Since coming to the Village Lions as a wee lad in the fall of 1999, Stevie Raia has inspired his teammates with his refuse-to-lose focus and unparalleled physical play. The Staten Island product played a critical role in the Lions’ Northeast D-2 title this past fall from the back of the scrum; perhaps no play better sums up Raia’s drive than when he carried five Middlesex defenders over the line for a try to pace the Lions to the championship.
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Friday, January 7th, 2011Renee Ovrut
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009Renee Ovrut served as Lions president in 2005 and 200 quick payday loans 6, led the team to a National Div. II championship in 2002 (as well as Nationals appearances in 2004 and 2005) and helped turn the Four Leaf 15s into the juggernaut that it is today. She took a break from New York [...]
Francis Laros
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009Francis Laros joined the Lions way back in 1989, pushed into it by his boss at the time, Red Lion owner Alan Whelan. Born in South Africa in 1963, his rugby exploits have included playing in the Army, cialis generic a season in France’s third division, and of course, a few decades with the Lions–when [...]
