Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Danes Florida Tour 2011
Albany,NY- The Danes left Albany on Friday for a two game stint in Orlando,FL. The Danes small tour roster opened the slate, after a 24 hour bus ride and 2 days of sun burns, took on the Orlando RFC in a Tuesday night contest at Barnett Park, Orlando's well drilled pack controlled 80 percent of the games set pieces but Albany was able to stay in the game with good loose and lineout play. Albany first score came when flanker Kris Kaiser quicked tapped a penalty just outside of 10 meters. Kyle Grogan would add another score of a goaline ruck with Mo Aisi adding both conversitons. However Orlando's pack proved to be the difference providing their backs with the platform to score four converted tries to take the contest 28-14. After a rest day Albany finishes the tour against the University of Central Florida at UCF's main campus.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Danes O Four at SUNY Tournament
Latham,NY- Danes lose tough one against eventual champion and go on to o four the tournament. Albany used the day to get great experience for many of the young and inexperienced players. Coach Durant commented "We hoped to contend but it did not work out, We were ,however,"
Albany travels for a two game Florida Tour with game against the Orlando Rugby Club and the Universtiy of Central Florida.
Rugby Magazine write up:
Written by RUGBYMag.com News Release Sunday, 10 April 2011 00:00
Binghamton Wins SUNY Championship
Binghamton held on to take the resurrected SUNY (State University of New York) Rugby Championship in Albany, NY Saturday. Featuring suffocating defense and a creative backline attack, lead by outside center and tournament MVP Noah Reichman, Binghamton held off Buffalo to win the DI bracket. SUNY Geneseo captured DII honors in an exciting finish over New Platz.
The DI bracket was a five-team round-robin format with each team playing four shortened games, receiving four points for a win and a bonus point for scoring four tries. Binghamton got off to an early start defeating host Albany 17-10, and Buffalo won a nail biter over rival Brockport 14-13. Brockport saw the win slip away after missing a penalty kick on the last play of the game.
Stony Brook got off to a good start by defeating Albany 29-7. Stony Brook also won over Brockport 18-7 and lost to Binghamton 12-24. In one of the most exciting games of the day, Binghamton dispatched Buffalo in a narrow 7-0 win. In one of the upsets of the day, Brockport went up on Binghamton 28-0 in the first half and held on for a 31-24 win.
Albany took the wooden spoon losing to Brockport 24-12 and Buffalo 42-0. In the last game of the day, Stony Brook faced off against Buffalo with either team having the opportunity to take the championship with a four-try bonus point win. In a tight first half, Buffalo lead 7-5. After the turnaround, Buffalo dominated the second half and scored two more tries, but came up short on the fourth try with the game ending on the Stony Brook goal line, handing the championship to Binghamton.
DI STANDINGS
Binghamton 3-1 13*
Buffalo 3-1 13
Stony Brook 2-2 9
Brockport 2-2 9
Albany 0-4 0
*won head to head vs. Buffalo
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Danes booted at Fordham U,18-15
Bronx-NY- Fordham defeated the University of Albany 18-15 on its home turf at Murphy Field. Albany got scores from Anthony Russo and Mo Asisi in the first halv. Albany led at the 12-7.
Fordham's Number 9, Jared Rozowsky was man of the match, scoring 8 points through one conversion and two key penalty kicks from over 25 meters out. Those kicks put the Rams up for good in the second half. Albany flyhalf Jeff Lahens would notch an unconverted try late in the game.
Fordham's Number 9, Jared Rozowsky was man of the match, scoring 8 points through one conversion and two key penalty kicks from over 25 meters out. Those kicks put the Rams up for good in the second half. Albany flyhalf Jeff Lahens would notch an unconverted try late in the game.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Danes drop spring opener at Vassar,17-10
Courtesy of Vassar College:
By Head Coach Tony Brown
3/26/2011
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (March 26, 2011) -- The last three games played on tour in Barbados were all close hard fought encounters that Vassar was unable to win. Narrow losses hurt! But maybe it was the change in temperature (Barbados 83 degrees/Poughkeepsie 33 degrees!), maybe it was the presence of alumni Winston Clement and Andrew Abshere, or perhaps it was just a dogged attitude, in any event the Brewers not only won this close one but deserved to emerge the victors.
