By Joe Harvey “Mike Rogers told us that he was walking to the parking lot before the first game and some guy asked if we were playing New York this week, Mike said we were and the other guy just said, ‘you better beat them’,” John Poland laughed. “That was it. This...
By Allyn Freeman In review, an article in the spots page of the Chicago Tribune in 1905 uncovered the horrific truth that gridiron football accounted for nineteen-deaths nationally in the 1904 season. The sport had spread exponentially, abetted from Walter...
By Joe Harvey If you like announcements that get the pulse racing, last Thursday certainly had you covered. Just after 09:00, New England Free Jacks social media admin clicked ‘send’ on the posts announcing that Namibia international, Wian Conradie, would be returning...
By Allyn Freeman In 1905, a headline in the sports pages of the Chicago Tribune shocked the nation: “FOOTBALL YEAR’S DEATH HARVEST.” The article’s sub headline enumerated the 1904 season’s horrific tally of fatalities: “Nineteen...
By Joe Harvey Heading into last weekend’s clash with Rugby ATL, the New England Free Jacks’ visit to Georgia was described as one of the biggest games of the 2022 season so far. By the conclusion of the clash at Silverbacks Park, the Free Jacks had racked up 41 points...
By Joe Harvey Less than an hour before picking up the phone, Le Roux Malan has found out that he has made the Major League Rugby First XV of the week. His efforts against the Austin Gilgronis in Texas were certainly warranting of this recognition, the inside center...
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