The Cara Cup was an international club rugby union competition between the teams of the New England Free Jacks, of Major League Rugby, Connacht, Ulster, Munster, and Leinster, academy sides of Irish Pro14 teams.
History On November 9, 2018, This Is American Rugby reported that the Irish Rugby Football Union and New England Free Jacks would be joining forces to bring a high-level rugby union competition to the New England region in the spring of 2019. For the inaugural competition, Connacht, Leinster, Munster, and Ulster featured their academy squads, and the Free Jacks featured up-and-coming professional players from both Ireland and the United States.
2019 Date Opponent Result Home Location Notes March 16, 2019 Connacht A 38–7 New England Free Jacks Union Point Sports Complex March 20, 2019 Ulster A 21–44 Connacht A Union Point Sports Complex March 24, 2019 Ulster A 43–15 New England Free Jacks Union Point Sports Complex April 6, 2019 Munster A 38–19 New England Free Jacks Irish Cultural Centre GAA Field April 10, 2019 Munster A 49–53 Leinster A Union Point Sports Complex April 14, 2019 Leinster A 55–12 New England Free Jacks Harvard Mignone Field
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