Anthem RC - NA Rugby Database

background & History

Anthem Rugby Carolina were founded in early 2024, and announced on January 19th, 2024, six weeks before the start of the 2024 MLR season in which they would compete for the first time. The team came to be thanks to a partnership between Major League Rugby, USA Rugby, and World Rugby, the goal of which was to expand upon the USA Hawks Development Pathway and have a professional team made up of US talent to compete year in, year out at the highest level of rugby in North America. The long term goal of this team is to provide a clear pathway to the USA Eagles national team ahead of the Rugby World Cups in 2027 and, more importantly, 2031 on home soil.

The introduction of Anthem RC brought the number of teams competing in the 2024 season back to 12 (following the withdrawal of the Toronto Arrows and Rugby New York Ironworkers) and allowed the league to move back to a 2 conference system. MLR had released the 2024 schedule in mid December 2023, and had to re-launch a schedule on January 19th to accommodate Anthem’s introduction.

records & Record Holders

All Time:

Top Scorer: Cliven Loubser (51pts)
Top Try Scorer: Te Rangatira Waitokia (7)
Most Appearances: Te Rangatira Waitokia (15)
Most Starts: Te Rangatira Waitokia (14)
Top Tackler: Jake Turnbull (153)
Top Meter Eater: Te Rangatira Waitokia (1,246m)

Single Season:

Top Scorer: Cliven Loubser (51pts)
Top Try Scorer: Te Rangatira Waitokia (7)
Top Tackler: Jake Turnbull (153)
Top Meter Eater: Te Rangatira Waitokia (1,246m)

Historical Performance

2024: 0-16 (-353) – 7pts: 6th in Eastern Conference

Overall Regular Season Record: 0-0-16
Overall Championship Series Record: N/A
Championship Series Appearances: 0

Head coach & captain

Head Coach:

Alama Ieremia (2024)

Captain:

Jake Turnbull (2024)

logo

The style of Anthem RC’s ‘A’ logo is intended as a nod to the military history of the city, and the star is an homage to that. The cross of the A is also intended to symbolise a ‘rising star’, as the team is made up of many of the USA’s ‘rising stars’ in the game of Rugby.

Venue

Anthem RC play out of the American Legion Memorial Stadium, in Charlotte, NC. A 10,500 seater turf field owned by the City of Charlotte.

Fixtures


April 18, 2025 7:30 pm N/A 2025 - RD 10: Anthem RC v New England Free Jacks
April 23, 2025 7:30 pm N/A 2025 - RD 11: Anthem RC v Seattle Seawolves
April 27, 2025 6:30 pm N/A 2025 - RD 11: Miami Sharks v Anthem RC
May 10, 2025 10:00 pm N/A 2025 - RD 13: Rugby FC LA v Anthem RC
May 18, 2025 7:00 pm N/A 2025 - RD 14: Anthem RC v Old Glory DC
May 24, 2025 7:00 pm N/A 2025 - RD 15: Anthem RC v Chicago Hounds
May 31, 2025 9:00 pm N/A 2025 - RD 16: Utah Warriors v Anthem RC
June 8, 2025 8:00 pm N/A 2025 - RD 17: Houston SaberCats v Anthem RC

