27 v 17 
Free JacksRecap
The NOLA Gold host the New England Free Jacks in Louisiana, with a chance for the visitors to lock in the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Gold had other ideas however. Although the Free Jacks got on the board first through a Reece MacDonald penalty, NOLA hit back with 3 quick tries to stun the guests and take a 19-3 lead by the first water break. Former Free Jack Taniela Filimone scored NOLA’s third tryr for his 10th of the 2024 season.
The scoreline remained 19-3 at the break, but Foster DeWitt struck back for the Free Jacks early in the 2nd half, cutting the deficit to 9 after the conversion. The Gold would respond through Jordan Jackson-Hope and their lead was back up to 14pts, but the Free Jacks wouldn’t go away, responing themselves and cutting the lead to 7 with 20 minutes to play. Only a Rodney Iona penalty in the 75th minute finally dispatched the Free Jacks, who remain top of the Eastern Conference, but now only 2pts ahead of the Gold.
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2024 | 6:00 pm | Major League Rugby | MLR 2024 |
Results
| Team | Penalty Kick | Tries | Conversions | TB | LB | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1/1 | 4 | 2/4 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Free Jacks | 1/1 | 2 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Gold
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarred Adams 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Pat O’Toole 16 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Isaac Salmon 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Malcolm May 19 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Cam Dolan 20 | Lock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Moni Tonga’uiha | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Jonah Mau’u 21 | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Tom Florence 23 | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Luke Campbell | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Rodney Iona | Fly-half | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 2/4 | 5 |
| 11 | Taniela Filimone | Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Jordan Jackson-Hope | Centre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | JP du Plessis | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Harley Wheeler 22 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Dougie Fife | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Alex Lopeti 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Matt Harmon 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | James ‘Doc’ Irey 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Callum Botchar 4 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | William Waguespack 5 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Osaiasi Tonga’uiha 7 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Reece Botha 14 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Julian Roberts 8 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 441 | 129 | 2/4 | 27 |
Free Jacks
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Ciquera 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Foster DeWitt 16 | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | John-Roy Jenkinson 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Conor Keys | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jackson Thiebes 19 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ethan Fryer 20 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Jed Melvin 23 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Mitch Jacobson | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Holden Yungert 21 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Reece MacDonald | Fly-half | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 3 | 3/3 | 7 |
| 11 | Toby Fricker | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Le Roux Malan | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ben LeSage | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Mitch Wilson | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Danyon Morgan-Puterangi 22 | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sean Ralph 2 | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Malakai Hala-Ngatai 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Cole Keith 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Piers von Dadelszen 5 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Seta Baker 6 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Oscar Lennon 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Killian Coghlan 15 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Cam Davidowicz 7 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 646 | 91 | 3/3 | 17 |
Officials
| Referee | Assistant 1 | Assistant 2 | TMO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Anselmi | Marquise Goodwin | Ian Seaton | Cam Russell |
Venue
| Gold Mine |
|---|
| Gold Mine on Airline, La Salle Park Big Loop, Harahan Junction, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, 70123, United States |