New England Free Jack - Houston SaberCats (28-22) | Major League Rugby

Full-time Men's Senior Asia Major League Rugby Final Saturday 28 June 2025
USA
New England Free Jack
Form D V V V V
Coach: -
No bonus
Paul Balekana 13', 69' E
Sam Weir Caird 45' E
Dan Hollinshead2Tr · 3P
Stadium: Veterans Memorial Stadium Quincy, Quincy
28-22
Half-time: 13-10
3 tries 3 tries
Head-to-head
V 36-17 04/05/2025
V 47-35 14/04/2024
V 47-24 18/06/2023
V 32-0 28/03/2021
Attendance: - · Broadcaster: -
USA
Houston SaberCats
Form D D V V V
Coach: -
No bonus
Max Schumacher 20', 78' E
Drake Davis 51' E
AJ Alatimu2Tr · 1P

Quick summary

New England Free Jack beat Houston SaberCats 28–22 in a 6-try match and 1 card. Dan Hollinshead finishes as top scorer with 13 points (3 penalties, 2 conversions).
DH
Top scorer
Dan Hollinshead
New England Free Jack · 13 pts (2 cons, 3 pen.)
Key figures
3 Tries 3
2 Cons 2
3 Penalties 1
1 Cards 0

Breakdown by period

Period New England Free Jack Houston SaberCats
1st half 13 10
2nd half 15 12
Total 28 22

Match feed

All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
E Try T Conv. P Penalty / Drop goal J Yellow O Orange R Red ↔ Replacement
New England Free Jack
MIN
Houston SaberCats
1st half 13 - 10
P
Dan Hollinshead Penalty
7'3-0
10'3-3
P
AJ Alatimu Penalty
E
Paul Balekana Try
13'8-3
T
Dan Hollinshead Conversion
13'10-3
P
Dan Hollinshead Penalty
18'13-3
20'13-5
T
AJ Alatimu Conversion
20'13-10
E
Max Schumacher Try
↔
Kaleb GeigerJone Koroiduadua Replacement
23'13-10
2nd half 15 - 12
E
Sam Weir Caird Try
45'18-10
T
Dan Hollinshead Conversion
45'20-10
49'20-10
↔
Louritz van der SchyffSam Hill Replacement
↔
Wayne van der BankBen Lesage Replacement
50'20-10
51'20-12
T
AJ Alatimu Conversion
51'20-17
E
Drake Davis Try
↔
Kyle CiqueraMalakai Hala Replacement
52'20-17
P
Dan Hollinshead Penalty
58'23-17
↔
Foster DewittAndrew Quattrin Replacement
58'23-17
J
Piers von Dadelszen Yellow card
61'23-17
62'23-17
↔
Seth SmithPita Alemania Jr Anae-Ah Sue Replacement
65'23-17
↔
Michael ScottPono Davis Replacement
67'23-17
↔
Jay RentonAndre Warner Replacement
E
Paul Balekana Try
69'28-17
69'28-17
↔
Keni NasoqeqeEmmanuel Albert Replacement
↔
Josh LarsenPiers von Dadelszen Replacement
71'28-17
71'28-17
↔
Wilton ReboloEzekiel Lindenmuth Replacement
71'28-17
↔
Javon Camp-VillalovosJustin Johan Basson Replacement
↔
Oscar LennonJed Melvin Replacement
72'28-17
↔
Ethan FryerCameron Nordli-Kelemiti Replacement
72'28-17
↔
Harrison BoylePaul Balekana Replacement
74'28-17
75'28-17
↔
Dominic AkinaDrake Davis Replacement
78'28-22
E
Max Schumacher Try

