Position	T	C	AC	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Jake Turnbull 17	Prop	0	0	0	9	8	0	0
2	Ethan Howard 16	Hooker	0	0	0	13	9	0	0
3	Joe Apikotoa 18	Prop	0	0	0	5	6	0	0
4	Shawn Clark 19	Lock	0	0	0	3	5	0	0
5	Sam Golla	Lock	0	0	0	12	6	0	0
6	Albert O’Shannessey 20	Flanker	0	0	0	3	6	0	0
7	Makeen Alikhan	Flanker	1	0	0	11	17	0	5
8	Dylan Fortune	Number 8	0	0	0	3	11	0	0
9	Karl Keane	Scrum-half	1	0	1	39	8	0	7
10	Line Latu 21	Fly-half	0	0	0	33	4	0	0
11	Jason Tidwell	Wing	0	0	0	35	4	0	0
12	Junior Gafa 22	Centre	0	0	0	64	6	0	0
13	Erich Storti	Centre	0	0	0	62	5	0	0
14	Ashawnty Staples-Flowers 23	Wing	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
15	Mitch Wilson	Fullback	0	1	0	32	5	1/1	2
16	Declan Moore 2	Hooker	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
17	Dan Hanson 1	Prop	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
18	Stephan Bernal-Wendt 3	Prop	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
19	Alejandro Martinez Tapia 4	Lock	0	0	0	34	3	0	0
20	Colin Turner 6	Flanker	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
21	Carlo de Nysschen 10	Scrum-half	0	0	0	13	0	0	0
22	Watson Filikitonga 12	Centre	0	0	0	15	2	0	0
23	EJ Freeman 14	Centre	0	0	0	27	6	0	0
	Total		2	1	1	417	119	1/1	14