South African prop Erich de Jager represented the New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby from 2021-2022. He appeared in all 33 Free Jacks MLR games during that time, racking up 30 starts. As of the conclusion of the 2022 season, Erich de Jager had appeared in 86% of all Free Jacks games (38 from 2020-2022).

He scored 2 MLR tries, with both of them coming in the 2021 season. During 2022, Erich de Jager made 116 tackles with a success rate of 85.93%.

On 4th July 2022, it was announced that de Jager had signed with French side Bourg-en-Bresse, who compete in the 3rd tier of French rugby.

MLR Honours:

• 2021 Team of the Week – Round 8
• 2021 Team of the Week – Round 12