Match stats

New England Free Jack Houston SaberCats
28
Points scored
22
3
Tries
3
-
Possession (%)
-
New England Free Jack Houston SaberCats
3
Tries
3
-
Carries
-
-
Metres gained
-
-
Line breaks
-
-
Defenders beaten
-
-
Offloads
-
New England Free Jack Houston SaberCats
-
Tackles made
-
-
% de plaquage
-
-
Tackles missed
-
-
Turnovers won
-
-
Dominant tackles
-
New England Free Jack Houston SaberCats
2
Conversions
2
3
Penalties scored
1
0
Drop goals — none
0
-
Kicks
-
-
Kicking metres
-
-
m / coup de pied
-
-
Box kicks
-
-
50:22
-
New England Free Jack Houston SaberCats
1
Yellow cards
0
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0
-
Penalties conceded
-
-
En-avants
-

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
New England Free Jack
18 matches played
Houston SaberCats
18 matches played
Competition
94 matches played
Points scored
28 ▲
avg. 26.6
22 ▼
avg. 28.8
27.1
Tries
3 ▼
avg. 3.78
3 ▼
avg. 4
3.82
First try
13'
avg. 20'00
20'
avg. 13'18
18'12
Penalties scored
3 ▲
avg. 0.61
1 ▼
avg. 1.17
0.79
Yellow cards
1 ▲
avg. 0.5
0 ▼
avg. 0.83
0.91
% wins
72%
67%
—
% vic. domicile
90%
78%
61%
% vic. extérieur
50%
56%
39%

Line-ups

Top scorer
DH
Dan Hollinshead
5 attempts
13 pts
New England Free Jack
1 Malakai Hala 52'
2 Andrew Quattrin 58'
3 Jone Koroiduadua 23'
4 Piers von Dadelszen CJ 61'71'
5 Sam Weir Caird E 45'
6 Jed Melvin 72'
7 Joe Johnston
8 Wian Conradie
9 Cameron Nordli-Kelemiti 72'
10 Dan Hollinshead P 7'T 13'P 18'T 45'P 58'
11 Paul Balekana E 13'E 69'74'
12 Le Roux Malan
13 Ben Lesage 50'
14 Simon-Peter Joachin Toleafoa
15 Brock Webster
Replacements
16 Kaleb Geiger 23'
17 Wayne van der Bank 50'
18 Kyle Ciquera 52'
19 Foster Dewitt 58'
20 Josh Larsen 71'
21 Oscar Lennon 72'
22 Ethan Fryer 72'
23 Harrison Boyle 74'
Top scorer
MS
Max Schumacher
2 tries
10 pts
Houston SaberCats
1 Ezekiel Lindenmuth 71'
2 Pita Alemania Jr Anae-Ah Sue 62'
3 Pono Davis 65'
4 Justin Johan Basson 71'
5 Nathan Den Hoedt
6 Emmanuel Albert 69'
7 Johannes Momsen
8 Marno Redelinghuys
9 Andre Warner 67'
10 AJ Alatimu P 10'T 20'T 51'
11 Drake Davis E 51'75'
12 Sam Hill 49'
13 Tautalatasi Tasi
14 Rufus McLean
15 Max Schumacher E 20'E 78'
Replacements
16 Louritz van der Schyff 49'
17 Seth Smith 62'
18 Michael Scott 65'
19 Jay Renton 67'
20 Wilton Rebolo 71'
21 Keni Nasoqeqe 69'
22 Javon Camp-Villalovos 71'
23 Dominic Akina 75'

Stats by player

New England Free Jack
11
74'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
10
Points
74'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
52'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
52'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
58'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
58'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
23'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
23'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
71'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
71'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
72'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
72'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
72'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
72'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
50'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
50'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
57'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
57'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
30'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
30'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
28'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
28'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
22'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
22'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
9'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
9'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
21
8'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
8'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
8'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
8'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
23
6'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
6'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
Houston SaberCats
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
10
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
75'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
75'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
71'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
71'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
62'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
62'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
65'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
65'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
71'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
71'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
69'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
69'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
67'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
67'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
49'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
49'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
31'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
31'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
18'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
18'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
15'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
15'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
13'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
13'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
9'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
9'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
21
11'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
11'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
9'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
9'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
23
5'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
5'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
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