Lions defeat Newport 64-20 in MetNY NERFU Crossover 11/13/2010

Lions defeat Newport 64-20, Danny Kroll contributing 39 points and earning a chandelier while Patrick H McJury flew in from Florida to captain us. Next Saturday we’ll play the regional semi final at Randall’s, the winner of that match will go to Nationals. Read the http://www.rugbymag.com here : Kroll’s 39 leads Lions into playoffs.

The Village Lions will now take on Connecticut Yankees in the Northern Rugby Union semi final. The winner of this match secures a place in the National Finals. More details on the two game weekend NRU finals round up can also be found at http://ww.rugbymag.com here:  Four left in NRU DII .

Connecticut Yankees are the only team to defeat the Lions this season with a 1 point win in round 2 at Norwalk. Since then the Lions have averaged over 50 points scored …per game and are coming off a big 64-20 win over Newport.

Come out to cheer on the boys – a win seals a place in the nationals, while a loss will finish the season.

If the Lions win the Regional Final will be on Sunday at the same field at 12 noon.

Immediately after Saturday’s match we’ll enjoy a bbq at the pitch while watching our other competition, North Jersey and Middlesex, play in the other semi at 12 noon.

More event details can be seen found at the Village Lions facebook event page.

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