57 v 5 
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The New England Free Jacks host the NOLA Gold at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Quincy in a history-making match.
The Free Jacks dominated from start to finish scoring 8 tries in a 57-5 win, with the Gold scoring a consolation try in the 80th minute. With this 13th victory on the season the Free Jacks set a new MLR record for the most wins in a single regular season, surpassing the previous record of 12 set by the LA Giltinis in their Championship winning season the year before. This victory clinches the #1 spot in the Eastern Conference, giving New England a bye to the Eastern Conference Final, as well as home field advantage for the playoffs after finishing first overall across both conferences.
Mitch Wilson recorded his first MLR hattrick in this game, the first hattrick in Free Jacks history!
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2022 | 6:30 pm | Major League Rugby | MLR 2022 |
Results
| Team | Penalty Kick | Tries | Conversions | TB | LB | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Jacks | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
| Gold | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Free Jacks
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quentin Newcomer 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Mills Sanerivi | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Erich de Jager 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Josh Larsen | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Stan van den Hoven | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Terrell Peita 20 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Joe Johnston 19 | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Wian Conradie | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | John Poland 21 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Beaudein Waaka 23 | Fly-half | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 6/7 | 13 |
| 11 | Paula Balekana | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Le Roux Malan | Centre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Wayne van der Bank 22 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Mitch Wilson | Wing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 5 | 1/1 | 17 |
| 15 | Dougie Fife | Fullback | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Foster DeWitt | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Kyle Ciquera 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Tevita Sole 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Justin Johnson 7 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Cam Davidowicz 6 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Holden Yungert 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jack Reeves 13 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Harrison Boyle 10 | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1097 | 175 | 7/8 | 57 |
Gold
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Harmon 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | George Sharpe 16 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Brian Nault 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Malcolm May 20 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Taylor Krumrei 19 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Moni Tonga’uiha | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Devin Short 21 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Cam Dolan | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9 | Damien Stevens | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Robbie Coleman 23 | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Nick Feakes | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Aaron Matthews | Centre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 13 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | JP du Plessis | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Harley Wheeler 22 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | JP Eloff | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Alex Lopeti 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Kevin Sullivan 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Dino Waldren 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Billy Stewart 5 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | William Waguespack 4 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Osaiasi Tonga’uiha 7 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Devereaux Ferris 14 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Ross Depperschmidt 10 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 870 | 209 | 0/1 | 5 |
Venue
| Veteran's Memorial Stadium |
|---|
| Veterans Memorial Stadium, Hancock Street, Quincy Center, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 02170, United States |