The team had a couple of hard-fought losses against #14 in the Country Xavier HS and a last-Minute Score By Rockaway Rugby Club to start the season 0-2.  The team rallied before the Easter Break and beat Union Rugby Club in NJ 49-19 followed up with a win, after the break, against Bergan Catholic 97-0.  Our latest match against #45 in the Nation;  Pelham HS was a hard-fought victory where we played 14 of our players against their 15 Players for 25 minutes of the final 35 minutes of the game and held them off in a 14-10 victory, ensuring our place at the NY State Rugby tournament.  The team closed the season with a tough loss to NY power Rye finishing the season 3rd in the NY Downstate Division 1. This year's 2022 class has 6 seniors that have committed to colleges around the country to play rugby at the next level.  

CONGRATULATIONS

MVP - Christian Gregor
Team Scholar Athlete - Michael Turner

Head Coach

Coach Young Graduated from SUNY Maritime in 1994.  He was at sea as Merchant Marine Officer until 1997.  Presently he runs the operations department for an oil tanker broker company in Norwalk CT.  Coach Young Started Coaching Rugby in 1999 at Xavier HS.  He left Xavier when he moved to Long Island in 2006.  He then Coached at East Islip and developed a youth rugby program at South Shore Rugby in 2010, and handed over the team to one of our other coaches when he started at St Anthony's in 2019.