New England Free Jacks

37 - 30

Full Time

Seattle Seawolves

New England Free Jacks vs Seattle Seawolves

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

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

80'

Penalty Goal

Eddie Fouche makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

80'

Penalty Goal

Brock Webster kicks the penalty.

77'

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

76'

Jesse MacKail comes on.

75'

Dewald Kotze comes off.

75'

Eddie Fouche curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

73'

Try

Nobody could stop that maul! Dewald Kotze places the ball down for the try.

72'

Yellow Card

Jeronimo Gomez Vara (New England Free Jacks) is shown a yellow card

70'

New England Free Jacks make a substitution with Oscar Lennon coming on.

68'

New England Free Jacks make a substitution with Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti coming off.

68'

Penalty Goal

The New England Free Jacks supporters go wild as Brock Webster successfully kicks the penalty goal.

68'

Conversion

The Seattle Seawolves supporters go wild as Eddie Fouche successfully kicks the conversion.

65'

Try

Seattle Seawolves are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Dewald Donald touching down.

64'

New England Free Jacks sub Foster Dewitt comes onto the field.

63'

Andrew Quattrin departs for New England Free Jacks.

63'

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

63'

Malakai Hala-Ngatai departs for New England Free Jacks.

63'

Seattle Seawolves sub Huw Taylor comes onto the field.

62'

Devin Short departs for Seattle Seawolves.

62'

Kyle Steeves comes on for New England Free Jacks.

59'

Jone Koroiduadua leaves the field.

59'

Nick Boyer comes on for Seattle Seawolves.

59'

Rodney Iona leaves the field.

59'

Dewald Donald comes on for Seattle Seawolves.

59'

Cameron Orr leaves the field.

59'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Brock Webster kicks the conversion.

59'

Try

Nothing was going to stop Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti from scoring as they record the try for New England Free Jacks.

58'

What a run here by Brock Webster as they get over the gainline!

58'

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

55'

Le Roux Malan leaves the field.

55'

Josh Larsen comes on.

54'

Piers Von Dadelszen comes off.

54'

What a run here by Ben LeSage as they get over the gainline!

50'

Seattle Seawolves decide to make a substitution, with Mason Pedersen getting some game time.

47'

Seattle Seawolves decide to make a substitution, with Juan Pablo Zeiss being replaced.

47'

Conversion

Brock Webster adds the two points for New England Free Jacks.

47'

Try

Slick passing by New England Free Jacks leads to a try for Ben LeSage.

46'

Spellbinding play by Simon-Peter Toleafoa is finished off with a try.

46'

Simon-Peter Toleafoa makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

46'

Simon-Peter Toleafoa makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

45'

More power was needed in that penalty goal attempt by Rodney Iona as it drops short.

45'

New England Free Jacks make a substitution with Harrison Boyle coming on.

44'

New England Free Jacks make a substitution with Jayson Potroz coming off.

44'

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

44'

Try

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

42'

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

42'

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

42'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

40'

Penalty Goal

Rodney Iona has kicked a penalty goal.

39'

New England Free Jacks go for goal with Jayson Potroz taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

37'

Try

Incisive passing by New England Free Jacks is finished off by Paula Balekana, as they goes over for the try.

36'

That's a great try assist by Brock Webster.

36'

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

36'

Conversion

Jayson Potroz makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

28'

Try

The pressure has finally told as Jone Koroiduadua scores from close range.

27'

Red Card

Rhyno Herbst (Seattle Seawolves) is shown the red card

25'

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

23'

New England Free Jacks decide to make a substitution, with Jeronimo Gomez Vara getting some game time.

23'

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

23'

Seattle Seawolves make a substitution with Eddie Fouche coming on.

19'

Seattle Seawolves make a substitution with Toni Pulu coming off.

19'

Seattle Seawolves make a substitution with Malacchi Esdale coming on.

19'

Seattle Seawolves make a substitution with Mika Kruse coming off.

19'

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

18'

New England Free Jacks make a substitution with Foster Dewitt coming off.

18'

Seattle Seawolves make a substitution with Juan Philip Smith coming on.

17'

Seattle Seawolves make a substitution with Nick Boyer coming off.

17'

Conversion

Rodney Iona converts the try.

17'

Try

Dewald Kotze scores the try from close range.

15'

The defensive line has been broken as Toni Pulu goes through the gap.

Foster Dewitt comes on for New England Free Jacks.

Andrew Quattrin leaves the field.

Nick Boyer comes on.

Juan Philip Smith comes off.

Rodney Iona has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

Try

Great hands by Seattle Seawolves leads to a try for Toni Pulu

Mika Kruse sets up the try.

The defensive line has been broken as Divan Rossouw goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 New England Free Jacks v Seattle Seawolves 
  
 Round 16 
  
 Sun 1st June 2025, 01:00pm CDT 
  
 Veterans Memorial Stadium 
  
 ESPN+ 
  
 Lex Weiner

Points Flow Chart

New England Free Jacks win +7

Time in lead

Mins in lead

49%

% Of Game In Lead

33%

36%

Possession Last 10 min

64%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Fouche

80'

37 - 30

Webster

37 - 27

77'

Kotze

72'

34 - 27

Gomez Vara

34 - 22

70'

Webster

34 - 22

68'

Fouche

65'

31 - 22

Donald

64'

31 - 20

Webster

31 - 15

59'

Nordli-Kelemeti

29 - 15

58'

Webster

24 - 15

47'

LeSage

22 - 15

46'

Balekana

17 - 15

42'

Half Time

Iona

39'

12 - 15

Balekana

12 - 12

36'

Potroz

7 - 12

28'

Koroiduadua

5 - 12

27'

Herbst

25'

0 - 12

Iona

17'

0 - 12

Kotze

15'

0 - 10

Pulu

0 - 5

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

3.4

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Attack Profile

New England Free Jacks

Seattle Seawolves

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Defence Profile

New England Free Jacks

Seattle Seawolves

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

52%

57%

3-6 secs

42%

33%

6+ secs

10%

Rucks Won

New England Free Jacks vs Seattle Seawolves Kick Off Times & TV Channel

New England Free Jacks face off against Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby Round 16 on Sun 1st June 2025 at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:00 and is broadcast on . In South Africa it’s at 20:00 SAST on , 06:00 NZST in New Zealand, 04:00 AEST on in Australia and 13:00 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 4 places in the league table with Seattle Seawolves in 2nd and New England Free Jacks in 6th underlining just how tight this match could be.

New England Free Jacks vs Seattle Seawolves Squads

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