The Dallas Jackals Have Signed, Utility Back, Ani Mteto

ARLINGTON, TX – The Dallas Jackals have signed Ani Mteto, utility back, for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 6’1”, 210 pound Mteto is from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and previously played for the NOLA Gold Academy team during the Fall 2022 season in the American Rugby Premiership before getting promoted to the senior squad for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. 

Mteto graduated from Kingswood College in 2013. He attended Iowa Central Community College from 2017-2018 before transferring to Lindenwood University in 2018 and graduating in 2022. He played rugby at all three institutions and also played with the Kansas City Blues and St Louis Bombers in USA Club Sevens Nationals and with Dallas RFC at the Freetail 7s. 

“This is such a great opportunity, and I can’t wait to begin training with the team for the ‘24 season”, said Mteto. 

Dallas Jackals General Manager, Santiago Sodini, said “Mteto is a great player and is going to bring a lot to this team.”

To watch Ani Mteto and the Dallas Jackals this season, be sure to get your Dallas Jackals season tickets today! www.dallasjackals.com/season-tickets/  

The Dallas Jackals are a professional rugby team that plays at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Jackals are members of Major League Rugby. The team has played in Dallas/Fort Worth since 2022. More information is available at www.dallasjackals.com.