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New England Free Jacks
Founded2018
LocationQuincy, Massachusetts
Ground(s)Veterans Memorial Stadium (capacity: 5,000)
CEOAlex Magleby
Coach(es)Ryan Martin
Captain(s)Josh Larsen
Most capsJoe Johnston (67)
Top scorerJayson Potroz (353)
Most triesPaula Balekana (40)
League(s)Major League Rugby
2025Champions
1st (Eastern Conference)
Team kit
Official website
www.freejacks.com

The New England Free Jacks are an American professional rugby union team based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). They were announced in September 2018 and began to compete professionally in October 2018.[1] They competed in their first season in MLR in the 2020 season. The team has won three consecutive MLR shields, defeating the San Diego Legion in 2023, the Seattle Seawolves in 2024, and the Houston Sabercats in 2025.

History

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On September 21, 2018, Major League Rugby announced that Boston would be one of the expansion teams joining the league for the 2020 season.[2] That same day, the Boston club was announced as the New England Free Jacks through social media. The club was co-founded by Alex Magleby and Errik Anderson. Their first match was on October 20, 2018, against the Ontario Arrows at Wanderers Grounds in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Early rosters from these matches included a mixture of veteran professional players from the disbanded PRO Rugby competition and top local talent from clubs such as the Boston Irish Wolfhounds and Mystic River.

Former NFL players Nate Ebner and Patrick Chung, who were teammates on the New England Patriots, are minority owners of the Free Jacks.[3][4]

Josh Smith was hired as the team's first head coach in 2018. In 2019 the Free Jacks played a season full of exhibitions, going 1-7 in those games. In 2020, during their first official season,[5] they went 1-4 before the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] During that year, Mitch Wilson scored the first trie in team history in a game vs New York.[7]

Smith did not come back for the 2021 season and was replaced by Ryan Martin. Martin led the Free Jacks to their first winning season; they finished 10-6 but missed the playoffs. Martin left after that season, and was replaced by Scott Mathie.[8]

Mathie coached the Free Jacks for the next three years and saw nothing but success. He led the team to a 13-3 record in his first year and secured the 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. This led to the Free Jacks' first playoff appearance and first appearance in the Eastern Conference Championship. Their season came to an end here though, losing to Rugby New York 24-16. At the end of the season Mathie was named coach of the year in 2022 and Beaudein Waaka was the first Free Jacks player to be named MLR player of the year.

Threepeat

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The following year, the Free Jacks set a team record, going 14-2 in the 2023 season. This again gave them home field advantage for the Eastern Conference championship. The Free Jacks won their first conference title, beating Old Glory DC 25-7 and leading to their first appearance in the MLR championship. They faced the San Diego Legion at SeatGeek Stadium for the 2023 MLR championship. The game was neck and neck throughout, but Le Roux Malan scored the game winning try in the 76th minute, giving the Free Jacks the 25-24 victory and securing the first MLR championship in team history.[9] Jayson Potroz was subsequently named championship game MVP along with MLR player of the year after leading the league in points.[10] Wian Conradie was named forward of the year, the first player in team history to receive the honor. This capped off a historic season for the Free Jacks.

During the 2023 season, John Poland became the first player in club history to reach his 50th cap.[11]

Mathie led the Free Jacks to another title the following year. As in 2024, they went 11-5 and for the third year in a row received the number one seed in the Eastern Conference. In the first round, the Free Jacks met Old Glory DC 33-29, and then in the Eastern Conference championship beat the Chicago Hounds 23-17 to win their second consecutive conference title. They then headed to Snapdragon Stadium to play the Seattle Seawolves for the 2024 MLR championship, where they won by a 20-11 score, making them the second team in MLR history to win back to back titles. Jed Melvin was named the championship game MVP. Potroz again led the league in points, Reece MacDonald was named back of the year and Wayne van der Bank was the third Free Jacks player in a row to be named MLR player of the year. Mathie was named coach of the year for a second time. This was his final year though, as he left after the 2024 season, taking the job as attacks and backs coach at Edinburgh Rugby.[12]

In 2024 it was announced that former Free Jacks coach Ryan Martin would return as head coach for a second stint.[13]

