2025 – RD 8: New England Free Jacks v Miami Sharks

43 v 6

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The New England Free Jacks host the Miami Sharks in an Eastern Conference clash at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium in Quincy, MA! The Free Jacks are coming off of a remarkable comeback victory on the road against the Utah Warriors in which they scored 28 unanswered points in the second half. The Sharks head into this game on a 3-game losing streak, but have had a bye week to rest and refocus. These teams have met twice in the past and split the series 1-1, with the Sharks taking the most recent meeting, a hard fought 15-13 victory in Florida.

With a spectacular comeback victory last week and a dominant victory here, are the reigning champs back? The Free Jacks secure a runaway 43-6 home victory thanks in part to Faletoi Peni’s excellent performance at fly-half, and a hat trick for Paula Balekana. This was Balekana’s first creer MLR hat trick, and the 50th hatty in league history! The Miami Sharks are yet to score a try in Quincy, after 2 games there.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
April 6, 2025	2:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2025

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
Free Jacks	6	5	1	1	0	43
Sharks	0	0	2	0	0	6

Free Jacks

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Tevita Sole 17	Prop	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
2	Andrew Quattrin 16	Hooker	0	0	0	11	10	0	0
3	Jone Koroiduadua 18	Prop	0	0	0	4	6	0	0
4	Piers von Dadelszen 20	Lock	0	0	0	8	5	0	0
5	Jerónimo Gómez Vara 19	Lock	0	0	0	4	3	0	0
6	Jed Melvin	Flanker	2	0	0	27	7	0	10
7	Joe Johnston	Flanker	0	0	0	9	12	0	0
8	Wian Conradie	Number 8	0	0	0	101	14	0	0
9	Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti 21	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
10	Faletoi Peni	Fly-half	0	5	1	44	3	6/7	13
11	Paula Balekana	Wing	3	0	0	108	4	0	15
12	Le Roux Malan	Center	0	0	0	9	13	0	0
13	Wayne van der Bank 22	Center	0	0	0	11	0	0	0
14	Brock Webster	Fullback	0	0	0	27	6	0	0
15	Harrison Boyle 23	Fly-half	0	0	0	26	5	0	0
16	Connal McInerney 2	Hooker	0	0	0	4	2	0	0
17	Malakai Hala-Ngatai 1	Prop	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
18	Kaleb Geiger 3	Hooker	0	0	0	4	8	0	0
19	Conor Keys 5	Lock	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
20	Josh Larsen 4	Lock	0	0	0	13	3	0	0
21	Oscar Lennon 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
22	Isaac Olson 13	Center	0	0	0	5	9	0	0
23	Jack Reeves 15	Center	1	0	0	56	1	0	5
	Total		6	5	1	472	134	6/7	43

Sharks

#	Player	Position	P	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Alec McDonnell 17	Prop	0	0	8	0	0
2	Kirby Myhill 16	Hooker	0	12	12	0	0
3	Reinaldo Piussi 18	Prop	0	0	5	0	0
4	Tomas Casares	Lock	0	14	9	0	0
5	Mauro Rebussone 19	Lock	0	1	9	0	0
6	Manuel Ardao 22	Flanker	0	17	16	0	0
7	Benjamín Bonasso	Flanker	0	30	19	0	0
8	Ronan Foley 20	Number 8	0	4	8	0	0
9	Tomás Cubelli 21	Scrum-half	0	10	6	0	0
10	Shane O’Leary 23	Fly-half	2	15	3	2/2	6
11	Guiseppe du Toit	Wing	0	10	7	0	0
12	Matías Orlando	Center	0	8	6	0	0
13	Tomás Inciarte	Center	0	11	8	0	0
14	Tomás Malanos	Wing	0	36	2	0	0
15	Martin Elias	Fullback	0	36	3	0	0
16	Sean McNulty 2	Hooker	0	3	2	0	0
17	Ma’ake Muti 1	Prop	0	3	6	0	0
18	Alex Tucci 3	Prop	0	3	0	0	0
19	Braemar Murray 5	Lock	0	0	6	0	0
20	Marques Fuala’au 8	Flanker	0	2	4	0	0
21	Lautaro Soto 9	Center	0	0	0	0	0
22	Tomás Bekerman 6	Hooker	0	9	1	0	0
23	Josh McAdam 10	Center	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		2	224	140	2/2	6