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New England Free Jacks
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. They competed in their first season in Major League Rugby, MLR in the 2020 Major League Rugby season, 2020 season. The team has won two MLR shields after defeating the San Diego Legion in 2023 and the Seattle Seawolves in 2024. History On September 21, 2018, Major League Rugby announced that Boston would be one of the expansion teams joining the league for the 2020 season. That same day, the Boston club was announced as the New England Free Jacks through social media. Their first match was on October 20, 2018, against the Toronto Arrows, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy ( ) is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest city in the county. Quincy is part of the Greater Boston area as one of Boston's immediate southern suburbs. Its population in 2020 was 101,636, making it the seventh-largest city in Massachusetts, the state. Known as the "City of Presidents", Quincy is the birthplace of two President of the United States, U.S. presidents—John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams—as well as John Hancock, the first signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, Declaration of Independence and the first and third governor of Massachusetts. First settled in 1625, Quincy was briefly part of Dorchester, Boston, Dorchester before becoming the North Precinct of Braintree, Massachusetts, Braintree in 1640. In 1792, Quincy was split off from Town of Braintree, the Town of Braintree and was Incorporated community#English-speaking, incorporated separately as the Town of Quincy; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PRO Rugby
The Professional Rugby Organization, known as PRO Rugby, was an American professional rugby union competition. PRO began play in April 2016 with five teams and ceased operations by January 2017. The competition was sanctioned by USA Rugby and by World Rugby. This was the first professional rugby competition in North America. History Previous attempts For several years prior to PRO Rugby's launch in 2016, a number of entities had explored a professional competition for fifteen-a-side rugby. The Rugby Super League, a national competition that began play in 1997, was discussed as potentially becoming a professional competition,, but the RSL struggled financially, with several teams exiting the competition from 2009 to 2012 before the league folded after the 2012 season. In 2012, the American Professional Rugby Competition was reported to be exploring a launch of a ten-team league for 2015, but nothing came of it. The National Rugby Football League also announced its intention t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wian Conradie
Wian Conradie (born 14 October 1994) is a Namibian rugby union player who plays for the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby (MLR). Conradie previously played for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby He was named to Namibia's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. At the conclusion of the 2021 MLR season Conradie would be named to the all MLR first team. On 15 July 2021, Conradie went to England to play for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby in the 2021-22 season. In March 2022, Conradie returned to the Free Jacks. After his return to the free jacks he would help them win a championship during the 2023 season. On top of this he would be named MLR Foward of the year at the end of the season. Conradie named foward of the year https://www.majorleague.rugby/news/forward-of-the-year-wian-conradie-new-england-free-jacks/ He would then win another championship the following year in 2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Roux Malan
Le Roux Malan (born 31 March 1999) is a Namibian rugby union player, who currently plays as a centre for the in Major League Rugby (MLR) and for in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition. He represents Namibia internationally. Early career Born in Windhoek, Namibia, Malan attended Paarl Boys' High School and then attended the University of Cape Town where he represented the Ikey Tigers side in the Varsity Cup. Professional career Malan represented the in the 2019 Rugby Challenge. He signed for the New England Free Jacks ahead of the 2022 Major League Rugby season. In late 2022, he was selected for the Namibia national side, and made his debut against Spain. In 2023, Malan scored the game-winning try in the 76th minute of the MLR Championship Final, giving the a 25–24 win over San Diego Legion and the club's first MLR title. He won a second MLR title with the Free Jacks the following season, again scoring a try in the Championship Final. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Major League Rugby Final
The 2023 Major League Rugby Championship Final was the fifth Major League Rugby (MLR) championship match, held at the conclusion of the 6th season of the rugby union club competition in North America. The match was played on July 8, 2023, at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois. It was the first MLR Final to be held in Illinois, and the first since the 2019 final to be held at a pre-determined venue. The match was won by the New England Free Jacks over the San Diego Legion by a score of 25-24, claiming their first MLR Championship. Background On March 16, 2023, MLR announced that the Championship Final would be held at SeatGeek Stadium, the home ground of the Chicago Hounds. The format for qualifying for the Championship Series remained the same from 2022, with the top-ranked team of each conference receiving a bye to the Conference Final, as well as home advantage. Likewise, the second-ranked team would host the third-ranked team of their respective conference, in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SeatGeek Stadium
SeatGeek Stadium is a football-specific stadium, soccer-specific stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois, about 12 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. It is the home stadium of Chicago Stars FC of the National Women's Soccer League, Chicago Fire FC II of MLS Next Pro, and the Chicago Hounds (rugby union), Chicago Hounds of Major League Rugby. The stadium has also hosted the Chicago Fire FC, Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer, Chicago Machine (MLL), Chicago Machine of Major League Lacrosse, Chicago Bliss of the Legends Football League, Chicago State Cougars Chicago State Cougars men's soccer, men's and women's soccer teams of NCAA Division I, and Chicago House AC of the National Independent Soccer Association. Originally Toyota Park when it opened on June 11, 2006, the facility has a capacity of 20,000 and was developed at a cost of around $100 million. The naming rights agreement with SeatGeek went into effect following the Fire's 2018 Chicago Fire season, 2018 season. History The Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Legion