During the 2025 season the Free Jacks got out to a slow start, starting the year 1-3 overall. However, coach Martin and the team turned things around, and ended the year with a 11-5 record, finishing first overall in the Eastern Conference for the 4th year in a row. They faced the Miami Sharks in the first round of the playoffs, beating them 32-10. They then faced the Chicago Hounds in the conference final, coming back from a 17-0 deficit, with Kyle Ciquera scoring the go ahead try in the 77th minute to win 21-20. They claimed the Eastern Conference championship for a third straight year. They then faced the Houston SaberCats in the 2025 Major League Rugby final. The Free Jacks had the lead for a majority of the match, ultimately winning 28-22, with Brock Webster being named the MVP of the match. This was the third straight MLR championship in a row for the Free Jacks. They were the first team in MLR history, and the first pro sports team in North America, to successfully compete a threepeat since 2002.[14] At the end of the season, Paula Balekana was named the MLR player of the year, making him the fourth Free Jacks player in a row to receive the award. Coach Ryan Martin would also receive the coach of the year award.

Honors

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Championships

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  • MLR Championship shield
  • MLR Eastern Conference Championship
    • Champions: 2023, 2024, 2025
    • Appearances: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Individual awards

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Major League Rugby Player of the Year

Major League Rugby Forward of the Year

Major League Rugby Back of the Year

Major League Rugby Coach of the Year

MLR Championship Game MVP

MLR Points Leader

  • Jayson Potroz (2): 2023, 2024

Sponsorship

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Season Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Other shirt sponsor(s)
2018 Canterbury None None
2018–2019 Boathouse
2020–2021 Paladin Sports
2022 Alloy Therapeutics
2023 Tufts Medical Center, DUDE Wipes, Arbella Insurance, Drayton Distributors
2024 Kappa
2025 Macron Alloy Therapeutics, Koa Labs DUDE Wipes, Arbella Insurance, Drayton Distributors

Roster

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For player movements before and during the 2024 season, see List of 2023–24 Major League Rugby transfers § New England Free Jacks.

The New England Free Jacks squad for the 2024 Major League Rugby season was:[15]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Foster DeWitt Hooker Canada Canada
Connal McInerney Hooker Australia Australia
Andrew Quattrin Hooker Canada Canada
Lindsey Stevens Hooker Canada Canada
Kyle Ciquera Prop United States United States
Kaleb Geiger Prop United States United States
Malakai Hala-Ngatai Prop New Zealand New Zealand
Cole Keith Prop Canada Canada
Jone Koroiduadua Prop Fiji Fiji
Ivan Pula Prop United States United States
Tevita Sole Prop Tonga Tonga
Kyle Steeves Prop Canada Canada
Kyle Baillie Lock Canada Canada
Conor Keys Lock Canada Canada
Josh Larsen (c) Lock Canada Canada
Jackson Thiebes Lock United States United States
Piers von Dadelszen Lock Canada Canada
Matthew Carrion Back row United States United States
Wian Conradie Back row Namibia Namibia
Cam Davidowicz Back row United States United States
Ethan Fryer Back row Canada Canada
Jerónimo Gómez Vara Back row Argentina Argentina
Joe Johnston* Back row New Zealand New Zealand
Kaipono Kayoshi Back row United States United States
Jed Melvin Back row New Zealand New Zealand
Player Position Union
Emmanuel Lai Scrum-half United States United States
Oscar Lennon Scrum-half United States United States
Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti** Scrum-half Fiji Fiji
John Poland Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Harrison Boyle* Fly-half New Zealand New Zealand
Jayson Potroz Fly-half New Zealand New Zealand
Simon-Peter Toleafo Fly-half Samoa Samoa
Ben LeSage Centre Canada Canada
Le Roux Malan Centre Namibia Namibia
Faletoi Peni Centre Samoa Samoa
Jack Reeves** Centre England England
Wayne van der Bank Centre South Africa South Africa
Noah Bain Wing Canada Canada
Paula Balekana Wing Fiji Fiji
Isaac Olson Wing Canada Canada
Josiah Morra Wing Canada Canada
Killan Coghlan Fullback United States United States
Brock Webster Fullback Canada Canada
  • Senior 15s and senior 7s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
  • * denotes players qualified to play for the United States on dual nationality or residency grounds.
  • ** denotes players qualified to play for the Canada on dual nationality or residency grounds.
  • MLR teams are allowed to field up to ten overseas players per match.

