New York Athletic Club RFC
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Full name | New York Athletic Club Rugby Football Club | ||
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Union | USA Rugby | ||
Nickname(s) | Winged Foot | ||
Founded | 1973 | ||
Ground(s) | Travers Island | ||
President | Ted Vaccaro | ||
Coach(es) | Matthew Persanis and Federico rienhardt | ||
League(s) | Rugby Super League | ||
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The New York Athletic Club Rugby Football Club is a SuperLeague rugby union team based in New York City. As the team name suggests, NYAC RFC is affiliated with the New York Athletic Club.
Sponsorship
The SuperLeague's primary sponsor is Michelob Amber Bock and as such, each individual team receives a portion of those revenues. In addition to Amber Bock, the Winged Foot have individual sponsorships. These consist of several secondary sponsorships from local and regional businesses.
Club honours
- Rugby Super League Champions: 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012
- US Men's Division I National Championship Runner-up: 2001
- US Men's 7's National Championship: 6th in 2000
- 7's North East Regional Champions: 2000
Notable players and coaches
NYAC was coached by Mike Tolkin from 2000-2011, who now coaches the United States national rugby team. Former coach Bruce Mclane is a regular contributor to Ruggermatrix and current head coach of Iona College
Phil Bailey, a former rugby league professional and current USA MNT 15s defensive coach, takes over as Head Coach for the 2014/2015 season. Phil is assisted by another former professional, Neil McMillan. Neil spent time with Ulster, Harlequins and Sale before moving to NYC.
USA Eagles
Past Eagles and Current
- Alexander Magleby - hooker (7s), flanker (15s), 2004 7s captain, coach of the US national rugby sevens team[1][2]
- Mike Petri - starting scrumhalf for the Eagles during the 2011 Rugby World Cup
- Brian Doyle
- Louis Stanfill - starting flanker for the Eagles during the 2011 Rugby World Cup
- Dan Power
- Matt Wyatt
- Jacob Sprague
- Justin Hundley (7s)
+Toby lestrange
+Chris chapman
+Tom coolican
+Troy hall
+Derek asbun
External links
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