Lancaster, PA   The New York Rugby Boys had a stellar performance in the 2012 Frostbite Tournament in Pennsylvania on February 25^th and 26^th.  Starting day one after a three and a half hour drive, the boys overcame the travel and were switched on ready to play vs North Bay. NYRC came were victorious 18-3 and had to shake off any soreness and injuries to get ready to play one hour later vs Warwick. The boys responded again by jumping out to a big lead and maintaining it the entire match winning 24-0. After lunch the boys were determined to finish the day undefeated and put on a clinic vs Hamburgh shutting them out 36-0. Day one was in the books, the boys headed back to the hotel for rest and relaxation, fueled their bodies and got their minds right with the finest Italian food Lancaster offers with stuffed shells, chicken parma and some antipasta. All along the players knew what was expected and how this tournament was going to lay the benchmark for their season; they acted professional and took it as a business trip it was.

In a thrilling match on Randall's Island the scores went back and forth, eventually leading to extra time. The difference between the teams was one conversion with both teams scoring tries in extra time but NYRC's Badger Denehy crucially nailed the conversion. Nerves were frayed at the end with South Shore looking to drive over the line once more but the ball squirted out over the touchline just meters from the NRYC tryline and the ref blew the whistle for fulltime. NYRC had held on for a nailbiter of a 32-30 win. South Shore played hard and were a great bunch, we thank them for the match.

NYRC now looks forward to the NRU championships at Mystic River's home field - Pine Banks, Malden, MA - next weekend to determine seeding for the National Division 1 CR4 Round of 32 playoffs.

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