Welcome to the Men's Rugby Club

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Home of the Red Ruggers

A proud member of USA Rugby and the Metropolitan New York Rugby Football Union.

The Fairfield Men's Rugby Football Club (FURFC) was established in 1963. It is the longest continuously running sport club at Fairfield University. The club has grown considerably over the past 10 years, and now includes over 50 students.

Do you have what it takes to be a Red Rugger?

Fairfield University Men's Rugby Club is a sport club always looking for new members. Experience in the game is not required, and we encourage anyone interested in playing to contact us at redruggers@fairfield.edu If you are a current high school student interested in becoming a Red Rugger please send your background information (high school, experience, position, etc.) to the above address and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Fall 2009 Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Results
September 6	1:00 p.m.	SCSU	Away	(L) 15-14
September 13	1:00 p.m.	Marist	Home	(L) 15-10
September 20	1:00 p.m.	Hofstra	Away	(W) 87-12
September 27	1:00 p.m.	Stonybrook	Home	(L) 18-17
October 4	1:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart	Home	(W) 34-17
October 11	1:00 p.m.	Seton Hall	Home	(W) 27-21
October 17	1:00 p.m.	Iona	Away	(L) 27-18
October 24	2:00 p.m.	Fairfield Alumni	Homecoming	(Tie)
November 1	1:00 p.m.	Vassar	Away	(W) 22-17
November 7	TBD	MET League Playoff		Not eligible
November 14	TBD	MET League Playoff		Not eligible
TBD	TBD	MET Championship		Not eligible

Home games in bold

2009-2010 Roster

Head Coach: Matt Leonard

Last Name	First Name	Class	City	State
Almeida	Matthew	2011	Plymouth	MA
Bachman	Kevin	2013	Bronx	NY
Buffin	Charlie	2013	Centre Island	NY
Caulfield	Howard	2011	Clonlara	Clare
Cohen	Andrew	2010	Weymouth	MA
Connaughton	Alexander	2010	Wayland	MA
Connors	William	2012	Quincy	MA
Crowe	Shaughn	2013	Winchester	MA
D'Amico	Joe	2013	Westport	CT
DeLuke	Brenden	2012	Lewiston	NY
Duval	Chares	2011	S. Hamilton	MA
Fasullo	matthew	2011	Massapequa Park	NY
Fasullo	Steven	2011	Abington	MA
Foote	Cameron	2012	Bedford	NH
Ford	Christian	2012	Newtonville	MA
Galvin	David	2013	Newport	RI
Gilberg	Kenneth	2012	Carmel	NY
Hall	Nicholas	2012	Ramsey	NJ
Jasiukiewicz	Sean	2010	Huntingdon Valley	PA
Jones	Mike	2012	Hingham	MA
Kean	Brian	2011	Boston	MA
Keith	Mark	2011	Shillingto	PA
Knights	Charles	2012	Quincy	MA
Leahey	Connor	2009	Cranford	NJ
Linington	Joseph	2010	Allenhurst	NJ
Luciano	chris	2012	Ridgewood	NJ
Lynch	Ryan	2012	Garden City	NY
Mariani	Vincent	2011	Haddonfield	NJ
McDonald	Daniel	2012	Garden City	NY
McIlvaine	Patrick	2010	Newtown Square	PA
McLoughlin	Gareth	2012	Rye	NY
Mendez	Rafael	2012	Bronx	NY
Milan	Stefan	2010	Brooklyn	NY
Mitchell	Sam	2011	Mountain Lakes	NJ
Musto	Antonio	2011	Walpole	MA
Nixon	Lucas	2013	Sea Girt	NJ
O'Connor	Rory	2012	San Francisco	CA
O'Donnell	Curtis	2011	Dracut	MA
Paidas	Nick	2013	Madison	CT
Pearce	Jordan	2012	Haworth	NJ
Peterson	Alex	2013	Duxbury	MA
Pizzo	Frank	2010	Valley Stream	NY
Powell	Michael	2013	Canton	MA
Pozzi	James	2012	Haddonfield	NJ
Raymond	Anthony	2012	Cortlandt Manor	NY
Shearman	Ryan	2010	Old Tappan	NJ
Skane	JIM	2012	Mashpee	MA
Sullivan	John	2012	Quincy	MA
Sweeney	Sean	2013	New Milford	NJ
Treanor	Kevin	2012	Yorktown	NY
Tum Suden	Kyle	2012	Northport	NY
Vasko	Michael	2010	Elkton	MD
Veit	Alex	2012	Dobbs Ferry	NY
Washer	Clifford	2011	Bedford	MA
Whitley	Michael	2012	Brick	NJ
Zaino	Rocco	2013	Westbury	NY

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Metropolitan New York Rugby League 2009 D2 standings

2009 Season In Review

Coming off a superb 2008 fall season and a strong spring '09 showing, the Red Ruggers finished in sole possession of 4th place in the Metropolitan New York Rugby League. By wrapping up the season with an impressive win at Vassar College, the club secured their final standing, slightly ahead of Marist College with a total of 23 points awarded.

This certainly was a year of "what ifs" for the men's club, as they fell by only one point to both first place Stony Brook, as well as second place Southern Connecticut in the season opener. Proof positive, that while not a first place finish, the men were not far off the mark from their counterparts on any given weekend.

One such weekend included a Red Rugger Alumni match on Saturday, October 24th. A featured event on Homecoming and Parent's Weekend, the match brought several hundred friends, family and alumni to the Lt. Hans Grauert Memorial Field. As mother nature threatened to soak the beautiful pitch, it only took a few fully-engaged scrums and some spirited chatter to lighten the day for all in attendance.

On a sidenote, Red Rugger alumni were responsible for hiring the match official and recording the official score. As a result, a tie was declared.

All in all, another memorable day for the proud Fairfield University Red Rugger tradition.

2008 Season In Review

The Fairfield Red Ruggers finished in first place in the D2 Metropolitan New York Rugby League this past fall. The Stags finished with a league best 8 - 1 season to record another successful chapter in Red Rugger history at Fairfield. The only blemish on the regular season came in a hard fought battle with the Sacred Heart club, who had to put forth their best seasonal effort to knock the Red Ruggers from the unbeaten ranks.

Even with this setback, the club continued their winning ways to earn a spot in the league regionals held at the West Point Military Academy in early November. On the pitch, the Red Ruggers clashed with two premier clubs, losing in the first round to a strong University of Maine, Orono Club and the Coast Guard on day two. All in all, the men put forth their best effort before many Red Rugger alumni who made the trip in support.

With a rigorous spring 2009 schedule, the club again participated in the prestigious Beast of The East Tournament April 18-19, hosted by the Providence College Rugby Club. The Red Ruggers opened the weekend winning 2 hard fought matches, beating WPI 17-7 and Saint Anselm's 19-5. The club was not able to overcome Bryant College, and were eliminated from championship play, losing 10-7.
This concluded another successful season for the Red Ruggers.

Rugby Club Officers

If you would like to contact any of the club officers, send them an e-mail at: redruggers@fairfield.edu

Along with Coach Matt Leonard, the Men's Rugby Club relies on its members to schedule matches, special events, practices, and fund raisers. There are also club officers with specific duties related to facilitating club activities.

Officers

President	Andrew Cohen
Vice President	Mario Murray
Treasurer	Frank Pizzo
Forward Captain	Matthew Almeida
Back Captain	Michael Vasko
Match Secretary	John Rubinetti

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Links To Useful Rugby Sites

The Metropolitan Rugby Football Union
USA Rugby
International Rugby Football Board

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