South African hooker Pieter Jansen represented the New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby from 2021-2022. Jansen appeared in all 16 of New England’s games in 2021 (14 starts) as well as 11 games in 2022 (9 starts) for a total of 27 MLR caps to date, 23 of them starts.

In his 27 appearances for the Free Jacks, Jansen has scored 9 tries putting him 4th in team history at the conclusion of the 2022 season. During that season, he made 101 tackles for a success rate of 85.59% and gained 105m in 24 ball carries before his season was cut short due to injury

On 6th July, 2022 it was announced that Jansen would return to South Africa to rehab an injury and would not take part in MLR’s 2023 season. It remains unclear if he will return in 2024.