Gold Mine on Airline
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Joe Zimmerman Stadium
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For the first two seasons of Major League Rugby in 2018 and 2019, the team played at Joe Zimmerman Stadium under the branding of Gold Stadium. The natural turf field with grandstand seating for up to 3,000 people is located on the West Bank at Marrero, Louisiana .[ 4]
For the 2022 season, NOLA Gold partnered with local Louisiana, Port Orleans Brewing Company to make "GOLDen Ale". These 16-ounce cans will be available for purchase in the brewery's tap room and on tap at the start of the season. It will also be sold throughout the season in the team's home stadium, the Shrine on Airline .[ 3]
Season
Kit manufacturer
Shirt sponsor
2018
XBlades None
2019
Louisiana Tourism
2020
Paladin Sports None
2021
None
2022
Louisiana Tourism
2023
LCMC Health
2024
LCMC Health
Players and personnel
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Season
Conference
Regular season
Postseason
Pos
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
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BP
Pts
Pld
W
L
F
A
+/−
Result
2018 -
6th 8 3 0 5 209 291 -82 5 17 - - - - - - Did not qualify
2019 -
5th 16 9 0 7 463 403 +60 17 53 - - - - - - Did not qualify
2020 [ a] Eastern
3rd 5 3 0 2 135 102 +33 4 16 - - - - - - Cancelled
2021 Eastern
3rd 16 10 1 5 375 378 -3 9 51 - - - - - - Did not qualify
2022 Eastern
5th 16 4 0 12 358 517 -159 6 25 - - - - - - Did not qualify
2023 Eastern
4th 16 7 0 9 339 435 -96 6 35 - - - - - - Did not qualify
2024 Eastern
2nd 16 10 0 6 410 349 +61 10 50 1 0 1 21 45 -24 Lost Conference Semifinal (Chicago Hounds ) 45–21
2025 Eastern
5th 16 4 0 12 428 473 -45 16 32 - - - - - - Did not qualify
Totals 109 50 1 58 2,717 2,948 -231 67 244 - - - - - - 1 postseason appearance
Date Opponent Home/Away Result
April 21 Houston SaberCats Away Won, 35–26
May 3 Austin Elite Away Lost, 17–30
May 12 Seattle Seawolves Home Lost, 29–31
May 19 Houston SaberCats Home Won, 24–20
May 27 Seattle Seawolves Away Lost, 26–55
June 3 Glendale Raptors Home Lost, 10–41
June 9 San Diego Legion Home Lost, 22–39
June 16 Utah Warriors Away Won, 46–43
Date Opponent Home/Away Result
December 8, 2018 USA South Panthers Home Won, 45–10
December 15, 2018 Stars Rugby[ 9] Home Won, 113–0
January 5, 2019 Midwest Selects Home Won, 74–0
January 12, 2019 Dallas Reds Home Won, 72–0
Date Opponent Home/Away Result
January 26 Toronto Arrows Home Won, 36-31
February 2 Glendale Raptors Home Won, 40-31
February 10 Seattle Seawolves Home Won, 41-31
February 16 Rugby United New York Home Lost, 24–27
March 2 Utah Warriors Away Won, 21-19
March 16 Houston SaberCats Away Won, 49-11
March 23 Austin Elite Home Won, 35–31
March 30 Glendale Raptors Away Lost, 33-34
April 7 Toronto Arrows Away Won, 35-31
April 13 Utah Warriors Home Won, 28-19
April 21 Seattle Seawolves Away Lost, 24–25
May 4 Austin Elite Away Won, 26-14
May 11 San Diego Legion Home Lost, 19–26
May 18 Houston SaberCats Home Lost, 20–27
May 26 Rugby United New York Away Lost, 22-24
June 2 San Diego Legion Away Lost, 10-22
On March 12, 2020, MLR announced the season would go on hiatus immediately for 30 days due to fears surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 10] [ 11]
Date Opponent Home/Away Result
March 21 Old Glory DC Home Draw, 26–26
March 27 Rugby United New York Home Won, 51–28
April 10 Austin Gilgronis Home Lost, 15–18
April 17 New England Free Jacks Home Won 30-29
April 24 Rugby ATL Away Lost, 28-38
May 2 Toronto Arrows Home Won, 22-14
May 8 Houston SaberCats Away Won, 28-26
May 15 San Diego Legion Away Lost, 17-43
May 22 Utah Warriors Home Won, 29-24
June 5 Rugby ATL Home Lost, 7-8
June 12 Old Glory DC Away Won, 25-21
June 20 Toronto Arrows Away Won, 18-12
June 27 New England Free Jacks Away Won, 17-9
July 4 LA Giltinis Away Won, 21-20
July 11 Seattle Seawolves Away Lost, 6-30
July 17 Rugby United New York Away Won, 35-32
Date Opponent Home/Away Result
February 5 New England Free Jacks Home Lost, 13-24
February 12 Rugby ATL Home Lost, 9-14
February 19 Toronto Arrows Home Lost, 23-24
March 4 Seattle Seawolves Away Won, 25-24
March 12 Dallas Jackals Away Won, 32-26
March 19 Rugby New York Home Lost, 19-30
March 26 Old Glory DC Away Won, 31-22
