13 v 46 
Free JacksRecap
The Reigning Champion New England Free Jacks travel to Charlotte to face MLR’s newest team, Anthem Rugby Carolina.
Unsurprising to many, this proved a baptism of fire for Anthem. The Free Jacks got on the board after 4 minutes through the forwards, with Cam Davidowicz scoring the first try of 2024 for the defending champs, and they never looked back. In total, the Free Jacks tallied 8 tries including 3 from Reece MacDonald, the 32nd hattrick in MLR history and 3rd by a Free Jack. He also gained 222m in this game alone, a season-high and good enough for the 4th best in MLR history.
Anthem RC didn’t just roll over however. Oscar Koller recorded a penalty to score the first points in MLR history for the team, and they picked up 2 tries in the 2nd half with Mateo Gadsden recording the first try in franchise history.
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2024 | 7:00 pm | Major League Rugby | MLR 2024 |
Results
| Team | Penalty Kick | Tries | Conversions | TB | LB | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthem | 1/1 | 2 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Free Jacks | 0/0 | 8 | 3/8 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
Anthem
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Turnbull 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jack Manzo 16 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Mika Felix 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | James Rivers | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lucas Gramlick 19 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Braemar Murray | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Albert O’Shannessey | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Dylan Fortune 20 | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Chase Suznevich | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Oscar Koller 21 | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 6 | 1/1 | 3 |
| 11 | Uluamu Niutupuivaha 22 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Junior Gafa 23 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cael Hodgson | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Tyren Al-Jiboori | Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Shane Barry | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 16 | Connor Robinson 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Dan Hanson 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Ivan Pula 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Logan Weidner 5 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Joe Basser 8 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Siaosi Nai 10 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Mateo Gadsden 11 | Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | Josh Shetler 12 | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 466 | 141 | 1/3 | 13 |
Free Jacks
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foster DeWitt 17 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Andrew Quattrin 16 | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | John-Roy Jenkinson 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Josh Larsen | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Conor Keys 19 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Martín Sigren | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cam Davidowicz | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Wian Conradie 20 | Number 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | John Poland 21 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jayson Potroz 23 | Fly-half | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2/7 | 4 |
| 11 | Danyon Morgan-Puterangi | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Wayne van der Bank | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ben LeSage 22 | Centre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Zach Bastres | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Reece MacDonald | Fullback | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | Sean Ralph 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Kyle Ciquera 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Kaleb Geiger 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Kyle Baillie 5 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Piers von Dadelszen 8 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Gabe Casey 13 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Isaac Olson 10 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 716 | 131 | 2/7 | 46 |
Officials
| Referee | Assistant 1 | Assistant 2 | TMO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquise Goodwin | Luke Rogan | Mike Lawrenson | Austin Reed |
Venue
| American Legion Memorial Stadium |
|---|
| American Legion Memorial Stadium, 310, North Kings Drive, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 28204, United States |