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Rugby FC LA travel all the way to Massachusetts to face the New England Free Jacks in a cross-conference mid-week clash, before RFCLA fly back to California to host the San Diego Legion in 4 days time, playing 2 games in RD 11 of 2025 as the midweek mayhem of the 2025 season begins! Luckily for LA, they are coming off of a bye week while the Free Jacks are roaring back in the Eastern Conference, on a 4 game win streak following a victory over Anthem RC in Round 10.

These teams have met twice in the past with RFCLA yet to defeat the New England Free Jacks, who last defeated LA on the road in their first game of the 2025 season.

Despite an Early red card to John Poland, the first score of the game came from New England’s Dan Hollinshead, but it was the visitors who ran out to a 3-14 lead off of tries from Rory van Vugt and Nick Chan. As the 2nd half began however, the Free Jacks began to scrape their way back into the game, scoring through Captain Wian Conradie and the boot of Hollinshead, taking advantage of poor discipline from Rugby FC LA. A couple of penalties and a try from Kyle Steeves took the hosts to a 23-14 lead with 20 unanswered points, before LA’s Semi Kunatani scored with the clock in the red to secure a losing BP for the guests from California.

Details

Date Time League Season
April 22, 2025 7:00 pm Major League Rugby MLR 2025

Results

TeamTriesConversionsPenalty KickTBLBPoints
Free Jacks2230023
RFCLA3300121

Free Jacks

# Player Position T C P AC DG MG Tackles KS/KA Pts
1Malakai Hala-Ngatai 17Prop0000001000
2Connal McInerney 16Hooker000001100
3Kyle Steeves 18Prop100004905
4Kyle Baillie 19Lock000000300
5Conor KeysLock0000041600
6Ethan FryerFlanker00000422000
7Kaipono Kayoshi 20Flanker0000041200
8Wian ConradieNumber 810000132605
9John PolandScrum-half000000000
10Dan Hollinshead 23Fly-half01300484/411
11Paula BalekanaWing00000891000
12Isaac Olson 22Center000002600
13Jack ReevesCenter000009900
14Oscar LennonWing010001371/12
15Brock WebsterFullback0000034400
16Lindsey Stevens 2Hooker0000072100
17Tevita Sole 1Prop000001700
18Kaleb Geiger 3Hooker0000011400
19Josh Larsen 4Lock0000061700
20Joe Johnston 7Flanker0000071500
21Cameron Nordli-KelemetiScrum-half000000900
22Le Roux Malan 12Center00000361300
23Jed Melvin 10Flanker0000026300
 Total 223003132305/523

RFCLA

# Player Position T C P AC DG MG Tackles KS/KA Pts
1Alessandro Heaney 22Prop0000041700
2Ben Sugars 16Hooker00000141400
3Maliu Niuafe 17Prop00000221000
4Lucas Bur 19Lock0000011900
5Jason DammLock00000221200
6Tim AnsteeFlanker00000391800
7Ed Timpson 20Flanker0000040400
8Semi KunataniNumber 810000981105
9Tas SmithScrum-half00000481100
10Sean Nolan 21Fly-half000004300
11Will Leonard 23Wing0000069500
12Nick ChanCenter10000761105
13Matias JensenCenter00000461600
14Rory van VugtWing10000641105
15Vaughen IsaacsFullback020009652/24
16Ben Strang 2Hooker0000011800
17Justus Tavai 3Prop000000400
18Franco van den Berg 1Prop000000400
19Mikaea Wynyard 4Lock0000011100
20Matt Heaton 7Flanker00000101800
21Gonzalo Bertranou 10Scrum-half0000016200
22Robert Mapa 1Center0000020000
23Reece MacDonald 11Fly-half010003921/12
 Total 330007502063/321

Officials

RefereeAssistant 1Assistant 2TMO
Luke RoganJarrod FordMiles McIvorCam Russell

Venue

Veteran's Memorial Stadium
Veterans Memorial Stadium, Hancock Street, Quincy Center, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 02170, United States