New England Free Jacks

17 - 20

Full Time

Old Glory DC

New England Free Jacks vs Old Glory DC

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Commentary

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

81'

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

81'

Ben LeSage comes on.

75'

Le Roux Malan comes off.

75'

Old Glory DC decide to make a substitution, with KoiKoi Nelligan getting some game time.

73'

Old Glory DC decide to make a substitution, with Facundo Gattas being replaced.

73'

A gap opened in the defence and Collin Grosse took full advantage.

72'

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

71'

New England Free Jacks decide to make a substitution, with Jack Reeves being replaced.

71'

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

71'

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

71'

Yellow Card

Joe Johnston (New England Free Jacks) is shown a yellow card

70'

Old Glory DC make a substitution with Bill Whiteside coming on.

68'

Old Glory DC make a substitution with Tevita Naqali coming off.

68'

New England Free Jacks make a substitution with Josh Larsen coming on.

68'

New England Free Jacks make a substitution with Sam Caird coming off.

68'

New England Free Jacks make a substitution with Connal McInerney coming on.

68'

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

68'

Old Glory DC sub Collin Grosse comes onto the field.

64'

Jamason Fa'anana-Schultz departs for Old Glory DC.

64'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Jason Emery kicks the penalty goal.

64'

New England Free Jacks sub Oscar Lennon comes onto the field.

60'

Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti departs for New England Free Jacks.

60'

Ethan McVeigh comes on for Old Glory DC.

59'

Connor Buckley leaves the field.

59'

Tevita Sole comes on for New England Free Jacks.

59'

Malakai Hala-Ngatai leaves the field.

59'

What a run here by Jed Melvin as they get over the gainline!

57'

Wayne van der Bank comes on for New England Free Jacks.

57'

Ben LeSage leaves the field.

57'

Kaleb Geiger comes on for New England Free Jacks.

57'

Jone Koroiduadua leaves the field.

57'

What a run here by Le Roux Malan as they get over the gainline!

56'

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

55'

Try

A penetrating move by New England Free Jacks results in a try for Jed Melvin.

54'

What a run here by Jed Melvin as they get over the gainline!

54'

That's a great try assist by Le Roux Malan.

54'

Conversion

Jason Emery adds the two points for Old Glory DC.

49'

Try

Slick passing by Old Glory DC leads to a try for Connor Buckley.

48'

Cory Daniel sets up the try.

48'

Cory Daniel makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

48'

Axel Muller sets up the try.

48'

Old Glory DC decide to make a substitution, with John Rizzo getting some game time.

45'

Old Glory DC decide to make a substitution, with Perry Humphreys being replaced.

45'

Penalty Goal

Jason Emery kicks the penalty.

44'

Steffan Hughes makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

42'

The right post denies Dan Hollinshead from adding the extras.

41'

Try

What an effort there by Paula Balekana as they score the try.

40'

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

40'

Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti played a key part in that try.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

42'

Yellow Card

Tevita Naqali (Old Glory DC) is shown a yellow card

40'

Fabulous play by Old Glory DC has led to Axel Muller being able to wriggle through a gap.

40'

Conversion

Jason Emery does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

37'

Try

Incisive passing by Old Glory DC is finished off by Axel Muller, as they goes over for the try.

36'

That's a great try assist by Jason Emery.

36'

Dan Hollinshead takes the penalty but the ball didn't come round, staying right of the posts.

22'

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

18'

Conversion

Dan Hollinshead converts the try.

14'

Try

A series of passes by New England Free Jacks results in a try for Wian Conradie

14'

Spellbinding play by Le Roux Malan is finished off with a try.

14'

A gap opened in the defence and Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti took full advantage.

13'

Old Glory DC sub Calixto Martinez comes onto the field.

10'

Joe Rees departs for Old Glory DC.

10'

The defensive line has been broken as Axel Muller goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 New England Free Jacks v Old Glory DC 
  
 Round 15 
  
 Sat 24th May 2025, 04:00pm CDT 
  
 Veterans Memorial Stadium 
  
 ESPN+ 
  
 Saba Abulashvili

Points Flow Chart

Old Glory DC win +3

Time in lead

Mins in lead

34%

% Of Game In Lead

28%

59%

Possession Last 10 min

41%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Johnston

17 - 20

70'

Emery

64'

17 - 20

Melvin

17 - 17

54'

Emery

49'

12 - 17

Buckley

48'

12 - 15

Emery

44'

12 - 10

Balekana

12 - 7

40'

Half Time

Naqali

40'

7 - 7

Emery

37'

7 - 7

Muller

36'

7 - 5

Hollinshead

7 - 0

14'

Conradie

5 - 0

14'

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.4

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.8

Entries

Attack Profile

New England Free Jacks

Old Glory DC

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Defence Profile

New England Free Jacks

Old Glory DC

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

60%

62%

3-6 secs

32%

24%

6+ secs

14%

103

Rucks Won

New England Free Jacks vs Old Glory DC Kick Off Times & TV Channel

New England Free Jacks face off against Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby Round 15 on Sat 24th May 2025 at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 22:00 and is broadcast on Premier Sports. In South Africa it’s at 23:00 SAST on , 09:00 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 07:00 AEST on in Australia and 14:00 EST on ESPN+ in the US.

Old Glory DC 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 6 places in the league table with Old Glory DC in 2nd and New England Free Jacks in 8th as such Old Glory DC are favourites on paper.

New England Free Jacks vs Old Glory DC Squads

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