Head coaches' tenures

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Captains

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Leadership

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Staff for 2025 Major League Rugby season:[17]

Staff position Name
Head Coach Ryan Martin
Assistant coach Dewald Senekal
Assistant coach Pom Simona
General manager Tom Kindley

Owners[18]

Position Name
Co-founder, owner and executive chairman Alex Magleby
Co-founder, owner and chairman Errik Anderson
CEO Ian Frenette
Owner and board member Angad Banga
Owner and board member David Barry
Owner and board member Jonathan Bobbett
Owner Patrick Chung
Owner Nate Ebner

Records

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Season standings

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Season Conference Regular season Postseason
Pos Pld W D L F A +/− BP Pts Pld W L F A +/− Result
2020[a] Eastern 9th 5 1 0 4 139 158 -19 5 9 - - - - - - Cancelled
2021 Eastern 6th 16 10 0 6 360 332 +28 8 48 - - - - - - Did not qualify
2022 Eastern 1st 16 13 0 3 454 328 +126 8 62 1 0 1 16 24 -8 Lost conference final (Rugby New York) 16–24
2023 Eastern 1st 16 14 0 2 556 273 +283 12 68 2 2 0 50 31 +19 Won conference final (Old Glory DC) 25-7
Won Major League Rugby final San Diego Legion 25-24
2024 Eastern 1st 16 11 0 5 463 344 +88 -- 55 2 2 0 43 28 +15 Won conference final (Chicago Hounds)23-17
Won Major League Rugby final Seattle Seawolves 20-11
Totals 69 49 0 20 1972 1435 +537 33 242 5 4 1 109 83 +26 3 postseason appearances

Notes

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  1. ^ 2020 regular season shortened and playoffs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Head coaches

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Coach Tenure Years Record Pct. Playoff rec Conference champions MLR championships
United States Josh Smith 2018-2020 2 1-4 (.200) 0-0 0 0
New Zealand Ryan Martin 2020-2021, 2024–present 2 21-12 (.636) 3-0 1 1
South Africa Scott Mathie 2021-2024 3 38-10 (.786) 5-1 2 2

Stadium

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Free Jacks game during the 2024 season

The Free Jacks play their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Quincy Massachusetts. With a capacity of 5,000, the stadium has also been referred to as Fort Quincy. The stadium has hosted the MLR Eastern Conference championship four times, in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. The Free Jacks also hold numerous festivals there throughout the season.[19] Renovations were made to the stadium's left side during the 2025 season, adding a new VIP seating area.

2019 season

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All games in the 2019 season were exhibition games and did not count in the league standings; the team played to a record of 1–7, losing their first seven games and winning their final match of the season.

Date Opponent Home/away Location Result
October 20, 2018 Ontario Arrows Away Wanderers Grounds Lost, 14–40
December 1, 2018 Rugby United New York Home Union Point Sports Complex Lost, 35–38
February 9, 2019 Utah Warriors Away Zions Bank Training Center Lost, 15–70
March 16, 2019 Connacht A[20] Home Union Point Sports Complex Lost, 7–38
March 24, 2019 Ulster A[20] Home Union Point Sports Complex Lost, 15–43
April 6, 2019 Munster A[20] Home Irish Cultural Centre GAA Field Lost, 19–38
April 14, 2019 Leinster A[20] Home Harvard Mignone Field Lost, 12–55
May 18, 2019 Toronto Arrows Home Brophy Field at Dartmouth's
Corey Ford Rugby Clubhouse		 Postponed
June 1, 2019 Lansdowne F.C. Home Irish Cultural Centre GAA Field Won, 46–29

2020 season

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On March 12, 2020, MLR announced the season would go on hiatus immediately for 30 days due to fears surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.[21] Seven days later, MLR announced that the season was officially cancelled.[22] The Free Jacks finished the short season 9th in the MLR and 6th in the Eastern Conference.[23]

Exhibition

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Date Opponent Home/away Location Result
January 18 New England Independents Home Union Point Sports Complex Won, 39–7
January 18 New England Independents Home Union Point Sports Complex Won, 84–21

Regular season

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The team accrued a 1–4 record before the season was halted.

