Register now for the spring flag and tackle programs in Pelham. Click this link for the form you need to fill out, and send it back right away to Pelham Recreation. Tackle practices start on March 9 and flag practices on April 1. Pelham Rugby is open to kids from towns outside of Pelham and…
USA Rugby website offers great list of matches on TV, including Six Nations
USA Rugby published a great TV schedule listing all the upcoming matches that will be on channels you probably get at home. The top event during the next two months is the Six Nations, a winter tournament featuring Europe’s top rugby nations. As Coach Persanis noted, “Six Nations is a very old, very close competition. The…
Coach Toby’s decision to play for the USA profiled by Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia’s largest newspaper, this week wrote a story about Pelham Coach Toby L’Estrange’s decision to play for the U.S. national rugby team. That rules him out for the Australian team, called the Wallabies, and is a pretty big deal Down Under. Congratulations to Toby on coverage in the paper that is…
Pelham Youth Rugby enrolls players in two classes of Parisi Speed School to boost performance, confidence
Pelham Youth Rugby has enrolled two full classes of players in Parisi Speed School at Equalize Fitness in Yonkers. The Pelham players started classes before the holidays and will continue into the middle of March. Parisi is a training program designed by All-American track star Bill Parisi to build athletic performance and self confidence. Ten players…
Spring tackle schedule is released; Save the date for June 22 Philadelphia trip
The spring tackle schedule has been released and is now on the website in the column on the right. Save the date: June 22. The club will take another trip down to Philadelphia to play a match and stay overnight. More details will be announced.
Pelham Rugby answers five questions: Coach Persanis
1. What do you like about rugby? I like the flow, the nonstop action, that everyone gets the ball and of course the toughness of it. I also like that once you play rugby you can go anywhere in the world and be welcomed by any rugby club. 2. Describe your best memory from the fall rugby season. I…
Pelham Rugby answers five questions: Sophia Fronce
1. What do you like about rugby? Running 2. Describe your best memory from the fall rugby season. Running and making tries 3. What’s the funniest thing that happened? Trying to do the waterfall like the boys and failing. Waterfall is when you tilt your head back, hold the drink above your face and drink…
USA Eagles fall tour: Pelham coach Toby L’Estrange writes exclusive diary on playing for national team
Nov. 25 — “Hi guys. We finished off the the fall tour of Europe on a good note by beating Romania by 34 points to 12 on Saturday. It was satisfying to improve on our structure from last week’s lost to Tonga. We were lucky to get some good conditions that allowed us to use…
State trooper uses rugby skills to save man on Tappan Zee Bridge
State Trooper David Katz credited his training as a rugby player with helping him save a man trying to jump off the Tappan Zee Bridge, according to the Journal News. Katz, a member of the New York Rugby Club, rugby tackled the man before he could leap.