I'm sure everyone who cares about this got the same spam that I did from USA Rugby, but here it is anyway.
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Saturday, May 30, 2009
RUGBY SUPER LEAGUE FINAL LIVE!!!!
Friday, June 6, 2008
The Friday Rewind <-----
I guess Koz was busy at work this week, here's the Rewind. -KJ
They shouldn't allow me to have an iPhone
Murray's Fight Wrap-Up
Practice and Tournament Entry Fee Information
NYAC Wins the Rugby Super League Finals in Double Overtime
Fiji vs. Wales at the Hong Kong Sevens 2008
Here's a litte bonus link for my mates in the Pack:
Beware of the Doughnutpocalypse
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
NYAC Wins Super League Final in Thrilling Double Oh-Tee Fashion...Barn Thoroughly Burned
NYAC won the RSL final Saturday in a marathon match that can only be described as the Thrilla in...uh...well it was in Glendale, Colorado. The 31-28 win featured two last second tries from Belmont Shore at the end of the first and second halves, the latter pushing the match into the first overtime 25-25. Each team hit a penalty kick to send the game into a sudden-death second overtime. The match was sealed by a penalty kick from NYAC's Luke Milton at the very end of the second extension.
In other news the Mooses of Michiana played the Reno Zephyrs in the Men's Div III championship. Will post the result as soon as I can find it.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Belmont Shore and NYAC in Super League Finals This Weekend...OMG Its on ESPN!!
Belmont Shore faces off against New York Athletic Club in the finals of the USA Rugby Super League this Saturday. The 7-2 team from Belmont Shore defeated the Lions of Chicago last week 34-15 to advance, while the 8-1 team from NYAC bested Denver 22-8 to earn a spot in this rematch of the 2005 Super League final. The two teams have several players in the Eagles selection pool, but notably lack beards.
The match will be broadcast live on ESPN Classic starting at 8:00pm.
Opportunity: looks like USA Rugby outsourced their graphic design to a 3rd grader with construction paper for the Super League logo. Do we happen to have any freelance designers on the team that could offer their services? Just a thought.
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Week 12 May 29, 2008
NYAC vs. Belmont Shore
@ Infinity Park in Glendale, CO.
6 p.m. MDT
The Final Countdown!
Following a season of highs and lows throughout Rugby Super League competition, the 2008 competition has boiled down to an East Coast-West Coast showdown between New York Athletic Club and Belmont Shore.
A rematch of the 2005 RSL final, this year’s championship game is set to kick-off at 6 p.m. (MDT) at Infinity Park, in the heart of Colorado’s rugby capital, Glendale and will be broadcast live on ESPN Classic and ESPN360.com.
At a glance, the odds appear evenly stacked for the two RSL heavyweights.
Led by RWC 2007 scrumhalf Mike Petri, NYAC entered the postseason in the top seed and heads to Infinity Park following a semifinal win over the Denver Barbarians last Saturday, despite an impressive defensive showing from Dave Hodges’ side.
“We played a solid defensive game and so did Denver. You have to give the Barbarians a massive amount of credit. They’re a great, well-coached team. Dave Hodges has just done a phenomenal job there,” said NYAC Assistant Coach Bruce McLane. “Next weekend, we will certainly have our work cut out for us against Belmont Shore.”
Although Mike Tolkin’s bunch was unsuccessful in its regular season meeting with Belmont Shore, the team still puts two feathers in its cap the Long Beach side can’t lay claim to in 2008 - it pulled off wins over Denver and San Francisco Golden Gate, which both gave Shore some trouble early in the season.
And let’s not forget, NYAC still owns bragging rights to the last championship meeting between the two RSL powerhouses in 2005.
“Although we played NYAC earlier in the year and got away with a win, the AC have since gone from strength to strength and defeated back-to-back, the two teams that we lost to earlier in the year,” Belmont Shore Head Coach Jonnie Cox said. “They will be a formidable opponent. Mike Tolkin and Bruce McLane are committed and supremely organized operators so I am certain the Winged Foot will bring the kitchen sink to the party. Hayter, Petri, Mayo, Milton and company are all exceptional footballers who we will need to watch closely.”
But the mere mention of the Belmont Shore side evokes a long-standing tradition of success over the course of 12 years in Super League competition – appearing in a whopping nine finals out of those seasons.
