Rugby New York

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Rugby New York
File:Rugby New York logo.jpg
Nickname(s)New York, The Roosters
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
LocationNew York City, New York
Ground(s)JFK Stadium, Hoboken (Capacity: 3,000)
ChairmanGuy Bolton
Coach(es)Marty Veale
Captain(s)Nate Brakeley
Top scorerDylan Fawsitt (125)
Most triesDylan Fawsitt (25)
League(s)Major League Rugby
2022
  • 3rd (Eastern Conference Regular season)
  • Eastern Conference Playoff Champs
  • 2022 MLR Champions
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.rugbyunitedny.com

Rugby New York (formerly known as Rugby United New York), is a professional rugby union team based in New York City that is a member of Major League Rugby (MLR). The team played an exhibition season in spring 2018 and joined MLR for its second full season in 2019.[1][2] The team was founded by James Kennedy.[3]

In 2022, the team changed its name from Rugby United New York to Rugby New York.

History

In its 2018 exhibition season, RUNY was led by former USA men's national team coach Mike Tolkin, and assistant coaches Bruce McLane (former coach of New York Athletic Club RFC), Andrew Britt, and Vili Vakasisikakala.[1] The team's 2018 spring season consisted of matches against the Ontario Arrows and the Mystic River Rugby Club of Boston.[1] The team played its home matches at Gaelic Park in The Bronx.[4] The team played its first match on March 17, 2018, at Mazzella Field in New Rochelle, New York.[5] New York defeated the Ontario Arrows by a score of 36–19.[5] RUNY played its first match in New York City against Mystic River on March 24 before a sold-out crowd at Gaelic Park.[6] New York defeated Mystic River by a score of 50–0.[6]

Ahead of the 2019 season, RUNY announced that they had retained Mike Tolkin as the team's head coach,[7] signed Kees Lensing as the team's forwards coach,[8] and named James English as general manager.[9]

On November 7, 2018, RUNY announced that MCU Park in Brooklyn would be their home field for their first full season.[10]

Broadcasts

2019 and 2020 home games were shown on SportsNet New York (SNY). Matt McCarthy, John Broker and Steve Lewis were the on air talent.

The 2021 season matches was broadcast on MSG Networks, ending their contract with SNY.

Sponsorship

During the inaugural season, RUNY signed a partnership deal with Magners Irish Cider,[11] the official drink partner and Bawnmore Irish Beef Jerky[12] as the official snack partner for the 2019 season. They also partnered up with EVF Performance,[13] the team's official gym and Motion PT Group, named the official physical therapy partner for the team.[14]

For the 2021 season, RUNY partnered with Sword Performance, a sports drink hydration company.[15] They also partnered with Mainfreight as their shirt sponsor for the next two seasons.[16]

Season Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2018 Paladin Sports Murphy Kennedy Group
2019 XBlades
2020 Paladin Sports None
2021 Paladin Sports Mainfreight
2022

Roster

For player movements before and during the 2022 season, see List of 2021–22 Major League Rugby transfers § Rugby New York.