Results


April 13, 2025 28 - 20 N/A 2025 - RD 9: Chicago Hounds v Anthem RC
April 5, 2025 19 - 33 N/A 2025 - RD 8: Anthem RC v NOLA Gold
March 29, 2025 25 - 17 N/A 2025 - RD 7: Seattle Seawolves v Anthem RC
March 22, 2025 45 - 46 N/A 2025 - RD 6: Anthem RC v Houston SaberCats
March 8, 2025 26 - 22 N/A 2025 - RD 4: Old Glory DC v Anthem RC
February 28, 2025 31 - 32 N/A 2025 - RD 3: Anthem RC v Miami Sharks
February 21, 2025 5 - 52 N/A 2025 - RD 2: Anthem RC v San Diego Legion
February 15, 2025 35 - 14 N/A 2025 - RD 1: NOLA Gold v Anthem RC
June 29, 2024 40 - 7 N/A 2024 - RD 18: New England Free Jacks v Anthem RC
June 22, 2024 29 - 38 N/A 2024 - RD 17: Anthem RC v Chicago Hounds
June 16, 2024 14 - 30 N/A 2024 - RD 16: Anthem RC v Miami Sharks
June 9, 2024 34 - 24 N/A 2024 - RD 15: San Diego Legion v Anthem RC
June 1, 2024 47 - 29 N/A 2024 - RD 14: Old Glory DC v Anthem RC
May 18, 2024 29 - 33 N/A 2024 - RD 12: Anthem RC v Rugby FC LA
May 10, 2024 15 - 38 N/A 2024 - RD 11: Anthem RC v Houston SaberCats
May 3, 2024 29 - 13 N/A 2024 - RD 10: Seattle Seawolves v Anthem RC
April 27, 2024 5 - 40 N/A 2024 - RD 9: Anthem RC v NOLA Gold
April 14, 2024 59 - 26 N/A 2024 - RD 7: Chicago Hounds v Anthem RC
April 5, 2024 44 - 19 N/A 2024 - RD 6: Utah Warriors v Anthem RC
March 30, 2024 32 - 46 N/A 2024 - RD 5: Anthem RC v Old Glory DC
March 23, 2024 50 - 21 N/A 2024 - RD 4: Miami Sharks v Anthem RC
March 17, 2024 28 - 68 N/A 2024 - RD 3: Anthem RC v Dallas Jackals
March 9, 2024 34 - 19 N/A 2024 - RD 2: NOLA Gold v Anthem RC
March 3, 2024 13 - 46 N/A 2024 - RD 1: Anthem RC v New England Free Jacks

All-Time MLR Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts
1	Legion	108	69	38	1	3117	2531	586	57	28	363
2	Seawolves	112	64	46	2	3157	2780	377	49	24	333
3	Free Jacks	83	59	24	0	2355	1749	606	43	9	288
4	Gold	102	49	52	1	2548	2753	-205	49	20	267
5	SaberCats	104	48	56	0	2628	2895	-267	48	16	256
6	Warriors	102	42	57	3	2862	2923	-61	52	29	255
7	Ironworkers	75	46	29	0	2000	1786	214	40	11	235
8	Old Glory	80	32	44	4	2052	2398	-346	40	15	191
9	Arrows	70	29	39	2	1771	1884	-113	27	16	163
10	Atlanta	56	30	25	1	1405	1265	140	26	9	157
11	Gilgronis	61	25	35	1	1457	1421	36	24	9	135
12	Giltinis	34	25	9	0	1036	618	418	20	5	125
13	Hounds	42	19	22	1	1071	1104	-33	16	9	103
14	Raptors	31	17	12	2	856	801	55	16	2	90
15	Jackals	50	9	41	0	1017	1710	-693	18	16	70
16	RFCLA	24	9	14	1	612	742	-130	15	3	56
17	Sharks	24	9	15	0	512	639	-127	7	5	48
18	Anthem	24	0	24	0	496	953	-457	8	4	12

2025 Overall MLR Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts
1	Hounds	8	7	1	228	176	52	4	0	32
2	SaberCats	8	5	3	252	205	47	6	2	28
3	Warriors	7	5	2	254	196	58	5	1	26
4	Legion	8	5	3	231	181	50	5	1	26
5	Free Jacks	8	5	3	219	183	36	5	1	26
6	RFCLA	8	4	4	245	269	-24	7	1	24
7	Old Glory	8	4	4	223	238	-15	6	1	23
8	Gold	8	3	5	238	233	5	5	4	21
9	Sharks	8	3	5	177	250	-73	3	1	16
10	Seawolves	7	2	5	167	199	-32	4	3	15
11	Anthem	8	0	8	173	277	-104	2	3	5

2024 MLR Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts
1	Free Jacks	19	14	5	0	539	401	138	8	3	67
2	SaberCats	17	14	3	0	500	381	119	11	0	67
3	Seawolves	19	13	6	0	567	446	121	9	4	65
4	Legion	17	11	6	0	449	404	45	7	4	55
5	Hounds	18	9	8	1	516	431	85	7	5	50
6	Gold	17	10	7	0	431	394	37	8	2	50
7	Jackals	18	7	11	0	541	500	41	10	9	47
8	Old Glory	17	7	8	2	423	449	-26	6	4	42
9	Warriors	16	5	11	0	424	471	-47	7	8	35
10	Sharks	16	6	10	0	335	389	-54	4	4	32
11	RFCLA	16	5	10	1	367	473	-106	8	2	32
12	Anthem	16	0	16	0	323	676	-353	6	1	7

