Rugby NY Met NY All-Stars Split Games in NY Ironworkers Junior Foundry Challenge
Last weekend, the Rugby NY Metropolitan Boys All-Stars played in the NY Ironworkers Junior Foundry challenge and split games versus Rugby New Jersey and Rugby Connecticut.
The MET NY team opened with a 46-7 win over Rugby NJ and lost to a very strong Connecticut team.
Players for the MET NY squad were chosen from over 50 players nominated by their coaches to try out for the squad.
Of the 26 players selected, eight (8) were from Rugby NY State High School Runners-up Pelham and seven (7) were from Rugby NY State High School Champions Xavier. Four (4) represented Play Rugby Academy and three (3) from Division 2 Warwick Highlanders. Rye, St. Anthony’s and Fordham Prep were represented by one player each.
Nicolas Adelaine* -Xavier
Davitt Barrett* -Pelham
Liam Bruckner -Pelham
John Caceras -Play Rugby Academy
Anthony Daboa* -Xavier
Sean Donohue -Xavier
Louis Freeman -Xavier
Reese Greathouse -Highlanders
Ricky Guzman -Highlanders
Sebastian Kleczowski - St. Anthony's
Matthew Lane -Xavier
Chance Lewis* -Play Rugby Academy
Jayden Matos -Play Rugby Academy
Finn McCardle -Staples
Patrick McGuire -Rye
Eamonn O’Reilly -Pelham
Jake O'Donnell* -Fordham Prep
Massimo Pietranico -Pelham
Michael Rooney* -Pelham
Sebastian Saintilus -Play Rugby Academy
Micheal Sample -Pelham
Aidan Smith -Pelham
Laszlo Somlay* -Pelham
Fernand Torres* -Highlanders
Maseah Young* -Xavier
Emir Yuksel -Xavier * - Named to NY Ironworkers Junior Foundry U19 Team
Standout players over the weekend were Michael Rooney, Liam Bruckner, Maseah Young, Emir Yuksel, Davitt Barrett and Jake O'Donnell in the Rugby New Jersey game and Laszlo Somlay, Eamonn O'Reilly, Sean Donohue, Jayden Matos and Anthony Dabao versus Connecticut.
Rugby NY MET Boys All-Stars were coached by Ski Bailey (Xavier) who was assisted by James O’Hara (Rye) and Tim Downey (Pelham). Matt Persanis (Pelham and Rugby NY President) was Director of Operations.
Rugby NY would like to thank the AC Foundation for its sponsorship, including providing player kits, which allowed us to eliminate costs to the athletes which has hindered participation in the past. AC Foundation is the charitable arm of New York Athletic Club Rugby.
RugbyNY is the governing body for youth and high school rugby in the state of New York. They are a member of USA Youth & High School Rugby's Northeast region and are an officially recognized State Youth Rugby Organization (SYRO) by USA Rugby.
RugbyNY is registered with the New York State Department of State as a not-for-profit corporation and is recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.