Gentlemen:
In 2 weeks (May 31-June 2) one of the best rugby weekends of the year-The Old Men of the Mountain Tournament will be upon us. With a significant number of new players on the team this year, we would like to fill you in on what we know will be a memorable time, and sincerely hope all can join us in this festive event. Come with your wife, your kids, or make it a boys only weekend. This is one of the few weekends (other than Saranac) where it all works.
For almost 30 years, The Old Men of The Mountain Tournament(about 3 1/2 hours from Hartford) has become an annual pilgrimage for aging...
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Amoskeag 40 Grey 20
We played a great game of rugby against an excellent Amoskeag side. We had seventeen players including Derek from the Hounds and Brad a Fullback. These players helped to make the match competitive. Thanks to Santiago and Kevin Mac for filling in at wing. We scored four tries and they scored six with five conversions. Chris Reed did a superb job reffing. He talked to the players and the match flowed with a lot of ball movement from end to end. Unfortunately a few times we turned the ball over Amoskeag turned it into a sixty or seventy meter score. ...
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The match will be at 1 pm at the Piscataquog River Park in Manchester, NH. Afterwards we will go to the Wild Rover Pub in Manchester.
Directions: from I-495 N in MA take route 3N this will turn into the Everett Turnpike then I-293 in Manchester. I-293 exit 5 turn left and go under the highway, go up the hill and turn left onto S. Main St. (There will be a dunkin donuts on the other side of the intersection) turn right onto Varney St. (There is a Walgreens at this intersection) turn right onto Precourt Ave (there is a single flashing yellow light on the rightbat this intersection) the pitch...
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Grey 32 Long Island 12
We got our eighth win of the season against a solid Long Island squad. They had some really good forward play but once we got the ball wide our backs put in five tries for great team win. They will be keen for a hard match when we go down there in the fall. Thanks to everyone for all of their efforts to make it an awesome Family Day.
We got in their end early and kept attacking the first fifteen minutes of the match. We managed two tries and a penalty kick for a 15-0 lead. The next fifteen minutes the action stayed in the middle of the pitch...
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Please contact Captain Lou or Vice Captain Mike and them know if you are able to play this weekend.
loupetruzzello10@sbcglobal.net
allthehales@comcast.net
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Fellow Grey,
The forecast is for occassional showers but that will not stop our Family Day. Don Brancard will be bringing his big tent, the one you see at Franconia every year. Mike Meyer has recruited many volunteers and more are welcome. This year we will be at the upper pavilion so please come and join us.
Also a reminder from your Treasurer, Kevin Tramell dues are past due and can be collected by your Captains, Mac or Mr. Tramell.
For safety reasons we are asking people to leave their dogs at home. We have had two issues in the past and would like to avoid a third. So please for the sake...
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Hello everyone,
Thank you to the several people that got back to volunteer this weekend. We still need many more volunteers. Please contact me today and let me know what you are able to volunteer - mike@northeast-mortgage.com .
Here is what we still need:
1. Someone to set up music and run it for the day.
2. Someone to cook hotdogs for the highschoolers after their game.
3. 3 more volunteers to clean up at the end of the day
4. 2 more people to help setup in the beginning of the day.
5. And we need volunteers to bring snacks, cookies, etc.
Thanks,
Mike Meyer
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Grey 22 Japan 19
Boulevard Field, New Haven, CT
Saturday was a great day of rugby. Southern Alumni games, some Old Boys play and a New Haven/Hartford match to capped-off a nearly perfect day. Thanks to New Haven for hosting the event. There was even rumor of a Mike Meyer sighting at the Southern Alumni game, but these claims could not be substantiated.
As for the Old Boys, the Grey came from behind in the second half to beat All-Japan at Boulevard Field. We came out hard in the opening minutes running through the forwards with Matt Leonard, Mike Powers, Rene...
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Kick-off is promptly at 11:30.
The match is at Boulevard Field in New Haven. The address is 200 Derby Avenue.
There are a total of five games Saturday, so our game will kick-off precisely at 11:30.
Please be ready to go by 10:45.
Games prior to ours include Southern's Men's and Women's Alumni games.
Please let Lou and Mike know if you can attend:
loupetruzzello10@sbcglobal.net
allthehales@comcast.net
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South Shore 29 Grey 18
We traveled for an away match for the fifth time in six weeks. The simple fact that we can field a competitive side every week is a tribute to the commitment that everyone has made this season. The twenty players this week played with a lot of heart and unfortunately ran out of gas in the second half. We started the match playing in their end and got a penalty kick seven minutes into the match. They broke a long run for a try to go up 7-3. We scored two tries and another penalty kick in the first half for our eighteen points. Rene Abdalah and Kirk Perruccio scored...
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