Vassar College Men 17 v SUNY-Albany Men 10
Tries: Tyler Blake (1), Daniel Flynn (1), & Garrett Montgomery (1).
Cons: Brett Anker (1).
The first 15 minutes was all too ominious for the home team as they were bulldozed backwards and it seemed that all the issues that plagued them on tour
would yet again be there undoing! A couple of lineouts lost, two kicks to touch misssed, and some turnover ball that was returned with territorial interest
allowed Albany to go ahead 5-0 and get their tails up.
Albany and Vassar have played at this time of year for a number of years and the games have always been close. They bring a can-do approach, run hard with
purpose, and hit hard. Credit the Vassar defense in that first quarter for putting in some sterling tackles and maintaining their shape. Zach Kent, the
fullback in the fall for Vassar, looks much more comfortable on the wing. He exemplified the great team attitude when he intelligently defended the blindside on an Albany break and tracked back between the ball carrier and his opposite number intercepting what probably would have been a scoring pass. Brett Anker, now at 15, made up for his missed kicks to touch with a try saving tackle and the Vassar 10, 12, 13 combination was solid in contact.
Having weathered the initial Albany pressure Vassar put some good multiphase rugby together and it was prop Tyler Blake who dived over from a yard out
to tie the game at 5-5. That was around the 25 minute mark and there was no more scoring in the first half as both teams knocked off the Northeast rugby
rust of winter.
Although the second half started badly for Vassar as they again were victim to the physically strong forward surges they did hold and penalties enabled
them to punt deep into the Albany half. From a lineout some 25 yards out Iain Gordon gathered and the drive was fast and immediate. Rookie Dan Flynn
was driven over and Vassar led 10-5. The cold swirling wind made conversions very difficult as Anker pushed his attempt across the front of the posts.
One major difference between the teams was the amount of kicking for position. Vassar opted to keep the ball in hand whereas Albany put in a number
of kicks. So it was certainly ironic that from an attempted clearance kick by Vassar flyhalf James Purtle that Albany scored! The kick failed to make
touch and the Albany left wing scooted over. Vassar's Kendall Coleman perhaps should have made the first up tackle but with the conversion missed it
was 10-10.
Purtle did not let the poor kick phase him for he continued to run with massive conviction and consistently took responsibility in the tricky
conditions getting over the gain line. He did not lose the ball in contact, a marked improvement on his tour performances, and it was a significant
factor in the team's victory.
The Vassar halfbacks, Garrett Montgomery and Purtle, overshadowed their opposite numbers and began to link with an uncanny understanding. Three times
they excehnged perfectly weighted passes that allowed the receiver to burst through gaps in Albany's defensive line. The last one was a gem and
Montgomery scored and Vassar was up 17-10 with 5 minutes left!
So, having let the previous 3 games get away from them the Brewers were faced with the same scenario. This time they managed the final minutes much
better even though they had one scare when they turned the ball over. Kudos to this entire squad for battling hard and getting a solid win.
Team: 15 Brett Anker 14 Kendall Coleman 13 Jerry Dieudonne 12 Karl Foley 11 Zach Kent 10 James Purtle 9 Garrett Montgomery 1 Jehan Shams 2 Brian
Carvajal 3 Tyler Blake 4 Ian Ruginski 5 Aidan Kahn 6 Dillon Tysinski 7 Alan Kenney 8 Iain Gordon Subs: Dan Flynn for Dillon Tysinski.
Overall 2010-11 record: 5-6-1.
Next: Saturday April 2nd, 2011 versus SUNY-New Paltz at Vassar KO 11:00 am
Vassar College Men "B" 14 v SUNY-Albany Men "B" 5
Tries: Jerry Dieudonne(1), Kendall Coleman (1).
Cons: Brett Anker (2).
This game was just as tight as the first and again Vassar earned the win. The forwards faced a monster pack from Albany but got low and scrummaged strongly. A number of players doubled up so that everyone got a run out and they performed well in the shortened halves.
Anker playing at 9 was effective and will get another look at this position. He tackled his opposite number well at the base of the scrum and distributed with a decent pass to his number 10.
The first Vassar try came in the second half as Jerry Dieudonne just kept breaking tackles as players outside him implored him to pass the ball! Dieudonne is probably better suited to play flanker but no-one was arguing his merits at center when he gave Vassar a 7-0 lead. Albany tied matters up before Coleman showed everyone a clean pair of heels as he darted away to secure the win. Anker kicked both conversions.
