Portland 7 - Newport 68
A tough day for the boys in Red. A very strong Newport side came to the Dougherty St. field with a mission and kept the pressure on for a full 80 minutes. Despite some success at the line-out, Portland missed plenty of first-up tackles, allowing the strong Newport runners to keep the ball in play past the gain line. Tom Lovering provided the only tally for Portland off a lineout driven in close followed by a series of puch balls.
Wednesday, October 17, 2001
Portland 33 - Charles River 10
Portland pulled away in the second half behind the tactical kicking of flyhalf Leo Sheidel and the solid play of new scrumhalf Eric "Woody" Wood. Marc Fournier and Todd Roma scored tries while wing Duncan McDougal and newcomer lock James Cannon were tough around the pitch.
Portland pulled away in the second half behind the tactical kicking of flyhalf Leo Sheidel and the solid play of new scrumhalf Eric "Woody" Wood. Marc Fournier and Todd Roma scored tries while wing Duncan McDougal and newcomer lock James Cannon were tough around the pitch.
Monday, September 24, 2001
Portland 24 - Old Gold 18
In a tough game against a rapidly improving Old Gold team with a new coaching staff, Portland came out on top behind the boot of Andy Nelson, who slotted three penalties to make the difference. Tries came from Todd Roma after a several phases of pressure on the Old Gold line, Man of the Match & scrumhalf Aleksander Jankovic from a lineout driven in from the 22 and Dominic Tracey from a scrummage taken against the head. Jeff Keating, Dave Gullet and Leo Caouette all did well stepping into the breach and contributing solid play.
In a tough game against a rapidly improving Old Gold team with a new coaching staff, Portland came out on top behind the boot of Andy Nelson, who slotted three penalties to make the difference. Tries came from Todd Roma after a several phases of pressure on the Old Gold line, Man of the Match & scrumhalf Aleksander Jankovic from a lineout driven in from the 22 and Dominic Tracey from a scrummage taken against the head. Jeff Keating, Dave Gullet and Leo Caouette all did well stepping into the breach and contributing solid play.
Monday, September 17, 2001
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.
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.
Monday, September 10, 2001
Burlington 29 - Portland 18
On a day that was way too hot for September, the Portland boys went down to a strong Burlington side. Opening the scoring with a penalty from the solid boot of Andy Nelson things looked good, but the heat and pressure from the Burlington front row in the scrummages began to slowly take their toll. Tim McMahon started a nice movement that Leo Scheidel and CB Brady moved to Todd Roma for a first half try but Burlington answered with two of their own. In the second spell Portland opened the game up a bit more, but the combination of riskier play and unsettled ball from set play saw them unable to close the gap. Jason Willey and CB were very solid in three-quarter play all day while Tim and CC added nice tries in the second half.
On a day that was way too hot for September, the Portland boys went down to a strong Burlington side. Opening the scoring with a penalty from the solid boot of Andy Nelson things looked good, but the heat and pressure from the Burlington front row in the scrummages began to slowly take their toll. Tim McMahon started a nice movement that Leo Scheidel and CB Brady moved to Todd Roma for a first half try but Burlington answered with two of their own. In the second spell Portland opened the game up a bit more, but the combination of riskier play and unsettled ball from set play saw them unable to close the gap. Jason Willey and CB were very solid in three-quarter play all day while Tim and CC added nice tries in the second half.
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