The Utah Warriors racked up a 2024-record 1,145m gained in this game, forcing the NOLA Gold to complete 219 successful tackles to preserve their 21-14 victory.

This was the 6th meeting all-time between Utah and NOLA, with the Gold emerging victorious in every single meeting.

The NOLA Gold host the Miami Sharks at the Gold Mine for a Southern Showdown in the Eastern Conference!

The Gold come into this game on the back of 3 games with 0 table points, and desperate for a win to halt their skid. The 1-5 Sharks, despite being an expansion side, have had some close games go against them and will be looking for a big win on the road. The game went back and forth for much of the first half, with the lead changing hands a number of times before a Reinaldo Piussi try gave Miami the lead, and a Videla penalty extended that lead to 15-22 at the half.

The 2nd half started badly for the hosts, with OJ Noa sent to the bin early, before Miami’s Nick Grigg dotted down for his 2nd, and Marcos Young scored a 7pointer just two minutes later to take the Sharks to a 15-36 lead. The Gold would hit back through a Jonah Mau’u try in the 56 minute, before the Sharks went a man down as Alec McDonnell was sent to the bin. Taniela Filimone grabbed another try for NOLA to secure the try BP, before things descended into chaos. Nick Grigg was given a yellow to take the Sharks down to 13 men, before Jarred Adams was awarded a yellow to hamstring the Gold, and Nick Feakes was given a straight red in his NOLA Gold return for an off the ball incident. The Sharks emerged from the chaos as 27-42 victors, their first road victory in MLR.

The Gold continue to skid and may face further suspensions following Feakes’ incident. With a BP victory for the Sharks, this game definitely shook up the Eastern Conference!

The NOLA Gold host the Chicago Hounds down in Louisiana, looking to keep their strong start to the 2024 season going.

The Chicago Hounds however, thought otherwise. The hosts took a 14-5 lead into half time, but the Hounds struck back right after half time and although the Gold did extend their lead to 21-12, a controversial red card and being down to 13 men for 10 minutes meant that they would not score again. The visitors fully exploited this, scoring 33pts in the second half to secure a comfortable BP victory on the road and put a serious dent in the Gold’s chase of 1st place in the East.

At the time, this was the most points ever scored by the Chicago Hounds, and the largest winning margin (17) in club history!

The 2024 MLR season started with a growing rivalry, as Old Glory DC travelled to Louisiana to take on the NOLA Gold at the Gold Mine.

It was the visitors who won the first half, with Jason Robertson slotting 2 penalties to score the first points of the MLR season to give the Flags a 0-6 lead and weathering a Gold storm early. By the 2nd water break the score remained the same and the first try of the season was desperately needed by both sides, and it came not long after play resumed. A yellow card to Cory Daniel created an overlap and Jordan Jackson-Hope had an easy finish to score the Gold’s first points of the season and the league’s first try!

The Gold were in the ascendency for much of the 2nd half and dominated the final 20. Not long after Jackson-Hope’s try, a beautiful chip over the top from Reece Botha was collected by Taniela Filimone to extend the Gold’s lead and cement the victory in front of a home crowd. The Gold take the first game of 2024 by a score of 18-6. Old Glory DC still await their first try of the campaign.

Old Glory DC travel to Louisiana to take on NOLA Gold at the Gold Mine, with both teams fighting for a playoff spot in the 2023 Post-Season.

With a bonus point try scored by deadline acquisition and former NOLA Gold lock, Kyle Baillie. A convincing 15-28 scoreline, the visitors take all 5 points clinching a playoff spot for the first time in club history! For NOLA there is still a chance, but it’s become that much more difficult. They could well be extending their playoff drought into 2024.

It is unknown whether OGDC will be the #2 or #3 seed in the east, however.