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2024
NOLA GOLD
Home Field:
The Gold Mine (5-3)
Head Coach:
Cory Brown (10-6)
Assistant Coaches:
Kane Thompson (Forwards)
Taylor Howden (Backs)
Nicolas Godignon (Scrum)
Captain:
Moni Tonga’uiha (10-6)
PRESEASON FIXTURES
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | RESULT |
| 2024-02-17 | Dallas Jackals | Choctaw Stadium, Arlington | 26-48 |
| 2024-02-24 | Houston SaberCats | SaberCats Stadium, Houston | 40-36 |
REGULAR SEASON FIXTURES
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | RESULT |
| 2024-03-02 | Old Glory DC | The Gold Mine, Metairie | 18-6 |
| 2024-03-09 | Anthem Carolina | The Gold Mine, Metairie | 34-19 |
| 2024-03-16 | New England Free Jacks | Veterans Memorial Stadium, Quincy | 21-27 |
| 2024-03-23 | Dallas Jackals | Choctaw Stadium, Arlington | 35-22 |
| 2024-04-06 | Chicago Hounds | The Gold Mine, Metairie | 21-38 |
| 2024-04-14 | San Diego Legion | Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego | 20-33 |
| 2024-04-21 | Miami Sharks | The Gold Mine, Metairie | 27-42 |
| 2024-04-26 | Anthem Carolina | American Legion Stadium, Charlotte | 40-5 |
| 2024-05-11 | Seattle Seawolves | The Gold Mine, Metairie | 32-31 |
| 2024-05-18 | Utah Warriors | The Gold Mine, Metairie | 21-14 |
| 2024-05-26 | Chicago Hounds | SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview | 25-13 |
| 2024-06-01 | Houston SaberCats | The Gold Mine, Metairie | 7-21 |
| 2024-06-09 | Miami Sharks | AutoNation Field, Fort Lauderdale | 20-13 |
| 2024-06-16 | RFC Los Angeles | Dignity Health Track Field, Carson | 38-21 |
| 2024-06-22 | New England Free Jacks | The Gold Mine, Metairie | 27-17 |
| 2024-06-29 | Old Glory DC | Maryland SoccerPlex, Germantown | 24-27 |
CONFERENCE SEMI FINAL
| 2024-07-21 | Chicago Hounds | The Gold Mine, Metairie |
ROSTER
| NAME | POS | HGT | WGT | DOB | BORN | REP. HONORS (caps) |
| Adams, Jarred (I) | LH/TH | 1.80 5-11 |
120 265 |
Sep 26 1996 |
NZL | Samoa u20 |
| Harmon, Matt (D-US) | LH/HO | 1.79 5-10 |
118 260 |
Dec 4 1995 |
USA | USA Eagles (5) |
| Klimkowski, Sam (D-US) | LH/TH | 1.88 6-2 |
134 295 |
Mar 4 1998 |
USA | |
| Vermeulen, Bart (I) | LH | 1.89 6-2 |
119 260 |
Sep 16 1999 |
NET | Belgium u18 |
| Böhme, Augusto (I) | HO | 1.75 5-9 |
102 225 |
Jun 11 1997 |
CHL | Chile (25) |
| Fortuny, Diego (I) | HO | 1.75 5-9 |
110 240 |
Sep 27 1991 |
ARG | Argentina (1) |
| Lopeti, Ale (D-US) | HO/FL | 1.79 5-10 |
105 230 |
Apr 12 2000 |
USA | USA Falcons |
| O’Toole, Pat (D-US) | HO | 1.82 6-0 |
108 240 |
Feb 1 1995 |
IRE | USA Falcons |
| Irey, James (D-US) | TH | 1.86 6-1 |
121 265 |
Feb 26 1987 |
USA | USA South Panthers |
| Paranihi, Sean (I) | TH | 1.80 5-11 |
115 255 |
