Jed Melvin Returns To New England

Jed Melvin was a force to be reckoned with when he arrived at the New England Free Jacks midway through the 2024 season.

In less than two months, the 24-year-old flanker established himself as one of the league’s most astute operators and ended his season by not only lifting the Major League Rugby Shield but as the Championship Final’s Player of the Match.

Those weeks were nothing short of a whirlwind for Melvin.

After starting the MLR season thousands of miles away in Auckland, working as a civil engineer allowed the forward to achieve his aim of playing rugby for a full year.