Old Glory DC is excited to welcome New Zealand Winger Declan O’Donnell to the 2020 squad
At 29 years old, Declan O’Donnell claims Hamilton, New Zealand as home. O’Donnell made his debut for the New Zealand sevens team in the 2010 Dubai Sevens at just 19 years old. Emerging as a young force in rugby, O’Donnell had the honor of being called up to the Maori All Blacks during the RFU […]
Old Glory DC is proud to welcome USA Eagle and 2018 Mitre 10 Cup Champion Michelangelo Sosene-Feagai to the 2020 squad
Sosene-Feagai claims two homes, Apia, Samoa and Auckland, New Zealand. Coming from two nations that claim rugby as their national sport, Sosene-Feagai grew up surrounded by the tight-knit community. Sonsene-Feagai attended Sacred Heart College and later Waikato University. Additionally, the hooker has ties to two club teams in New Zealand, Ardmore Marist and Auckland Marist. […]
Old Glory DC is proud to welcome Capital Rugby Union player and Utility Back Mitchel MacCartney to the 2020 squad
Hailing from a family with Marine Corp ties, Mitchel MacCartney was born in Cuba and raised in Chesapeake, Virginia. He went to Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School where he dabbled in multiple sports, including football and track. It was at the University of South Carolina where MacCartney took up rugby. The former high school football […]
Old Glory DC is proud to welcome loose-head prop Maxwell Lum to the 2020 squad
Hailing from Advance, North Carolina, Lum was introduced to rugby at a young age playing for the Triad Bulldogs of the Carolina Youth Rugby League. Continuing his rugby career in college, Lum played D1A College Rugby at Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia. During his collegiate career, the forward was named a Junior All-American in […]
Old Glory DC is excited to welcome New Zealand native and fly-half Jason Robertson to the 2020 squad
Originally from Mt. Maunganui, New Zealand, Jason Robertson will be joining the Old Glory backline during the 2020 season. The fly-half attended university in Hamilton, NZ and played on the University of Waikato Rugby Club. Robertson made his Waikato Rugby Union debut in 2016 and earned three appearances off the bench in Mitre 10 Cup […]
Old Glory DC is excited to welcome experienced Major League Rugby player Jake Turnbull to the 2020 squad
Raised in Sydney, Australia, Jake Turnbull comes to Washington, DC after two seasons with MLR’s Houston Sabercats as a loose-head prop. While with the Sabercats, Turnbull served as a youth development coach in their player pathway programs and regularly started for the professional side. Before joining MLR, Turnbull played for the Denver Stampede in the […]
Old Glory DC is proud to welcome Cal Varsity Rugby Flanker, Nic Mirhashem, to the 2020 squad
Originally from Barcelona, Spain, Nic Mirhashem started his rugby career with Rugby Club Sitges and played for the Spanish national team at U16, U17, and U18. A recent graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Mirhashem was a stand-out collegiate athlete and team leader on Cal Varsity Rugby Team. Cal Varsity Rugby plays Division 1A, […]
Sideline Chat with Coach Andrew Douglas: A team in the making
The fall rugby season is well underway in the Nation’s Capital and the Mid-Atlantic Region. As evidenced by the release of the Major League Rugby 2020 schedule and the teasing of ticket sales, the Old Glory front office and coaching staff have been working heads-down in anticipation of the club’s inaugural season. Recent front office […]
Old Glory DC is proud to announce the signing of USA Eagle Jamason Fa’anana-Schultz
Originally from Ipswich, Brisbane Australia, Jamason Fa’anana-Schultz will be joining Old Glory DC for the 2020 season. Coming to DC off of Major League Rugby experience and a recent win on the USA Rugby Eagles Squad, Fa’anana-Schultz is slated to bring exciting energy to the forward pack in 2020. While attending University of Queensland, the […]
Old Glory Announces David Potamianos Has Been Named Commercial Officer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — (Washington, DC – October 11, 2019) Old Glory DC is honored to announce that David Potamianos has been named Commercial Officer, marking the third full-time front office hire for the professional rugby team. As Commercial Officer, Potamianos will be responsible for developing business partnerships, increasing community involvement, and ticket sales. Potamianos […]
