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WHAT IT’S LIKE TO … OWN AN MLR CLUB

REGULARLY PRAISED by exalted American Football coach Bill Belichick for his ability to toil through the tough stuff, veteran New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung may not strike you as easy to grind down. But after years of subliminal rugby messaging from Nate Ebner, the other oval-ball game finally won him over.

This year it was announced that long-time Patriots team-mates Chung and Ebner became minority stakeholders at the New England Free Jacks, who play in Major League Rugby. Many will know that Ebner – who has three Super Bowl rings and recently joined the New

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