We always hear the story, practice makes perfect. Or the old joke, “how do you get to Carnegie Hall?” The reply is “practice.” What about attendance? I always liked the saying, “Half of life is just showing up!” So I decided to do a little experiment this year and take attendance of the U13 and…
U13 and U15 teams finish regular season on a high note, with U15s ending as undefeated league champs
Although Pelham Youth Rugby has two non-league games to go, the official Metro NY U13 and U15 League season has ended. Both Pelham teams finished on a high note. Coming into the last game of the year and facing the best team in the division is not always what you want, especially if you have been…
Pelham elementary flag rugby team wins Cup Division at NYC Cup; middle schoolers exit in semis
The Pelham elementary flag rugby team won the Cup Division at this past Saturday’s NYC Cup, the largest flag tournament in North America with more than 75 teams participating. The Pelham middle school team were knocked out in the semi finals. Pelham has had a very strong presence at this tournament, having won it twice, finished…
Pelham U15 beats national U15 team of Bermuda 22-12 on three trys from Luke Persanis
It’s not often a team representing a town beats a national team. It happened last Thursday, when the Pelham Youth Rugby U15 team faced off against the national U15 side of Bermuda on Randall’s Island. The Atlantic Challenge Cup victory also received coverage in the Journal News and Rugby Wrap Up. Bermuda was looking for a…
U13s show best preformance of season versus LI/Fairfield; U15s struggle to a tie
The Pelham Youth Rugby U13 team looked the best they have all season this Sunday against a combined Long Island/Fairfield team. “I really do think if we could have played either Long Island or Fairfield individually we would have won one if not both, but it wasn’t to be,” said Director of Rugby Matt Persanis.…
Tim Ward and teammates on New York Rugby Club high school team head to states after undefeated season
The New York Rugby Club high school team, including Pelham Youth Rugby alumnus Tim Ward, are heading to the state championships this weekend after completing an amazing undefeated season. As in defeating Fordham and Xavier. The team was started in 2006. Here’s a link to the full story.
That’s some big rugby club: elementary, U13 and U15 teams pose together for first time
Here are the kids of Pelham Youth Rugby. The players from the elementary, U13 and U15 teams posed together in uniform last week between the elementary and middle school practices. Did you know 85 kids registered for the program this year? We just keep on growing.
Split personality continues: U13s lose on missed tackles; U15s swamp Cheshire
The split personality of Pelham Rugby continued Sunday during two matches played on the Iona College field. The U13 team faced a very strong Lycee Francais and did not fair well. The team continues to be plagued by the same mistakes, including not committing to the tackle, not spreading out and not rucking. Unfortunately, the…
Pelham Youth Rugby fields two winning teams at Play Rugby USA’s elementary tournament
The growing interest in youth rugby—both across the U.S. and locally with the Pelham Rugby Club’s own program—sees more children than ever taking to the field. The Pelham Rugby Club’s 2013 spring season has its largest team rosters to-date from elementary right up to the U15 tackle team. Because of this, the elementary team was…