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STARTING XV

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Kyle Ciquera

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Jonas Petrakopoulos

Andrew Quattrin

2

Kirby Myhill

Cole Keith

3

Alec McDonnell

Josh Larsen

4

Richard Rose

Conor Keys

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Stan van den Hoven

Piers von Dadelszen

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Tomas Casares

Seta Baker

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Daniel Pryor

Wian Conradie

8

Benjamin Bonasso

Cam Nordli-Kelemeti

Tomas Cubelli

Jayson Potroz

Felipe Etcheverry Cavana

Danyon Morgan-Puterangi

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Marcos Young

Le Roux Malan

12

Nicholas Grigg

Ben LeSage

13

Tomas Inciarte

Paula Balekana

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Avery Oitomen

Reece Macdonald

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Matias Freyre

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Mason Koch
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Sean McNulty
Malakai Hala-Ngatai
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Matthew Evans
Kaleb Geiger
18
Tevita Sole
Kyle Baillie
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Michael Etete

Mitch Jacobson
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Chase Schor Haskin
Holden Yungert
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Damian Morley
Killian Coghlan
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Joshua McAdam
Mitch Wilson
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Guiseppe Du Toit
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John Poland

Gabriel Casey

Jaco Bezuidenhout

Ethan Fryer

John-Roy Jenkinson
 

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Tom KindleyGeneral ManagerMariano Filippini
Scott MathieHead CoachJosé Pellicena

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Will Webster

Assistant Coach

Oscar Duran

Tui Osborne

   
javier martinteam managerLucas Chioccarelli
George Petrakoshead physical performance 
Ricci PersicoAsst physical performanceFer Levy
Colton BennettaNALYSTMatt Carpentier

Michael Buonopane

Adam Thomas

Medical

John Zuluaga

Kyle Fisher

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT

reece macdonald

MacDonald is from Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, and played his club rugby for Te Puna before being picked up by Bay of Plenty in 2018. After a move to Sydney, Macdonald starred for Gordon in the Shute Shield from 2019 to 2022, being the competition’s top scorer that last year. After an impressive first season for the Free Jacks, he was named ‘Rookie of the Year’ in 2023.

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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. 

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The Monumental 7s, hosted by the New England Free Jacks is the National Collegiate Rugby Championship Qualifier. This tournament is a step on the road to the 2024 NCR Collegiate Rugby Championship National 7s. 

In 2024, Indiana University won the second annual Monumental 7’s tournament. Join us to see some top class collegiate rugby at Veterans Memorial Stadium.