Home Pitch: Randall's Island, NYC
Training: TUE & THUR 7:30PM @ EAST RIVER PARK or Randall's/Ward's Island Rugby Fields
Sponsor: Croxley's Ale House
Hotline: (212) 631-3533
Classic Lions
Since the club’s humble beginnings in 1989, many fine players have passed through the hallowed halls of this club. A few of these characters have made such an indelible mark, that some small tribute was felt necessary to remind those still here of the legends that came before them. It is with this in mind, that we unveil the Village Lions Classic Lions Series.
Michael Malone, Oliver Dick, Christian Averill, Bill McHugh and Kieran Holohan.
Enough lust for life in this man for two…this Erik Estrada-looking guy…two speeds: on and hard…
Too much was never enough, not for Luis “Watch the Technique, Not the Physique” Schroeder…Few can recall a teammate with a more infectious personality…
…an action figure and a bobble head brought to life…With legendary shenanigans off the pitch, and monster hits on it…
He’s brash, rude and obnoxious, a shameless Lothario …hard-nosed play and partying won him fast friends…wore the tightest, shortest blue rugby shorts…
He was the glue that held the club together…smart, steady fullback with unspectacular skills…he always threw the best parties…
fiercely loyal teammate who loved the game…always the last Lion standing after a night of bar-hopping…
Once of the most intense, not to mention eccentric, players ever to wear the Lions jersey…tough mofo on the pitch, and a constant source of amusement off it…
“Ping Pong” Pete…coal miner’s durability…like a bruised and rucked Errol Flynn on Harp Lager…his capacity for Kowloon Lager was noted by the locals…
…taste for art was surpassed only by his taste for organized violence…With a flyhalf’s size and a prop’s speed…Doing tequila shots to kill the pain…
…who married elegance and nastiness when he was on the pitch…Fishing – and drinking like a fish…
…thought he was there to play the rugby league he’d seen on TV…terror in the loose…skateboarded professionally…
…on a federal fugitive list in order to get a game…A frequent tournament whore…unique knack for getting knocked out cold…