The San Diego Legion are an American professional rugby union team based in San Diego, California, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team plays its home games at Torero Stadium. The Legion began play in the league's inaugural 2018 season. History Established in 2017, the San Diego Legion have represented San Diego since their inception. The Legion are one of seven founding teams in Major League Rugby. The Legion began play at Torero Stadium on the campus of the University of San Diego for the 2018 season. On February 2, 2022, the Legion announced Snapdragon Stadium to be their new home beginning in 2023. On November 19, 2024, the team announced plans to leave Snapdragon Stadium to return to Torero Stadium. Playoff games may be hosted at Snapdragon Stadium depending on demand. The Legion were runner-ups in the 2019 and 2023 season championships. Sponsorship Players and personnel Current squad The San Diego Legion squad for the 2025 Major League Rugby seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Glory DC
Old Glory DC RFC is an American professional rugby union team based in the Washington metropolitan area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). Old Glory was founded in 2018, played some exhibition games in 2019, and began regular-season MLR play in 2020. The organization is led by two local business leaders, former USA Eagles' Paul Sheehy, and local club rugby player Chris Dunlavey. The Scottish Rugby Union has a part ownership of the team. The team has been coached by Simon Cross since July 2023. History Major League Rugby announced on May 15, 2018, that an expansion team would begin play in Washington, D.C., by the 2020 season and confirmed the team in November 2018. On February 6, 2019, the team name was announced as Old Glory DC. On March 28, 2019, the Scottish Rugby Union announced that it had purchased a minority interest in the team. After losing seven matches in a row to start the 2022 season, Old Glory DC announced the immediate departure of head coach Andrew D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaudein Waaka
Beaudein Waaka (born 27 January 1994) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays for in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship and for Skyactivs Hiroshima in the Japan Rugby League One competition. He has previously played for , New England Free Jacks, and Kobelco Kobe Steelers. Professional career In 2012, Waaka played for Poverty Bay in the Heartland Championship and then he represented the Taranaki Bulls for 5 seasons in the Mitre 10 Cup competition. In 2019, he signed with Manly RUFC. Like his sister, Stacey Waaka, he has also represented New Zealand sevens in rugby sevens. In 2020 Waaka would sign with the New England free jacks. In his second year with the team he would score 103 points. During the 2022 season he would finish the year 3rd in goal kickers and second in point scorers with 151. This would lead to him being named MLR player of the year for the 2022 season. Waaka named player of the year https://www.majorleague.rugby/n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby New York
Rugby New York, originally known as Rugby United New York and officially nicknamed the Ironworkers, was a professional rugby union team based in New York City that was a member of Major League Rugby (MLR). The team played an exhibition season in spring 2018 and joined MLR for its second full season in 2019. The team was founded by James Kennedy. During the 2022 season, its first under the Rugby New York name, the team made its only MLR Final appearance, winning a title in front of 1,979 attendees at Red Bull Arena in nearby Harrison, New Jersey. In December 2023, MLR announced that Rugby New York had withdrawn from the league and had folded, following a failed attempt to sell the team. History Rugby United New York was founded in April 2018 by James Kennedy, owner of Murphy Kennedy Group a New York construction management company and John Layfield, a retired WWE professional wrestler and the founder of a nonprofit organization called Beyond Rugby Bermuda. In its 2018 exhibi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Mathie
Scott Mathie (born 1 February 1983 in Durban, South Africa) is a rugby union current coach and former player. He played as a scrum-half for the Blue Bulls, , Leeds Carnegie, Sale Sharks and . He retired in October 2013. He was previously the head coach of the New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby (MLR). He is now the attacks and backs coach at Edinburgh Rugby. Professional career He joined the in 2012. He made 23 appearances for them in 2012 and 2013. He was initially named in the squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season, but was later released to the 2013 Vodacom Cup squad. Coaching career He was appointed assistant coach of the Griquas under Brent Ranse van Rensburg. He was further appointed as Head coach of the Griquas for the 2020-2021 season on the 5 September 2019. He was appointed as head coach of the New England Free Jacks for the 2022 season on 9 September 2021. In Mathie first season as head coach of the free jacks he would find immediate success. Leading the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Chung
Patrick Christopher Chung (born August 19, 1987) is a Jamaican-American former professional football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, primarily with the New England Patriots. He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and was selected in the second round of the 2009 NFL draft by the Patriots, where he spent 11 non-consecutive seasons. In between his Patriots tenure, Chung was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles for one season. A three-time Super Bowl winner with New England, Chung was named to the franchise's All-2010s Team and All-Dynasty Team in 2020. Early life Chung was born in Kingston, Jamaica. His mother is Sophia George, who was a one-hit wonder in the UK with her 1985 hit "Girlie Girlie" that reached number one in Jamaica, topping the RJR chart for 11 weeks, and was also a Top-10 hit in the UK.Jackson, Kevin (2015)Three decades of Girlie Girlie", ''Jamaica Observer'', May 17, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015 At the time of reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
