2021 – RD 9: Rugby ATL v New England Free Jacks

33 v 18

Report

Rugby ATL host the New England Free Jacks at Lupo Family Field, in a game that was far closer than the final scoreline suggests.

Rugby ATL racked up 3 tries before the half hour mark, racing out to a 19-3 lead before the visitors fought their way back to a 19-18 battle entering the final quarter of the game.

Entering the final 10 minutes, the Free Jacks were penalised with 2 yellow cards for infringements on their own line, reducing them to 13 men for the rest of the game. Rugby ATL’s Ross Deacon dotted down for the Try BP for the home side, and to take the score to 26-18 before Mark O’Keeffe added a flourish in the 78th minute to secure the game and deny the Free Jacks a losing bonus point.

Despite ATL being given two yellow cards of their own in the 79th & 80th minutes, there was no further scoring and the home side took this contest by a score of 33-18.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
May 15, 2021	8:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2021

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
Atlanta	5	2/3	0/0	1	0	33
Free Jacks	2	1/2	2/2	0	0	18

Atlanta

#	Player	Position	T	C	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Chance Wenglewski 18	Prop	0	0	2	14	0	0
2	Marko Janse van Rensburg 16	Hooker	1	0	13	7	0	5
3	Wikus Groenewald 17	Prop	0	0	6	12	0	0
4	Marno Redelinghuys	Lock	0	0	9	11	0	0
5	Johan Momsen	Lock	0	0	2	16	0	0
6	Vili Helu 20	Flanker	0	0	0	2	0	0
7	Matt Heaton	Flanker	0	0	24	10	0	0
8	Jason Damm 19	Number 8	0	0	64	10	0	0
9	Ryan Rees 23	Scrum-half	0	0	0	5	0	0
10	Adriaan Carelse	Fly-half	1	3	12	4	2/3	11
11	Austin White 21	Fullback	0	0	17	2	0	0
12	Robbie Petzer 22	Center	0	0	0	2	0	0
13	Mark O’Keeffe	Center	1	1	77	6	0	7
14	Te Rangatira Waitokia	Wing	1	0	6	8	0	5
15	Rory van Vugt	Fullback	0	0	36	4	0	0
16	Neethling Gericke 2	Hooker	0	0	9	4	0	0
17	Manasa Saulo 3	Lock	0	0	6	6	0	0
18	Jonas Petrakopoulos 1	Prop	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	Conor Keys 8	Lock	0	0	0	5	0	0
20	Ross Deacon 6	Number 8	1	0	12	6	0	5
21	Jeremy Misailegalu 11	Center	0	0	0	2	0	0
22	Bautista Ezcurra 12	Center	0	0	26	3	0	0
23	Duncan van Schalkwyk 9	Fly-half	0	0	10	1	0	0
	Total		5	4	331	141	2	33

Free Jacks

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Quentin Newcomer 18	Prop	0	0	0	36	1	0	0
2	Pieter Jansen 16	Hooker	0	0	0	11	7	0	0
3	Erich de Jager 17	Prop	0	0	0	14	8	0	0
4	Josh Larsen	Lock	0	0	0	12	9	0	0
5	Jackson Thiebes	Lock	0	0	0	28	3	0	0
6	Justin Johnson 20	Flanker	0	0	0	26	4	0	0
7	Joe Johnston	Flanker	0	0	0	42	17	0	0
8	Wian Conradie 22	Number 8	0	0	0	66	8	0	0
9	John Poland 21	Scrum-half	1	0	0	26	7	0	5
10	Harrison Boyle	Fly-half	0	0	0	18	9	0	0
11	Harry Barlow	Wing	1	0	0	74	2	0	5
12	Akeli Morris-Lome	Center	0	0	0	39	4	0	0
13	Dougie Fife	Fullback	0	0	0	95	6	0	0
14	Poasa Waqanibau	Wing	0	0	0	30	4	0	0
15	Beaudein Waaka 23	Fly-half	0	1	2	31	1	3/4	8
16	Vili Toluta’u 2	Flanker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Spencer Krueger 3	Prop	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
18	Kyle Ciquera 1	Prop	0	0	0	10	1	0	0
19	Matt Wirken	Lock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Tera Mtembu 6	Flanker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Tom Brusati 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
22	Evan Geist 8	Flanker	0	0	0	8	0	0	0
23	Peceli Rinakama 15	Wing	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Total		2	1	2	579	92	3/4	18