NYAC Rugby Foundation-Supported Collegiate Team Wins NY 7s College Bracket
NYAC Rugby Foundation-Supported Collegiate Team Wins NY 7s College Bracket
The New York Athletic Club Foundation collegiates dominated the opposition to win the Men's College bracket at the New York 7s.
As reported earlier on Goff Rugby Report, the NYAC Foundation team grew out of the Pelham HS alumni team. Players who used to play at Pelham formed a team two years ago, and then that expanded to include some athletes who played against Pelham in high school.
This year, the NYAC Foundation, which supports several youth and college efforts in the New York region, sponsored the team, and the team responded. They shut out Rogue Samurai 38-0, beat Canadian Tsunami Misfits 41-17, and shut out Stars 7s 31-0 to win their pool. In the semis they beat the Jets Piranhas 33-17, and then in the final beat Roots 41-10 to win the championship.
That's five wins on the day, with an average score of 37-9.
Men’s collegiate cup champs! @newyorkac pic.twitter.com/gzp7Vrc9iG
— New York Rugby 7s (@newyork7s) November 30, 2019
The team is pictured above: Fromt row left to right: North Westall, Justin Johnson, John Powers, Luke Persanis, Moriyah Tulloch, Justin Lopez; Back row left to right: coach Keith Killeen, Steve Ramos, Nick Lapponesse, Yohendy Martinez, Ryan Hercules, Peter Reyes, Alex Walker, coach Matt Persanis.