Author name: Benjamin Martin

Brooklyn men top Old Maroon, make it three straight

The Brooklyn Rugby men won their third consecutive game on Saturday, defeating Old Maroon (NYC), 57-17, in the Bronx; while the Brooklyn women dropped a tough match to visiting Burlington Rugby Club (VT), 34-19. Kicking off the second half of the 2015 season, the Brooklyn men traveled to Fordham University to face Old Maroon, who […]

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Brooklyn Rugby Men Defeat Rival Rockaway and Move into First Place

Following the team’s 31-0 shutout victory over Suffolk last week, the Brooklyn Rugby men came away with their biggest win of the season on Saturday with a 36-14 victory over rival Rockaway Rugby Club (NYC). Brooklyn jumped out to an early lead in the match after James Brodribb converted three consecutive penalties to start the

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Brooklyn Rugby Men & Women Kick off 2015 with shutout victories

The Brooklyn Rugby men and women kicked off the 2015 season on Saturday and both teams came away with shutout victories. The men defeated Old Maroon (NYC) 43-0, while the women beat Morris (NJ) 6-0. The victories came on the same day that Brooklyn Rugby would honor one of its founding members, Josh Magnas, who

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Women win Plate at NJ 7s, Men finish in 2nd place to lead Empire 7s Series

The men and women of Brooklyn Rugby Club completed another successful weekend at the New Jersey 7s tournament in Monmouth Junction on Saturday. The women earned hardware for the second consecutive week, while the men finished in second place to maintain their lead at the top of the 2015 Empire Sevens Series standings. After finishing

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1st & 2nd place finish in Hell Gate for Brooklyn Rugby

The third leg of the Empire Rugby Sevens Series, the Hell Gate Sevens Tournament, was contested this weekend at Randall’s Island, and both the men and women of Brooklyn Rugby Club faired very well. The women captured the Cup Championship of the Social Division, while the men finished in second place in the Empire Division

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Brooklyn Rugby Club men win Monmouth Sevens cup championship

The 2015 Empire GU Rugby Sevens Series kicked off this weekend in Lincroft, NJ at the Monmouth Sevens tournament, the first of five tournaments played over the summer that comprise the Series. The Brooklyn Rugby Club men began their season with a perfect record on the day, taking home the Cup Championship and earning themselves

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Brooklyn Rugby men suffer tough playoff loss to Montauk

The Brooklyn Rugby men traveled to Southampton, Long Island on Saturday to take on Montauk Rugby Club in the first round of the Empire GU Playoffs, falling 13-0 to the division’s top seed. Montauk, which finished the fall season undefeated in Division 3 – NYC, led 6-0 at halftime after successfully converting on a couple

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