Free Jacks 
20 v 26 
Hounds
20 v 26 HoundsRecap
Eastern Conference leaders the New England Free Jacks host the 2nd placed Chicago Hounds in a clash at the top of the east.
The visiting Chicago Hounds put together an impressive performance to cement themselves as real contenders for the Eastern Conference, defeating the reigning champions in their own back yard, 20-26.
All-time MLR leading try scorer Dylan Fawsitt scored his 48th try, and Maclean Jones bagged a pair as the Hounds took this one by 6. They weren’t able to secure the Try BP however, and the Free Jacks salvage a losing BP but only scored 3 tries of their own, including a pair from Paula Balekana.
The Free Jacks still lead the East, but it might not be as much of a walkover as it once appeared…
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2024 | 12:00 pm | Major League Rugby | MLR 2024 |
Results
| Team | Penalty Kick | Tries | Conversions | TB | LB | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Jacks | 1/1 | 3 | 1/3 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Hounds | 3/3 | 3 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Free Jacks
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malakai Hala-Ngatai 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Andrew Quattrin 16 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | John-Roy Jenkinson 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Josh Larsen | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jackson Thiebes 19 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Piers von Dadelszen 23 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Seta Baker | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Martín Sigren 20 | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti 21 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jayson Potroz 22 | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 1/3 | 3 |
| 11 | Paula Balekana | Wing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Le Roux Malan | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Wayne van der Bank | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Mitch Wilson | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Danyon Morgan-Puterangi | Fly-half | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 3 | 1/1 | 2 |
| 16 | Mason Koch 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Foster DeWitt 1 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Kaleb Geiger 3 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Kyle Baillie 5 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Cam Davidowicz 8 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Holden Yungert 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Ben LeSage 10 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Ethan Fryer 6 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 752 | 111 | 2/4 | 20 |
Hounds
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Abel 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dylan Fawsitt 16 | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Patrick ‘Paddy’ Ryan 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mason Flesch | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | James Scott | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ben Landry 19 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Maclean Jones | Flanker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 19 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Conall Boomer 20 | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Jason Higgins 21 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Adriaan Carelse | Fly-half | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 4/6 | 11 |
| 11 | Nate Augspurger | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Billy Meakes | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Bryce Campbell | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Noah Brown | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Luke Carty 22 | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Janus Venter 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Fred Apulu 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Ignacio Peculo 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | George Merrick 6 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Luke White 8 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Nick McCarthy 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Mark O’Keeffe 15 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Cassh Maluia | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 411 | 189 | 4/6 | 26 |
Officials
| Referee | Assistant 1 | Assistant 2 | TMO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Anselmi | Cisco Lopez | Eanna O’Dowd | Austin Reed |
Venue
| Veteran's Memorial Stadium |
|---|
| Veterans Memorial Stadium, Hancock Street, Quincy Center, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 02170, United States |