Nov 14 1996 |
NZL | New Zealand u20 |
| Rogers, Trent (D-US) | TH | 1.83 6-0 |
130 285 |
Aug 18 1999 |
USA | USA u23 |
| Salmon, Isaac (I) | TH | 1.80 5-11 |
115 255 |
Sep 5 1996 |
NZL |
| Botchar, Callum (D-CA) | LO | 1.95 6-5 |
112 245 |
Feb 5 1999 |
CAN | Canada (1) |
| Dolan, Cam (D-US) | LO/N8 | 1.99 6-6 |
112 245 |
Mar 7 1990 |
USA | USA Eagles (67) |
| Jones, Chase (D-US)* | LO/FL | 1.94 6-4 |
108 240 |
Jul 8 1999 |
USA | USA u20 |
| May, Malcolm (D-US) | LO/FL | 1.86 6-1 |
105 230 |
Mar 24 1996 |
USA | USA MCAA |
| Waguespack, William (D-US) | LO | 1.98 6-6 |
114 250 |
Mar 1 1998 |
USA | USA u20 |
| Coleman, Fintan (D-US) | FL/LO | 1.93 6-4 |
106 235 |
Mar 4 1999 |
IRE | Ireland u18 |
| Darling, Cian (I)* | FL | 1.91 6-3 |
102 225 |
Nov 8 1999 |
IRE | |
| Mau’u, Jonah (I) | FL/N8 | 1.84 6-0 |
106 235 |
Jul 28 1998 |
AUS | |
| Tonga’uiha, Moni (D-US) | FL | 1.88 6-2 |
105 230 |
Oct 5 1994 |
USA | USA Eagles (5) |
| Tonga’uiha, Osaiasi (D-US) | FL | 1.86 6-1 |
100 220 |
Oct 6 1998 |
USA | |
| Turpen, Abe (D-US)* | FL | 1.83 6-0 |
102 225 |
Nov 14 2001 |
USA |
| Florence, Tom (I) | N8/FL | 1.89 6-2 |
106 235 |
May 20 1998 |
NZL | New Zealand u20 |
| Koroi, Maciu (D-US) | N8 | 1.87 6-2 |
113 250 |
Feb 1 1995 |
FIJ | USA u20 |
| Noa, O.J. (I) | N8 | 1.94 6-4 |
111 245 |
Dec 28 1989 |
NZL | Samoa (3) |
| Campbell, Luke (I) | SH | 1.77 5-10 |
84 185 |
Feb 16 1995 |
NZL | |
| Stevens, Damian (I) | SH | 1.65 5-5 |
80 175 |
Jun 2 1995 |
NAM | Namibia (39) |
| Villani, Sebastiano (D-US) | SH | 1.75 5-9 |
86 190 |
Aug 18 2000 |
ITA | USA HSAA |
| Botha, Reece (D-US) | FH/FB | 1.91 6-3 |
96 210 |
Sep 16 2000 |
RSA | |
| Iona, Rodney (I) | FH/CE | 1.77 5-10 |
89 195 |
Aug 17 1991 |
AUS | Samoa (7) |
| Jones, Dorian (I) | FH | 1.75 5-9 |
87 190 |
Sep 27 1991 |
WAL | Wales 7s |
| Roberts, Julian (D-US) | FH/FB | 1.75 5-9 |
88 195 |
May 11 2000 |
USA |
| Depperschmidt, Ross (D-US) | CE | 1.84 6-0 |
97 215 |
Dec 29 1992 |
USA | USA South Panthers |
| du Plessis, J.P. (I) | CE | 1.84 6-0 |
100 220 |
Apr 29 1991 |
RSA | South Africa u18 |
| Jackson-Hope, Jordan (I) | CE | 1.78 5-10 |
84 185 |
May 4 1996 |
AUS | Australia u20 |
| Fidow, Ed (I) | WI | 1.86 6-1 |
101 220 |
Sep 11 1993 |
SAM | Samoa (21) |
| Filimone, Taniela (I) | WI/CE | 1.86 6-1 |
99 220 |
Jun 1 1999 |
TON | Tonga u20 |
| Webster, Jack (D-US) | WI/FB | 1.86 6-1 |
94 205 |
Nov 15 1997 |
USA | |
| Wheeler, Harley (D-US) | WI | 1.80 5-11 |
91 200 |
Apr 23 1997 |
USA | USA Eagles 7s |
| Feakes, Nick (D-US) | FB | 1.86 6-1 |
88 195 |
Jul 4 1995 |
AUS | USA MCAA |
| Fife, Dougie (I) | FB | 1.87 6-2 |
96 210 |
Aug 8 1990 |
SCO | Scotland (8) |
(D) = domestic, (I) = international, * = no match day appearances in 2024