Team: 15 Aidan Kahn 14 Haydon Moon 13 Kendall Coleman 12 Jerry Dieudonne 11 Jonah Orr 10 Karl Foley 9 Brett Anker 1 Zac Hays 2 Alan Kenney 3 Dan Flynn 4 Jonathan Chu 5 Ian Ruginski 6 Parker Reeves 7 Iain Gordon 8 Matt Elisofon. Subs: Dillon Tysinski for Jonah Orr.
Injured: Barrington Archer, Joe Karpman, Adam Steel, Andrew Jdaydani, Nic Placeres, Akeel St. Vil, Evan Obligin, Rahul Kanade, and Roku Fukui.
JYA: Hal Moore, Sam Thomas, and Andrew Massey.
Unavailable: Kris Adkins, Brandon Greene, Rob Rooney, Zach Beauchamp, CJ LeSueur, Zach Wasser, Nic Campell-Seremetis
By Head Coach Tony Brown
3/26/2011
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (March 26, 2011) -- The last three games played on tour in Barbados were all close hard fought encounters that Vassar was unable to win. Narrow losses hurt! But maybe it was the change in temperature (Barbados 83 degrees/Poughkeepsie 33 degrees!), maybe it was the presence of alumni Winston Clement and Andrew Abshere, or perhaps it was just a dogged attitude, in any event the Brewers not only won this close one but deserved to emerge the victors.
Vassar College Men 17 v SUNY-Albany Men 10
Tries: Tyler Blake (1), Daniel Flynn (1), & Garrett Montgomery (1).
Cons: Brett Anker (1).
The first 15 minutes was all too ominious for the home team as they were bulldozed backwards and it seemed that all the issues that plagued them on tour
would yet again be there undoing! A couple of lineouts lost, two kicks to touch misssed, and some turnover ball that was returned with territorial interest
allowed Albany to go ahead 5-0 and get their tails up.
Albany and Vassar have played at this time of year for a number of years and the games have always been close. They bring a can-do approach, run hard with
purpose, and hit hard. Credit the Vassar defense in that first quarter for putting in some sterling tackles and maintaining their shape. Zach Kent, the
fullback in the fall for Vassar, looks much more comfortable on the wing. He exemplified the great team attitude when he intelligently defended the blindside on an Albany break and tracked back between the ball carrier and his opposite number intercepting what probably would have been a scoring pass. Brett Anker, now at 15, made up for his missed kicks to touch with a try saving tackle and the Vassar 10, 12, 13 combination was solid in contact.
Having weathered the initial Albany pressure Vassar put some good multiphase rugby together and it was prop Tyler Blake who dived over from a yard out
to tie the game at 5-5. That was around the 25 minute mark and there was no more scoring in the first half as both teams knocked off the Northeast rugby
rust of winter.
Although the second half started badly for Vassar as they again were victim to the physically strong forward surges they did hold and penalties enabled
them to punt deep into the Albany half. From a lineout some 25 yards out Iain Gordon gathered and the drive was fast and immediate. Rookie Dan Flynn
was driven over and Vassar led 10-5. The cold swirling wind made conversions very difficult as Anker pushed his attempt across the front of the posts.
One major difference between the teams was the amount of kicking for position. Vassar opted to keep the ball in hand whereas Albany put in a number
of kicks. So it was certainly ironic that from an attempted clearance kick by Vassar flyhalf James Purtle that Albany scored! The kick failed to make
touch and the Albany left wing scooted over. Vassar's Kendall Coleman perhaps should have made the first up tackle but with the conversion missed it
was 10-10.
Purtle did not let the poor kick phase him for he continued to run with massive conviction and consistently took responsibility in the tricky
conditions getting over the gain line. He did not lose the ball in contact, a marked improvement on his tour performances, and it was a significant
factor in the team's victory.
The Vassar halfbacks, Garrett Montgomery and Purtle, overshadowed their opposite numbers and began to link with an uncanny understanding. Three times
they excehnged perfectly weighted passes that allowed the receiver to burst through gaps in Albany's defensive line. The last one was a gem and
Montgomery scored and Vassar was up 17-10 with 5 minutes left!
