Ironworkers 
29 v 38 
Free Jacks
29 v 38 Free JacksRecap
Rugby New York host their MLR rivals the New England Free Jacks for their Home Opener at JFK Stadium in Hoboken.
The Free Jacks spoiled the show, with fly-half Beaudein Waaka a standout, scoring 23 of New England’s 38pts. This tied the season-record of individual points in a game, with Rugby ATL‘s Joaquin de la Vega Mendia in Round 1.
Many reports record Waaka as scoring a hattrick in this game, but the highlights clearly show John Poland as the man who reaches for the Free Jacks’ second try, off the back of a scrum.
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2022 | 3:00 pm | Major League Rugby | MLR 2022 |
Results
| Team | Penalty Kick | Tries | Conversions | TB | LB | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironworkers | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Free Jacks | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
Ironworkers
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chance Wenglewski 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dylan Fawsitt 16 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Kalolo Tuiloma 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Nate Brakeley | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Will Tucker | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Benjamín Bonasso | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Joe Basser 20 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Brendon O’Connor 19 | Number 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Connor Buckley 21 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sam Windsor | Fly-half | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 3/4 | 7 |
| 11 | Ed Fidow 23 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Jason Emery | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Fa’asiu Fuatai | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Andrew Coe | Wing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Jack Heighton | Fly-half | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1/1 | 7 |
| 16 | Wilton Rebolo 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Zak Taulafo 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Nic Mayhew 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Charlie Hewitt 8 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Pago Haini 22 | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Andy Ellis 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Ishmail Shabazz 20 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Quinn Ngawati 11 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 757 | 129 | 4/5 | 29 |
Free Jacks
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Johnston 16 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Foster DeWitt 17 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Tevita Sole 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Josh Larsen | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Stan van den Hoven 19 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Joe Johnston | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Slade McDowall 20 | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Terrell Peita 23 | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | John Poland | Scrum-half | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Beaudein Waaka | Fly-half | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 1 | 5/5 | 23 |
| 11 | Harry Barlow | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Le Roux Malan | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Wayne van der Bank | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Jack Reeves 22 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Mitch Wilson | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Pieter Jansen 1 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Kyle Ciquera 2 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Erich de Jager 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Reegan O’Gorman 5 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Cam Davidowicz 7 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Holden Yungert | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Harrison Boyle 14 | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Mills Sanerivi 8 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 654 | 154 | 5/5 | 38 |
Venue
| JFK Stadium |
|---|
| JFK Stadium, Jefferson Street, Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey, 07030, United States |