April 2 New England Free Jacks Away Lost, 29-33
April 9 Rugby ATL Home Lost, 17-34
April 16 Toronto Arrows Away Lost, 36-53
April 23 Austin Gilgronis Home Lost, 10-32
May 1 Rugby United NY Away Lost, 28-36
May 14 Old Glory DC Home Won, 50-21
May 21 San Diego Legion Home Lost, 12-42
May 29 New England Free Jacks Away Lost, 5-57
June 3 Rugby ATL Away Lost, 19-45
Date Opponent Home/Away Location Result
February 17 New England Free Jacks Home The Gold Mine Lost, 36-12
February 25 Houston SaberCats Away SaberCats Stadium Lost, 35-14
March 4 Rugby ATL Away Silverbacks Park Lost, 29-16
March 12 New York Ironworkers Home The Gold Mine Won, 31-5
March 18 Utah Warriors Home The Gold Mine Won, 37-14
March 25 Old Glory DC Away Segra Field Won, 20-17
April 2 Seattle Seawolves Home The Gold Mine Lost, 36-35
April 15 Rugby ATL Home The Gold Mine Lost, 23-7
April 23 Chicago Hounds Away SeatGeek Stadium Won, 37-24
April 30 Toronto Arrows Home The Gold Mine Won, 40-24
May 7 New York Ironworkers Away Memorial Field Lost, 54-19
May 13 San Diego Legion Home The Gold Mine Lost, 26-12
May 21 New England Free Jacks Away Veterans Memorial Stadium Lost, 50-3
June 3 Old Glory DC Home The Gold Mine Lost, 28-15
June 10 Dallas Jackals Away Choctaw Stadium Won, 15-10
June 17 Toronto Arrows Away York Lions Stadium Won, 26-24
NOLA Gold played 16 games in the 2024 regular season, with all eight home games played at the Gold Mine . The team finished the regular season 10–6 and qualified for its first playoff berth, losing to the Chicago Hounds 45-21 in the Eastern Conference semifinal.[ 12]
Date Opponent Home/Away Location Result
March 2 Old Glory DC Home Gold Mine Won, 18-6
March 9 Anthem RC Home Gold Mine Won, 34–19
March 16 New England Free Jacks Away Veterans Memorial Stadium Lost, 27–21
March 23 Dallas Jackals Away Choctaw Stadium Won, 35–22
April 4 Chicago Hounds Home Gold Mine Lost, 38–21
April 14 San Diego Legion Away Snapdragon Stadium Lost, 33–20
April 20 Miami Sharks Home Gold Mine Lost, 42–27
April 27 Anthem RC Away Truist Point Won, 40–5
May 11 Seattle Seawolves Home Gold Mine Won, 32–31
May 18 Utah Warriors Home Gold Mine Won, 21–14
May 26 Chicago Hounds Away SeatGeek Stadium Won, 25–13
June 1 Houston SaberCats Home Gold Mine Lost, 21–7
June 9 Miami Sharks Away Chase Stadium Won, 20-13
June 16 RFC Los Angeles Away Dignity Health Sports Park Won, 38-21
June 22 New England Free Jacks Home Gold Mine Won, 27-17
June 29 Old Glory DC Away Maryland Soccerplex Lost, 27–24
↑ "New Orleans Confirms Major League Rugby Plans" . This is American Rugby. May 25, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017 .{{cite news }}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link )↑ Williams, Bob (January 30, 2020). "Austin MLR team gains new name and owners, NOLA Gold partners with Clermont Auvergne" . SportBusiness. Retrieved February 22, 2020 . 1 2 Mackel, Travers (August 30, 2019). "When Baby Cakes leave, what happens to "Shrine On Airline?' . WDSU . Retrieved October 4, 2019 . ↑ "Archbishop Shaw High School Breaks Ground on New Stadium" . wbbeacon.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link )↑ "Nate Osborne To Coach New Orleans Gold" . DJ Coil Rugby . June 16, 2017. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017.↑ "NOLA Gold Names Kane Thompson as Head Coach" .↑ "NOLA Gold hire Cory Brown as new Head Coach" . Americas Rugby News . November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023 .↑ "Former All Black Carlos Spencer Joins NOLA Gold as Assistant Coach" .↑ "Stars Rugby 7s on Facebook" . Facebook the original [ user-generated source ] ↑ "Major League Rugby Suspends 2020 Season for 30 Days" (Press release). Major League Rugby. March 12, 2020. Archived from the original on May 27, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .↑ "Major League Rugby Has Decided to Cancel the Remainder of the 2020 Season and Turn Attention to 2021" (Press release). Major League Rugby. March 19, 2020. Archived from the original on March 19, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020 .↑ "Strong second half sees Chicago past NOLA into East Final" . Americas Rugby News . July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024 . 
Nate Osborne (2018–2021) [5]
Kane Thompson (2022–2023)[6]
Cory Brown (2024)[7]
Nicolas Godignon, scrum, breakdown