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MetNY U23s Get On The Field

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MetNY U23s Get On The Field

MetNY U23s in red scrum down vs Lansdowne.

College rugby in the Northeast may be mostly kiboshed for now, but a team of collegiate players did get on the field, playing a match against the Lansdowne men's club.

The team assembled on the Friday for one training and then played on Saturday, beating Lansdowne 36-14. USA Rugby Eagle Eye Scout Cynthia Kouril was present to see some of the talent on the MetNY U23s.

MetNY got good performances from flankers Tom Caprioti (Penn State_ and Cam Digiorgio (Iona), and the halfback combination of Luke Persani and Dor Perl.

In the outside backs, Mike Scarcella (Iona) and former Pelham HS player Justin Johnson, who ran track in college and didn't play rugby, formed an effective midfield combination. Penn State wing Jesse Caprioti was also a danger.

Lansdowne played gard but struggled to keep up with the pace and quick ball movement of the collegiates. With strong support work from the loose forwards, the MetNY U23s kept on the front foot.

The MetNY team has been assembled to give young rugby players good competitive opportunities and challenging games in a time when games are hard to come by.

MetNY U23s Lineup:
1. John Zeich (Kutztown)
2. North Westall (St. Bonaventure)
3. Luke McDermott (Delaware)
4. Charlie Overton (Penn State)
5. Liam Anderson (Iona)
6. Tom Caprioti (Penn State)
7. Cam Digiorgio (Iona)
8. Yohendy Martinez (St. Bonaventure) 
9. Luke Persanis (Delaware)
10. Dor Perl (Delaware)
11. Justin Chatman (Delaware)
12. Mike Scarcella (Iona)
13. Justin Johnson (Unattached)
14. Jesse Caprioti (Penn State)
15. Luke Vaka (St. Bonaventure)

16. Jesus Robles (St. Bonaventure)
17. Doung Price (Iona)
18. Jack Davis (Iona)
19. Omar Elboudani (SUNY Buffalo)
20. Anthony Anyonelli (Iona)
21. Jack Brandes (Iona)
22. Phil Nicolescu (unattached)
23. Dylan Lewis (Brown)
24. Mike Green (Kutztown)

The MetNY U23s are set to play the Connecticut Selects in June.