Anthem RC - Active

Player	Position	GP	GS	T	C	P	AC	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
Albert O’Shannessey	Flanker, Number 8	5	4	0	0	0	0	44	48	0	0
Alejandro Martinez Tapia	Lock, Number 8	6	3	0	0	0	0	81	34	0	0
Alex Maughan	Hooker, Prop	7	6	0	0	0	0	19	65	0	0
Ashawnty Staples-Flowers	Wing	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Carlo de Nysschen	Scrum-half	5	2	0	0	0	0	80	15	0	0
Cliven Loubser	Fly-half	2	2	0	1	0	0	76	13	1	2
Colin Turner	Flanker	6	2	1	0	0	0	55	41	0	5
Conner Mooneyham	Fullback, Wing	5	5	1	0	0	0	122	31	0	5
Connor Robinson	Hooker	5	5	2	0	0	0	48	49	0	10
Dan Hanson	Prop	8	3	0	0	0	0	17	36	0	0
Declan Moore	Hooker	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
Dylan Fortune	Number 8	5	5	0	0	0	0	67	55	0	0
EJ Freeman	Center	6	1	0	0	0	0	43	17	0	0
Erich Storti	Center	7	7	2	0	0	0	261	49	0	10
Ethan Howard	Number 8	8	1	1	0	0	0	57	37	0	5
Graeme Pedegana	Flanker	3	0	0	0	0	0	55	13	0	0
Ishma-eel Safodien	Scrum-half	5	1	1	0	0	0	67	11	0	5
Jake Turnbull	Prop	7	5	2	0	0	0	87	58	0	10
Jason Tidwell	Fullback, Wing	7	7	2	0	0	0	279	25	0	10
Joe Apikotoa	Prop	7	4	2	0	0	0	65	40	0	10
Junior Gafa	Center	6	6	2	0	0	0	260	45	0	10
Karl Keane	Scrum-half	6	6	1	0	0	1	45	40	0	7
Le’Donn Mathis	Flanker, Lock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Line Latu	Fly-half, Fullback	5	4	1	4	1	0	296	16	5	16
Makeen Alikhan	Flanker	8	8	2	0	0	0	129	106	0	10
Mateo Gadsden	Center, Wing	3	0	1	0	0	0	34	8	0	5
Mikey Grandy	Lock	3	3	0	0	0	0	23	35	0	0
Mitch Wilson	Fullback, Wing	6	5	0	11	1	0	345	13	12	25
Neil Trainor	Hooker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Penalty Try		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Puna Vuli	Lock	5	4	1	0	0	0	29	53	0	5
Quinton Tindel	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rhys Mitchell	Lock	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Golla	Flanker, Lock	8	8	2	0	0	0	91	105	0	10
Shawn Clark	Lock, Wing	3	1	0	0	0	0	11	12	0	0
Stephan Bernal-Wendt	Prop	5	0	0	0	0	0	12	7	0	0
Toby Fricker	Wing	3	3	1	0	0	0	189	9	0	5
Tomalati Ma’afu	Lock, Number 8	3	2	1	0	0	0	47	13	0	5
Watson Filikitonga	Center	5	3	0	0	0	0	112	36	0	0

