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The NOLA Gold host the New England Free Jacks in an Eastern Conference clash to finish the 2025 regular season for both sides!
The Free Jacks have guaranteed a home semifinal with a victory over the Seattle Seawolves last weekend, and are fielding a line-up with plenty of rotation. Are they resting their big guns, or trying out some new ideas? For the NOLA Gold, they know that this is the last game of their season, and will want to go out with a bang, especially if it means throwing a spanner in the works of their conference rivals. The Free Jacks need a win in this game to clinch 1st in the Eastern Conference following a Chigao Hounds win during the week. These teams have met 11 times in the past, with the Free Jacks holding a 7-4 series lead. Their most recent meeting was a narrow 35-31 victory for New England at home.
The New England Free Jacks secure 1st place in the Eastern Conference for the 4th straight season with a 17-21 road victory over the NOLA Gold to end their regular season. They will face the Miami Sharks next week in the Eastern Conference Semi-Final. The NOLA Gold finish a disappointing 2025 season with a 12th loss, and their focus turns to the off-season.
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 7, 2025 | 7:00 pm | Major League Rugby | MLR 2025 |
Results
| Team | Tries | Conversions | Penalty Kick | TB | LB | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Free Jacks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Gold
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | DG | Asst. | MG | DB | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Harmon 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Alex Lopeti 16 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Paul Mullen 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Callum Botchar 20 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | William Waguespack 19 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Moni Tonga’uiha | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Aidan King | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jonah Mau’u 22 | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Luke Campbell 21 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Luke Carty 23 | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 11 | Julian Roberts | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | JP du Plessis | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ross Depperschmidt | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Ed Fidow | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Cooper Coats | Fullback | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 12 |
| 16 | Abe Turpen 2 | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Bart Vermeulen 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Alejandro Pradillo 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jay Tuivaiti 5 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Chase Jones 4 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Damian Stevens 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Cian Darling 8 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Vilimone Koroi 10 | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 374 | 0 | 83 | 1/3 | 17 |
Free Jacks
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | DG | Asst. | MG | DB | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Ciquera 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Foster DeWitt 16 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jone Koroiduadua 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sam Caird 19 | Lock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Conor Keys | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Piers von Dadelszen | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Joe Johnston 20 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Wian Conradie | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Oscar Lennon 21 | Scrum-half | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 6 | 3/4 | 11 |
| 10 | Harrison Boyle | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jack Reeves 23 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Wayne van der Bank 22 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ben LeSage | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Simon-Peter Toleafoa | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Brock Webster | Fullback | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 4 | 0/1 | 5 |
| 16 | Connal McInerney 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Tevita Sole 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Kyle Steeves 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Josh Larsen 4 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ethan Fryer 7 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Killian Coghlan 12 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Josiah Morra 11 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 520 | 0 | 133 | 3/5 | 21 |
Venue
| Gold Mine |
|---|
| Gold Mine on Airline, La Salle Park Big Loop, Harahan Junction, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, 70123, United States |