From Rugby Today By Evan Lappen | 05.22 & 23.16 WILMINGTON MATCH REPORT For the Village Lions, they starved Wilmington of possession and turned errors and penalties into points. The set piece and defense was key as the Lions held an 11-0 lead at halftime behind two penalties by Pak Hang Chan and a try […]
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The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York (HKETONY) has announced it has partnered with Village Lions Rugby Football Club to become the title sponsor of the 2016 Hell Gate Sevens Tournament, a premier rugby sevens tournament held in New York City. “This is an exciting time for rugby fans and players all […]
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From Rugby Today: The battle for the Atlantic North ended with the Village Lions dispatching the Mystic Barbarians, 37-19. Powerful eightman Franco DeLisa scored a hat trick and Chris Mullen and Pat Mullarkey each dotted the ball down for the Lions. Flyhalf Hubert Chan was three for five on his conversions and connected on two […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Village Lions RFC announces the appointment of Brad Dufek as the Head Coach of the Women’s Sevens program. New York, New York – May 6, 2016 – A native of Wisconsin, Brad has been involved with the Quinnipiac University Women’s Rugby program as an assistant coach, helping to bring them to win the 2015 Inaugural NCAA […]
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Orchestrating the Lions’ scintillating playoff run has been head coach Andrew Britt, a New Zealander who came to the Lions in a unique way. Britt and his coaches, Quentin O’Brien and Keith Friedlander, have pushed the Lions to great heights, with another big hurdle this weekend in Albany, the Lions facing Mystic Rugby for the […]
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Match Report from Referee Brad Kleiner: New Haven 19 – Village Lions 52: Lions did well with possession and organized numbers in contact areas. Competitive game throughout with New Haven’s backline providing their scoring, but Lions pulled away in the last 20 minutes to seal the Empire championship.
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