Position: Number 8

Maciu Koroi

Fijian born US-eligible back row Maciu Koroi played in Major League Rugby between 2022-2024. He appeared in a matchday roster for Rugby ATL in 2020 but did not take the field, and represented the NOLA Gold between 2021-2024, earning his MLR debut in 2022.

Hailing from Suva, Koroi moved to Sacremento, California and attended Sacramento City College from 2014-2015. He is a Life University alum and played rugby with the Running Eagles between 2016-2018. In his final year, he represented the USA U20 and travelled to South America with the USA Falcons in 2019. He is also a member of the USA Sevens player pool.

Through his first 2 seasons in New Orleans, Koroi had earned 25 caps for NOLA Gold including 7 starts, and both of his MLR tries came in the 2023 season. On 6th November 2023, the Gold announced the return of Maciu Koroi for the 2024 MLR season, where he earned another 8 appearances off the bench, scoring 1 try. On October 9th, 2024, the NOLA Gold announced the departure of Koroi, and it is not clear if he will return for the 2025 season.

Osaiasi Tonga’uiha

California native Osaiasi ‘Osi’ Tonga’uiha played in Major League Rugby between 2020-2025. He represented the NOLA Gold for his entire MLR career.

Osi, along with his brother, NOLA Gold stalwart Moni Tonga’uiha, signed for the Gold ahead of the 2020 MLR season. Osi appeared in a pre-season game against Rugby ATL but did not feature in a regular MLR game before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the season after only 5 rounds. When the league returned for the 2021 season, Osi was able to earn his MLR debut from the bench, also representing the Gold Academy and New Orleans RFC. He has played with the NOLA Gold for 5 MLR seasons, earning a total of 9 MLR caps and his first start came in 2022. Through his time with the Gold, he has played with the senior team as well as the Academy side in the ARP.

On 5th January 2024, the NOLA Gold announced the return of Osaiasi Tonga’uiha for the 2024 MLR season, where he earned a career high 9 appearances and completed 36 of his 57 career tackles in MLR. On 8th January 2025, the Gold again announced the return of Osi Tonga’uiha for a 6th MLR season in 2025.

Andrew Guerra

Chicago native Andrew Guerra played in Major League Rugby between 2021-2023. He represented the NOLA Gold for his entire MLR career.

Guerra began playing rugby as a freshman at Mt Carmel High School in Chicago while also playing football and boxing. He was an All-State rugby player and All-Conference football player. Following high school Guerra attended Notre Dame College from 2016-2020, playing rugby as a starter for his entire time there and captained the side in his final 2 seasons playing in the D1A Rugby East Conference. Guerra declared for the 2020 MLR Collegiate Draft (the first such instance) and was selected 10th overall by the NOLA Gold, who subsequently signed him for the 2021 season where he made 174 tackles and scored 1 try in 12 games (11 starts), also gaining just under 500m with ball in hand. For his performances in his rookie season, he was named as the first ever MLR Rookie of the Year.

Guerra’s performances also caught the attention of the US national team, and he made his test debut for the USA Eagles against Ireland in July 2021. He earned 6 caps including his latest against New Zealand in October of 2021 when he suffered a fractured leg that sidelined him for the entirety of 2022 and effectively ended his career. He was expected to return for 2023 but did not play despite still being a part of the NOLA Gold setup. Guerra was not included in the NOLA Gold roster for the 2024 season and it is understood that he has now retired from professional rugby due to his injury.

achievements

2021 MLR Rookie of the Year
MLR Draftee: 2020 – 1st Round (10th Overall) – NOLA Gold

Cam Dolan

Florida native Cam Dolan played in Major League Rugby between 2018-2025. He represented the San Diego Legion (2018) and the NOLA Gold (2019-2025).

Dolan has represented the USA at U17, U18, and U20 levels, as well as Sevens in 2011. He earned his debut with the Senior USA Eagles on 19th June 2013 against Fiji and represented his country at the 2015 and 2019 Rugby World Cups. He has earned 66 international caps to date and that will increase with his selection to the USA squad for their November Internationals in Spain.

