Anthem RC host Old Glory DC at American Legion Memorial Stadium during Round 4 of the 2026 Major League Rugby season.

The Rising Stars enter this game on the back of their first ever home victory last week, a 34-25 win over the Seattle Seawolves, and currently sit 2nd in MLR with a 2-1 record. The Flags meanwhile, picked up their first win of the season on the road against their rivals in New England, and now sit with an even 1-1 record.

Keeping up the momentum from their victory over the defending champs last week, Old Glory DC definitely enjoyed the better start. Max Schumacher opened the scoring after only 8 minutes before Anthem got the wake up call. despite the lion’s share of possession, the Rising Stars were unable to get on the scoreboard through the first quarter, but DC weren’t able to extend their 0-7 lead either. That changed after the water break, as Perry Humphreys bagged his first of the season after assisting Schumacher’s early score to double the guests lead, before Kirby Myhill went over about 5 miuntes later, then John Rizzo added a 4th almost straight off the restart from Myhill’s score. This ballooned the score to 0-26 to Old Glory by the half-time break, and both players and fans of Anthem RC must’ve been having flashbacks to their previous two seasons as tehy headed into the sheds.

Although Anthem weren’t able to find that final move to get onto the scoreboard in the first half, that changed early in the second as Will Leonard was able to break the goose egg and get the hosts on the board. After this score, the teams settled into the second half and like in the first, it would be some time before another score which, unfortunately for Anthem, came from the guests. Former NOLA Gold veteran Ross Depperschmidt crossed for his first in a DC jersey in the 62nd minute before Conner Mooneyham bagged his 3rd of the year out wide in the 69th minute. Mooneyham’s score was just a consolation try however, and marked the final score of the game as the DC defence held firm to secure a 14-31 victory to end their 3-game road trip.

The Flags improve to 2-1 on their road trip and finally get to enjoy their home opener at George Mason University next week when they will host the California Legion. Anthem RC meanwhile, fall to an even 2-2 record and will travel up to the formidable Fort Quincy to face the defending champion New England Free Jacks next week.

Anthem RC host the Seattle Seawolves at American Legion Memorial Stadium during Round 3 of the 2026 Major League Rugby season.

The euphoria of Anthem’s first every victory in Round 1 was quickly erased by a 33-19 home defeat at the hands of the Chicago Hounds last week, and the Rising Stars now sit 2nd in the league with a 1-1 record. They host the Seattle Seawolves in their 3rd game of the season, who are coming off a strong 33-16 victory in their home opener over Old Glory DC.

The hosts opened the scoring within the first 10 minutes through Campbell Robb with his 2nd try of the season for the Rising Stars to open the scoring in front of a home crowd. The visitors would chip away at this lead with a pair of penalties, before the flood gates opened just after the first hydration break. Seattle scored their first try through a lovely lineout move putting prop Ezekiel Lindenmuth clean through, before Julian Roberts hit back for Anthem a few minutes later. Just 2 minutes after Roberts’ score however, Paddy Ryan crossed at the other end for the Seawolves, which was quickly cancelled out by an Anthem score out wide from former Seawolf Malacchi Esdale. during this flurry of scoring, Seattle tried to challenge for an obvious Anthem knock-on that was missed, but referee Mike Lawrenson deemed that the incident was outside of the scope of the RRS, and Seattle could not challenge this. Despite being unable to challenge this, Lawrenson penalised the Seawolves by taking away their final challenge. Some clarity on this may bee needed from MLR, as fans were left confused as to why the challenge was deemed unsuccessful if they were unable to challenge in the first place. Whats more, the incident was an obvious knock-on that went uncalled. Following this period of back and forth scoring, Anthem RC went into the sheds with a narrow 21-18 lead.

The second half saw significantly less scoring to start, but no less back and forth play, as one line break was met with another, and scramble defence proved solid from both sides. Around the 60 minute mark however, the Seattle Seawolves would feel even more hard done by thanks to a truly baffling decision from the referee team. Anthem RC’s Will Sherman crossed the try line for his 2nd score of the season, and Lawrenson chose to review it to make sure of the grounding. As clear as day, the replay showed that Sherman spilled the ball forward in the try zone, and that there was no grounding (something Seattle did 2 or 3 times during this game too). It was so obvious that none of the Anthem players including Sherman himself, bothered celebrating at all. Despite this, and following the referee intiated review the try was awarded to the consternation of fans. Thankfully this try didn’t decide the game, but it did secure a try BP for Anthem and without it, Seattle would have picked up a losing BP, so it may still play a part in the season. Luke Carty would kick both the conversion, and a few minutes later a penalty to extend Anthem’s lead to 31-18, before Divan Rossouw scored an almost consolation try for Seattle, converted by Mark Bennett. Luke Carty would bank another 3pts in the final minute to deny Seattle a losing BP, and Anthem would record their first home victory in franchise history, a 34-25 win over the Seattle Seawolves.

Anthem will now try to keep that momentum going into next week, and will be staying at home to face Old Glory DC in Round 4 who are coming off of a great road win against the Free Jacks. The injury-stricken Seattle Seawolves on the other hand, will hope they get some guys back in time for next week’s clash with the California Legion in LA.