The Rugby New York squad for the 2022 Major League Rugby season is:[17]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Dylan Fawsitt Hooker United States United States
Kaleb Geiger Hooker United States United States
Peter Reyes Hooker United States United States
Nic Mayhew Prop New Zealand New Zealand
Wilton Rebolo Prop Brazil Brazil
Zak Taulafo Prop Samoa Samoa
Kalolo Tuiloma Prop Samoa Samoa
Chance Wenglewski Prop United States United States
Nate Brakeley (c) Lock United States United States
Nick Civetta Lock United States United States
Max Dacey Lock United States United States
Charlie Hewitt Lock United States United States
Will Tucker Lock New Zealand New Zealand
Joe Basser Back row United States United States
Benjamín Bonasso Back row United States United States
Victor Evans Back row United States United States
Jonathan Grzeszczyk Back row United States United States
Pago Haini Back row United States United States
Antonio Kiri Kiri Back row New Zealand New Zealand
Brendon O'Connor Back row New Zealand New Zealand
Kara Pryor Back row New Zealand New Zealand
Player Position Union
Connor Buckley Scrum-half United States United States
Andy Ellis Scrum-half New Zealand New Zealand
Conor McManus Scrum-half United States United States
Jack Heighton Fly-half New Zealand New Zealand
Sam Windsor Fly-half Australia Australia
Jason Emery Centre New Zealand New Zealand
Faʻasui Fuatai Centre New Zealand New Zealand
Quinn Ngawati Centre Canada Canada
Ishmail Shabazz Centre United States United States
Apenisa Cakaubalavu Wing Fiji Fiji
Andrew Coe Wing Canada Canada
Ed Fidow Wing Samoa Samoa
Cuyler McCorkindale Wing United States United States
Waisake Naholo Wing New Zealand New Zealand
Troy Lockyear* Fullback England England
Nehe Milner-Skudder Fullback New Zealand New Zealand
John Powers Fullback United States United States
  • Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
  • * denotes players qualified to play for the United States on dual nationality or residency grounds.
  • MLR teams are allowed to field up to ten overseas players per match.

Head coaches

Captains

Records

Season standings

Year Pos Pld W D L F A +/− BP Pts   Playoff results
2019 4th 16 11 0 5 411 320 +91 10 54 Lost Semifinal (San Diego Legion) 22–24
2020 5th 5 3 0 2 136 131 +5 3 15 Season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 2nd 16 10 0 6 448 419 +29 13 53 Lost East Conference Final (Rugby ATL) 9-10
2022 3rd 16 11 0 5 433 408 +25 11 56 Won East Conference Eliminator (Rugby ATL) 26–19
Won East Conference Final (New England Free Jacks) 24–16
Won Major League Rugby Final (Seattle Seawolves) 30-15

Honors

Major League Rugby
Playoff Appearances Conference Championships Major League Rugby Championships
2019 , 2021 , 2022 2022 2022

Head to Head

The following table details the past performance of Rugby United New York against different opponents in Major League Rugby, between their inaugural season of 2019 up until the current 2022 season (Updated after MLR Final(MLR 2022 season) 25 June). Table includes all regular season and play-off matches (semi-finals and finals).

Major League Rugby
Opposition Span Played Won Drawn Lost Win% PF PA +/- Home Wins Away Wins Notes
San Diego Legion 2019–22 6 3 0 3 50% 148 152 -4 1 2
NOLA Gold 2019–22 6 4 0 2 66% 177 179 -2 2 2
Seattle Seawolves 2019–22 5 3 0 2 60% 135 129 +6 2 1
Houston SaberCats 2019–22 5 5 0 0 100% 151 57 +94 2 3
Utah Warriors 2019–21 3 2 0 1 66% 99 72 +28 1 1
Toronto Arrows 2019–22 6 3 0 3 50% 138 151 -13 1 2
Austin Gilgronis 2019–20 4 3 0 1 75% 104 65 +39 2 1
New England Free Jacks 2020-22 7 3 0 4 42.85% 149 172 -23 1 2
Rugby ATL 2020–22 7 5 0 2 71.42% 154 158 -4 2 3
Old Glory DC 2021-22 4 4 0 0 100% 178 124 +54 2 2
LA Giltinis 2021-22 2 1 0 1 50% 18 59 -41 1 0
Dallas Jackals 2022 1 1 0 0 100% 41 5 +36 0 1
Glendale Raptors 2019–20 2 1 0 1 50% 47 39 +8 1 0
– 2019–22 57 37 0 20 64.91% 1,513 1,343 +170 17 20

2018 season

All games in the 2018 season were exhibition games and did not count in the league standings.