Cam Dolan earned 6 caps with the San Diego Legion (all starts) during the league’s inaugural 2018 season, earning an All-MLR First XV Selection before signing with the NOLA Gold in November, ahead of the 2019 season. Dolan has earned 60 of his 66 MLR Caps for the Gold since 2019 (64 starts total, 58 for NOLA), starting all 16 games of their 2022 campaign. He has scored 14 tries total (all for the Gold) including a high of 5 in 2021 and 4 in 5 games to start the 2020 season prior to it’s cancellation. He gained over 400m with ball in hand in 2023, also racking up 114 successful tackles in 15 games (14 starts).

On 23rd October 2023, the NOLA Gold announced that they had extended Cam Dolan through the 2025 MLR season. Dolan added a 15th try in 2024, starting 7 of his 9 appearances to take both his appearances and starts total over 70. He also recorded another 45 tackles to bring his career total over 600. On December 26th, 2024, the Gold confirmed the return of Cam Dolan for 2025, as expected. Dolan earned 10 starts in 11 appearances for the Gold in 2025, adding another 73m and 83 tackles to his career totals in a disappointing year for NOLA, who missed out on the playoffs with a 4-12 records, finishing 5th in the Eastern Conference. On 19th June 2025, Cam Dolan announced his retirement on Instagram.

Achievements:

MLR Team of the Week: 2021 – Round 12
MLR Team of the Week: 2021 – Round 2
T-2nd in League Try Scoring: 2020 (4)
MLR Team of the Week: 2020 – Round 1
All-MLR Second XV Selection: 2019
MLR Team of the Week: 2019 – Round 12
MLR Team of the Week: 2019 – Round 1
All-MLR First XV Selection: 2018
MLR Team of the Week: 2018 – Round 6
MLR Team of the Week: 2018 – Round 3

Sebastián Kalm

Juan Manuel Leguizamón

Kara Pryor

Evan Mintern

Bill Fukofuka

Matt Heaton

Quebec native Matt Heaton played in Major League Rugby between 2020-2025. He represented Rugby ATL (2020-2023) and followed the franchise when a new ownership group relocated the team to Los Angeles to represent Rugby FC LA (2024-2025).

Heaton played rugby through High School in Canada, and played club rugby with Saint-Anne-De-Bellevue Rugby Club, the Dog River Howlers, and the Atlantic Rock. He represented the Canadian U20 side at the World Rugby Trophy competition and the IRB Americas Rugby Championship in 2013, and earned his full test debut for Canada against Japan in June 2016. Heaton earned 31 caps between 2016-2021, and represented Canada at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. At club level, Heaton played in the lower tiers of English rugby between 2015-2019, Captaining Nat 1 side Darlington Mowden Park in their 2018/19 season, before returning to North America.

Heaton signed with Rugby ATL ahead of their inaugural season in 2020, appear in 4 of ATL’s 5 games before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. He had completed 70 tackles in those 4 games, and was tied for 3rd in MLR with teammate Johan Momsen at the time the season shut down. Across his 4 MLR seasons with the RATLers, Heaton earned 44 caps (all starts) for the team, tied for 4th in team history. This includes the 2021 MLR Championship Final, when ATL fell to the LA Giltinis 31-17 at the famous Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. He scored 6 tries in total but his real value was as a formidable tackler. He completed 635 tackles as a member of ATL and was regularly an MLR Top 10 Tackler, passing 200 tackles in a season once, in 2023 when he finished 5th in MLR tackling.

As with Rugby ATL, Heaton was a member of the Leadership group for Rugby FC LA in their inaugural MLR season under new ownership, and earned his 50th MLR cap in the first half of the 2024 campaign. He scored 1 try in 12 games for RFCLA during their inaugural season, completing 166 tackles to take his career total to over 800. On December 16th, 2024, Rugby FC LA confirmed the return of Matt Heaton for their sophomore season in 2025.

Contract Status: Signed through 2026