CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL • JULY 20

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OLD GLORY

FESTIVAL TIME LINE

Find out what’s happening throughout the festival.

FAN PHOTO COMPETITION

Submit your best photos and videos for a chance to win prizes. 

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BARS ARE NOW OPEN!
**Selection may vary at each bar
 OZ$
Budweiser16$5
Bud Light16$5
Michelob Ultra16$5
Bud Zero12$5
Bud Light Seltzer16$5
Free Jacks IPA16$7
Stormalong Cider16$7
Forged Irish Stout16$7
Viva Tequila Seltzer12$8
   
Water $4
Soda $4
Bodyarmor $4

offering a rotating local selection

STARTING XV

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OLD GLORY

Malakai Hala-Ngatai

1

John Daniel Iscaro,

Andrew Quattrin

2

Facundo Gattas

John-roy Jenkinson

3

Steven Longwell

Kyle Baillie

4

Robert Harley

Conor Keys

5

Tevita Naqali

Piers von Dadelszen

6

Jamason Schultz

Jed Melvin

7

Cory Gilliland-Daniel

Seta Baker

8

Lautaro Bavaro

Oscar Lennon

Connor Buckley

Jayson Potroz

Jason Robertson

Paula Balekana

11

John Rizzo

Le Roux Malan

12

Tommaso Boni

Wayne van der Bank

13

John Powers-Velasquez,

Toby Fricker

14

Perry Humphreys

Reece Macdonald

15

Damien Hoyland

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Foster Dewitt
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Darby Nelligan
Cole Keith
 17
Calixto Martinez
Kaleb Geiger
18

Tyler Rowland

Josh Larsen
19
Ignacio Dotti
Ethan Fryer
20
Brady Gilliland-Daniel
Holden Yungert
21
Ethan McVeigh
Ben Lesage
22

Gradyn Bowd

Mitch Wilson
23
William Talataina-Mu

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ANTHEM

John Poland
Wian Conradie
Jac Bezuidenhout 
Mitch Jacobson
Kyle Ciquera
 Unconfirmed

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ANTHEM 

Tom KindleyGeneral Manager 
Scott MathieHead CoachSimon Cross

Pom Simona

Will Webster

Assistant Coach

Kurt Baker

Stanley South

   
javier martinteam manager

Richard Merryman

Paris Malone

George Petrakoshead physical performanceMatthew Skyner
Ricci PersicoAsst physical performance 
Colton BennettaNALYSTNick Purvis

Michael Buonopane

Adam Thomas

Medical

Jeremy Dockter

Gaberiel Luciani

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT

piers von dadelszen

Piers Von Dadelszen winner of the “Free Jacks Rookie of the Year” award, starts today at 6. In a short amount of time Piers has shown his value around the park and as a vital asset in the line out. 

Piers is a Canadian international who made his debut in 2022 against Spain. Piers is a Oxford University engineering graduate, where he was also a part of their prestigious varsity rugby team whom he represented from 2020 to 2023.

rugby 101

Rugby is a full-contact, free flowing sport. The game is made up of two 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.

  1. Tight head prop
  2. Hooker
  3. Loose head prop
  4. Second row
  5. Second row
  6. Blind side flanker
  7. Open side flanker
  8. Number 8
  9. Scrum-Half
  10. Fly-Half
  11. Left Wing
  12. Inside Center
  13. Outside Center
  14. Right Wing
  15. 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. 

wallop beer fest

With some of the best breweries in and around New England the Free Jacks wee Wallop! Beer Fest provides fans the opportunity to sample some of the best craft beers, ciders, and seltzers around.

festival map

SEATING CHART

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nerfu sevens championship

The 2024 NERFU Seven’s Championship Season consists of 4 tournaments.

The overall winner of the Season will be determined this weekend at the NERFU Seven’s Championship Finals, before the New England Free Jacks Conference Semi Final