Date Opponent Home/Away Venue Location Result
March 17 Ontario Arrows Home Mazzella Field New Rochelle, New York Won, 36–19[18]
March 24 Mystic River Rugby Club Home Gaelic Park Riverdale, Bronx, New York Won, 50–0[19]
March 31 Mystic River Rugby Club Away Mignone Field Allston, Massachusetts Won, 42–24[20]
April 14 Ontario Arrows Away York Lions Stadium Toronto, Ontario Game cancelled due to weather

2019 season

Exhibitions

Date Opponent Home/Away Location Result
December 1, 2018 New England Free Jacks Away Union Point Sports Complex Won, 38–35
December 15, 2018 Capital Selects Home Mazzella Field Won, 100–0
January 12, 2019 Toronto Arrows Neutral Buffalo Bills Fieldhouse Cancelled

Regular season

Date Opponent Home/Away Location Result
January 27 San Diego Legion Away Torero Stadium Won, 25-23
February 16 New Orleans Gold Away Archbishop Shaw Won, 27–24
February 24 Seattle Seawolves Away Starfire Stadium Lost, 21-33
March 2 Houston SaberCats Away Constellation Field Won, 35-8
March 9 Utah Warriors Away Zions Bank Stadium Won, 47-21
March 15 Toronto Arrows Home MCU Park Won, 24–21
March 24 Glendale Raptors Home MCU Park Won, 31-19
March 30 Austin Elite Away Toyota Field Won, 19-11
April 14 San Diego Legion Home MCU Park Lost, 19–29
April 20 Utah Warriors Home MCU Park Won, 24–22
April 26 Glendale Raptors Away Infinity Park Lost, 16–20
May 5 Houston SaberCats Home MCU Park Won, 21–0
May 12 Seattle Seawolves Home MCU Park Lost, 31–38
May 19 Austin Elite Home MCU Park Won, 27-7
May 26 New Orleans Gold Home MCU Park Won, 24–22
June 2 Toronto Arrows Away Lamport Stadium Lost, 20-22

Post season

Date Opponent Home/Away Result
June 9 San Diego Legion Away Lost, 22-24

2020 season

Exhibition

Date Opponent Home/Away Location Result
January 25 Toronto Arrows Neutral Orchard Park scrimmage no score recorded
February 1 New York Barbarians Home Wagner College Football Stadium Won 77-5

Regular season

On March 12, 2020, MLR announced the season would go on hiatus immediately for 30 days due to fears surrounding the 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic.[21] It was cancelled the following week[22]

Date Opponent Home/Away Location Result
February 8 New England Free Jacks Away Sam Boyd Stadium Lost 14-34
February 15 Austin Gilgronis Home Sam Boyd Stadium Won 49-31
February 23 Rugby ATL Away Lupo Family Field @ Life University Won 22-19
March 1 Houston SaberCats Away Aveva Stadium Won 31-23
March 8 San Diego Legion Away Torero Stadium Lost 20-24
March 14 Seattle Seawolves Home MCU Park Cancelled
March 22 Toronto Arrows Home MCU Park Cancelled
March 29 Old Glory DC Away Cardinal Stadium @ Catholic University Cancelled
April 10 Rugby ATL Home MCU Park Cancelled
April 18 NOLA Gold Away The Gold Mine Cancelled
April 25 Colorado Raptors Home MCU Park Cancelled
May 1 New England Free Jacks Home MCU Park Cancelled
May 9 Old Glory DC Home MCU Park Cancelled
May 16 Utah Warriors Away Zions Bank Stadium Cancelled
May 22 Toronto Arrows Away Lamport Stadium Cancelled
May 30 NOLA Gold Home MCU Park Cancelled

2021 season

Regular season

Date Opponent Home/Away Result
March 20 San Diego Legion Away Won, 36–29
March 27 New Orleans Gold Away Lost, 28–51
April 11 Rugby ATL Away Won, 27–17
April 18 Old Glory DC Home Won, 38–34
April 25 Toronto Arrows Home Lost, 12–53
May 2 Seattle Seawolves Away Won, 23–21
May 8 LA Giltinis Home Won, 18–16
May 15 Austin Gilgronis Away Lost, 9–16
May 23 New England Free Jacks Home Won, 29–19
May 30 Old Glory DC Away Won, 46–10
June 13 Rugby ATL Home Won, 31–24
June 19 Utah Warriors Home Lost, 28–29
June 27 Toronto Arrows Away Won, 31–24
July 3 New England Free Jacks Away Lost, 6–22
July 10 Houston SaberCats Home Won, 54–19
July 17 New Orleans Gold Home Lost, 32–35

