We followed the rugby team that's taking America by storm | Proven | Episode 1

Episode 1 | New England Free Jacks | Proven
We embed ourselves with Major League Rugby side New England Free Jacks for the 2023 season.
Join us for the first installment of a five-part series as we follow one of America's most exciting new rugby teams.
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[@gaius_enceladus]

NZer here - this is great to see! Really good to see rugby making good progress in the States! Great that the Free Jacks are making their home games a big "social day out" too - that's a really positive way of doing things! Having social-rugby games going on all day plus the food, drinks and entertainment - great!

[@rhyswilliams4893]

As a Welshman I wish our clubs did similar tbh. Very few fans turn up to watch the rugby. If they have a bit of entertainment and make it a "day out" rather than just rugby match my 6 yr old wouldnt be bored and would want to come back again and again until he actually gets into the rugby.

[@MawattWillis]

French guy here, maybe we'll see the good values of our sport developed with new friends soon. Hope to see you on the field ;)

[@motodudu]

Looks like there was more spectators than Super Rugby crowd in Aust 😄

[@jamesc8209]

The annual Antarctic ice curling championship amongst research scientists gets more of a crowd than super rugby. Dead league

[@xmun2450]

New Zealand too the crowds this season are terrible in super rugby

[@oogs]

@@jamesc8209 fuck lol

[@rugby0]

Rugby is dying in NZ

[@gaius_enceladus]

@motodudu - same in NZ. So-called "Super" Rugby is loooooooong past its "use by" date. It's booooooooring. The franchises are artificial constructs really. It was ok when Christian Cullen and Lomu were playing but now - it's just "meh......... ". I'd *much* rather watch the NPC games and Ranfurly Shield games!

[@watsonmuaau483]

It seems like rugby is building very well in USA🔥💯

[@oliveryoung2260]

@sumboi2321true. USA has amazing athletes and the potential to takeover rugby with proper coaching and managing. On the other hand, I think rugby has the potential to change the NFL. Imagine doing set plays with laterals AND having blockers, etc. again proper coaching is needed.

[@ilove100times]

Never will happen.. simply to.. nfl.. if baseball basketball even ice hockey can't computer to that sport. And this coming from a rugy league fan.. nfl once you follow it.. is 1000 times better than rugby due to the storylines. Off acenes

[@oliveryoung2260]

@@ilove100times ???

[@jamesc8209]

@@oliveryoung2260 US will never "take over rugby". The US has great athletes but doesn't seem to understand numbers don't equal domination. If that were the case France and England would only ever lose to each other and have won every world cup. Rugby is tactics at speed with a healthy dose of thinking on your feet and making decisions to what is in front of you. That isn't a strong point of the US, not in sport nor war.

[@JOHNOOH]

​@@ilove100times the sport is better.... because of the storylines.... That means its not a better sport

[@vittoriooconnor7071]

More please. I really enjoy the MLR, this type of coverage can only be good.

[@fernandoalarcon8534]

Had the privilege to play rugby at a club level, Orange County Bucks. What a great sport. Make it a community affair and it will grow. Its a beautiful game.

[@jamesaird2115]

Season ticket holder here. Great to see the Free Jacks grow the game!!!

[@Rebelass74]

Good luck pal! I hope rugby becomes a huge success in the US. You guys are a sleeping giant waiting to take over the Rugby world!

[@gloryglory5688]

You must be hard up for entertainment if you’re watching this shit rugby union

[@HighMaintenancePS]

Awesome to watch rugby grow in America. Big ups boys from NZ.

[@rokelly1]

Moving to New Hampshire this summer and can't wait to go to the matches!

[@lindyhobbit1]

I knew there had to be a Saffa involved with a good rugby team!

[@Andy_M986]

Love Boston , been a Celtic and Red Sox fan for decades, spent a week up there a few years back,looking forward to getting back up there.

[@outsidelookingin4657]

Great bunch of Rugby players and supports.

[@elricbohn6483]

Played 4 season on a DIV 2 club team here in Ohio , love Rugby truly one of the greatest team sports

[@gloryglory5688]

Rugby union blows dogs

[@andrew097]

Some University in America has just signed some agreement with Leinster around coaching and management. It's a good deal as Leinster is seriously top tier.

[@eoallan1]

The Scottish union has partially funded the Washington DC team too so assume there’s a link with URC teams and MLR?

