april 22
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FREE JACKS
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atlanta
RUGBY ATL
bars open in
last call
bar closed
beer
Free Jacks IPA
Logger Road
Stella
Budweiser
Bud Light
Bud Zero
oz
16
19.2
16
16
16
16
$
$7
$7
$7
$5
$5
$4
other
Bud Light Seltzer
Stormalong Hard Cider
oz
16
16
$
$6
$7
soft
liquid Death Water
Soda
oz
16
16
$
$4
$4
STARTING XV
FREE JACKS
RUGBY ATL
kyle ciquera
1
William Burke
andrew quattrin
2
Cullen Maughan
COLE KEITH
3
John-Roy Jenkinson
jesse parete
4
Justin Basson
Conor Keys
5
Johan Momsen
MITCH Jacobson
6
Viliami Helu
SLADE Mcdowall
7
Matthew Heaton
WIAN Conradie
8
Ross Deacon
john poland
Ryan Rees
JAYSON Potroz
10
Duncan Van Schalkwyk
paula Balekana
11
Nolan Tuamoheloa
Le Roux MALAN
12
William Leonard
Wayne Van Der Bank
13
Martini Talapusi
Mitch Wilson
14
Te Rangatira Waitokia
SPENCER JONES
15
Rewita Biddle
RESERVES
FREE JACKS | RUGBY ATL | |
| MILS Sanerivi | 16 | Isaac Bales |
| Kianu Kereru-Symes | 17 | Lincoln Sii |
| Tevita Sole | 18 | Wikus Groenewald |
| Reegan O’Gorman | 19 | Christian Milan |
| joe Johnston | 20 | Henry-Ajudu aFrederick |
| HOLDEN YUNGERT | 21 | Daemon Angel Torres |
| ben LeSage | 22 | kurt Coleman |
| Zachary Bastres | 23 | Harley Davidson |
INJURIES
FREE JACKS | RUGBY ATL | |
| JOSH LARSEN | – | |
Foster Dewitt | – | |
Joel Hintz | – | |
Taniela Filimone | – | |
| – | ||
| – |
COACHES
FREE JACKS | RUGBY ATL | |
| Tom Kindley | General Manager | – |
| Scott Mathie | Head Coach | Steve Brett |
| Mike Rogers | Assistant Coach | Francis Bradford |
| Will Webster | Assistant Coach | Ryszard Chadwick |
| javier martin | team manager | Mark Carney |
| George Petrakos | head physical performance | Lucas Baistrocchi |
| Ricci Persico | Asst physical performance | |
| Colton Bennett | aNALYST | Declan Oorloff |
| Michael Buonopane | Medical | Anja Enstrom |
| Adam Thomas | Medical | Zac Schner |
1ST ANNUAL TRAILBLAZERS TROPHY
Celebrating the rich history of New England Women’s Rugby
rugby 101
Rugby is a full-contact, free flowing sport. The game is made up of 2 40-minute halves. A team wins by moving forward and scoring more points than the other team. Watch the video and check out the terms below.
There are 15 players on the pitch; 8 forwards and 7 backs. The number on the back of your jersey indicates your position.
- Tight head prop
- Hooker
- Loose head prop
- Second row
- Second row
- Blind side flanker
- Open side flanker
- Number 8
- Scrum-Half
- Fly-Half
- Left Wing
- Inside Center
- Outside Center
- Right Wing
- Full Back
MOVE FORWARD PASS BACK
In order to make your way down the field, the ball must be passed either sideways or backwards. The ball can only move forward if kicked or carried by a player.
NO PADS?!
Unlike American football, rugby players do not wear pads. This actually makes the game safer as it encourages proper tackle technique with arms and shoulders and not heads. Any contact to the head will be penalized with either a penalty, yellow or red card.
HOW TO SCORE POINTS
Players score by either physically touching the ball down in the “Try zone”, or scoring a penalty kick off of the other team’s infringement.
TRY
The main objective of the game; to touch the ball down in the opponent’s end-zone (Try-zone) area for a score worth 5 points. The ball must be touched down to the ground under control for the score to count!
CONVERSION
After scoring a try, a team will kick for an additional 2-points from the line that the try was touched down.
SCRUM
Used to restart play after a technical infringement. All 8 forwards join to compete for the ball.
LINEOUT
Used to restart play after the ball goes out of bounds. Forwards assemble in a straight line across from each other, where one team’s Hooker throws the ball down the middle. Each team uses various formations to lift players and compete for the ball.
KNOCK-ON
An infringement when a player loses, drops, or knocks the ball forward from their hands, resulting in a scrum to the other team.
festival INFO
LAST WEEK'S PLAYER OF THE MATCH
paula balekana
Paula Balekana made an electric MLR debut for the Houston backline in 2021. He continued his backline prowess after joining the Free Jacks in 2022. Rugby has brought the experienced back all over the world. Growing up in Fiji, then playing in Australia for Gordon and Italy for Zebre Rugby in Pro 14, Balekana has become a staple of the Free Jacks lineup.
