New England Free Jacks

On September 21, 2018, Major League Rugby announced that Boston would be one of the expansion teams joining the league for the 2020 season.[2] That same day, the Boston club was announced as the New England Free Jacks through social media. Their first match was on October 20, 2018, against the Ontario Arrows at Wanderers Grounds in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Nate Ebner and Patrick Chung are minority owners of New England Free Jacks.[3]

Squad for 2020 Major League Rugby Season:[4]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union Diego Maquieira Hooker United States Steven Hinshaw Hooker United States Sean McNulty Hooker Ireland Simon Courcoul Prop France Quentin Newcomer Prop United States Kyle Ciquera Prop United States Anthony Purpura Prop United States Kensuke Hatakeyama Prop Japan Tolu Fahamokioa Prop Tonga Donald Brighouse Prop Samoa Jackson Thiebes Lock United States Conor Kindregan Lock Ireland Ronan McCusker Lock Ireland Josh Larsen Lock Canada Ben Landry Lock United States Owen Hundt Flanker United States Evan Geist Flanker United States Naulia Dawai Flanker Fiji Zach Stryffeler Flanker United States Jon Kokinda Flanker United States Pago Haini Number 8 United States Brad Hemopo Number 8 New Zealand

Player Position Union Erik Thompson Scrum-half United States John Poland Scrum-half Ireland Oliver Engelhart Scrum-half Hong Kong Tadhg Leader (c) Fly-half United States Timothée Guillimin Fly-half France Ahmad Harajly Centre United States Peter Lupton Centre Wales Sam Beard Centre New Zealand Beaudein Waaka Centre New Zealand Steve Dazzo Wing United States Christian Adams Wing United States Liam Steel Wing New Zealand Poasa Waqanibau Wing Fiji Deion Mikesell Wing United States Mitch Wilson Wing United States Danny Collins Fullback United States Piceli Rinakama Fullback Fiji

• Senior 15's and senior 7's internationally capped players in bold
• MLR teams are allowed to field up to ten (10) overseas players per match who are not qualified to play for the USA or Canadian national teams.

Staff for 2020 Major League Rugby Season:[5]

All games in the 2019 season were exhibition games and did not count in the league standings.

On March 12, 2020, MLR announced the season would go on hiatus immediately for 30 days due to fears surrounding the 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic.[7] Seven days later, MLR announced that the season was officially cancelled.[8] The Free Jacks finished the short season 9th in the MLR, 6th in the Eastern Conference.[9]