[@chroniclesofvereor]

Excited for this series!

[@zakhue4468]

Last week the hooker and center came to my school to help with skills. They are extremely nice people and are even better at rugby than you would think.

[@oooooosh_2753]

If USA actually focused on rugby they would be a force for sure.

[@ldfreitas9437]

That's not going to happen. Reason: American football. Period!

[@oooooosh_2753]

@@ldfreitas9437 exactly. Perry baker and Carlin isles changed the scene for USA and they aren't even top notch football athletes. All the players that don't make the draft should have a crack.

[@novak7970]

@@oooooosh_2753 That's 7's. Big difference. Just look at Fiji 7's to see it doesn't always translate to 15's.

[@MatthewGreyling-gb6rz]

Yep,you would have a massive recruitment pool,there is a ton of potential athletes in the usa

[@oooooosh_2753]

@@novak7970 yeah mate I get what your saying but in terms of impact look what a couple of NFL rejects done. Tight ends running around 6foot plus Around 100kgs or more and pretty athletic, good starting attributes of a loose forward. Even line backers could make decent converts. Imagina a Ray Lewis type player at blindside 😤 Safety's and CBS would slot into FB as for SS and fs there is a similar nature in what they do compared to a FB in rugby. Some of the smaller lineman could play in the front row but the fitness would be a major challenge. Running backs and wide receivers easily make average converts for backs. The ball skills would be lacking but the natural running ability could be up there with the best for sure.

[@skylagaaia6615]

This was great to see...love that rugby has become more and more global. At 62yrs old and former rugby player born and raised in New Zealand, it is fair to say I'm a loyal All Blacks and rugby supporter. Rugby's essence is the community, seeing the locals at the club fields for a home game with good food, good music, and a festive environment win or lose, is what I love about the game.....rather win though😂😂😂

[@arceyes]

With a few South Africans, Aussies and Kiwis in the mix you’re on the right path.

[@brianwhetton9621]

Good luck to all the teams & players. It's great to have that determination to win. If you use skill & tactics rather than brutality to win, you'll have my support. Thuggery has no place in rugby or any other sport. If rugby is to prosper in the USA , "sportsmanship" must be an integral part of it's development. Enjoy !

[@nickdollin7500]

Australian country rugby league disagrees with you

[@alastairross9169]

As a Scotsman its brilliant to see well done lads !

[@macanuhisifa2724]

Awesome video. Good to see American Rugby alive and well at grass root level. 👍

[@gustavpeo6137]

Seeing so many people at this game is awesome.

[@TheRealKlinky]

Nice!...I hope the US develops their Rugby into a first tier national team & manages to compete with the established Rugby playing countries!...Quiz: I'm from a country that is the only country to play the mighty All Blacks & remain undefeated...

[@only1utdanditsleeds]

Great to see the rugby ethos and beliefs being taught to new players on the other side of the world

[@ch64621]

I would really like to see rugby grow in America. They will be a powerhouse one day

[@scrumlass]

15:55 That b o n e s n a p was heinous🙊hope he feels better soon

[@john_smithchiropractor3931]

Don’t know if there’s a Rugby team here in Utah but definitely lookin’ into it.

[@lewisthornton3]

Yeh Utah warriors play there

[@UlrichHoltzhausen]

Keep up the spirit of the game

[@Zxcbxbxjdjsxj]

Just watched them earlier! I like them! 💪

[@benx2230]

Incredibly smart move to turn the match into an event, just as the NFL does. Does the stadium have room for tailgating? Tailgating parties would be a sign of having arrived. Adding a half-time show of any kind (high school marching band, for examplle), would add to the festival experience.

[@oliveryoung2260]

This is great reminds me of Hard Knocks! (NFL) please do SD Legion

[@scrumlass]

⚔️🛡️🏉

[@TomCruiseRisky]

hometown club. Great atmosphere.

[@scottybot2003]

Narration audio is super low, its dominated by the backing track throughout. Just some feedback for the editor

[@exodia_apophis4133]

Now to see a Team in one of the three "C's" (Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati). Hopefully Cleveland or Cincinnati as a homage to the their NFL teams (the Cincinatti Bengals and the Cleveland Browns).

[@DasDa1A_]

I thought Andy Ellis had retired lol

[@fumie4996]

taking america by storm is quite a word

[@wikitrader1]

Looks like I found a team to follow in the USA👍😎

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Get the youth involved. Tell parents it's safer than gridiron football 🏈. Tell the kids it's more fun than ⚽. You get to use your 🖐 🖐!

