- MAR 2
- FREE JACKS WIN
- CHICAGO
MAR 2
7
final score
36
MATCH SUMMARY
The two-time defending Major League Rugby (MLR) champion New England Free Jacks struggled coming out of a Round 2 bye, dropping a road match to the Chicago Hounds, 36-7. In the rematch of the 2024 Eastern Conference Finals, the Free Jacks had three would-be tries called back, while surrendering two automatic tries in the loss.
Jayson Potroz scored the lone Free Jacks try of the match. The loss drops New England to 1-0-1 and into fourth place in the Eastern Conference with five points.
New England closes out its early season three-game road slate on Saturday with a rematch against the Seattle Seawolves in the first of two “Coffee Cup” battles between the caffeine-loving rival cities. The pair last met for last year’s MLR Shield and the Seawolves will be seeking revenge for their 20-11 championship game loss.
HEAD TO HEAD HISTORY
3
FREE JACKS
RED JERSEY
•
2
HOUNDS
GREEN JERSEY
ALL TIME WIN RECORD
last UPDATEd march 2 2025
55 - 22 - 0
0
%
•
5 - 12 - 1
0
%
TIME LINE OF POINTS SCORED
match kick off
name (#)
type
min
pts
CHI
Carelse (10)
PEN
2'
+3
CHI
penalty try
try
7'
+5
CHI
HAND (15)
try
26'
+5
half time score
free jacks
0
15
chi hounds
half restart
CHI
penalty try
try
67'
+7
CHI
Devoto (12)
try
68'
+5
CHI
Hilsenback (22)
conv
70'
+2
FJ
Potroz (10)
TRY
75'
+7
CHI
brown (14)
try
68'
+7
full time score
free jacks
7
36
chi hounds
TOTAL POINTS BY PLAYER
RANK
Tm
NAME (#)
TYPE
PTS
1
FJ
Potroz (10)
1 7PT TRY
7
1
CHI
brown (14)
1 7pt TRY
7
2
CHI
HAND (15)
1 TRY
5
2
CHI
Devoto (12)
1 TRY
5
3
CHI
Carelse (10)
1 conv
2
3
CHI
Hilsenback (22)
1 conv
2
HOW TEAMS SCORED
tries scored
1
5
conversions
0
1
conversions success %
100%
50%
penalty kicks
0
1
total points
7
36
PERFORMANCE HEADLINES
Possession %
Territory %
Time in Attack (mins)
METERS KICKED
Metres Carried
CLEAN BREAKS
Tackles Made
Tackle Success
Penalties Conceded
Turnovers Conceded
MATCH STATS
1
Try Scored
5
167
Carries
139
843
carry distance
392
405
Metres Made
392
187
Passes
154
11
OFFLOAD
13
27
Defender Beaten
32
8
Clean Break
10
9
Visits to 22
9
18
Total Turnovers
5
62
Crossed Gainline
48
78
Failed Gainline
66
11
handling error
2
172
tackles made
163
32
missed tackles
27
77
Percent Tackle Mae %
80
4
turnover won
7
17
Dominant Tackle
4
2
yellow cards
1
14
penalty conceded
6
9
lineout won
13
72
Percent Lineouts Won
91
1
Lineout Throws Lost
5
2
scrums won
6
100
percent scrums won
100
101
Rucks Won
105
2
Rucks LOST
3
51.5
% Possession
48.5
54.3
% Territory
45.7
2
Mauls Won
3
25
Kicks In Play
35
131
Penalty Kick Metres
216
852
All Kick Metres
38
1
retained kicks
4
TOP PERFORMERS
TACKLES
Sam Caird (5)
0
Campbell (13)
0
Defenders Beaten
van der Bank (13)
0
Devoto (12)
0
CARRIES
Potroz (10)
0
Devoto (12)
0
Metres Made
Johnston (7)
0
Hand (15)
0
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Joe Johnston
Wearing: #7
Nickname: “The Mechanic”
Position: Backrow
Tackles: 18
Meters Made: 56
Defenders Beaten: 4
STATS SPOTLIGHT
Jayson Potroz
Wearing: #10
Nickname: “Potty”
Position: Flyhalf
Carries: 17
Meters Made: 54
MATCH COMMENTARY
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| TIME | TEAM | EVENT | COMMENTARY | SCORE | |
| FJ | CHI | ||||
| 0:33 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Isaac Olson turnover Lost In Ruck Or Maul | 0 | 0 |
| 1:29 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 2:32 | Chicago Hounds | Goal Kick | Penalty Goal by Adriaan Carelse | 0 | 3 |
| 3:52 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Wian Conradie Ruck Offence | 0 | 3 |
| 5:24 | Chicago Hounds | Turnover | Noah Brown turnover Lost In Ruck Or Maul | 0 | 3 |
| 5:31 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Wayne van der Bank turnover Lost Ball Forced | 0 | 3 |
| 6:21 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Kaleb Geiger Scrum Offence | 0 | 3 |
| 7:48 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 3 |
| 7:53 | Chicago Hounds | Try | Try scored by Chicago Hounds | 0 | 10 |
| 11:28 | Chicago Hounds | Turnover | Michael Hand turnover Intercepted Pass | 0 | 10 |
| 13:10 | Chicago Hounds | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 10 |
| 14:51 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Le-Roux Malan turnover Lost Ball Forced | 0 | 10 |
| 16:28 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | John Poland turnover Carried In Touch | 0 | 10 |
| 17:09 | Chicago Hounds | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 10 |
| 19:16 | Chicago Hounds | Penalty Conceded | Adriaan Carelse Offside | 0 | 10 |
| 20:01 | Chicago Hounds | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 10 |
| 21:01 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 10 |
| 21:54 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Wian Conradie Ruck Offence | 0 | 10 |
| 23:26 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Andrew Quattrin Ruck Offence | 0 | 10 |
| 26:51:00 | Chicago Hounds | Try | Try by Michael Hand | 0 | 15 |
| 28:06:00 | Chicago Hounds | Goal Kick | Conversion missed by Adriaan Carelse | 0 | 15 |
| 28:27:00 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Conor Keys for Wian Conradie (Injury) | 0 | 15 |
| 31:08:00 | Chicago Hounds | Substitution | Jackson Zabierek for Dylan Fawsitt (Player off) | 0 | 15 |
