Position: Number 8

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

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

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

achievements
  • MLR Team of the Week: 2025 – Rd 14
  • 50 MLR Caps – 2024 – RD 9
  • 5th in MLR Tackles: 2023 (215)
  • 2021 MLR Runner-Up: Rugby ATL
  • T-8th in MLR Tackling: 2021 (184)
  • T-3rd in MLR Tackling: 2020 (70)

Johan Momsen

South African lock/back row Johan Momsen played in Major League Rugby between 2020-2026. He represented Rugby ATL (2020-2023), the Houston SaberCats (2024-2025), and Anthem RC (2026).

At the end of the 2023 MLR season, Momsen was the 2nd highest capped Rugby ATL player with 53 MLR games played, behind only Alex Maughan on 54. In those games, Momsen scored 12 tries and Captained the side 10 times. 8 of those captaincies came in 2023 where he split leadership duties with Canadian Matt Heaton. Momsen was part of the ATL side that finished runners-up to the LA Giltinis in the 2021 MLR season and was named as the MLR Forward of the Year for his efforts. He followed up a successful 2021 with 15 starts in 16 games in 2022. Momsen was one of only 2 MLR players to earn 5 MLR Team of the Week selections in the 2022 season, alongside Billy Meakes (LA Giltinis). At the conclusion of the 2023, Momsen has a total of 11 Team of the Week selections.

On 29th June 2023, the Manawatu Turbos announced the signing of Momsen for their 2023 NPC season, a new competition for the man from Paarl. He was signed with ATL through the 2024 MLR season and returned stateside following the NPC season, but not with Rugby ATL. Following news that Rugby ATL was under new ownership and was relocating to LA, Johan Momsen was traded to the Houston SaberCats on September 25th, 2023 along with Justin Basson in exchange for 2024 Salary Cap Considerations (unknown). Basson & Momsen, both South Africans, joined a healthy Saffa contingent in Houston, that finished the 2024 regular season with a 14-2 record as the top team in MLR, before being stunned by the Dallas Jackals in the playoffs.

On 1st June 2024, the Manawatu Turbos announced that Momsen had signed for their 2024 & 2025 NPC seasons, and on November 7th 2024, the Houston SaberCats announced the return of Johan Momsen for the 2025 MLR season. Momsen appeared in all 19 Houston SaberCats games during 2025, starting 17 times as the SaberCats finished the regular season 2nd in the Western Conference before earning their first two postseason victories ever to claim the Western Conference Title, before falling to the New England Free Jacks in the Championship Game in Rhode Island, which Momsen started. He scored 3 tries in 2025, gaining 239m in possession and recording his 2nd 200+ tackle season completing a career high 220 tackles and finishing 7th League-wide. Momsen was named to the All-MLR Second XV for his performance in 2025, the 4th All-MLR selection of his career.

On 26th November 2025 following the surprise withdrawal of the Houston SaberCats from MLR in September, Anthem RC announced the addition of Johan Momsen for the 2026 season. He was the first International player named to the Anthem roster during the 2025/26 season.

Achievements
  • MLR Team of the Week: 2026 – Rd 7
  • 2025 All-MLR Second XV Selection
  • 2025 Western Conference Champion – Houston SaberCats
  • 7th in MLR Tackling: 2025 (220)
  • 2025 MLR Ironman
  • MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 4
  • 2023 All-MLR First XV Selection
  • MLR Team of the Week: 2023 – Rd 12
  • MLR Team of the Week: 2023 – Rd 8
  • MLR Team of the Week: 2023 – Rd 3
  • 2022 All-MLR First XV Selection
  • MLR Team of the Week: 2022 – Rd 17
  • MLR Team of the Week: 2022 – Rd 10
  • MLR Team of the Week: 2022 – Rd 8
  • MLR Team of the Week: 2022 – Rd 2
  • MLR Team of the Week: 2022 – Rd 1
  • 2021 All-MLR First XV Selection
  • 2021 Eastern Conference Champion – Rugby ATL
  • 2021 MLR Forward of the Year
  • 4th in MLR Tackling: 2021 (201)
  • MLR Team of the Week: 2021 – Conference Finals
  • MLR Team of the Week: 2021 – Round 11
  • MLR Team of the Week: 2021 – Round 3
  • T-3rd in League Tackling: 2020 (70)

Matt Gordon

Scottish back row Matt Gordon played in Major League Rugby between 2021-2023. He represented Old Glory DC (2021-2022) and the Dallas Jackals (2023).

An Aberdeen native, Gordon attended the University of Mary Washington where he was named a Collegiate All-American in 2019. He declared for MLR’s inaugural Collegiate Draft in 2020 and was selected in the 2nd Round, 23rd overall by Old Glory DC. Gordon did not feature for the Flags in his rookie season and it’s not known if this was due to injury or something else, but he returned for Old Glory DC the following year, earning his MLR debut in DC’s 2022 season opener against Rugby ATL. Gordon would earn his first MLR start the following week which would be his final MLR appearance for the team.

Gordon signed with the Dallas Jackals for the 2023 MLR season and matched the 2 appearances and 1 start that he recorded with Old Glory DC. In total, Gordon completed 30 tackles and gained 61m in possession, starting 2 of his 4 MLR appearances.

Achievements
  • MLR Draftee: 2020 – 2nd Round (23rd Overall) – Old Glory DC