Junior Sa’u

New Zealand born Samoan centre Tafeaga ‘Junior’ Sa’u played in Major League Rugby between 2022-2023. He represented Old Glory DC for his entire MLR career, earning 25 caps in his 2 seasons there.

Sa’u is a dual-codes player and represented both New Zealand and Samoa for rugby league. His signing was announced in early January 2022 ahead of that year’s MLR season, joining from the Leigh Centurions (now Leigh Leopards) Rugby League team in England. In his debut MLR season, he appeared in 15 of DC’s 16 regular season games, starting 14 of them and scoring 9 tries, tying him for 4th in the regular season alongside Old Glory teammate Peni Lasaqa. Following the 2022 MLR season, Sa’u headed back to the UK to play with the Keighley Cougars, another Rugby League side in the Betfred Championship, before Old Glory DC announced that they had re-signed Sa’u for the 2023 season.

In his sophomore MLR season, Sa’u earned another 10 caps (all starts), scoring 3 more tries on a vastly improved DC side that earned a playoff berth for the first time in club history. Old Glory DC would advance to the Eastern Conference Final before falling to eventual champions, the New England Free Jacks, 25-7 in Quincy. A then-35 year old Sa’u started both games of DC’s inaugural Championship Series run.

On August 22nd 2023, the Keighley Cougars announced that Sa’u had signed a 1yr contract with the rugby league side. With the Betfred Championship season running from roughly February-October, this ruled Sa’u out of making a return to MLR in 2024.

Achievements
  • T-4th in MLR Try Scoring: 2022 (9)
  • MLR Team of the Week: 2022 – Week 12

Kyle Stewart

New Zealand prop Kyle Stewart featured in the 2022 & 2023 Major League Rugby seasons for Old Glory DC, and was part of the DC squad that earned the club’s first Championship Series appearance and victory in 2023.

Stewart appeared in all 16 games for DC in his debut MLR season, and followed that up with another 16 caps in 2023. Stewart has played with NPC side Taranaki back in NZ during the MLR offseason and when the Bulls revealed their 2023 roster on 2nd July 2023, Stewart was included. It is unknown if he will return to MLR for the 2024 season.

Achievements:

  • Team of the Week: 2022 – Week 18

William Talataina

New Zealand born Samoan centre/fly-half William Talataina-Mu played in Major League Rugby between 2022-2024. He represented Old Glory DC for his entire MLR career.

Talataina is a capped Samoan international, starting all 3 matches in the 2018 World Rugby Pacific Challenge against Fiji, Tonga, and Japan. He has played with the New Zealand U19s and Samoa U20s. At club level, Talataina has played with Southland in the (now) Bunnings NPC in 2017, as well as Auckland between 2020-2021. In between his stints in the NPC, he has played with the Ponsonby Ponies since 2015.

Talataina’s initial move to MLR was announced by Old Glory DC in December of 2021, ahead of the 2022 MLR season. He started all 16 games for the Flags in his debut season in North America, scoring 8 tries and going 4/8 (50.00%) from the tee for a total of 53pts, placing him 2nd on Old Glory DC that season behind Rohan Saifoloi, and T-7th league-wide for tries scored. Talataina followed up his impressive debut season with another, appearing in (and starting) 15 games of DC’s 2023 campaign and scoring 9 tries in the regular season as the Flags earned their first ever Championship Series appearance, where William Talataina added a 10th try as DC made it to the Eastern Conference Final before falling to eventual champions New England Free Jacks, 25-7. Talataina again finished 2nd on the team in scoring, with 54pts behind Tito Diaz Bonilla (96). He finished T-7th in MLR for tries scored that season again.

As of the conclusion of the 2024 season, Talataina was Old Glory DC‘s all-time leading try scorer with 23, and 2nd in terms of points scored on 132 having added 5 tries to his total in 15 games (10 starts) during 2024. He is one of only 2 DC players to pass 100pts scored for the club, behind Jason Robertson.

