Portland 42 - Providence 5
Before the game, the teams joined for a minute of silence to remember our rugby brothers and others taken by last Tuesday's terrible events. The game began and was played with some semblance of "normalcy", despite the circumstances.
From a rugby perspective, it was an excellent show of running rugby, though we lost some key people to injury in the process. Jason Willey, the rock at inside center upon which most of the attacking platforms were set, suffered a lower leg broken in many places at the stroke of halftime and went into surgery that evening. Jason, along with OC C.B. Brady, were masterful in their powerful, penatrating runs which the forwards drove over to deliver fast, clean ball for phase after phase of attack. A multi-phase movement from the opening kick-off drove the ball deep into Providence's territory and Marc Fournier crashed over for his first try of the day, duly converted by Andy Nelson.
The Providence defense was resolute, but the reality was they saw very little ball on the day. The Portland front row of Marc, Andy and Al Parks set the tone for the day, stealing several against the head, driving line-outs and leading the scorers with two for Frenchie and one for Al. Tom Lovering was everywhere around the pitch and Eric Anderson's nose for the ball led to many key turnovers. Joey D'Andrea had several incisive runs from fullback, including an unbelievable individual effort which led to a second half try from 40m out.
Sunday, September 16, 2001
Sept. 11 Info
To contribute to the disaster relief in New York City, Washington DC and to the many families that have lost loved ones, here are a few ways that you can help those who were impacted directly by the senseless attacks on our country on 9/11.
Red Cross - blood donation number: 1-800-448-3543.
For cash contributions to the American Red Cross National Disaster Relief Fund, Yahoo! http://yahoo.com has created a secure online donation form.
United Way of New York - secure online donations to the September 11th Fund for New York and D.C.
Salvation Army - 1-800-SAL-ARMY. For donations to the Salvation Army's Disaster Relief Efforts, Yahoo! http://yahoo.com has created a secure online donation form.
NY Firefighter's Fund - all proceeds go towards the New York Firefighter's Memorial Fund.
To contribute to the disaster relief in New York City, Washington DC and to the many families that have lost loved ones, here are a few ways that you can help those who were impacted directly by the senseless attacks on our country on 9/11.
Red Cross - blood donation number: 1-800-448-3543.
For cash contributions to the American Red Cross National Disaster Relief Fund, Yahoo! http://yahoo.com has created a secure online donation form.
United Way of New York - secure online donations to the September 11th Fund for New York and D.C.
Salvation Army - 1-800-SAL-ARMY. For donations to the Salvation Army's Disaster Relief Efforts, Yahoo! http://yahoo.com has created a secure online donation form.
NY Firefighter's Fund - all proceeds go towards the New York Firefighter's Memorial Fund.
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