South African fullback Anelisa ‘Ani’ Mteto played in Major League Rugby between 2023-2024. He represented the NOLA Gold (2023) and the Dallas Jackals (2024).

Born and raised in South Africa, Mteto played with the U21 Western Province side before heading stateside, where he attended Iowa Central Community College from 2017-2018 before transferring to rugby powerhouse Lindenwood University from 2018 to his graduation in 2022. Post graduation, he played with the NOLA Gold academy in the fall of 2022, before being signed to a MLR contract in December 2022, ahead of the 2023 season.

He did not appear for the Gold during 2023, and on 1st November 2023, the Dallas Jackals announced that they had signed Mteto for the 2024 MLR season, where he will be hoping to make his debut.