Samoan prop Ezekiel Lindenmuth played in Major League Rugby between 2024-2025. He represented the Houston SaberCats for his entire MLR career.

Born in Samoa, Lindenmuth has represented both Samoa and New Zealand at U20 levels, and earned a full test debut for Samoa in the 2022 Pacific Nations Cup. At club level, He represented Auckland in NZ’s National Provincial Championship (NPC) between 2018-2019, as well as the Counties Manukau since 2020. He has represented the Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby since 2021.

On 24th December 2023, the Houston SaberCats announced the signing of Ezekiel Lindenmuth ahead of the 2024 season. He appeared in 14 games for the SaberCats (all starts) in his debut MLR season, completing over 100 tackles and gaining over 300m in possession as a front row. The ‘Cats finished the regular season as MLR’s top team with a record of 14-2, but were stunned by the Dallas Jackals in the Western Conference Semifinals. For his solid performances, Lindenmuth was named to the All-MLR Honorable Mention XV.

On February 19th, 2025, following Rd 1 of the 2025 season, the Houston SaberCats announced the return of Ezekiel Lindenmuth for the 2025 season. In his sophomore season, Lindenmuth started 13 of his 15 appearances for the Houston SaberCats including all 3 of their postseason games as the SaberCats earned their first postseason victories to claim the Western Conference title after defeating Rugby FC LA and the Utah Warriors. Lindenmuth also started the 2025 Championship as the SaberCats fell to the New England Free Jacks. He set a new career high with 128 tackles made, and was a 2025 All-MLR Honorable Mention.

Following the 2025 season, Ezekiel Lindenmuth was included in the USA Rugby squad for their July tests. He became eligible to represent the USA on 16th July 2025 (having represented Samoa in 2022), and was named in the starting lineup for the Eagles’ 19th July test against England.

achievements

• 2025 All-MLR Honorable Mention
• 2025 Western Conference Champion – Houston SaberCats
• MLR Team of the Week: 2025 – Rd 17
• 2024 All-MLR Honorable Mention
• MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 13
• MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 2