Date Opponent Home/away Location Result
February 8 Rugby United New York Home Sam Boyd Stadium Won, 34–14
February 15 Utah Warriors Away Sam Boyd Stadium Lost, 33–39
February 23 San Diego Legion Away Torero Stadium Lost, 21–30
February 29 Seattle Seawolves Away Starfire Sports Lost, 29–44
March 7 NOLA Gold Away The Gold Mine Lost, 22–31
March 14 Houston SaberCats Home Union Point Sports Complex Cancelled
March 22 Rugby ATL Away Life University Running Eagles Stadium Cancelled
April 5 Colorado Raptors Home Union Point Sports Complex Cancelled
April 10 Toronto Arrows Away TBD Cancelled
April 18 Old Glory DC Home Union Point Sports Complex Cancelled
April 25 NOLA Gold Home Union Point Sports Complex Cancelled
May 1 Rugby United New York Away MCU Park Cancelled
May 9 Austin Gilgronis Home Union Point Sports Complex Cancelled
May 16 Toronto Arrows Home Union Point Sports Complex Cancelled
May 24 Old Glory DC Away Cardinal Stadium Cancelled
May 30 Rugby ATL Home Union Point Sports Complex Cancelled

2021 season

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The Free Jacks' first game of the 2021 season was played on March 20, facing LA Giltinis in Los Angeles.[24]

Date Opponent Home/away Location Result
March 20 LA Giltinis Away Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Lost, 27–42
March 27 Houston SaberCats Away Aveva Stadium Won, 32-0
April 3 Utah Warriors Home Union Point Sports Complex Won, 22-21
April 17 NOLA Gold Away Shrine on Airline Lost, 30-29
April 25 Old Glory DC Away Segra Field Lost, 29-35
May 1 San Diego Legion Away Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Won, 33-17
May 8 Austin Gilgronis Home Union Point Sports Complex Won, 22-18
May 15 Rugby ATL Away Life University Lost, 18-33
May 23 Rugby United New York Away Cochrane Stadium Lost, 19-29
May 29 Toronto Arrows Home Union Point Sports Complex Won, 14-12
June 6 Old Glory DC Home Union Point Sports Complex Won, 38-34
June 13 Seattle Seawolves Home Union Point Sports Complex Won, 25-21
June 27 NOLA Gold Home Union Point Sports Complex Lost, 9-17
July 3 Rugby United New York Home Union Point Sports Complex Won, 22-6
July 11 Toronto Arrows Away Life University Won, 28-17
July 18 Rugby ATL Home Veterans Memorial Stadium Won, 22-19

Source:[25]

2022 season

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Regular season

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Date Opponent Home/away Location Result
February 5 New Orleans Gold Away Gold Mine on Airline Won, 24-13
February 18 Old Glory DC Away Segra Field Won, 41-25
February 27 LA Giltinis Away Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Lost, 15-19
March 6 Rugby New York Away John F. Kennedy Stadium Won, 38-29
March 12 Toronto Arrows Home Veterans Memorial Stadium Won, 21-15
March 19 Austin Gilgronis Away Bold Stadium Won, 25-17
March 26 Rugby ATL Away Silverbacks Park Won, 41-27
April 2 New Orleans Gold Home Veterans Memorial Stadium Won, 33-29
April 9 Seattle Seawolves Home Veterans Memorial Stadium Won, 24-22
April 24 Rugby New York Away John F. Kennedy Stadium Won, 29-26
April 30 Utah Warriors Home Veterans Memorial Stadium Won, 33-17
May 7 Old Glory DC Home Veterans Memorial Stadium Won, 26-20
May 13 Rugby ATL Home Veterans Memorial Stadium Won, 15-10
May 19 Toronto Arrows Away York Lions Stadium Lost, 18-33
May 29 New Orleans Gold Home Veterans Memorial Stadium Won, 57-5
June 3 Rugby New York Home Veterans Memorial Stadium Lost, 14-21

Source:[26]

Post season

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See also: 2022 Major League Rugby playoffs
Round Date Opponent Home/away Venue Result
East Conference Finals June 19 Rugby New York Home Veterans Memorial Stadium Lost, 16–24

2023 season

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Preseason

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Date Opponent Home/away Location Result
February 8 Houston SaberCats Away SaberCats Stadium L, 21-34

Regular season

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Date Opponent Home/away Location Result
February 17 New Orleans Gold Away The Gold Mine W, 36-12
February 26 San Diego Legion Away Snapdragon Stadium L, 12-29
March 11 Old Glory DC Home Veterans Memorial Stadium W, 34-31
March 19 Rugby New York Away Memorial Field W, 33-18
March 25 Dallas Jackals Home Veterans Memorial Stadium W, 10-9
March 31 Utah Warriors Away Zions Bank Stadium L, 24-26
April 8 Chicago Hounds Home Veterans Memorial Stadium W, 31-19
April 15 Toronto Arrows Away York Lions Stadium W, 80-5
April 22 Rugby ATL Home Veterans Memorial Stadium W, 23-13
April 30 Rugby New York Home Veterans Memorial Stadium W, 8-0
May 14 Old Glory DC Away Segra Field W, 42-12
May 21 New Orleans Gold Home Veterans Memorial Stadium W, 50-3
May 27 Toronto Arrows Home Veterans Memorial Stadium W, 57-20
June 2 Rugby ATL Away Silverbacks Park W, 35-14
June 11 Seattle Seawolves Away Starfire Stadium W, 34-26
June 18 Houston SaberCats Home Veterans Memorial Stadium W, 47-24

