The Union County Rugby Football Club (UCRFC) U15 and U19
rugby teams played their first matches of the 2010 season this past
weekend.The U19 boys hosted Doylestown, PA
for two matches at Kehler Stadium.The
U19 Boys A-side beat Doylestown’s A-side, 30-10.The scoring was spread around as six players,
Brett DeNicola, Brandon Dietz, Jorge Cuisana, Joe Brady, Joe Ondi, and Brain
Mooney, each scored a try.In the U19
boys B-side game, the home team pulled out an exciting 27-22 victory as Patrick
Bergin gathered in a kick from Ryne Morrison and ran 50 meters for the winning
try.Mitch Young and Jake Rabedeau each
had a pair of tries and Morrison added a conversion.In the curtain raiser match, the UCRFC U15
boys ran over Parsippany’s U15s by a score of 72 to 10.In a rebuilding year, the U15s showed great
potential as first year players scored tries. Nick Laface lead the way with 3
tries and Ryan Farrell, Tom Ross, Matt Weissglass, Jeremy Wise, and Alex Hay
each had one try. Returning players Brenton Harries, Peter Lovito, Byran Jung,
and Will Traver added a try each. Weissglass connected on four conversions and
Michael “Chicken” Dabulas and Kevin King each had one.In a scrimmage against defending METNY U19
girls’ champions, ElizabethHigh School, the UCRFC
U19 girls struggled, losing 47-5.The
team played with great heart and the 10 first year players got valuable game
time.Lucy Dawson scored the only try
for the U19 girls and was impressive all over the field.The U19 girls have great potential and will
only get better as the season goes on.
The
U19 girls have this weekend off while the U15 and U13 boys teams travel to
Doylestown to play their counterparts.The U19 boys B-side travels to Montclair
on Saturday to play Essex County U19s.On Sunday, the U19 boys A-side travels to Philadelphia
to play in Saint Joseph’s
University’s High School Showcase.In
this event, the U19s will battle West Shore United from Harrisburg,
PA who were the #3 U19 team in the USA
last spring.