Rolling off the momentum of a 34-15 win over the Chicago Lions in the semifinals, Cox is confident his team has moved past its early season obstacles. Instead, he looks to the strong leadership of his veterans to give the team an added boost down the homestretch.
“It has been a little bit of a rollercoaster season for us, but we have battled our way through early losses, injury, illness and generational change in the club to the final. The boys are really looking forward to the opportunity to play at Infinity Park. The players are well aware of the legacy of seven straight final appearances, the loss to NYAC in 2005,” Cox added.
“Finally, Belmont Shore is starting to gel; the players are starting to gain confidence and become more comfortable with each other. Finals are one off matches, so anything can happen, but I am certain a Henry Bloomfield led side will give a good account of itself and the club.”
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Rugby Super League Playoffs
Following nine weeks of intense competition, thrilling upsets and plenty of surprises throughout the Rugby Super League, the playoff contenders are at last locked into place as the kickoff of the quarterfinal matches, on Saturday, May 17, is right around the corner.
Check out the listings below for the chance to catch the RSL quarterfinal action LIVE in your area this weekend.
A Look at the May 17 Match-Ups...
San Francisco Golden Gate (7) @ New York Athletic Club (1)
Travers Island – New York - 1:30 p.m. (EST)
The top-seeded New York Athletic Club, which dealt the Chicago Lions a tough 8-5 loss in its last regular season game, returns to its home field at Travers Island to host wild card team, San Francisco Golden Gate.
SFGG, which battled its way back from a shaky start in 2008 to finish with 25 points in the Red Conference, should pose a strong test for the experienced NYAC team this weekend.
The winner of Saturday’s game moves on to face the winner of the meeting between Charlotte and the Denver Barbarians.
Chicago Lions (8) @ Boston Rugby (2)
Franklin Park, - One Franklin Park Rd. Dorchester, Mass. 2:30 p.m. (EST)
The Lions just barely eked out a playoff berth, following a commanding 90-0 shutout over Washington, which brought them up to 21 points on the season. Although tied in the points tally with the Dallas Harlequins and OMBAC, the Lions pulled ahead of the pack to clinch the last wild card position, with a regular season defeat over Dallas and a higher try total than OMBAC.
Last year’s runners-up, the Lions head out east as the underdogs to face No. 2 seed Boston Rugby Club, which made a dramatic turnaround from last season to finish 5-0-2 overall. Boston finished on top of the Blue Conference despite the impending threat from from Charlotte heading into the final week of regular season play. Both teams finished at 27 points, but Boston came away with the higher seed due to a victory in head-to-head competition.
Boston Irish Wolfhounds (6) @ Belmont Shore (3)
Cal State Long Beach -3 p.m. (PST)
With a big win in the make-up round, last weekend, the Boston Irish Wolfhounds joined the Chicago Lions as they snuck into the remaining postseason spots out of the White Conference.
The Boston Irish Wolfhounds knocked off the St. Louis Bombers 43-3 to earn the bonus point victory and secure the sixth playoff seed. This weekend the Wolfhounds meet some stiff competition when they travel to Cali to go head-to-head with Belmont Shore.
The defending champions Belmont Shore once again finished strong in 2008, ranking atop the Red Conference standings with 26 points and nabbing the third overall spot in the playoffs.
The winner of the BIW vs. Belmont showing goes on to face the victor of the quarterfinal match between Boston Rugby Club and the Chicago Lions.
Denver Barbarians (5) @ Charlotte (4)
Skillbeck Athletic Ground - 3 p.m. (EST)
*Follows the State High School Championship game feat. Union County Lions v. Chapel Hill Highlanders – 12 p.m. kickoff, main field
After finishing out of the playoff running last season, Denver has reemerged in 2008, finishing strong to take the fifth seed overall. This weekend, the team travels to North Carolina to play Charlotte, which came thundering back from a 0-7 record in 2007 to claim the fourth seed with 27 points. With a 21-19 victory over the Chicago Griffins last weekend, Charlotte just missed its chance to overtake Boston Rugby for the Blue Conference title.
The RSL match between Denver and Charlotte kicks off at 3 p.m. (EST), following the State High School Championship match between the Union County Lions and the Chapel Hill Highlanders at noon.
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