New England Free Jacks

36 - 17

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.

80'

Emanuel Lai comes on.

75'

Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti comes off.

75'

A gap opened in the defence and Ben LeSage took full advantage.

71'

A gap opened in the defence and Le Roux Malan took full advantage.

71'

New England Free Jacks make a substitution with Wayne van der Bank coming on.

69'

New England Free Jacks make a substitution with Dan Hollinshead coming off.

69'

New England Free Jacks make a substitution with Kaleb Geiger coming on.

66'

New England Free Jacks make a substitution with Andrew Quattrin coming off.

66'

Houston SaberCats make a substitution with Juan Oliver coming on.

65'

Houston SaberCats make a substitution with Jay Renton coming off.

65'

Houston SaberCats sub Drake Davis comes onto the field.

62'

Jeremy Misailegalu departs for Houston SaberCats.

62'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Dan Hollinshead kicks the penalty goal.

62'

New England Free Jacks sub Josh Larsen comes onto the field.

61'

Sam Caird departs for New England Free Jacks.

61'

New England Free Jacks sub Kyle Steeves comes onto the field.

61'

Jone Koroiduadua departs for New England Free Jacks.

61'

Conversion

The Houston SaberCats supporters go wild as Drew Wild successfully kicks the conversion.

61'

Try

Houston SaberCats are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Seth Smith touching down.

60'

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

60'

Tevita Sole comes on for New England Free Jacks.

58'

Malakai Hala-Ngatai leaves the field.

58'

Ethan Fryer comes on for New England Free Jacks.

56'

Wian Conradie leaves the field.

56'

Wilton Rebolo comes on for Houston SaberCats.

55'

Ezekiel Lindenmuth leaves the field.

55'

Pono Davis comes on for Houston SaberCats.

55'

Michael Scott leaves the field.

55'

Seth Smith comes on for Houston SaberCats.

55'

Pita Anae Ah-Sue leaves the field.

55'

Keni Nasoqeqe comes on for Houston SaberCats.

55'

Justin Basson leaves the field.

55'

Simon-Peter Toleafoa comes on.

51'

Jack Reeves comes off.

51'

More power was needed in that conversion attempt by AJ Alatimu as it drops short.

51'

Try

A pinpoint kick has enabled Drew Wild to score the try.

50'

Houston SaberCats decide to make a substitution, with Emmanuel Albert getting some game time.

47'

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

47'

Dan Hollinshead has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

46'

Try

Nobody was going to stop Paula Balekana from scoring that try!

45'

Paula Balekana makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

45'

Spellbinding play by Ben LeSage is finished off with a try.

45'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

40'

Fabulous play by New England Free Jacks has led to Jack Reeves being able to wriggle through a gap.

39'

The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, AJ Alatimu will have to re-adjust the radar.

36'

Try

Incisive passing by Houston SaberCats is finished off by Dominic Akina, as they goes over for the try.

35'

Jay Renton sets up the try.

35'

Fabulous play by Houston SaberCats has led to Jay Renton being able to wriggle through a gap.

35'

Conversion

Dan Hollinshead does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

32'

Try

Silky skills by New England Free Jacks ends with a try for Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti.

31'

Spellbinding play by Jack Reeves is finished off with a try.

31'

Trouble here as Andrew Quattrin breaches the defence.

31'

AJ Alatimu comes on.

28'

Rufus McLean comes off.

28'

Wian Conradie comes on.

28'

Ethan Fryer comes off.

28'

Conversion

Dan Hollinshead makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

25'

Try

Jack Reeves goes on their own for a try.

24'

This is dangerous for the defence as Jack Reeves bursts through to advance the New England Free Jacks attack.

24'

This is dangerous for the defence as Piers Von Dadelszen bursts through to advance the New England Free Jacks attack.

22'

Conversion

Dan Hollinshead converts the try.

19'

Try

What a kick! Paula Balekana takes full advantage to score for New England Free Jacks.

19'

Le Roux Malan sets up the try.

19'

This is dangerous for the defence as Le Roux Malan bursts through to advance the New England Free Jacks attack.

18'

New England Free Jacks make a substitution with Ethan Fryer coming on.

16'

New England Free Jacks make a substitution with Wian Conradie coming off.

16'

Conversion

Dan Hollinshead converts the try.

16'

Try

Sam Caird scores the try from close range.

15'

A gap opened in the defence and Sam Caird took full advantage.

12'

The defensive line has been broken as Rufus McLean goes through the gap.

The defensive line has been broken as Joe Johnston goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 New England Free Jacks v Houston Sabercats 
  
 Round 12 
  
 Sun 4th May 2025, 11:00am PDT 
  
 Veterans Memorial Stadium 
  
 ESPN+ 
  
 Lex Weiner

Points Flow Chart

New England Free Jacks win +19

Time in lead

Mins in lead

84%

% Of Game In Lead

44%

Possession Last 10 min

56%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Hollinshead

36 - 17

62'

Wild

61'

33 - 17

Smith

60'

33 - 15

Wild

50'

33 - 10

Balekana

33 - 5

45'

Half Time

Akina

35'

28 - 5

Hollinshead

28 - 0

32'

Nordli-Kelemeti

26 - 0

31'

Hollinshead

21 - 0

25'

Reeves

19 - 0

24'

Hollinshead

14 - 0

19'

Balekana

12 - 0

19'

Hollinshead

7 - 0

16'

Caird

5 - 0

15'

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

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

48%

51%

3-6 secs

31%

37%

6+ secs

20%

12%

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 Round 12 on Sun 4th May 2025 at Veterans Memorial 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 , 06:00 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 04:00 AEST on 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.