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Winning 2016 Season For the Men’s Team

By morrisrugby | November 21, 2016

Have you been paying attention?  The Men’s Team is having a great season!  With another win this past weekend against Montclair. Check out the scores: 11/19 Morris 73 Montclair 20 9/10/2016 Union 23 Morris 53 9/17/2016 Morris 22  Monmouth 20 9/24/2016 Princeton 30 Morris 47 9/30/2016 Morris 46 Montclair 21 10/8/2016 Rochester 12 Morris 59…

Morris Women’s Rugby Wall of Fame

By morrisrugby | October 12, 2016

TEAM AWARDS Season MVP Forward MVP Back MVP Rookie Most Improved Brass Bra Unsung Hero Coach’s Award Fall 2019 Emma Ferraro Wytnee Riley Amanda Carrington Veronica Blair Emily Laura Hannah Septoff Spring 2019 Jessica Stecker Wytnee Riley Tess Feury Emily DiMambro Emily Laura Niki Kaminski Fall 2018 Brianna Whitfield Jessica Stecker (tie) Tess Feury Hannah…

Morris Women’s Rugby 15s and 7s History

By morrisrugby | October 12, 2016

Morris Women’s Rugby was born in the spring of 1992. It all began when one woman, Trish McEntry, decided she still wanted to play rugby after her collegiate career was over and she started practicing with the men’s team. Trish recruited some friends to come out and try the sport. As everyone all knows and…

Morris Masters: The Yarmulke Trick

By morrisrugby | October 9, 2016

By Ralph Scoville In the world of sport, the hat trick is the mark of a great performance by an individual athlete.  It is rarely achieved.  Rarer still, but not as desired, is the Golden Sombrero in baseball, signifying individual lack of performance.  But for all these achievements, the rarer-est is the cherished Yarmulke Trick. …

Morris Masters: Like Sow, Like Riblet

By morrisrugby | September 21, 2016

By Ralph Scoville The scions of Babe were no stranger to leadership.  On this glorious sun-splattered day in Denville, these descendants would lead a procession of melted pig fat tendrils up into the atmosphere to waft their ways to the ever hungering crowd.  It was opening day for the 2016-2017 Tri-State Rugby Palooza season. The…

U18 Girls Are Making Great Achievements

By morrisrugby | September 8, 2016

MORRIS HS GIRLS ARE MAKING GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS The Morris HS Girls are making history this weekend! 1/3 of the HSAA team selected to play in tomorrow’s match vs. Quebec 1 are current Morris girls including: Jordan Cowan Brianna Whitfield Jess Nagie Alie Ramage Delia Hellander   Also this weekend is the North American Invitational 7’s…

Morris Rugby Names Replacements for Retiring Coaches

By morrisrugby | September 8, 2016

MORRIS RUGBY NAMES REPLACEMENTS FOR RETIRING COACHES Morris Rugby today announces  new head coaches for our u18 boys and u18 girls club sides as well as our senior women’s club due to retirement of our previous long term coaches. Please join the Morris Rugby board and trustees and coaches’ selection committee in welcoming Karl Matthews,…

Congratulations to the David Gibson Memorial Award Winners

By morrisrugby | September 8, 2016

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DAVID GIBSON MEMORIAL AWARD WINNERS The Gibby scholarship winners were Max Berry and Tyffany Brisbane. The Gibby award winners were: U16 Boys Jonathan Mitchell U 14 Boys Sumer Maini U14 Girls Julia Collum U12 Boys Connor Gilfillan   A few words from Tyffany: Hello, my name is Tyffany Brisbane and my new years resolution for…

Meg Votta Memorial Scholarship Winners Announced

By morrisrugby | September 8, 2016

MEG VOTTA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED New York – The committee for the Meg Votta Memorial Scholarship Committee is proud to announce that three winners have been selected for 2016. This year’s winners are Jack Honig of the Morris Rugby Club and Ailyn Rosa of the New York Rugby Club. In addition, the committee has awarded…

Morris Masters: Elvira the Albino Rhino and the Googolteenth Annual Jim Mccloskey Memorial Canoe Trip

By morrisrugby | September 8, 2016

By Ralph Scoville BEEP  . . . BEEP . . .  BEEP.  Samuel Adams. Brewer.  Patriot.  The twin diesel exhausts competed with the leaf-blower whines for audio supremacy on this otherwise quiet morning in the sleepy Bergen County town.  Neighbors yawned nonplussed as they came out to get the morning papers, nothing out of the…