Achievements:

  • MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 10
  • T-7th in MLR Try Scoring: 2023 (10)
  • MLR Team of the Week: 2023 – Round 12
  • T-7th in MLR Try Scoring: 2022 (8)
  • MLR Team of the Week: 2022 – Round 16

Owen Sheehy

Maryland native Owen Sheehy played in Major League Rugby between 2021-2023, and again from 2025-2026. He represented Old Glory DC for his entire MLR career.

Born and raised in Bethesda, MD, Sheehy attended Gonzaga College High School between 2015-2018, playing rugby while there and helping the school to back-to-back national titles in 2017 & 2018. He was named a high school All-American in 2017. Following high school, Sheehy attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison between 2018-2022, and was selected for the USA U19 team in his freshman year.

Sheehy signed with Old Glory DC (co-founded by his father, former USA Eagle Paul Sheehy) ahead of the 2021 season, where he earned 3 MLR appearances off the bench. Sheehy returned for the 2022 season and over the next two years he earned 10 starts in 17 games for DC, and scored his first MLR try in 2023. He took a year away from MLR in 2024 but on January 8th, 2025, Old Glory DC announced the return of Owen Sheehy for his 4th MLR season in 2025. Sheehy scored a career high 4 tries during the 2025 season, recording just shy of 300m gained in possession to take his career total to 980m in 31 games played for Old Glory DC, starting 14 times. On 9th December 2025, Old Glory DC announced the return of Owen Sheehy for his 5th MLR campaign in 2026.

 

Dacoda Worth

Indiana native Dacoda Worth played in Major League Rugby between 2020-2024. He represented Old Glory DC (2020-2022, 2024) and the Chicago Hounds (2023).

Worth attended the University of Indiana between 2014-2018, playing rugby throughout for the D1A club. He played with Old Glory DC during their exhibition season in 2019, as well as the All-Army Sevens at the Rugbytown 7s that year. He played in a pre-season game for DC ahead of the 2020 season, but did not make a regular season appearance before the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the season after only 5 rounds. Following the shortened 2020 season, Worth played in various 7s tournaments including the Rugby town 7s once more (representing the Army Rugby Union) and the Freetail 7s (representing the Chicago Lions).

Worth would earn his full MLR debut when the league returned in 2021, again for Old Glory DC and he would earn 3 appearances for the Flags from the bench. He returned for Old Glory DC in 2022 and bettered his 2021 performance, earning 4 appearances from the bench for 7 MLR caps in total through his first 2 seasons with Old Glory DC. The following year, Worth signed with the Chicago Hounds ahead of their inaugural season in 2023. With the Hounds, he played more MLR minutes than both of his previous seasons with Old Glory DC put together. 194 minutes (compared to a total of 148 minutes through 2 seasons with DC) in 8 appearances in total, including 2 starts, Worth’s first in MLR.

On 18th January 2024, Old Glory DC announced the return of then-32yo Dacoda Worth for their 2024 MLR campaign.

Simi Moala

Tongan-raised US-eligible centre Simi Moala played in Major League Rugby between 2020-2024. He represented Old Glory DC (2020-2022, 2024) and the Houston SaberCats (2024).

Moala played rugby through high school and at club level in Tonga. From 2015-2020 he attended Southern Virginia University, playing football in the fall and rugby with Washington & Lee in the spring. SVU did not have a rugby team until Moala’s senior year, during which he played.

Moala signed with Old Glory DC ahead of the 2021 MLR season and played with the Flags between 2021-2022, earning 3 caps in both seasons for 6 appearances in total (1 start). In 2023, Moala played with Rugby HTX, the Houston SaberCats’ academy side from which the ‘Cats signed him, although he did not see MLR action. In the summer he played with the Rocky Mountain Experts in the Premier Rugby Sevens competition, as well as NAV 7s at Rugbytown Sevens and the USA Club Sevens Nationals.

On 29th January 2024, Old Glory DC included Simi Moala in their greater training squad for their 2024 MLR campaign, marking his return to the Flags.