2025 – RD 5: New England Free Jacks v NOLA Gold

35 v 31

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The New England Free Jacks finally return to Quincy in their first game since securing back-to-back Shields in the 2024 Championship Game. They host the NOLA Gold who will look to spoil the party. The Gold are on the road but are fresh after a bye last week, while the struggling Free Jacks are coming off a heartbreaking Coffee Cup defeat in Seattle at the hands of the Seawolves. These Eastern Conference rivals have met 10 times in the past, with the Free Jacks holding a 6-4 series lead. The most recent meeting between these two sides was a 27-17 Gold victory in New Orleans in Round 17 of the 2024 season.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
March 15, 2025	2:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2025

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
Free Jacks	5	5	0	1	0	35
Gold	4	4	1	1	1	31

Free Jacks

#	Player	Position	T	C	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Malakai Hala-Ngatai 16	Prop	0	0	11	1	0	0
2	Andrew Quattrin 17	Hooker	0	0	5	9	0	0
3	Jone Koroiduadua 18	Prop	0	0	6	3	0	0
4	Jerónimo Gómez Vara 19	Lock	1	0	16	4	0	5
5	Sam Caird 20	Lock	0	0	4	4	0	0
6	Jed Melvin	Flanker	2	0	34	8	0	10
7	Joe Johnston	Flanker	0	0	8	6	0	0
8	Wian Conradie	Number 8	1	0	39	12	0	5
9	Oscar Lennon 21	Scrum-half	0	0	18	4	0	0
10	Jayson Potroz 22	Fly-half	0	4	61	1	4/4	8
11	Killian Coghlan 23	Wing	0	0	9	3	0	0
12	Le Roux Malan	Center	1	0	81	2	0	5
13	Wayne van der Bank	Center	0	0	13	6	0	0
14	Isaac Olson	Wing	0	0	54	7	0	0
15	Simon-Peter Toleafoa	Fullback	0	0	25	3	0	0
16	Foster DeWitt 1	Hooker	0	0	0	3	0	0
17	Cole Keith 2	Prop	0	0	0	1	0	0
18	Kaleb Geiger 3	Hooker	0	0	4	5	0	0
19	Conor Keys 4	Lock	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	Kyle Baillie 5	Lock	0	0	0	1	0	0
21	Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	1	0	0
22	Harrison Boyle 10	Fly-half	0	0	17	0	0	0
23	Faletoi Peni 11	Center	0	1	5	2	1/1	2
	Total		5	5	410	87	5/5	35

Gold

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Matt Harmon 17	Prop	0	0	0	4	10	0	0
2	Alex Lopeti 16	Hooker	1	0	0	8	12	0	5
3	Isaac Salmon 18	Prop	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
4	Chase Jones	Lock	0	0	0	6	21	0	0
5	William Waguespack 19	Lock	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
6	Malcolm May 20	Flanker	0	0	0	3	11	0	0
7	Jonah Mau’u	Flanker	1	0	0	33	17	0	5
8	Tupou Ma’afu Afungia 21	Number 8	0	0	0	18	9	0	0
9	Ruben de Haas 22	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	Luke Carty	Fly-half	0	4	1	6	6	5/5	11
11	Ed Fidow 23	Wing	1	0	0	15	3	0	5
12	Nikolai Foliaki	Center	0	0	0	7	6	0	0
13	Isaac Te Tamaki	Center	0	0	0	49	8	0	0
14	Xavier Mignot	Wing	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
15	Cooper Coats	Fullback	0	0	0	44	3	0	0
16	Joe Taufete’e 2	Hooker	1	0	0	18	7	0	5
17	Jarred Adams 1	Prop	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
18	Paul Mullen 3	Prop	0	0	0	1	5	0	0
19	Kaden Duguid 5	Lock	0	0	0	2	3	0	0
20	Aidan King 6	Flanker	0	0	0	7	12	0	0
21	Osaiasi Tonga’uiha 8	Center	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
22	Luke Campbell 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	7	3	0	0
23	Reece Botha 11	Center	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		4	4	1	228	166	5/5	31