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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 DG Asst. MG DB Tackles KS/KA Pts
1Malakai Hala-Ngatai 17Prop00000001000
2Connal McInerney 16Hooker0000010100
3Kyle Steeves 18Prop1000040905
4Kyle Baillie 19Lock0000000300
5Conor KeysLock00000401600
6Ethan FryerFlanker000004202000
7Kaipono Kayoshi 20Flanker00000401200
8Wian ConradieNumber 8100001302605
9John PolandScrum-half0000000000
10Dan Hollinshead 23Fly-half013004084/411
11Paula BalekanaWing000008901000
12Isaac Olson 22Center0000020600
13Jack ReevesCenter0000090900
14Oscar LennonWing0100013071/12
15Brock WebsterFullback00000340400
16Lindsey Stevens 2Hooker00000702100
17Tevita Sole 1Prop0000010700
18Kaleb Geiger 3Hooker00000110400
19Josh Larsen 4Lock00000601700
20Joe Johnston 7Flanker00000701500
21Cameron Nordli-KelemetiScrum-half0000000900
22Le Roux Malan 12Center000003601300
23Jed Melvin 10Flanker00000260300
 Total 2230031302305/523

RFCLA

# Player Position T C P DG Asst. MG DB Tackles KS/KA Pts
1Alessandro Heaney 22Prop00000401700
2Ben Sugars 16Hooker000001401400
3Maliu Niuafe 17Prop000002201000
4Lucas Bur 19Lock00000101900
5Jason DammLock000002201200
6Tim AnsteeFlanker000003901800
7Ed Timpson 20Flanker00000400400
8Semi KunataniNumber 8100019801105
9Tasman SmithScrum-half000004801100
10Sean Nolan 21Fly-half0000040300
11Will Leonard 23Wing00001690500
12Nick ChanCenter100007601105
13Matias JensenCenter000004601600
14Rory van VugtWing100006401105
15Vaughen IsaacsFullback0200096052/24
16Ben Strang 2Hooker00000110800
17Justus Tavai 3Prop0000000400
18Franco van den Berg 1Prop0000000400
19Mikaea Wynyard 4Lock00000110100
20Matt Heaton 7Flanker000001001800
21Gonzalo Bertranou 10Scrum-half00000160200
22Robert Mapa 1Center00000200000
23Reece MacDonald 11Fly-half0100039021/12
 Total 3300275002063/321

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