Men's
WhenTuesdays and Thursdays
Time7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
WhereMott Haven Educational Campus, Bronx
Fifteens rugby
Men's 15s
Promoted to D3Division III of the Empire Geographic Union, promoted for the 2026 season.
About the side
The Men's 15s compete in Division III of the Empire Geographic Union after a 24-point comeback capped the 2026 spring season and earned the side promotion.
The side's history runs deep. The early Lions took the Met NY union by storm, winning the third division in 1991 and the Division II title a year later, and spent a season in the top flight in 1993. They took the Met NY title in 2002 under coach Paddy Bartlett, then climbed out of Division II in 2010 under coach Expo Mejia, smashing Boston's Middlesex club 39-13 in the Northeast Championship before a 35-33 loss to Doylestown in the National Sweet 16.
Under head coach Andrew Britt the Lions reached the national stage again in 2016, running the table in the playoffs including a 37-19 Atlantic North title match against the Mystic Barbarians. In Pittsburgh they beat Wilmington 21-7 in the Sweet 16, then lost in overtime to the Detroit Tradesmen after leading for 79 of the first 80 minutes.
Today the side plays in the Empire Division of EGU Division III. It trains mostly at Mott Haven Educational Campus in the Bronx, with East River Park in the East Village as the alternate ground, and plays its matches on Randall's Island. A player joining midseason can expect a competitive, winning side and a club culture built on camaraderie, respect, pride in the club and pride in each other.
Training
Training is free. Turn up, train, meet the club.
East River Park
FDR Drive at East 6th Street, New York, NY 10009
Our alternate ground, in the East Village. We train here when Mott Haven is unavailable, and some home matches move here when Randall's Island is not.
Get directionsFixtures & results
Come support the Lions. Home matches are free to attend.
Upcoming
Lions v Brooklyn Rugby
2:30 PM
Field 50, Randall's IslandHome
Lions at Suffolk Bull Moose
Time to come
Details to come
Lions v NYRC
1:45 PM
Field 61, Randall's IslandHome
Lions v Rockaway Rugby
2:30 PM
Field 50, Randall's IslandHome
Lions at Long Island Rugby
Time to come
Details to come
No fixtures listed for this side yet. Follow @villagelions for announcements.
Results
Lions at Queens Rugby
41-40Won
Match report
Queens led 21-12 at the break, and the Lions had already lost a man to the bin. The second half turned on discipline: three Queens players followed him off, and the Lions used the extra room.
Jason Morris and Geraldo Febles scored two tries each, Tyrell Wilson and Charles Brown one apiece. Guillermo Rangel converted four of them and kicked a penalty, and on a one-point margin that penalty is the game.
41-40 away from home, and the club's first league points of the season.
- Lions tries
- Morris 2, Febles 2, Wilson, Brown
- Conversions
- Rangel 4
- Penalties
- Rangel
- Queens tries
- 6
- Cards
- Lions one yellow in the first half. Queens three, all in the second.
- Half time
- Lions 12, Queens 21
- Forwards
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- 1. Geraldo Febles
- 2. Eric Han
- 3. Gene Aiken
- 4. Steve Romano
- 5. Dom Petralla (c)
- 6. JP Lindsey
- 7. Jason Morris
- 8. Charles Brown
- Backs
-
- 9. Guillermo Rangel
- 10. Greg Alexander (vc)
- 11. Austin Smith
- 12. Nick Alexander
- 13. Chris Wise
- 14. Tyrell Wilson
- 15. Randy Porter
- Replacements
-
- 16. Ash Khayami, for Wilson 45m
- 17. James Clay, for Romano 45m
- 18. Robert Quinones, for Aiken 47m
- 19. Matt Marano, for Han 56m
- 20. Luis Gutierrez, for Febles 72m
- 21. Sean Olsta, for Rangel 79m
- 22. Cian Cuffe
- 23. Reggie Huggins
Lions at Queens Rugby
49-21Won
Match report
The B-side settled it before half time, going in 35-0 up and finishing 49-21.
Tyrell Wilson scored three, with Matt Marano, Adil Minari, Mike Maneiro and Cheung Kan adding one each. Ash Khayami captained the side and kicked the conversions. No cards either way.
- Lions tries
- Wilson 3, Marano, Minari, Maneiro, Kan
- Conversions
- Khayami
- Queens tries
- 3
- Queens conversions
- 3
- Cards
- None
- Half time
- Lions 35, Queens 0
- Forwards
-
- 1. Matt Marano (vc)
- 2. Mike Maneiro
- 3. Robert Quinones
- 4. Luis Gutierrez
- 5. Cian Cuffe
- 6. Jerry Gray
- 7. Reggie Huggins
- 8. Rocky Cortez
- Backs
-
- 9. Antoine Guincestre
- 10. Pat McJury
- 11. Sean Olsta
- 12. Adil Minari
- 13. Tyrell Wilson
- 14. Gabe Espillat
- 15. Ash Khayami (c)
- Replacements
-
- 16. Terrell Gillespie, for Quinones 10m
- 17. Randy Porter, for Gutierrez half time
- 18. Cheung Kan, for Minari 30m
League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | +/- | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYRC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +55 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Long Island | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +20 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Village Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Brooklyn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -13 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Queens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Suffolk Bull Moose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Rockaway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -45 | 0 | 0 |
EGU Men's Division III. Table as of Sep 21.
Coaching staff
Full club staff on the coaches page.
Head coach
Jacquie Sinclair
Sinclair has been playing rugby for almost 20 years and coaching rugby since 2015. Sinclair started playing rugby in college at Fordham University and went on to play for the Met New York Select Side in 2009, and then joined The Village Lions in 2010.
Jacquie started her coaching career at her alma mater with Fordham University Women's RFC from 2015 to 2019. She coached the Gotham Knights RFC from 2018 to 2021, and then returned to The Village Lions RFC in the summer of 2021.
In 2025, Sinclair was named as the Tournament Director of 2025 NORAM Cup in Boston, and started consulting for WER (Women's Elite Rugby) and locally with the New York Exiles.
Forwards coach
Shay Fitzpatrick
Backs coach