[@James-rc6qq]

Id be interested to know the split between US and foreign players

[@kiwishamoo6494]

The New England Ex Pats 🤣

[@caja42]

i gotta go see a match

[@sharkSTRIKEc20]

Love this! I just wish there was another canadian team to cheer for other than the-centre-of-the-universe Toronto

[@Fatblue246]

most Canadian markets are tough for sports leagues in NA to generate a profit. Not impossible by any shadow of a doubt, but when "smaller market" cities in the US are all well over 1mil in populace in the city itself, let alone the included metro area it just makes it very difficult for them to compete financially. All that being said though, developing sports/leagues are actually perfect for smaller markets like many found in Canada, and as the MLR falls into this category I think y'all could definitely see more teams coming soon. At a minimum at least another in Montreal, maybe Vancouver. The prairies numbers wise has people but realistically with the dominance of grid iron football there and the stronger Canadian identity rather than a more cosmopolitan one I see it less likely to take off. You never know though! Get a good grassroots community going and anything is possible, just look at Soccer and its growth/resurgence in NA in the past 30 years. I could never have imagined growing up soccer being relevant enough for something like the MLS to exist how it does today, let alone something like the USL as well. MLR will get there it will just take time, and I think like Soccer, Rugby is a more international leaning/oriented sport and as such I think Canada definitely plays into those plans. So I wouldn't fret.

[@henrilannevere7801]

J espère que le rugby a 15 US pourra être compétitif pour la RUGBY UNION WORLD CUP 2031 qu il accueillera sur ses terres. Tout mes encouragements. De la part d un supporter Français.

[@rhyswilliams4893]

You gotta love American fans. So unique. I also now have an MRL team I follow. Looking forward to more videos if we get them. I appreciate an American who uses Celsius because he knows his audience.... its a rarity amongst Americans

[@blakksy]

Well in America! Glad to see the Americans getting involved in European football and rugby! Love it lads

[@Aawsenven]

United States rugby is gonna take off LETS GOOOO JACKS

[@tsherwood2112]

3:37 This is what the ultimate American looks like

[@monkeylordofdoom14]

As a Kiwi ive gotta call you out for stuffing up the moment at 6:22 its Whaka Papa. no need to bleep out the maori cuz!

[@Samizouza]

Looking good for progress towards 2031

[@honahwikeepa2115]

Awesome 👍😎. Any country can be good at this game. It's just a matter of time before the US becomes a serious challenge for tier one sides like South Africa England Ireland New Zealand and so on. Scotland has never beaten New Zealand. Ireland took over 100 years to beat New Zealand. USA Rugby will develop faster because we have more tools today. US should send up and coming talent to New Zealand for a season. Many players from the British Isles did this. You learn about the thinking that the people of New Zealand bring to Rugby. It's more than a game. It's more about the person on your left, and the person on your right. You'll do the haka in New Zealand because everyone does one. Kia ora from Aotearoa New Zealand.

[@toogyman]

I came here from watching Jacob Olam getting “folded like origami “ in a tackle against the sea eagles - wow what a shot he took Like this vid too , good to see this game growing in the US and hopefully it won’t be too long before they join this party , 2031 the US host the Rugby World Cup

[@gloryglory5688]

It’s a different sport you goose

[@BTMD-cj7mn]

🔥🔥🔥

[@davefiesta9500]

"Our DNA is winning shit." Put that on a t-shirt, especially now.

[@changingskin]

Epic

[@thebigmunch]

VTVA WORLD RUGBY...Very cool vid...you guys are big in that picture. American rugby is getting pretty hot...North and South America...woohoo

[@russellbree6458]

Lot of Kiwi and South African accents

[@stevenfrench4244]

Just curious from New Zealand.... Do American teams invite the visiting team to their clubroom for beers or a feed after the game?

[@BTL6666]

hmmm...not bad...not bad at all!!

[@lnterlet]

I am legit interested in this but I had to pause and go back at the beginning sooo many times to read the Boston sporting history captions. PLEASE leave them up for longer so people can actually read them next time!!!!!!!!

[@zabadackakaHansCoche]

I'm happy that the Yanks discovered a real sport.

