2025 – RD 6: Old Glory DC v New England Free Jacks

28 v 14

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Old Glory DC host their Eastern Conference rivals the New England Free Jacks in the first of two Red, White, & Blue bowl games this season! The Free Jacks are flying high after a last-gasp victory over the NOLA Gold in their 2025 home opener, while the Flags are looking to bounce back after a hard fought defeat at the hands of the Chicago Hounds last week.

These teams have met 10 times prior to this match including twice in the post-season, with the Free Jacks holding a dominant 8-2 series lead and are 2-0 against Old Glory in the playoffs. The most recent meeting between these sides was in the 2024 Eastern Conference Semifinal, when New England squeezed through as 33-29 victors after pinning Old Glory in their own end for much of the final 15 minutes. DC’s Connor Buckley recorded the first (and to date, only) playoff hat trick in MLR history in that game, so here’s hoping for plenty of action in this one.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
March 22, 2025	5:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2025

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
Old Glory	3	2	2/2	0	0	28
Free Jacks	2	2	0/0	0	0	14

Old Glory

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	DG	Asst.	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Jack Iscaro	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	15	7	0	0
2	Facundo Gattas 16	Hooker	0	0	0	0	0	6	8	0	0
3	Calixto Martinez 17	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	0	0
4	Rob Harley	Lock	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	0	0
5	Tevita Naqali 19	Lock	0	0	0	0	0	15	10	0	0
6	Jamason Fa’anana-Schultz 20	Flanker	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0
7	Cory Daniel	Flanker	0	0	0	0	0	26	19	0	0
8	Lautaro Bavaro	Number 8	0	0	0	0	0	32	7	0	0
9	Connor Buckley 21	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
10	Jason Robertson	Fly-half	0	2	2	1	1	38	8	5/7	13
11	Axel Müller	Wing	1	0	0	0	0	44	4	0	5
12	Jason Emery 22	Center	0	0	0	0	0	18	4	0	0
13	Steffan Hughes	Center	1	0	0	0	0	52	6	0	5
14	Perry Humphreys	Wing	0	0	0	0	1	6	7	0	0
15	Damien Hoyland 23	Fullback	0	0	0	0	0	128	0	0	0
16	KoiKoi Nelligan 2	Hooker	1	0	0	0	0	5	11	0	5
17	Sam Davies 18	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0
18	Isikeli Kava 17	Flanker	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
19	Bill Whiteside 5	Lock	0	0	0	0	0	8	7	0	0
20	Collin Grosse 6	Flanker	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	0	0
21	Ethan McVeigh 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
22	John Powers 12	Fullback	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0
23	Owen Sheehy 15	Wing	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	Total		3	2	2	1	2	414	161	5/7	28

Free Jacks

#	Player	Position	T	C	Asst.	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Malakai Hala-Ngatai 18	Prop	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
2	Andrew Quattrin 16	Hooker	1	0	0	8	9	0	5
3	Cole Keith 17	Prop	0	0	0	3	2	0	0
4	Conor Keys 20	Lock	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
5	Sam Caird 19	Lock	0	0	0	2	7	0	0
6	Jed Melvin	Flanker	0	0	0	15	11	0	0
7	Joe Johnston	Flanker	0	0	0	25	7	0	0
8	Wian Conradie	Number 8	0	0	0	26	19	0	0
9	John Poland 21	Scrum-half	0	1	0	4	4	1/1	2
10	Harrison Boyle	Fly-half	0	0	0	5	6	0	0
11	Paula Balekana	Wing	0	0	0	14	3	0	0
12	Le Roux Malan	Center	0	0	0	50	6	0	0
13	Wayne van der Bank	Center	0	0	0	32	8	0	0
14	Isaac Olson 22	Center	0	0	0	23	4	0	0
15	Simon-Peter Toleafoa 23	Fly-half	0	0	0	6	1	0	0
16	Kaleb Geiger 2	Hooker	0	0	0	3	2	0	0
17	Jone Koroiduadua 3	Prop	0	0	0	6	1	0	0
18	Kyle Steeves 1	Prop	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
19	Josh Larsen 5	Lock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Piers von Dadelszen 4	Flanker	0	0	0	1	7	0	0
21	Oscar Lennon 9	Scrum-half	0	0	1	13	3	0	0
22	Faletoi Peni 14	Center	1	1	0	16	4	1/1	7
23	Killian Coghlan 15	Center	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
	Total		2	2	1	256	120	2/2	14