| 32:38:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Killian Coghlan turnover Lost In Ruck Or Maul | 0 | 15 |
| 34:55:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Le-Roux Malan turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 0 | 15 |
| 37:22:00 | Chicago Hounds | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 15 |
| 39:51:00 | Chicago Hounds | Penalty Conceded | James Scott Offside | 0 | 15 |
| 40:14:00 | Chicago Hounds | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 15 |
| 41:07:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Jeronimo Gomez Vara turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 0 | 15 |
| 40:00:00 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Brock Webster for Isaac Olson (Player off) | 0 | 15 |
| 42:02:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 15 |
| 47:57:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Paula Balekana Offside | 0 | 15 |
| 48:04:00 | Chicago Hounds | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 15 |
| 49:34:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Jayson Potroz turnover Kick Error Failure To Find Touch | 0 | 15 |
| 50:08:00 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Oscar Lennon for John Poland (Player off) | 0 | 15 |
| 50:36:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Le-Roux Malan turnover Pass Other Error | 0 | 15 |
| 51:09:00 | Chicago Hounds | Substitution | Michael Baska for Julian Dominguez Widmer (Player off) | 0 | 15 |
| 51:12:00 | Chicago Hounds | Substitution | Ignacio Peculo Rodriguez for Paddy Ryan (Player off) | 0 | 15 |
| 52:18:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Brock Webster turnover Pass Other Error | 0 | 15 |
| 52:48:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Killian Coghlan turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 0 | 15 |
| 54:07:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Joe Johnston turnover Carried In Touch | 0 | 15 |
| 55:34:00 | Chicago Hounds | Substitution | Noah Flesch for Michael Hand (Player on) | 0 | 15 |
| 55:51:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 15 |
| 57:11:00 | Chicago Hounds | Turnover | Ollie Devoto turnover Kick Error Terratorial Loss | 0 | 15 |
| 58:49:00 | Chicago Hounds | Turnover | Adriaan Carelse turnover Attempted Intercept | 0 | 15 |
| 59:18:00 | Chicago Hounds | Substitution | Liam Fletcher for Oti Pifeleti (Player off) | 0 | 15 |
| 59:18:00 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Foster DeWitt for Andrew Quattrin (Player off) | 0 | 15 |
| 59:29:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Wayne van der Bank turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 0 | 15 |
| 60:21:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 15 |
| 63:18:00 | Chicago Hounds | Turnover | Mitch Short turnover Lost In Ruck Or Maul | 0 | 15 |
| 63:39:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Paula Balekana Yellow Card | 0 | 15 |
| 64:20:00 | Chicago Hounds | Substitution | Chris Hilsenback for Adriaan Carelse (Injury) | 0 | 15 |
| 64:20:00 | Chicago Hounds | Substitution | Luke White for Lucas Rumball (Player off) | 0 | 15 |
| 64:20:00 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Tevita Sole for Malakai Hala-Ngatai (Player on) | 0 | 15 |
| 64:20:00 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Cole Keith for Kaleb Geiger (Player off) | 0 | 15 |
| 65:15:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Foster DeWitt Ruck Offence | 0 | 15 |
| 66:18:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Sam Caird turnover Accidental Knock On | 0 | 15 |
| 66:35:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 15 |
| 67:24:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Brock Webster Yellow Card | 0 | 15 |
| 67:24:00 | Chicago Hounds | Try | Try scored by Chicago Hounds | 0 | 22 |
| 67:48:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Killian Coghlan turnover Carried In Touch | 0 | 22 |
| 67:57:00 | Chicago Hounds | Substitution | Conall Boomer for Maclean Jones (Tactical) | 0 | 22 |
| 68:11:00 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Kyle Baillie for Sam Caird (Player off) | 0 | 22 |
| 68:54:00 | Chicago Hounds | Try | Try by Ollie Devoto | 0 | 27 |
| 70:12:00 | Chicago Hounds | Goal Kick | Conversion by Chris Hilsenback | 0 | 29 |
| 70:16:00 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Harrison Boyle for Killian Coghlan (Player off) | 0 | 29 |
| 71:17:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Jeronimo Gomez Vara turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 0 | 29 |
| 72:12:00 | Chicago Hounds | Penalty Conceded | Liam Fletcher Ruck Offence | 0 | 29 |
| 74:16:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Harrison Boyle turnover Carried In Touch | 0 | 29 |
| 75:44:00 | New England Free Jacks | Try | Try by Jayson Potroz | 5 | 29 |
| 76:22:00 | New England Free Jacks | Goal Kick | Auto Conversion by None | 7 | 29 |
| 77:30:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Wayne van der Bank turnover Pass Other Error | 7 | 29 |
| 78:35:00 | Chicago Hounds | Try | Try by Noah Brown | 7 | 34 |
| 78:41:00 | Chicago Hounds | Goal Kick | Auto Conversion by None | 7 | 36 |
