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     The METNY RFU U19 All-Stars played in the 2005 U19 LAU All-Star Tournament winning all four of their matches to take home the championship trophy.  Six teams were divided into two pools of three and played round robin.  The top two teams in each pool advanced to the championship semi-finals.  The tournament rules allowed rolling substitutions so all the reserves played in each match.

Match # 1: METNY 29  PRU North 19

            The score of this match is deceiving as the Met NY side ran out to a 29-0 lead at half time and then coasted home for the victory.  Scoring for the METNY team was provided by Tyler Maccubbin 2 tries, 2 conversions; Ed Cullen, Conrad Egusa, and Joe Heaney 1 try each.

METNY RFU  Roster:  1. JT Sheehan, 2. Joe Heaney, 3. Julian Safar, 4. James Allison, 5. Peter Brink, 6. Tom Lane, 7. Tom Toomey, 8. Matt Novitzky (capt), 9. Conor Hynes, 10. Greg McKeon, 11. Conrad Egusa, 12. Ed Cullen, 13. Mike DePrisco, 14. Ryan Sutherland, 15. Tyler Maccubbin.  Reserves:  Manny Garcia, Bobby Mroz, Marvin Jean-Baptiste, Colin McAuliffe, John Cronje, and Chris Bauer.

Match #2: METNY 23  EPRU 10

            A hard fought match that was tied 5-5 at the half.  The METNY side put things together in the second half to put the match in the win column.  Scoring for the METNY team was provided by Ed Cullen and Conrad Egusa 2 tries each; Tyler Maccubbin 1 penalty kick.

METNY RFU  Roster: 1. JT Sheehan, 2. Joe Heaney, 3. Manny Garcia, 4. Bobby Mroz, 5. Peter Brink, 6. Colin McAuliffe, 7. Tom Toomey, 8. Matt Novitzky (capt), 9. Conor Hynes, 10. Greg McKeon, 11. Conrad Egusa, 12. Ed Cullen, 13. Mike DePrisco, 14. John Cronje, 15. Tyler Maccubbin.  Reserves:  Julian Safar, James Allison, Marvin Jean-Baptiste, Tom Lane, Ryan Sutherland, and Chris Bauer.

Match #3 (semi-final) METNY 18 North Carolina 15

            A very physical match that was tied 5-5 at the half.  North Carolina, who had beaten PRU south and Upstate NY on Saturday, played smash mouth rugby and disrupted the METNY backs.  The squad, however, showed tremendous heart and ground out a win despite giving up two tries on tap penalties by North Carolina.  Scoring for the METNY team was provided by Bobby Mroz and Joe Heaney 1 try each; Tyler Maccubbin 2 penalty kicks, 1 conversion.

METNY RFU Roster: 1. Manny Garcia, 2. Joe Heaney, 3. Colin McAuliffe, 4. Bobby Mroz, 5. James Allison, 6. Marvin Jean-Baptiste, 7. Tom Lane, 8. Matt Novitzky (capt), 9. Ryan Sutherland, 10. Greg McKeon, 11. Conrad Egusa, 12. Ed Cullen, 13. Mike DePrisco, 14. Chris Bauer, 15. Tyler Maccubbin.  Reserves: JT Sheehan Julian Safar, Peter Brink, Tom Toomey, Conor Hynes, and John Cronje

Match #4  (Final) METNY 27 EPRU 5

            In a rematch of their second match on Saturday, METNY played EPRU who had beaten Upstate NY, 8-5 in the other semi-final.  For the first time all weekend the Met NY side fell behind on the scoreboard as the EPRU scored first on an unconverted try.  The METNY side answered with a try in the corner by John Cronje and followed up with two more tries before the half to take a 17-5 lead.  In the second half two more tries by Met NY sealed the victory.  Cronje’s performance in the final earned him the MVP award for the tournament.  Scoring for the METNY team was provided by John Cronje 3 tries; Ed Cullen and Peter Brink 1 try each; Tyler Maccubbin 1 conversion.

METNY RFU  Roster: 1. Manny Garcia, 2. Joe Heaney, 3. Colin McAuliffe, 4. Bobby Mroz, 5. Peter Brink, 6. Marvin Jean-Baptiste, 7. Tom Toomey, 8. Matt Novitzky (capt), 9. Conor Hynes, 10. Greg McKeon, 11. Conrad Egusa, 12. Ed Cullen, 13. Mike DePrisco, 14. John Cronje, 15. Tyler Maccubbin.  Reserves: JT Sheehan Julian Safar, James Allison, Tom Lane, Ryan Sutherland, and Chris Bauer.

A week after their successful weekend in Baltimore, the METNY traveled to Colorado to play in America’s Premier U-19 Tournament.  The 2005 edition of America’s Premier U-19 Tournament held in Denver CO on June 25-26, 2005 featured 16 All-Star teams from the USA, Canada, and Europe.  Playing against teams studded with USA U19 players the METNY side went 2-2 and to end up in 7^th place out of 16 teams. Colorado Match Report.

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