Post season

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Round Date Opponent Location Result
East Conference Finals July 1, 2023 Old Glory DC Veterans Memorial Stadium W, 25-7
MLR Grand Final July 8, 2023 San Diego Legion SeatGeek Stadium W, 25-24

2024 season

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Preseason

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Date Opponent Home/away Location Result
January 22 Dallas Jackals Neutral SaberCats Stadium L, 22-24

Regular season

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Date Opponent Home/away Location Result
March 3 Anthem RC Away American Legion Memorial Stadium W, 46-13
March 9 Old Glory DC Home Veterans Memorial Stadium L, 34-35
March 16 New Orleans Gold Home Veterans Memorial Stadium W, 27-21
March 24 Chicago Hounds Away SeatGeek Stadium W, 22-17
April 6 Miami Sharks Home Veterans Memorial Stadium W, 25-3
April 13 Houston SaberCats Away SaberCats Stadium W, 47-35
April 20 Seattle Seawolves Home Veterans Memorial Stadium L, 21-29
April 28 RFC Los Angeles Away Dignity Health Sports Park W, 34-12
May 5 Chicago Hounds Home Veterans Memorial Stadium L, 20-26
May 19 San Diego Legion Away Snapdragon Stadium W, 24-23
May 25 Miami Sharks Away Chase Stadium L, 15-13
June 2 Dallas Jackals Home Veterans Memorial Stadium W, 26-24
June 8 Old Glory DC Away Maryland SoccerPlex W, 31-30
June 16 Utah Warriors Home Veterans Memorial Stadium W, 36-27
June 22 New Orleans Gold Away Gold Mine on Airline L, 17-27
June 29 Anthem RC Home Veterans Memorial Stadium W, 40-7

Post season

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Round Date Opponent Location Result
East Conference semifinals July 20, 2024 Old Glory DC Veterans Memorial Stadium Won, 33-29
East Conference final July 27, 2024 Chicago Hounds Veterans Memorial Stadium Won, 23-17
Championship August 4, 2024 Seattle Seawolves Snapdragon Stadium Won, 20-11

Entertainment

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Mascot

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On May 7, 2021, the Free Jacks announced a mascot, Woodgy, a furry blue creature with rugby headband tape who wears Free Jacks rugby kit.[27]

Academy

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New England Independents

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On January 8, 2020, the Free Jacks announced that they would compete in two preseason matches against the New England Independents, a new select team of local All-Star talent representing eight clubs throughout New England.[28] Adam Zilcoski, of the Boston Irish Wolfhounds, was selected as the head coach.

Roster

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Squad for 2020 Major League Rugby preseason:[29][30]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Blades Shields Hooker United States United States
David McKenna Prop United States United States
Kyle Ciquera Prop United States United States
Sean Moran Prop United States United States
Timmy O’Connor Lock United States United States
Cody Davidowicz Lock United States United States
Ryan Hargraves Flanker United States United States
Paul Taylor Flanker United States United States
Cam Davidowicz Number 8 United States United States
Player Position Union
Ian Luciano Scrum-half Australia Australia
Andrew Menton Fly-half United States United States
Adnan Kawuma Centre United States United States
Jared Collinson Centre United States United States
Brad Patterson Wing United States United States
Andrew Marshall Wing United States United States
David Buchanan Fullback United States United States

Regional academies

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Club Region
the Alarm Boston
Champs Champlain
Cobblers North Shore
Granite Hammers Southern New Hampshire
Lightfoots Western MA
Mutineers Rhode Island
Night Watch Upper CT
Pathfinders Central MA
Pine Rioters Southern Vermont & New Hampshire
River Rangers Upper Valley
the Sea Serpents Maine Seacoast
Silver Sharks South Shore
Whistle Punks New England North

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Junior Jacks

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The Junior Jacks are the youth academy level for the Free Jacks.

References

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  2. ^ "Major League Rugby confirms Boston and Atlanta for 2020 - Americas Rugby News". Americasrugbynews.com. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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