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New Haven played some of the most disciplined rugby of the year and was able
to keep most of the possession throughout the game. Led by Victor Milani,
whose motor never seems to stop, the home team's pack eventually wore down
the visitors and with a late try by Ewan Robinson New Haven secured a vital
37-23 victory and first place in the DI NERFU Conference.
The weather was not cooperating on the day and the boys from New Haven
looked as though they did not really want to be there for the first ten
minutes. An opening kick off muffed by the home team led to an early try by
the visitors. Luckily that woke New Haven up and they camped out in the
Mystic half for most of the first 40 minutes leading 23-8 at the half. A
great day for the pack saw most of the tries coming from them on both sides
of the ball as Mystic put in 3 tries (2 from forward play and 1 from the
backs) and the New Haven pack put in 3 of their 4 tries.
In a steady rain at East Shore Park, New Haven's second side garnered
their third win of the season and second in a row with a 54-12 decision
over Mystic River's B's. Ryan Garcia earned Man of the Match honors for
his efforts, which included outracing 3 Mystic defenders for a first
half try. Also scoring tries for New Haven were Sau Ah Loi and Mike
Longo. Mike chipped in with an impressive 4 out of 5 on conversions.
This match marked a few 'firsts' for four club members: Matt Wargo and
Patrick Sullivan scored their first tries as members of the Old Black
(Sully would also add his second). In addition, a couple of familiar
faces, Pete Pereira and Steve Sax, donned the second side jersey for
their first action of the fall. This was Pete's debut after suffering
an injury during pre-season training and he demonstrated that he was
rounding into form with a try and 3 conversions. Pereira did show a
little rust from the layoff, though, as one of the Mystic centers, a
former front rower, was able to catch him during a breakaway down the
sideline. In addition to the offensive production, the Old Black did a
fine job on defense, holding Mystic River to a try in each half. The
game was ably officiated by New Haven's own Dave Fischer. Dave did a
fine job letting the game flow, considering the conditions. The only
'peanut gallery' comments thrown his way from the sideline were that the
first half lasted approximately 55 minutes.
Man of the Match
A - Victor Milani
B - Ryan (rookie)
A-side Scoring
Tries - ??, Big Daddy, Jacko, Ewen
Penalties - Ah Hoy 1/1, Fischer 2/5
Conversions - Fischer 2/2, Leahy 2/2
Lineup
1 Tim Kearns
2 Matt Pico
3 Burt Hale
4 Ed Piekarski
5 Big Daddy (Sean)
6 John Ward
7 Victor Milani
8 Ewen Robinson
9 Jarod Morrison
10 Benny Boutaugh
11 Lance Armstrong (Jake)
12 Jason Smith (Captain)
13 Jacko Ah Hoy
14 Leo Connors
15 David Fischer
Reserves
16 Chris from Santa Monica - 35' for Tim Kearns
17 Tony from Hartford - 50' for Burt Hale
18 Brendan Leahy - 60' for Benny Boutaugh
19 Pete Pereira - 65' for Leo Connors
20 Sau - 70' for John Ward |
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Match Results