[@TeWhero]

6:23 they really censored the beginning of the word whakaapa

[@jameswood6121]

if America took on rugby, they'd be a force to be reckoned with

[@xmun2450]

I think it will grow , considering the crap Americans call sport I can only see rugby growing

[@stephenmcmahon5833]

More lines on that pitch than your average nightclub toilet

[@ItsMeeCambeey]

Y'all censored the word whakapapa 💀

[@mrdrevilporkchop666]

Silly question but are these guys full time professionals or do they have other jobs? Not seeing huge crowds at these games

[@nicholasgentile5395]

Depends, it's still a young league that is growing, top players earn enough for it to be a full-time profession for sure, especially ones with international caps. But the average player I think only earns between like 10-20 thousand a year so I'm sure a lot of them have other sources of income from either sponsorships or second jobs.

[@mrdrevilporkchop666]

@@nicholasgentile5395 thanks

[@tugdumbly1927]

Finally the Americans are adopting Union. The game they play in heaven. No more swanning around with World Series nonsense with games that only one or two other countries play. Besides where are all the broken down union players/coaches from Oz, Sarth Efrica, Aotearoa and the (dis)United Kingdom that missed out on Japan contracts going to go?

[@g_rec_attempt6782]

is there a 2nd episode?

[@lifeOFzeff]

You can blame the south African coach for their success. We have world class coaches.

[@samuelgarrod8327]

Too much WOOOOOOOOWWWW. Not enough violence and AAAAARRRGGGGHH. American Rugby is a good laugh.

[@glenmale1748]

The minute I see cheer-leaders, I'm out! Rugby is all about the players, camaraderie, respect and sportsmanship. It is NOT about superstars or razzle-dazzle and DJ's at games. Keep the traditions of this wonderful game.

[@Trajan2401]

👍

[@davepangolin4996]

neither the US or Canada made the World cup,, hopefully this will help change things

[@tinirop]

It’s all about money. Who ever has the most money to pay the players. They will buy the big names. They will be the best club

[@xmun2450]

Not always , there’s more too it than that . The blues on paper are the best team in super rugby but they are not even in the top 3 . Rugby is more of a team sport than football I think this is more true in football (soccer)

[@thegoodgunner]

no really La Rochelle from france are european champions and they are one of the smallest team in france top league in term of money and city size,still challenge much bigger and richer team last 5 years

[@Cassxowary]

*not all of america (: it’s a big landmass*

[@frnt2bak]

Jesse parete

[@ngaps2]

they Bleeped "whakapapa" I know rugby pass is a propaganda machine but cmon!

[@keithmitchell3282]

is that the New York team or New Zealand ,you can see by the crowd ( all 6 of them) that rugby union is dying

[@michaeldbhawker3556]

Don’t congratulate the usa for rugby. If their top athletes decide to play the sport the world will suffer the consequences.

[@sapien82]

wait what they didnt change the name of the sport ?

[@michaelwaye5362]

It’s called tries not scores

[@johnhanson5943]

Please don’t let US Crime Oligarchy ruin rugby too!

[@ldfreitas9437]

Well, we can't go back to 1995 and keep the Rugby Union from allowing an "open" game.

[@oogs]

rugby is tribal more than any other team sport i can think of (maybe ice hockey is on that level too) but its raw and enjoyable! in australia we are blessed, league is better than union IMO but

[@Mariusmjvr]

League is one dimensional and boring IMO

[@truckerfromreno]

Rugby League is a much better game.

[@eddiebernays514]

the last real major sport.

[@faiththomas1749]

Rugby = college football which is better than soccer ( I said as a american and meant it )

[@tonymorgan9240]

GOT A LOT TO LEARN, MENTALLY, PHSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY. AND HAVE THE BALL SKILLS IN ANY SITUATION A KILLER INSTINCT ?????

[@Trajan2401]

Defensively,offensively

[@jaymac72]

America would be world cup contenders if they spent the money on MLR. It should be massive in the USA.

[@skylagaaia1683]

Great to see rugby thriving in USA...but please don't bring injury Hollywoods into the game..😂😂

[@chipmarley]

As long as they don't try changing the rules and the respect that is an important part of Rugby. Make your fans a big part of everything, Rugby fans are the best. Please stop the hugging after a score a pat on the ack and/ or a handshake is Rugby not the Pussies soccer. Thanks from the 🇬🇧 UK 🇬🇧