Samoan prop Ezekiel Lindenmuth played in Major League Rugby during the 2024 season. 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.

achievements

• 2024 All-MLR Honorable Mention XV
• MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 13
• MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 2