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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

TeamTriesConversionsPenalty KickTBLBPoints
Free Jacks6511043
Sharks002006

Free Jacks

# Player Position T C P AC DG MG Tackles KS/KA Pts
1Tevita Sole 17Prop0000001000
2Andrew Quattrin 16Hooker00000111000
3Jone Koroiduadua 18Prop000004600
4Piers von Dadelszen 20Lock000008500
5Jerónimo Gómez Vara 19Lock000004300
6Jed MelvinFlanker20000277010
7Joe JohnstonFlanker0000091200
8Wian ConradieNumber 8000001011400
9Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti 21Scrum-half000000200
10Faletoi PeniFly-half051004436/713
11Paula BalekanaWing300001084015
12Le Roux MalanCenter0000091300
13Wayne van der Bank 22Center0000011000
14Brock WebsterFullback0000027600
15Harrison Boyle 23Fly-half0000026500
16Connal McInerney 2Hooker000004200
17Malakai Hala-Ngatai 1Prop000000600
18Kaleb Geiger 3Hooker000004800
19Conor Keys 5Lock000000400
20Josh Larsen 4Lock0000013300
21Oscar Lennon 9Scrum-half000001100
22Isaac Olson 13Center000005900
23Jack Reeves 15Center1000056105
 Total 651004721346/743

Sharks

# Player Position T C P AC DG MG Tackles KS/KA Pts
1Alec McDonnell 17Prop000000800
2Kirby Myhill 16Hooker00000121200
3Reinaldo Piussi 18Prop000000500
4Tomas CasaresLock0000014900
5Mauro Rebussone 19Lock000001900
6Manuel Ardao 22Flanker00000171600
7Benjamín BonassoFlanker00000301900
8Ronan Foley 20Number 8000004800
9Tomás Cubelli 21Scrum-half0000010600
10Shane O’Leary 23Fly-half002001532/26
11Guiseppe du ToitWing0000010700
12Matías OrlandoCenter000008600
13Tomás InciarteCenter0000011800
14Tomás MalanosWing0000036200
15Martin EliasFullback0000036300
16Sean McNulty 2Hooker000003200
17Ma’ake Muti 1Prop000003600
18Alex Tucci 3Prop000003000
19Braemar Murray 5Lock000000600
20Marques Fuala’au 8Flanker000002400
21Lautaro Soto 9Center000000000
22Tomás Bekerman 6Hooker000009100
23Josh McAdam 10Center000000000
 Total 002002241402/26

Officials

RefereeAssistant 1Assistant 2TMO
Derek SummersLex WeinerAmelia LucianoGreg Gilliam

Venue

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