Post season

Date Opponent Home/Away Result
July 24 Rugby ATL Away Lost, 9-10

2022 season

Regular season

Date Opponent Home/Away Result
February 12 Houston SaberCats Away Won, 10-7
February 19 Rugby ATL Away Won, 36-31
February 26 Dallas Jackals Away Won, 41-5
March 6 New England Free Jacks Home Lost, 29-38
March 13 San Diego Legion Home Won, 26-23
March 19 New Orleans Gold Away Won, 30-19
March 27 Toronto Arrows Home Lost, 10-14
April 3 Old Glory DC Home Won, 35-31
April 10 LA Giltinis Away Lost, 43-0
April 24 New England Free Jacks Home Lost, 26-29
May 1 New Orleans Gold Home Won, 36-28
May 8 Toronto Arrows Away Won, 41-17
May 15 Seattle Seawolves Home Won, 30-22
May 22 Rugby ATL Home Lost, 3-38
May 29 Old Glory DC Away Won, 59-49
June 3 New England Free Jacks Away Won, 21-14

Post season

See also: 2022 Major League Rugby playoffs
Round Date Opponent Home/Away Result
East Eliminator June 11 Rugby ATL Away Won, 26-19
East Conference Finals June 19 New England Free Jacks Away Won, 24-19
MLR Championship June 25 Seattle Seawolves Home Won, 30-15

References

  1. ^ a b c "MLR announces New York team for 2019". www.usmlr.com. Major League Rugby. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Pengelly, Martin (March 26, 2018). "Firefighters and cops face off as New York's pro rugby team debuts". The Guardian. New York, NY. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Melanson, Jack (March 30, 2018). "Packed house welcomes pro rugby to Gaelic Park". Riverdale Press. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  4. ^ Mitchell, Alex (March 19, 2018). "New York's first professional rugby team is coming to the Bronx". Bronx Times-Reporter. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "New York win historic first match over Ontario". Americas Rugby News. March 17, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "New York blank Boston on historic night in the Bronx". Americas Rugby News. March 25, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  7. ^ "Tolkin confirmed as New York MLR coach". Americas Rugby News. August 7, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  8. ^ "Rugby United New York Signs Forwards Coach Kees Lensing". www.rugbyunitedny.com. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  9. ^ "Rugby United New York Announces James English as GM". www.rugbyunitedny.com. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  10. ^ Rugby United NY (2018-11-07), Rugby United New York's Stadium Announcement, retrieved 2018-11-08
  11. ^ "Magners Becomes Official Hard Cider of Rugby United New York".
  12. ^ "Bawnmore Becomes Official Snack Partner of Rugby United New York".
  13. ^ "Evf Performance Becomes Official Gym Partner of Rugby United New York".
  14. ^ "MOTION PT Group Partners with Rugby United New York".
  15. ^ "Sword Performance is a proud sponsor of Rugby United New York".
  16. ^ "Our Partners".
  17. ^ "Rugby New York". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Rugby United New York defeat Ontario Arrows 36-19 in first MLR match". djcoilrugby. 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  19. ^ "Rugby United New York hosts Boston Mystic River March 24". djcoilrugby. 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  20. ^ "Boston Mystic River hosts Rugby United New York in a rematch at Harvard". djcoilrugby. 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  21. ^ Anonymous, "MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY SUSPENDS 2020 SEASON FOR 30 DAYS," www.majorleague.rugby, March 12, 2020 Retrieved March 14, 2020
  22. ^ "Major League Rugby cancels remainder of 2020 campaign". Yahoo! Sports. AFP. March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

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