Following their season opener against the California Legion last week, Anthem RC return to Charlotte for their home opener against the Chicago Hounds. This game marks the first of the season for the Hounds, who had a bye in Round 1.

Anthem RC return to Charlotte to a hero’s welcome after claiming their first victory in franchise history last week against the California Legion, snapping a MLR record 32-game winless streak dating back to the start of the 2024 season. They face a Chicago Hounds team that many have labelled as a favourite for the Shield this year. The Hounds team for this game included 7 players in the starting XV who were earning their Hounds debut, including hooker Theo Fourie who made his MLR debut. In addition, flanker Maclean Jones earned his 50th MLR appearance as a Chicago Hound in this game, becoming the first player to reach a half-century of games for the team.

The Chicago Hounds showed no signs of rust in their first showing of a new campaign, and never trailed in this game scoring 5 tries to Anthem’s 3 to lock up the full 5pts and get their campaign off to a perfect start, taking this one 19-33 on the road. Anthem, perhaps overconfident after their first ever victory last week, return to the drawing board to prep for the Seattle Seawolves next week.

Anthem RC host the Chicago Hounds in an Eastern Conference clash in Charlotte. The Hounds had a tight turnaround coming into this game, having hosted Rugby FC LA just 5 days ago during the week.

The Hounds look to bounce back after a loss to RFCLA on the final play, and now 3rd in the Eastern Conference, are desperate for poitns to secure home advantage in the playoffs. Anthem RC’s new head coach Agustin Cavalieri has only been in change for a few games and with nothing to lose, will be looking for his side to gel and play more consistently if they want their first ever victory.

These teams have met 3 times in the past with the Chicago Hounds currently undefeated over the winless Anthem side.

Old Glory DC travel to Charlotte to face Anthem RC in an Eastern Conference clash. The flags are on a tight turnaround after hosting the NOLA Gold 5 days ago.

Anthem RC have already been mathematically eliminated from the 2025 playoffs and are still looking for their first ever win as a franchise, with nearly 30 games under their belt. Old Glory DC are looking to keep their playoff hunt alive, and are coming off of a comfortable 27-14 victory over the NOLA Gold and are looking to keep up their momentum.

These teams have met 3 times in the past, with Anthem RC yet to defeat the Flags. It proved another tough outing for the USA’s rising stars. The visitors took the lead within 10 minutes, before Anthem took the lead with a 7pt try from Dylan Fortune. From that point however, it was all DC. The Flags retook the lead a minute later through Damien Hoyland, and had locked up the try BP before half time. Another two tries by Anthem RC were cancelled out by another 3 scores for DC, who locked up a bonus point victory with a final score of 19-41 to give Old Glory’s playoff hunt a big boost.

The Seattle Seawolves travel to the East coast to face Anthem RC in a mid-week, cross-conference clash in Round 11 of the 2025 MLR season.

The Seawolves are coming off a closely fought home victory over the Chicago Hounds, and will be looking for a win here to build some momentum and try to climb the Western Conference. Anthem RC, as always, are desperate for a win after a convincing defeat to the New England Free Jacks.

These teams have met twice in the past, with the Seattle Seawolves holding a 2-0 series lead including their most recent meeting, a 25-17 affair a few weeks ago, in Round 7 of the 2025 season.

The New England Free Jacks travel down to The Queen City to face Anthem RC in an Eastern Conference clash. The Reigning Champs have righted the ship after a shaky start to the season, and now sit on a 3-game win streak and looking to continue to climb the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, Anthem RC sit rock bottom of the league with a 0-8 record and are still hunting for that elusive first victory as a franchise. These teams have faced each other twice in the past, with the Free Jacks holding a 2-0 lead in the head-to-head series.

Although Anthem kept the Free Jacks close through the first 30 minutes, as the game went on New England began to pull away. A second try from Paula Balekana just before half-time was a dagger for the hosts. They came out fighting again after the break and the Free Jacks had their work cut out for them, but Anthem never really looked like scoring. It took also half an hour for the first score of the second half, with the Free Jacks scoring twice within 4 minutes to lock up the try BP and a convincing 6-26 victory. The reigning champions now sit just 3pts back of the lead in the Eastern Conference, and have won 4 in a row. Anthem RC meanwhile, fall to a 25 game losing streak and despite coming close to that first victory, seem to have been moving further away from that goal in the last few weeks.

 

The NOLA Gold travel to the Queen City to face Anthem RC in an Eastern Conference clash, with both teams desperate for a win!

The Gold come into this following a tight 18-20 defeat to the Chicago Hounds in their 100th MLR game and find themselves with a 1-5 record, while Anthem RC are still after their first franchise win dating back to 2024.. These teams have met 3 times prior to this game, with the Gold holding a 3-0 series lead. The most recent meeting between Anthem RC and the NOLA Gold was in Round 9 of the 2024 season, when the Gold took a convincing 6 try, 5-40 road victory.

Despite improved performances from Anthem so far this season, as well as the majority of both territory and possession, the NOLA Gold defence stood firm. The Gold made just under 200 tackles to stifle Anthem RC, who fell 19-33. NOLA pick up their 2nd win of the 2025 season, both of which have come against Anthem RC. Speaking of the hosts, they fall to 0-7 in 2025 and set a new record for the longest losing streak in MLR history, now at 23 games.