The New England Free Jacks host their Eastern Conference rivals Old Glory DC for the 2nd Red, White, & Blue bowl of 2025! Old Glory DC are flying high after two wins in 5 days and sit 2nd in the Eastern Conference on a 3-game win streak, and will be looking to close the gap to their rivals here. The Free Jacks, however, are looking to bounce back after the Miami Sharks snapped New England’s 7-game win streak.

These teams have met 13 times in the past, with the Free Jacks holding a 9-4 series lead that includes a 2-0 lead in Playoff matchups. Old Glory DC got the better of New England in their last meeting, however, with a 28-14 victory back in Round 6.

The Chicago Hounds return to Quincy for the first time since the 2024 Eastern Conference Final, looking to get revenge on the New England Free Jacks. The Free Jacks will defend Fort Quincy on the back of a 6-game win streak and have bulldozed their way to the top of the Eastern Conference, with the Chicago Hounds looking to retake the top spot, coming off of a hard earned victory over the Miami Sharks last week.

These teams have met 5 times in the past, splitting the regular season series 2-2 but the Free Jacks have the edge with a victory in their lone playoff match-up last season. The Hounds demolished the Free Jacks with a 36-7 victory in their most recent meeting back in Round 3 of the 2025 season though, so this one could be a cracker.

The top of the 2024 Eastern Conference host the top of the 2024 Western Conference in this cross-conference clash between the New England Free Jacks and the Houston SaberCats. The Free Jacks are on a 5-game win streak following a close victory over Rugby FC LA, and are aiming to go atop the Eastern Conference while wearing their City Jerseys honouring the City of Quincy’s 400th anniversary. On the other hand, the Houston SaberCats are on a streak of their own, with 2 wins on the trot following a big home victory over OId Glory DC.

These teams have met 3 times in the past, and the SaberCats are yet to defeat the Free Jacks. Can they do it on the road?

Rugby FC LA travel all the way to Massachusetts to face the New England Free Jacks in a cross-conference mid-week clash, before RFCLA fly back to California to host the San Diego Legion in 4 days time, playing 2 games in RD 11 of 2025 as the midweek mayhem of the 2025 season begins! Luckily for LA, they are coming off of a bye week while the Free Jacks are roaring back in the Eastern Conference, on a 4 game win streak following a victory over Anthem RC in Round 10.

These teams have met twice in the past with RFCLA yet to defeat the New England Free Jacks, who last defeated LA on the road in their first game of the 2025 season.

Despite an Early red card to John Poland, the first score of the game came from New England’s Dan Hollinshead, but it was the visitors who ran out to a 3-14 lead off of tries from Rory van Vugt and Nick Chan. As the 2nd half began however, the Free Jacks began to scrape their way back into the game, scoring through Captain Wian Conradie and the boot of Hollinshead, taking advantage of poor discipline from Rugby FC LA. A couple of penalties and a try from Kyle Steeves took the hosts to a 23-14 lead with 20 unanswered points, before LA’s Semi Kunatani scored with the clock in the red to secure a losing BP for the guests from California.

The New England Free Jacks host the San Diego Legion in a cross-country clash that marks a repeat of the 2023 Championship Game, and the first time in MLR history that the Legion have visited Quincy. Despite starting their 2025 campaign with a 5-game win streak, the San Diego Legion are coming off two losses in a row and have fallen from 1st in the West. They will be looking to steady the ship but are up against a resurgent Free Jacks side on a 2-game win streak, including an impressive 43-6 victory over Miami.

These teams have met 5 teams in the past, and the Free Jacks hold a slender 3-2 series lead thanks to their victory in their 1 playoff matchup in the 2023 final. In the most recent meeting, the Free Jacks scraped a 23-24 victory in California. Can they manage a third 1pt win over the Legion?

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.

The New England Free Jacks finally return to Quincy in their first game since securing back-to-back Shields in the 2024 Championship Game. They host the NOLA Gold who will look to spoil the party. The Gold are on the road but are fresh after a bye last week, while the struggling Free Jacks are coming off a heartbreaking Coffee Cup defeat in Seattle at the hands of the Seawolves. These Eastern Conference rivals have met 10 times in the past, with the Free Jacks holding a 6-4 series lead. The most recent meeting between these two sides was a 27-17 Gold victory in New Orleans in Round 17 of the 2024 season.