Knicks move to 5-0 with win over Charles River

October 13, 2012
Boston, MA
Albany 54 - Charles River 0

Knicks move to 5-0.  On a beautiful Fall day in Boston Albany defeated Charles River Rugby Club 54-0 to take their record to 5-0.  The game was held at Moakley Park on the I-93 corridor.  Albany ran in 8 tries on the day, 4 in each half, adding two penalty kicks, and 4 conversions.  Captain Tom Breslin led all scorers with three tries, two penalty kicks, and four conversions.  Cody Morton, Sean Mertz, Brandon Bailey, Scottie Bergen, and Phil Ayoreh each had solo tries.  It took a while for Albany to find its feet and play to the referee.  The extremely narrow field led to a lot of congestion and limited offloads but with patience and constant pressure the Knicks found ways through with strong runs and well-timed passing.  Captain Breslin was named Man of the Match. 


A-side (Subs)
1. Nate Murphy (Hensel @ 41')
2. Robert Grimm
3. Steve Roy (Cosgrove @ 70')
4. Jesse Boehme (Schuler @ 41')
5. Frank Adams
6. Jason Riegart (Kos @ 41')
7. Cody Morton
8. Brandon Bailey
9. Cono Cirone (Ayoreh @ 41')
10. David O'Neill
11. Tom Breslin (Captain)
12. Sean Mertz (Protain @ 41')
13. Murphy Lill
14. Scottie Bergen
15. Todd Martin

Albany's B-side won 29-0, scoring 5 tries and converting on 2 of them.  Speedster Rev Protain notched a brace.  Alex Brooks, Sean Mertz, and Marty White also crossed the line and fullback Charles Colley added the conversions.  Hooker Nick St. John was head & shoulders above the rest and had a storming game to lead the pack.  St. John was named Man of the Match.

B-side (Subs)
1. Jeff Hensel (Aiken)
2. Nick St. John
3. Jeff Cosgrove
4. Caine LaJeunesse
5. Eric O'Bryan
6. Joe Judge
7. Alex Brooks
8. Brian Killups (Drake)
9. Steve Arango
10. Kevin Warren
11. Marty White (Zedaker)
12. Alex Rufer (Mertz)
13. Rev Protain
14. Pat Newman
15. Charles Colley

The camaraderie and sense of club was evident throughout the whole day.  The club went en masse to the social afterwards and then detoured through Springfield, MA to enjoy some Cajun culture before returning home to Albany.