Juan Cappiello

Ross Depperschmidt

Texan centre Ross Depperschmidt played in Major League Rugby between 2020-2026. He represented the NOLA Gold (2020-2025) and Old Glory DC (2026).

A native of Flower Mound, a suburb of Dallas, Ross Depperschmidt played gridiron football and baseball at Edward S. Marcus High School before attending the University of Alabama, earning an undergraduate and masters degree between 2012-2018. Depperschmidt began playing rugby while at Alabama, was Co-Captain from 2015-2017 and Vice-President between 2015-2016. He also served as Assistant Coach from 2017-2018. Depperschmidt joined the NOLA Gold for the 2019 season but had to wait until 2020 for his MLR debut, earning 2 appearances in 5 games before the season was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Depperschmidt has set career highs in appearances, starts, and tackles every single season between 2020-2024, and on December 24th, 2024, the NOLA Gold announced the return of Ross Depperschmidt for his 7th MLR season in 2025, alongside fellow veteran JP du Plessis.

Depperschmidt added 3 appearances and 2 starts to his career totals during the 2025 campaign, completing 11 tackles to pass 200 tackles made in his career. Through 7 seasons as a member of the NOLA Gold, Ross Depperschmidt scored 5 tries in 49 MLR appearances (28 starts), gaining 930m and completing 202 tackles in his career. Following the withdrawal of the NOLA Gold from Major League Rugby in the 2025/26 offseason, Depperschmidt became a free agent and on 18th January, 2026 Old Glory DC announced the addition of the Texan centre for their 2026 campaign, his first season not representing NOLA.

Robbie Coleman

Carl Meyer

South African fullback Carl Meyer played in Major League Rugby between 2020-2022. He represented the NOLA Gold for his entire MLR career.

Meyer represented the Maritzberg College first team in his youth, and played with the Sharks academy & U19 side between 2010-11. He represented the University of Kwa-Zulu in the Varsity Cup before moving to Wales to play in the Welsh Principality Premiership from 2013-15. Meyer then signed with the Dragons and played in the PRO14 between 2015-2018.

Meyer joined the NOLA Gold in Major League Rugby ahead of the 2020 season, and started all 5 games before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He scored 2 tries and 48pts in those 5 games, good enough for 4th in MLR at the point that the season was cancelled. He also amassed a League-leading 488m gained with ball in hand. He returned with the Gold for the 2021 season, doubling the number of starts and recording a personal best 69pts that season, and another personal best of 722m gained. In total, Meyer scored 6 tries (2 each season) and 178pts in 22 games (all starts) across 3 seasons with the NOLA Gold.

The following year, Meyer remained in the United States but switched his focus to Football. He played the Jacksonville Sharks of the Indoor Football League in 2023, and was drafted into the CFL by the BC Lions on 30th April 2024, following the path of Tadhg Leader, who was once a punter for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL and now runs a kicking school for aspiring gridiron football punters.

Achievements

10th in MLR Scoring: 2021 (69pts)
1st in MLR Meters Gained: 2020 (488)
4th in MLR Scoring: 2020 (48pts)

Dino Waldren

American prop Dino Waldren played in Major League Rugby between 2019-2023. He represented the San Diego Legion in his debut season (2019) before moving to the NOLA Gold, with whom he played for 4 seasons. Waldren is a capped USA Eagle, #502.

Prior to entering MLR, California-born Waldren represented the London Scottish in the RFU Championship, the second tier of English rugby. He signed with the San Diego Legion ahead of the 2019 season, earning 6 MLR caps including 1 start in the Legions push for the shield, which ended in defeat to the Seattle Seawolves in the Championship Final.

Waldren earned 46 caps for the NOLA Gold between 2020-2023, and scored all 6 of his MLR tries with New Orleans.

On July 26th 2023, Waldren announced an end to his professional playing career. He retired a USA Eagle with 52 MLR Caps for 2 teams across 5 seasons in the competition.

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