New England Free Jacks

28 - 22

Full Time

Houston Sabercats

Houston Sabercats vs New England Free Jacks

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.

81'

Houston SaberCats go for goal with AJ Alatimu taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

78'

Try

What a kick! Max Schumacher takes full advantage to score for Houston SaberCats.

78'

This is dangerous for the defence as Max Schumacher bursts through to advance the Houston SaberCats attack.

78'

Spellbinding play by AJ Alatimu is finished off with a try.

78'

Ben LeSage comes on.

76'

Le Roux Malan comes off.

76'

New England Free Jacks decide to make a substitution, with Harrison Boyle getting some game time.

74'

New England Free Jacks decide to make a substitution, with Paula Balekana being replaced.

74'

Houston SaberCats decide to make a substitution, with Dominic Akina getting some game time.

74'

Houston SaberCats decide to make a substitution, with Drake Davis being replaced.

74'

New England Free Jacks decide to make a substitution, with Jed Melvin getting some game time.

74'

New England Free Jacks decide to make a substitution, with Wian Conradie being replaced.

74'

New England Free Jacks decide to make a substitution, with Ethan Fryer getting some game time.

72'

New England Free Jacks decide to make a substitution, with Jed Melvin being replaced.

72'

New England Free Jacks decide to make a substitution, with Oscar Lennon getting some game time.

72'

New England Free Jacks decide to make a substitution, with Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti being replaced.

72'

Houston SaberCats decide to make a substitution, with Wilton Rebolo getting some game time.

71'

Houston SaberCats decide to make a substitution, with Ezekiel Lindenmuth being replaced.

71'

Houston SaberCats decide to make a substitution, with Javon Camp-Villalovos getting some game time.

71'

Houston SaberCats decide to make a substitution, with Justin Basson being replaced.

71'

New England Free Jacks decide to make a substitution, with Josh Larsen getting some game time.

71'

New England Free Jacks decide to make a substitution, with Piers Von Dadelszen being replaced.

71'

Dan Hollinshead curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

70'

Try

A series of passes by New England Free Jacks results in a try for Paula Balekana

69'

That's a great try assist by Brock Webster.

69'

Houston SaberCats make a substitution with Keni Nasoqeqe coming on.

69'

Houston SaberCats make a substitution with Emmanuel Albert coming off.

69'

A gap opened in the defence and Simon-Peter Toleafoa took full advantage.

67'

Houston SaberCats make a substitution with Jay Renton coming on.

67'

Houston SaberCats make a substitution with Andre Warner coming off.

67'

Houston SaberCats make a substitution with Michael Scott coming on.

65'

Houston SaberCats make a substitution with Pono Davis coming off.

65'

Houston SaberCats make a substitution with Seth Smith coming on.

65'

Houston SaberCats make a substitution with Pita Anae Ah-Sue coming off.

65'

Yellow Card

Piers Von Dadelszen (New England Free Jacks) is shown a yellow card

61'

Foster Dewitt comes on for New England Free Jacks.

58'

Andrew Quattrin leaves the field.

58'

Penalty Goal

Dan Hollinshead adds the points for New England Free Jacks.

58'

What a run here by Paula Balekana as they get over the gainline!

54'

Kyle Ciquera comes on.

52'

Malakai Hala-Ngatai comes off.

52'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as AJ Alatimu kicks the conversion.

52'

Try

Nothing was going to stop Drake Davis from scoring as they record the try for Houston SaberCats.

51'

What a run here by Drake Davis as they get over the gainline!

51'

Andre Warner sets up the try.

51'

Wayne van der Bank comes on.

50'

Ben LeSage comes off.

50'

Houston SaberCats decide to make a substitution, with Louritz van der Schyff getting some game time.

48'

Houston SaberCats decide to make a substitution, with Sam Hill being replaced.

48'

Conversion

Dan Hollinshead adds the two points for New England Free Jacks.

46'

Try

The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Sam Caird dots the ball down from close range.

45'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

42'

The touch judges have waved away the attempt by AJ Alatimu as they hook it left.

29'

New England Free Jacks decide to make a substitution, with Kaleb Geiger getting some game time.

23'

New England Free Jacks decide to make a substitution, with Jone Koroiduadua being replaced.

23'

Conversion

AJ Alatimu makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

21'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Houston SaberCats is finished off by Max Schumacher

20'

This is dangerous for the defence as Max Schumacher bursts through to advance the Houston SaberCats attack.

20'

That's a great try assist by AJ Alatimu.

20'

This is dangerous for the defence as Max Schumacher bursts through to advance the Houston SaberCats attack.

19'

Penalty Goal

Dan Hollinshead does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

18'

Conversion

Dan Hollinshead converts the try.

14'

Try

A series of passes by New England Free Jacks results in a try for Paula Balekana

13'

Spellbinding play by Brock Webster is finished off with a try.

13'

A gap opened in the defence and Brock Webster took full advantage.

13'

Penalty Goal

AJ Alatimu makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

10'

The defensive line has been broken as Max Schumacher goes through the gap.

Penalty Goal

Dan Hollinshead kicks the penalty.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 New England Free Jacks v Houston Sabercats 
  
 Final 
  
 Sat 28th June 2025, 11:00am PDT 
  
 Centreville Bank Stadium 
  
 ESPN+ 
  
 Luke Rogan

Points Flow Chart

New England Free Jacks win +6

Time in lead

Mins in lead

88%

% Of Game In Lead

27%

Possession Last 10 min

73%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Schumacher

78'

28 - 22

Balekana

28 - 17

69'

Von Dadelszen

23 - 17

61'

Hollinshead

23 - 17

58'

Alatimu

52'

20 - 17

Davis

51'

20 - 15

Hollinshead

20 - 10

46'

Caird

18 - 10

45'

Half Time

Alatimu

21'

13 - 10

Schumacher

20'

13 - 8

Hollinshead

13 - 3

18'

Hollinshead

10 - 3

14'

Balekana

8 - 3

13'

Alatimu

10'

3 - 3

Hollinshead

3 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

3.1

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.4

Entries

Attack Profile

New England Free Jacks

Houston Sabercats

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Defence Profile

New England Free Jacks

Houston Sabercats

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

51%

58%

3-6 secs

30%

34%

6+ secs

19%

Rucks Won

New England Free Jacks vs Houston Sabercats Kick Off Times & TV Channel

New England Free Jacks face off against Houston Sabercats in Major League Rugby Final on Sat 28th June 2025 at Centreville Bank Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:00 and is broadcast on Premier Sports. In South Africa it’s at 20:00 SAST on SuperSport, 06:00 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 04:00 AEST in Australia and 11:00 EST on ESPN+ in the US.

New England Free Jacks won the last encounter but New England Free Jacks are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Houston Sabercats in 2nd and New England Free Jacks in 3rd underlining just how tight this match could be.

New England Free Jacks vs Houston Sabercats Squads

The official squads for New England Free Jacks vs Houston Sabercats will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.