Men Start Season off with a Bang

September 8, 2012
Albany, NY
Albany 32 - Old Gold 0

The Albany Knicks defeated Old Gold RFC 32-0 at Dick Green Field for the first game of the NERFU D2 Fall Season.  Albany collected all 5 available points as well; running in 5 tries.  Captain Tom Breslin scored two tries, converted two tries, and hit one penalty kick to lead the team and was awarded man of the match honors for his play & overall leadership.

Breslin got the Knicks on the board at the 8 minute mark with his 1st try dotting down in the corner; kick was no good.  Scrumhalf Cono Cirone then added a 5-pointer 3 minutes later when open side Ed Kos charged down a kick from an Old Gold scrum.  The loose ball landed in the try zone where Cirone was able to scramble and beat his opposite number to touch it down; try converted.  With 5 minutes to go before the break inside center Sean Mertz was able to find the try line and give Albany some breathing room.  Try was unconverted and Albany led 17-0 at halftime.  Old Gold was unlucky to not put points on the board running some excellent line breaks.  If not for some try saving tackles and unfortunate knock ons the score at half time would have been closer.  The Knicks started the second half strong when blindside flanker Cody Morton punched one in at the 43 minute mark; securing the bonus point.  Try was converted by Breslin.  Ten minutes later Breslin slotted a penalty kick to make the score 27-0.  Albany finished the scoring with 6 minutes to go before full time when Breslin took a quick tap from 15 meters out for his second try.  Final score 32-0.  

Albany welcomes the Boston Irish Wolfhounds to Dick Green Field on Saturday, September 15 for its 2nd game of the season.  

A-side (Subs)
1. Steve Roy (Dave Malizia)
2. Alex Rufer (Nick St. John)
3. Robert Grimm (Max Schuler)
4. Nate Murphy
5. Jesse Boehme
6. Joe Judge (Jason Riegart)
7. Cody Morton
8. Ed Kos (Frank Adams)
9. Cono Cirone
10. David O'Neill
11. Tom Breslin (captain)
12. Sean Mertz
13. Murph Lill
14. Philip Ayoreh (Rev Protain)
15. Todd Martin  

The B side played the University at Albany in a weather shortened match and fell to the Danes 33-12.  UAlbany showed strong running coupled with great support & offloading to constantly keep the Knicks on their back foot.  UAlbany ran in tries at the 5, 14, 19, 22, & 27 minute marks while the Knicks had tries from Donnie Marion & Marty White at the 15 and 17 minute marks respectively.  Charles Colley converted on White's try.  Evergreen Marty White stood out with his energetic play and master class in open field tackling and won man of the match for his efforts.

B-side (Starting Roster & Reserves)
1. Dave Malizia
2. Nick St. John
3. Jeff Cosgrove
4. Todd Drake
5. Eric O'Bryan
6. Steve Lansing
7. Donnie Marion
8. Max Schuler
9. Ryan Sweet
10. Kevin Warren
11. Marty White
12. Greg Berck
13. Rev Protain
14. Donnie Marion
15. Charles Colley
Reserves - Jeff Cosgrove, Alex Rufer, Pat Newmann, Eli Brown, Murphy Lill