Congratulations to New York Rugby Club, who defeated Beantown in Arizona on Sunday November 14, 2010 to win their second Womens Premier League Championship.  http://www.rugbymag.com/news/clubs/womensclubs/blue-machine-produces-wpl-victory.aspx

Met NY Rugby concluded its fall 2010 season last weekend.  Excellent, hard fought matches produced winners in all three men’s divisions.

In Division 1, Long Island won, followed by New York, Monmouth and Morris.  All four teams proceed to crossover matches against NERFU Division 1 teams this Saturday, November 13.  Long Island hosts New Haven, New York hosts White Plains, Monmouth travels to play Boston Irish Wolfhounds, and Morris travels to take on Mystic River.

In Division 2, Lansdowne came to last Saturday's match undefeated in their regular season, but fell to the Village Lions who therefore won first place in D2.  Met NY has ruled Lansdowne ineligible for NRU playoffs this year because of disputes over Lansdowne's compliance with USA Rugby eligiblity rules for non-green card holders.  As a result, the Village Lions and the next three teams according to the season's reported match results, namely North Jersey, Connecticut Yankees and Danbury, will play in NRU's crossover matches.  This weekend, Village Lions host Newport, NoJo hosts Boston Irish, CT Yankees travel to Hartford, and Danbury travels to take on Middlesex.

In Division 3, Rockaway bested Brooklyn last weekend, winning the right to a bye and a place in NRU playoffs on Randall's Island on November 20 and 21.  Brooklyn travels this weekend for a crossover match vs MIT.

Good luck to all our Met NY teams in the upcoming crossovers and playoffs.  Please come support them on Randall's Island on November 20 and 21.  Thanks to our Met NY Host Commitee, details including maps, and a Saturday night social are on www.nruplayoffs.org.  Schedules and hotel recommmdation information will be announced soon. 

Saturday November 6 promises to be a significant day in Met NY rugby.  In Mens D1, Morris take on Long Island, currently sitting in first place.  And Monmouth and New York Rugby are battling for hosting privileges vs NERFU next weekend.

But all the drama is in D2, where Village Lions face Lansdowne for D2 domination.  Lansdowne are unbeaten this year, but qualification and playoff eligibility questions swirled around them this last week.  One thing is clear, however:  if Lansdowne put rules interpretation behind them and beat the Village Lions today, noone can take that victory away from them.  Noon at Randall's Island.  D3 offers a great match too, with Brooklyn v. Rockaway in what promises to be a great matchup.

For Colleges, Columbia host the wildcard weekend for the Ivy League at Bakers Field.  For Mens D1 colleges, it's the last big weekend, with Kings Point at Fordham, and Stony Brook Seawolves at Southern Connecticut.  But in mens adult rugby, tension is growing for the playoff finals for the whole Northeast in D1, D2 and D3.  Those playoffs are just two weeks away, also on Randall's Island.