So, having let the previous 3 games get away from them the Brewers were faced with the same scenario. This time they managed the final minutes much
better even though they had one scare when they turned the ball over. Kudos to this entire squad for battling hard and getting a solid win.
Team: 15 Brett Anker 14 Kendall Coleman 13 Jerry Dieudonne 12 Karl Foley 11 Zach Kent 10 James Purtle 9 Garrett Montgomery 1 Jehan Shams 2 Brian
Carvajal 3 Tyler Blake 4 Ian Ruginski 5 Aidan Kahn 6 Dillon Tysinski 7 Alan Kenney 8 Iain Gordon Subs: Dan Flynn for Dillon Tysinski.
Overall 2010-11 record: 5-6-1.
Next: Saturday April 2nd, 2011 versus SUNY-New Paltz at Vassar KO 11:00 am
Vassar College Men "B" 14 v SUNY-Albany Men "B" 5
Tries: Jerry Dieudonne(1), Kendall Coleman (1).
Cons: Brett Anker (2).
This game was just as tight as the first and again Vassar earned the win. The forwards faced a monster pack from Albany but got low and scrummaged strongly. A number of players doubled up so that everyone got a run out and they performed well in the shortened halves.
Anker playing at 9 was effective and will get another look at this position. He tackled his opposite number well at the base of the scrum and distributed with a decent pass to his number 10.
The first Vassar try came in the second half as Jerry Dieudonne just kept breaking tackles as players outside him implored him to pass the ball! Dieudonne is probably better suited to play flanker but no-one was arguing his merits at center when he gave Vassar a 7-0 lead. Albany tied matters up before Coleman showed everyone a clean pair of heels as he darted away to secure the win. Anker kicked both conversions.
Team: 15 Aidan Kahn 14 Haydon Moon 13 Kendall Coleman 12 Jerry Dieudonne 11 Jonah Orr 10 Karl Foley 9 Brett Anker 1 Zac Hays 2 Alan Kenney 3 Dan Flynn 4 Jonathan Chu 5 Ian Ruginski 6 Parker Reeves 7 Iain Gordon 8 Matt Elisofon. Subs: Dillon Tysinski for Jonah Orr.
Injured: Barrington Archer, Joe Karpman, Adam Steel, Andrew Jdaydani, Nic Placeres, Akeel St. Vil, Evan Obligin, Rahul Kanade, and Roku Fukui.
JYA: Hal Moore, Sam Thomas, and Andrew Massey.
Unavailable: Kris Adkins, Brandon Greene, Rob Rooney, Zach Beauchamp, CJ LeSueur, Zach Wasser, Nic Campell-Seremetis
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Danes Dump Buffalo State, 42-18
Albany,NY - The Great Danes of the Univeristy at Albany got back in hte win column and notched their first league win as they dumped Buffalo State, 42-18. The Danes used a revamped and reworked backline to create many opportunities out wide which allowed Albany's forwards to pound it in tight. Albany forwards would puncture the defense and the backs would spin wide to put in a bunch of scores.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Danes drop two straight NY State Rugby Conference games, St Bonaventure [54-5] and UBuffalo [45-10]
Albany, NY – The Danes bow to Buffalo U 45-10 in a NYSRC match up of two teams going in different directions.
As the #9 ranked D1 team in the country, buffalo is undefeated and headed for a showdown this Saturday with
#2 Syracuse U. The Danes host Buffalo State, who are winless in conference play, this Saturday in an effort
to stave off regulation to Division 2. The Danes showed vast improvement from last weeks pasting at St Bonaventure
but the constant mistakes continue to haunt the Danes. The Bonnies kicking game caused havoc last week and this week
it was Buffalo’s mis-direction.
The Danes host Buffalo State [Homecoming 2010] this Saturday before going on the road the next two weeks to Binghamton U
and SUNY Brockport.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Danes Beat Law, 34-10
Albany,NY- The Danes took on Grad School Albany Law in a non league contest Staurday at UAlbany and came out with at victory,34-10. The Danes got scores by Ryan Wundeer, Matt Zapala and Anthony Russo. The Danes were able to get in a bunch of players for the needed experience for the Danes take on St Bonaventure next Saturday in Buffalo. The trip will be a huge test for the Danes who are looking to even off their New York State Rugby Conference record at 1-1.
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