On another glorious day at Wards Island (Randall's Island, NYC), the New York Rugby Club Men hosted Village Lions RFC. The guys showed up early for the last blowout of the season and would not disappoint a large contingent of their own NYRC supporters.

New York Men took on their toughest opponents this spring on a hot and muggy day (84F) after a 3 and a half hour road trip to Baltimore, and were just edged 22-27 in a contest for the purists. Baltimore-Chespaeake finished top of the pile in MARFU D1 and were smarting from a playoff loss to Mystic River in overtime 2 weeks ago, but the men of NYRC have come on in leaps and bounds since they themselves lost to Mystic in the spring last year and it showed.

On a glorious day at Wards Island (Randall's Island, NYC), the New York Rugby Club Men hosted Morris RFC, the 2008 METNY D2 champions.

New York returned from rural Pennsylvania with a dramatic last gasp win over Brandywine, National D2 runners up in 2008. At 22-each in the final minute NYRC were awarded a penalty 35m to the Brandywine goal into a stiff breeze. Informed the next dead ball ended the game Matt Venzin elected for a shot at goal, which Johnny Wright hammered low and hard into the wind...