Anthem RC – All

Player	Position	GP	GS	T	C	P	AC	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
Albert O’Shannessey	Flanker, Number 8	17	16	2	0	0	0	264	196	0	10
Alejandro Martinez Tapia	Lock, Number 8	6	3	0	0	0	0	81	34	0	0
Alex Maughan	Hooker, Prop	7	6	0	0	0	0	19	65	0	0
Ashawnty Staples-Flowers	Wing	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Braemar Murray	Flanker, Lock, Number 8	7	3	0	0	0	0	42	48	0	0
Cael Hodgson	Center, Wing	13	11	1	0	0	0	359	86	0	5
Cameron Gerlach	Fullback	3	3	0	0	1	0	50	18	1	3
Carlo de Nysschen	Scrum-half	5	2	0	0	0	0	80	15	0	0
Chase Suznevich	Fly-half, Scrum-half	1	1	0	0	0	0	46	4	0	0
Cliven Loubser	Fly-half	11	10	3	13	4	0	775	52	17	53
Colin Turner	Flanker	6	2	1	0	0	0	55	41	0	5
Conner Mooneyham	Fullback, Wing	5	5	1	0	0	0	122	31	0	5
Connor Robinson	Hooker	18	14	4	0	0	0	221	182	0	20
Conor McManus	Scrum-half	6	5	0	0	0	0	139	35	0	0
Dan Hanson	Prop	23	6	0	0	0	0	79	84	0	0
David Still	Center, Wing	5	5	3	0	0	0	336	16	0	15
Declan Moore	Hooker	6	4	0	0	0	0	322	52	0	0
Dominick Iacovino	Fullback, Wing	3	2	1	0	0	0	76	12	0	5
Dylan Fortune	Number 8	12	12	1	0	0	0	272	109	0	5
EJ Freeman	Center	6	1	0	0	0	0	43	17	0	0
Erich Storti	Center	7	7	2	0	0	0	261	49	0	10
Ethan Howard	Number 8	8	1	1	0	0	0	57	37	0	5
Graeme Pedegana	Flanker	5	1	0	0	0	0	87	29	0	0
Ishma-eel Safodien	Scrum-half	5	1	1	0	0	0	67	11	0	5
Ivan Pula	Prop	7	0	0	0	0	0	38	23	0	0
Jack Manzo	Hooker	11	3	0	0	0	0	110	62	0	0
Jake Turnbull	Prop	21	18	4	0	0	0	516	211	0	20
James Rivers	Lock	13	11	0	0	0	0	155	132	0	0
Jason Tidwell	Fullback, Wing	7	7	2	0	0	0	279	25	0	10
Javon Camp-Villalovos	Lock	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0
Joe Apikotoa	Prop	18	15	4	0	0	1	397	152	0	22
Joe Basser	Flanker	12	7	1	0	0	1	216	129	0	7
Josh Shetler	Fullback	5	3	3	0	0	0	125	14	0	15
Juan Pen	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Junior Gafa	Center	19	19	6	0	0	0	1322	172	0	30
Karl Keane	Scrum-half	6	6	1	0	0	1	45	40	0	7
Le’Donn Mathis	Flanker, Lock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Line Latu	Fly-half, Fullback	5	4	1	4	1	0	296	16	5	16
Logan Weidner	Flanker, Lock, Number 8	12	2	0	0	0	0	75	81	0	0
Lucas Gramlick	Lock	11	9	0	0	0	0	135	86	0	0
Makeen Alikhan	Flanker	8	8	2	0	0	0	129	106	0	10
Mateo Gadsden	Center, Wing	12	5	2	0	0	0	276	84	0	10
Mika Felix	Prop	5	3	0	0	0	0	23	14	0	0
Mikey Grandy	Lock	3	3	0	0	0	0	23	35	0	0
Mitch Wilson	Fullback, Wing	6	5	0	11	1	0	345	13	12	25
Neil Trainor	Hooker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oscar Koller	Fly-half, Fullback	13	11	2	13	3	1	644	87	16	47
Penalty Try		1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7
Puna Vuli	Lock	5	4	1	0	0	0	29	53	0	5
Quinton Tindel	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reagan Leslie	Lock	9	9	0	0	0	0	190	92	0	0
Rheno Taito’a	Scrum-half	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Rhys Mitchell	Lock	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Golla	Flanker, Lock	8	8	2	0	0	0	91	105	0	10
Sean Yacoubian	Scrum-half	9	5	0	0	0	0	156	42	0	0
Sebastien Zaridze	Center	5	3	0	0	0	0	202	35	0	0
Shane Barry	Fly-half, Fullback	10	5	2	0	0	0	298	24	0	10
Shawn Clark	Lock, Wing	3	1	0	0	0	0	11	12	0	0
Shneil Singh	Flanker, Lock	13	11	1	0	0	0	395	117	0	5
Siaosi Nai	Scrum-half	11	5	3	0	0	1	357	48	0	17
Sione Latu	Flanker	8	3	0	0	0	0	180	77	0	0
Steffan Crimp	Fly-half, Fullback	4	3	0	0	0	0	90	10	0	0
Stephan Bernal-Wendt	Prop	17	2	0	0	0	0	107	45	0	0
Te Rangatira Waitokia	Center, Fullback, Wing	15	14	7	1	1	1	1246	115	2	42
Toby Fricker	Wing	3	3	1	0	0	0	189	9	0	5
Tomalati Ma’afu	Lock, Number 8	9	7	1	0	0	0	331	68	0	5
Tomasi Alosio	Wing	8	5	2	0	0	0	584	15	0	10
Tyren Al-Jiboori	Wing	10	7	3	0	0	0	222	52	0	15
Uluamu Niutupuivaha	Wing	7	1	0	0	0	0	81	9	0	0
Watson Filikitonga	Center	5	3	0	0	0	0	112	36	0	0

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