We're pleased to announce that the MetNY has secured hosting USAR's Coaching Certification courses in early 2012.  We will host both "Introducing Rugby" and the "Developing Rugby Skills" courses on February 25-26 in the Bronx, NY.  Details can be found here and any questions can be directed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Please note that because we are finally hosting a workshop, all MetNY teams will be required to have a certified coach on their roster by the 2012 fall league season. (this will hold true, regardless of structural changes impacting our area)

The MetNY RFU is pleased to announce the second Club Development Seminar, which will be held on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 from 10am-2pm.  The seminar will likely be held in NYC, but the exact location is currently being worked out.

Members of the MetNY RFU have been working, for months, on creating an economic impact study on rugby in NYC.  This report, amongst other things, shows what rugby brings to NYC in terms of money, people and tourism.  The study is currently being used to approach city officials to bolster interest in the game, understand that the sport is growing and liaise with them to build more rugby fields in NYC.
The MetNY would like to thank Toby Butterfield, Kieran Holohan, Dave Martin, Ted Perkins and Troy Benson for their effort and dedication in the creation of this valuable report.

For more information, please reach out to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and/or any authors of the study.

NYC_Rugby_Study_2011.pdf

The MetNY will be sending several youth teams up to the Northeast Rugby Union playoffs this weekend. The NRU Championship will be hosted by Army at West Point. In the High School Boys Division, Xavier HS (NY) and Greenwich HS (CT) will be representing the MetNY. The U19/Club Division will be represented by Morris (NJ) and Union (NJ). For the girls, the U19/Club will be represented by Union (NJ) and New York RC (NY).

The MetNY RFU would like to congratulate all the players who made the U23 Women's Team for 2011. The team will travel to UMass this weekend to play other U23 Select sides from the Northeast (New England North, New England East, New England West) in the NRU Cup. The NRU Cup is a selection vehicle for the Northeast U23 Women's Select Side Program.

The players representing the 2011 MetNY RFU U23 Women's Team are:

This past Saturday, April 30th, the top four MetNY U19 D2 Teams competed for the championship trophy at Bakers Field. U19 D2 – NY was represented by East Islip and Bergen and the U19 D2 – NJ was represented by West Milford and Bergen.

The Parks Department has noted that MetNY RFU teams, on numerous occasions, have violated the Randall’s/Wards Island Rules. Because of this, the Union has been warned that we are in jeopardy of losing our permits indefinitely. In order to prevent this, the Union will be closely monitoring field usage and requiring home teams to take even more responsibility in ensuring that the Island’s Rules are followed.